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the　exchange　of　German　manufactured　goods　for　the　agricultural



produce　of　the　colonists；　and　if　that　exchange　was　promoted　by



cheap　and　rapid　means　of　communication。　Hence　it　is　to　the　interest



of　the　states　of　the　Zollverein；　that　Austria　should　facilitate　as



much　as　possible　the　through　traffic　on　the　Danube；　and　that　steam



navigation　on　the　Danube　should　be　roused　to　vigorous　activity　



consequently　that　it　should　at　the　outset　be　actually　subsidised　by



the　Governments。



　　　　Especially；　nothing　is　so　desirable　as　that　the　Zollverein　and



Austria　at　a　later　period；　after　the　industry　of　the　Zollverein



states　has　been　better　developed　and　has　been　placed　in　a　position



of　greater　equality　to　that　of　Austria；　should　make；　by　means　of　a



treaty；　reciprocal　concessions　in　respect　to　their　manufactured



products。



　　　　After　the　conclusion　of　such　a　treaty；　Austria　would　have　an



equal　interest　with　the　states　of　the　Zollverein　in　making　the



Turkish　provinces　available　for　the　benefit　of　their　manufacturing



industry　and　of　their　foreign　commerce。



　　　　In　anticipation　of　the　inclusion　in　the　Zollverein　of　the



German　seaports　and　Holland；　it　would　be　desirable　that　Prussia



should　now　make　a　commencement　by　the　adoption　of　a　German



commercial　flag；　and　by　laying　the　foundation　for　a　future　German



fleet；　and　that　she　should　try　whether　and　how　German　colonies　can



be　founded　in　Australia；　New　Zealand；　or　in　or　on　other　islands　of



Australasia。



　　　　The　means　for　such　attempts　and　commencements；　and　for　the



undertakings　and　subventions　which　we　have　previously　recommended



as　desirable；　must　be　acquired　in　the　same　way　in　which　England　and



France　have　acquired　the　means　of　supporting　their　foreign　commerce



and　their　colonisation　and　of　maintaining　their　powerful　fleets；



namely；　by　imposing　duties　on　the　imports　of　colonial　produce。



United　action；　order；　and　energy　could　be　infused　into　these



measures　of　the　Zollverein；　if　the　Zollverein　states　would　assign



the　direction　of　them　in　respect　to　the　North　and　transmarine



affairs　to　Prussia；　and　in　respect　to　the　Danube　and　Oriental



affairs　to　Bavaria。　An　addition　of　ten　per　cent　to　the　present



import　duties　on　manufactures　and　colonial　produce　would　at　present



place　one　million　and　a　half　per　annum　at　the　disposal　of　the



Zollverein。　And　as　it　may　be　expected　with　certainty；　as　a　result



of　the　continual　increase　in　the　export　of　manufactured　goods；　that



in　the　course　of　time　consumption　of　colonial　produce　in　the　states



of　the　Zollverein　will　increase　to　double　and　treble　its　present



amount；　and　consequently　their　customs　revenue　will　increase　in



like　proportion；　sufficient　provision　will　be　made　for　satisfying



the　requirements　above　mentioned；　if　the　states　of　the　Zollverein



establish　the　principle　that　over　and　above　the　addition　of　ten　per



cent　a　part　also　of　all　future　increase　in　import　duties　should　be



placed　at　the　disposal　of　the　Prussian　Government　to　be　expended



for　these　objects。



　　　　As　regards　the　establishment　of　a　German　transport　system；　and



especially　of　a　German　system　of　railways；　we　beg　to　refer　to　a



work　of　our　own　which　specially　treats　of　that　subject。　This　great



enterprise　will　pay　for　itself；　and　all　that　is　required　of　the



Governments　can　be　expressed　in　one　word；　and　that　is　　ENERGY。









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