The Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 139 juin à novembre 1919. rance. La capacité de production des usines est considérablement augmentée. Le domaine du recrutement de main-d'œuvre est largement étendu. Depuis l'armistice des hommes d'affaires américains se sont enfermés en France. Désireux de 102 HARPERS mensuel aide dans la réhabilitation économique du pays, ils veulent fournir à la France des matériaux de construction, des machines agro-culturelles, des automobiles, des loco-motivations, des matériels roulants et des rails en acier. Ils sont étonnés par les difficultés que poutine leur chemin, en particulier depuis que le gouvernement français encourage impo

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Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 139 June to November 1919 . rance. The producing capacity of ourfactories is greatly increased. The fieldof labor recruiting is widely extended. Since the armistice American businessmen have flocked to France. Eager to 102 HARPERS MONTHLY MAGAZINE help in the economic rehabilitation ofthe country, they want to provideFrance with building materials, agri-cultural machinery, automobiles, loco-motives, rolling-stock, and steel rails.They are amazed at the difficulties putin their path, especially since theythought that the French governmentwould encourage importation. They be-come angry and declare that theFrench are blind to their own interests.The inertia of the government and thegovernments fear of lowering the valueof the franc abroad are blamed for thestrict barriers maintained against impor-tations. The president of the AmericanChamber of Commerce in Paris hasissued a statement criticizing the Frenchimportation regulations, which he at-tributes to exchange considerations. Thegovernments policy, however, has a. SHAPING SHELLS WITH GIANT HAMMERS deeper and more significant cause whichhas escaped the Americans who areanxious to do business with France.France makes no objection to the im-portation of raw materials. Machinerythat she cannot make herself she is aseager to get as during the war. But allmanufactured articles that can be madeby French factories are practically pro-hibited entry. Nor has France showngreat willingness to purchase the equip-ment of the American ExpeditionaryForce. It is a mistake in policy to wantto keep for France the labor cost and themanufacturing and selling profit of mer-chandise for French consumption? Thereal reason why Americans and Britishare finding business difficult in France isthe industrial effort of France during thewar. French captains of industry were notshortsighted during theyears of formidable pro-duction of war material.In extending their plants, they kept constantly inmind the present

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