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similar preponderance of Foreign Countries is seen. 
During the first period, 75 per cent, of British Empire 
exports went to Foreign Countries and 25 p?r cent, to 
other parts of the Empire. During the latest period, 
76 per cent, of the exports went to Foreign Countries 
and 24 per cent, to British buyers. 
Another feature of Table C is that it shows British 
Empire trade with Clermany. Diagram No. I also illus- 
trates this. During the latest period, the total trade with 
(iermany averaged 186 million ( per year. This is equal 
to just under ten per cent, of <the total trade of the British 
F^lmpire. When we bear in mind that (Iermany has 
proved herself unfit to associate with any white 
race and to be on a lower level than any black race, the 
measures of reform to be adopted in the British Empire 
should include the cutting out of this trade with derm^i.ny. 
Its hulk, ten per cent, of the total British Empire trade, 
is far more important to Germany.than to the British 
JCmpire. Moreover, (lermany's mode of trade is not 
safe for the nations that trade with her. F'or (iermany 
combines with her trading a treacherous and base system 
of spying and deceit for the furtherance of her national 
schemes. Let the British Empire arrange its plans for 
reform so as to trade on preferential tariff terms with all 
parts of the Empire and with its friends such as F'rance, 
Russia, Italy, Japan, and other worthy nations. But 
let us so penalise German production when it seeks to 
enter British Empire ports that entry becomes almost if 
not wholly impossible. 
T.\BLn; D. — Trade between the United Kingdom and Germany 
in 1913 (the last complete year before the War). 
Ous3 or Tbadi. 
Net Value of Impart* Proiuc an! M iiii- 
froiii Cii'rmiiiy rn- (acture oi 111- Ciiitil 
tainod in Ihe fiilted Kin?(l')m i-xparted 
Kingdom. to G-Tiumy. 
I. — Vood. Drink, and Tobacco 
U. — Uavv Makriaia. or Articles tnaialy 
Unmanufactrired 
ni. — ^Artitlf's wholly aod mainly Mano- 
fartured 
IV. — Miscellaueoiis and Unclassified ,\rticlc3 
Million £. 
16.3 
6.8 
52.3 
.8 
Million £. 
4.0 
8.4 
27.0 
1.3 
Total 
41.7 
Thii Tablf is ba.*'don Cd. 812S. Year 1913. Page? ll» and 115. 
KOTE. — Bullion and Sjwcie an* i*X"lii(i'Mi. 
Til" Total VaiiiL- of Inilod Kiiudoni Impirts from O.-rmany, inrluJinj .Mt- 
cbandisi^ not retained in ih.? Cnit-d Kinirdom, wi* SO. 4 niillion £. 
Forpign and Colonial Mcrchandi-^f t'xport<^d' to Girminy fro.ii 1 1' (*nit>d Kinj.ljm 
•mounted to 19.8 million £. Ttie bulli of tliia ws* Riw .UilsriaU, Clwi II. 
In this connection, look at the facts in Table D which 
relate to the trade between the United Kingdom and 
Germany. In 1913, the last year before the war, the net 
value of German goods imported into the United King- 
dom and there retained was 76 million £., But the 
products of the United Kingdom bought by Germany 
were valued at only 40 million /. We were the best 
customer of Germany for many years before the war. 
Entire cessation of trade between the United Kingdom 
and Germany would be much to Germany's disadvantage. 
Especially when we note in Table D the trade in manu- 
factured goods. We bought and retained 52 million £ 
of German manufactured goods. But Germany bought 
only 27 million £ of our manufactured goods. 
Table E. — British Empire Trade with Foreign Countries. 
llrit 
Hh Knipire 
British Knipi'"'- 
Ii:i"h part* pri 
pirlion.il .■ shire. 
nil 
Tl-* fr<irn 
K\pi ti 1 >all 
pT £1,011) of llritith Kiinire's 
PiKT Of British 
Emi'IKe. 
all 
K.i.-eiliil 
uitri)'^ in 
year 1913. 
I'ore .in (' mn- 
trica in tti ■ 
year 1913. 
