At the annual dinner recently held in London the German Chamber of Commerce, references were made to the de rel pionship between Great Britain and Germany. One of the guests of the avenin Dr. Wiehl of the German Foreign Office, m; speech evidently intended to meet the growing ticism of what mildly described as "unfair competition" on the part of Germany, stated that Germai trade policy had been forced on her by creditor In reply, one of the British guests, Mr.
Hudson, Secretary of the Department ai Trade, gave a lucid summary of the position s declaring are due "p of the into the B tish point of view, rmany's economic il to the intense development nal market under stress of armaments demand.
Quoting facts and figure: Mr Hudson showed that it is possible for each of two competing countries to increase its export trade without detriment to the other, as was indeed the case of Britain and Germ: before the Great War, declared that Great Britain intends to maintain her export trade a all costs. Informed opinion will agree that the only road to general trade prosperity lies in the direction of an easing of the European tension and a restoration of international confidence. Alluding to Great Britain's peace efforts, and believing that the great masses of the peopl both here and in other countries support such policy Hudson suggested that Britain Mr was now d to "some gesture in return."
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