VORWÄRTS NO. 103, APRIL 13, 1916 (original) (raw)

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

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VORWÄRTS NO. 103, APRIL 13, 1916

Vorwärts, 1916, No. 103 (33rd year), April 13, 1916. Leading article: “The Future Rulers of the World.”


National wealth (1912)

United States 187,400 million dollars
Germany 75,000
Great Britain 90,000

United States exports for 10 months of 1915 (1914): to Asia 115.8 (77.6) million dollars; to South America 116.7 (70.4); to Oceania 77.6 (64.8); to Africa 29.1 (22.1).

Imports of munitions, etc., are paid for by the sale of American “securities”: Great Britain “divested” herself of 950 million dollars’ worth; France of 150, Holland of 100; Germany of 300; Switzerland of 50.

Output (million tons)

Coal (1913) Iron ore (1913) Pig iron (1913) Steel (1912)
U.S.A. 517.14 59.44 31.46 31.75
Germany 278.98 } 35.94 } 19.30 } 17.30 }
570.99 52.19 29.94 24.31
Great Britain 292.01 16.25 10.64 7.01
Consumption (thousand tons) (1913) Consumption
Copper Lead Zinc Tin Cotton (mill. bales)
U.S.A. 348.1 401.3 313.3 45.0 5.55
Germany 259.3 } 223.5 } 221.3 } 19.3 } 1.26 }
404.0 414.9 415.9 43.7 4.54
Great Britain 144.7 191.4 194.6 24.4 3.28
(This for 1912-13)


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