Trade with !■ 
or'iifn Countrie*. 
the 
Per £1,000 of 
iP.!r £l,00a of 
Imports in 
Export! in 
(») 
(b) 
Col. (a) 
Col. (b) 
Million £ 
Mtliion £ 
£ 
£ 
I'nited Kingdom 
601.9 
41)'.. 4 
711 
654 
<'an.ada 
101.7 
47.9 
121 
68 
llriti-ih India, by Sea and 
Land 
50.8 
103.9 
GO 
l.'iS 
Auxfraila 
29.4 
.14.3 
35 
4.S 
Strait.-* s^'ttlemont.* 
22.9 
2<l.5 
27 
29 
Viiioii of South Africa 
13.9 
4.3 
16 

\V4-»t India Lslandi 
i.fl 
6.0 
7 
8 
West Africa 
4.0 
8.8 
5 
10 
New Zealand 
3.9 
1.7 
a 
2 
Aden 
2.5 
3.0 
3 
4 
O.vion 
1.9 
e.6 
.> 
9 
.Malta 
1.3 
1.1 
.> 
2 
•Newfoundland 
:.2 
1.7 
• 1 
2 
All Other rMfts of the 
Britwh Etnpire 
4.5 
3.5 
5 
.•5 
Total 
815..1 
711.7 
I.IIO) 
1,000 
ThI* Table U hs<u'il upon pp. 36 and 38 of Cd. 7827. Yctr I91,'>. 
Ex.^MPi.E: -C.inada's Inip irn from all l',ir'M((n ''miilries w.-re 101.7 inilliin £^nim^ly, 
£ltil,70<l,iK)0. f'antidas proportionate sharo wn £121 pT £1,011.) of B.-iti»h Empire 
IrniKirts from all Foreign Countries. 
Think of what has been going on in the United King- 
dom for many years owing tu our foolish tolerance of 
hordes of German business men, and German importer" 
of German goods domiciled in England. Treachery, base 
ness, deceit in all directions. Even if the facts of our trade 
with Germany were reversed, even if this trade were 
more to our advantage than to Germany's advantage, 
could we regard the continuance of this trade M'ith an 
outcast nation with any feeling other than abhorrence ? 
It is not safe to trade with Germany. 
Table E enables iis to see, as regards British Empire 
trad'i with all Foreign Countries, the proportion of this 
trade appertaining t"o' 'each part of the Empire. Of 
course, the United Kingdom has the lion's share. Of all 
British Empire trade- with F'oreign Countries, the United 
Kingdom buys ^J^ii^tjisr^r, coo of the imports from 
Foreign Countriesy,~?iJKl^sells £654 per ;^i,oob of the 
e.xports 'sold to Foi'cjgii' Countries by the British Empire. 
As regards the "future striking out of G.-rmmy from the 
list of Foreign Countries with whom the British Empire will 
trad^ thire is ain-olefscop.> to su'ostitute an increased 
trad; with onr foffe'%[i'?fri'ends for our former tria.d2 with 
Germany. ' ■ 
T.xBLE F. — Imports of: certain 
Empire, from "AU •E6reiga 
Staple Articles into tha British 
Countries, in the ye.!*- 1913. 
staple Arlii-le*, 
. T.— Food. Diliik, aiid-,Tb- 
' baeco • • -• • ■ 
.Meat, including Poultry, 
ct •- ' ' , . 
Snxar . . 
Wii-'it and Flour ■ ■ 
Butter 
-Miiz:' and Meal 
Tobir-'-.i 
Win--* and Spirits 
Milic, condensed 
Tei 
Cattle, Sh«ep, and Swine 
Beer and Alo 
Total. Class I 
II.— Raw Miteriils— 
Riw Cotton 
Wo )d and Timbar 
Oil 
Coil and Cok? 
Hid'. Siin*, and Fats 
R»w Wo-il 
Fliv and Hemp 
Iron Ore 
Riw Silli 
Riw Juto 
40.5 
23,11 
19.5- 
10.9 
12. S 
11.6 
T.)til. Clm II. 
';V4lu,i. 8tiph Article*. Value. 
