Louis Bruneau, Germany in France, 2nd edition, Paris, 1914 (articles in La Grande Revue).
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L. Nicot, Germany in Paris (1887). G. Montbard, The Enemy (1889). It ends: “Germany must be destroyed if Gallia is to live.” M. Schwob, The German Danger, 1896. ” Before the Battle, 1904. Em. Jennissen, The German Spectre, 1906. André Barre. The German Menace, 1908. Jean d’Epée, Greater Germany, 1910. Henry Gaston, Germany at Bay , 19..?[1] |
Germany lacks iron (deposits will be exhausted within 40 years (p. 3))—imports are increasing:
| 8 | million | tons | in | 1908 | ||
| 11 | ” | ” | ” | 1911 | (p. 2) |
while in France deposits have been discovered at Meurthe and Moselle—in French Lorraine — — —
| Iron output... | 2.6 | million | tons | in | 1890 | |
| 4.4 | ” | ” | ” | 1900 | ||
| 14.8 | ” | ” | ” | 1911 | ||
| Nancy . . . . . | 200 | million | tons | of | ore | |
| Briey . . . . | 2,000 | |||||
| Longwy . . . | 300 | |||||
| Crusnes . . . | 500 | |||||
| 3,000 | million | tons | of | ore | (p. 5). |
Deposits discovered in Normandy: 100-700 million tons of ore.
| French iron | ore exports to Germany: | |||||
| 1.7 | million | tons | in | 1909 | ||
| 2.8 | ” | ” | ” | 1912 | (p. 21). | |
| German coal | exports to France | ||||
| 1909 | —3 | million | tons | ||
| 1912 | —5.7 | ” | ” | ||
A Dutch merchant (Poorter) is buying up land with iron ore deposits in Normandy (already has 3,496 hectares), selling the ore to Germany (pp. 24-25). (Details follow.)
Stinnes and Krupp are buying up iron ore mines (30-31)—partly through Poorter.
Examples of “holdings” and composition of management boards (35)....
...(mostly Frenchmen + Germans)....
Thyssen, growth of his concern, etc.
Examples, composition of boards, financial holdings, etc., etc.
Migration of firms to France, etc.
No generalisations.
(See articles on this in La Grande Revue.)
[1] The book was published in 1912.—Ed.
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