CONTENTS.
II. Summary of replies—Continued.
Further statements concerning competitive conditions and additional
suggestions for developing foreign trade. .
Need of banking facilities abroad .
Long credits necessary........
Becurities could be handled to better advantage... ........
Comparison of credit terms between Europe and America. . ..
How branch banks should operate. ...
Patriotic cooperation of German bankers. .
Suggestions in regard to our banking laws.
B. Conditions and needs of American shipping. . ih
Suggested methods for developing an American merchant
marine........
A shipping combination........
American ship registry important............. gu oe we
Operations of the shipping conferences and pools............
Need of facilities for securing reliable information..........
Bonded warehouses and the German system.........ccenunn.
Additional information on foreign trade conditions. ..........
Influence of foreign capital..
Concessions to foreign syndicates and capitalists. .
Activities of foreign Governments.
Government cooperation.... -... Pp.
Customs of the country in which sales are to be made.........
Necessary to cater to the desires of foreign customers.........
Packing of goods. .
Miscellaneous...
Probable effect of export combinations on domestic trade.... ..... ..
A. Belief that export cooperation would result in restraint of domestic
 trade............. Cee ae
B. Belief that export cooperation would not result in restraint of
domestic trade... ....... ......
Export and domestic trade unrelated.....
Domestic market more important... ....-ccc. +. evecennn
Competition from outside concerns would prevens..........
Competition from new concerns would prevent..............
Effect on prices would be natural and not artificial. .........
Public sentiment and a desire to comply with the law would
prevent.....
No greater danger than from present orcanizations..........
Intimate relationships established would not tend to restrain
domestic trade...... cree
C. Suggestions for preventing export combinations from restraining
trade in the domestic market. _.
Enforcement of existing laws.
Tariff adjustment.......
Strict limitation by law on activities of export combinations. .
Limit by law to export.
Prohibit export bounties. ..
Preference to be given domestic market...
Limit size of organizations...
Penalize violators. .......
Federal incorporation.

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