!3lftloB-£ ;, . ~ ~ Million £* 
,"• , • -III. —Manufactured Artielesi — 
' ■ lion and Sti-el Manii* 
fjletlire* otll.'r tlun 
; * I. 1 Machinery 
;3,'>,9 ' , Cotton Manufactures 
. , 'Jifsi. . Silk Manufactures 
■ 19.7 ' Machin^'.ry other than 
15.1 Auricultural 
11.6 Woollen inanuf.'lcturea 
8.4 Pap-^r and Stationei y 
:j,() Hab'idv-hciy and Mil- 
2.:) linery 8.5 
1.8 I,eathr. tanned and 
.9 drc.**ed 7.8 
Gla«s and OUsswire 6.3 
172.6 Ready-mid- Clothinz 6.0 
Leather Manufactures, 
BoD^! and Shoes, 
Saddlery, etc. 5.9 
70,9 Linen. Hemp, and Jute 
36.6 Manufactures 5.0 
2'). 6 Rillw.ii' i.nl Tramwav 
12.4 Roliin? Sto.-k, etc. 
10.3 (exclinivi! of Ixiio- 
10.2 mitivci) 3.7 
8.2 Agricultural Michinery 
7.6 and Impl-ni-n'* 2.8 
2.1 Eirthenw.ire and (':iin:i- 
.3 w.ire 2.7 
181.2 Total.— Clan III. 173.0 
Thi* tabb i* bi*-d o.i <M. ~iii;. Yeir 1915, p. 4). T.n t .; il o; tin " ('Ttiin Staple 
Artich'S " h-re in^luj-d, a'ii)-.ri[t ti 52). 8 milli»:i £. T.i- vilu' of oCn ' imparts 
into til- Briti*h Empire, ff in all K,ir,-i? i C nint.-ie-., ail mi s.-pl.'lt'ly sci.rdls, 
315.7 milliin £, iu-ladln; Ballhti and SpvMe, 
Ex-IXPLK:— Til' value oi Britnh E iipire Impirti of Mit fr i n a'l FiriM Cottntrla s 
was 44.1 (nlllion £,— naitaely, £4-l,10"J,00». 
T.\BLE G. — Exp.irts of certain St.aple .\rticle.4 fro.u th^ Bi-itish 
Empire, to All Foreign Couutrie.-;, in the year 1913. 
Stiplc Arti-.-i.-.s. Value. 
t ' Staple Article*. 
Value. 
..*... ~M3Uion £ • 
-Foad. D.ini . and To- . - _ , 
b.acco — , ■ 
Wheat and Flour • .."^^O^S ' 
Tea _ — 5.!8-_ 
M-at, Includin;; Poultry, 
etc. - . 3.5 
T.ibvco i.7 
Win-s and Spirit* 4.2 
Cittl", Sheep, and Swinei ivJ^X^ '. ; 
8ui{.ir - i.5 • 
Ber and Alo .9 
Butter ,8 
Millt, condensed . .8 
Maize and Meal . 4 
Total. Class I. 
II.— Riw Mlt'iiala— 
C- 1 il a'l-i C;jlve 
Kiw Woil 
Riw C It t )ti 
Hid"*, Sltin*. and Furs 
K iw .lui ■ 
Wood and Timbei 
o;i 
Flax and Hemp 
Riw 8illc 
Iron Ore 
Total, Class 11. 
31.0 
51,7 
3S.3 
- .35,4 
2,4.7 
W.2, 
«.3 
-, 7.6 
2,5 
.4 
.3 
185.4 
;UI; — Minui.i-!ivred Article* — 
.Cittnn M inufactures 
Iron and Ste.el Mmu- 
iacture.* other than 
Michin'ry 
Linen, Hemp md Jute 
.Manufacturi's 
- "Woollen ■ Manufactures 
M*chiii'-ry oth-r tiian 
Aitrii-uitural 
Leath-r. tann.'d and 
dre*sed 
Pap-r and Stationery 
.\gricullnral .Machinery 
and Imidement* 
R-lilw.iv and Tramwav 
llilliii^ Stock, ctr. 
(exi-lu*iv,e of l,,oco- 
miitiv.-*) 
L-eather .Manufactures, 
Blot* and .Shoe*, 
Suldlery. ete. 
Ready-in ide Ciolhinx 
ieilk Mmufaeture* 
Kirllienware and China- 
ware 
Gla** and Glassware 
Haberda*liery and Mil- 
lin -ry 
Total. Class III. 
Million £ 
79.1 
31.6 
2-S. 5 
20.8 
22.6 
5.6 
4.8 
4.8 
3.3 
3.0 
3.0 
2.2 
2.1 
.3 
.8 
219.0 
Thi* Tabl.e i* bai'd on Cd. 7S27. Vejr 1915. p. 42. The tutil of th- '• eertiin Staple 
Artl.-1-i" here included am lunti to 435.4 million £. The vain- of oth-r Exports 
from the H''iti*h Empire, into All Foreign Countries, and not separately stated, ii 
278.3 million £, ineludinj Billiin and Specie. 
E.X.1MPI,r :— The value of B'iti*h Enpire Export* of Wheat and Flour to .\ll Foreign 
Countries was 10.8 million £, — namely, £10,800,000. 
The official records enable a useful summary to be 
shown in Table F. This Table sets out a number of the 
more important articles imported into the British Empire 
from All Foreign Countries. In class i, F'ood, etc., 
the leading articles are meat, sugar, wheat. As regards 
sugar, wc have allowed our West Indian and other British 
(Cotilinucrf on pajc M.) 
