The Scandinavian Countries and Holland . IX. Bailway and Territorial ProBLEMS of Switzerland X. Problems of the German People .... XI. The National Existence of Austria . XII. The New Hungary XIII. The Domain of the Czecho-Slovaks XIV. Jugo-Slavia and the Adriatic .... XV. Bumania within Its New Frontiers XVI. Bulgaria under the Treaty of Neltilly XVII. The Albanian Mountaineers The New World Religion also a world probblem Problems of Imperial Britain 15 Raw Materials within the British Empire, 1914T he figures given are the approximate averages for four (or five) normal pre-war years. Commodity " Annual consumption of United Kingdom (with % from British i,mpire) Annual production within the empire Annual consumption within tlie empire Chief sourcesof supply within the empire Antimony (metal) 6000 tons (10 %) 1000 tons Australia-(output curtailed by development of Chinese deposits). Mexican supply (2000 tons) in British hands. Asbestos . . . 160,000cwt. (60%) 1,784,000cwt. Canada furnishes 80% of world's supply, and more than enough for the empire. Borax .... 10,000tons 12,000 tons British corporation controls important fields in Argentina and Peru. Butter .... 6,500,000cwt. (55%) The supply is insufficient. Australia and New Zealand pre the chie producers. Cheese. . . , 2,900,000cwt. (80%) C anada supplies 50% of consumption of U. K. Chromium (ore) . No data Rhodesia supplies over 40% of world's production. Cobalt .... No data Canada is chief source of world's supply. Copper (metal) . 120,000tons (25%) 87,000 tons 150,000tons Australia (50% ) ; Canada (40%). Cotton .... 1.000,000tons (20%) 1,250,000tons India produces over J of total, but much of her production is not suitable for the British industry. Egypt produces high-grade cotton. Fertilizers . . . 600,000tons 850,000tons No important empire sources. Graphite . . . 16,000tons (45%) 31,500 tons 17,000tons Ceylon produces the world's best graphite. Iron (pig) . . 8,600,000tons (70%) 5,800,000tons 10,000,000tons United Kingdom (80%); Canada (15%). Lead .... 180,000tons (25%) 155,000tons 212,000 tons Large resources in Burma are being developed. Manganese (ore) 430,000 tons (45%) 600,000tons India could easily supply the empire's needs. Mercury . . . 600 tons 850 tons No important empire sources. Nickel .... No data 22,000 tons Canada can supply the empire's needs, though her deposits are controlled by American capital. Platinum . . . 35,000 oz. 37,000 oz. No important empire sources. Sulphur . . . 370,000 cwt. 1,750,000cwt. No important empire sources. Thorium . . . 35-50 tons 120 tons India produces 100 tons, formerly in German control. Tin 20,000 tons (60%) 81,500 tons 27,000 tons Straits Settlements (80%); Nigeria, United Kingdom, Australia (about 5% each). Tungsten (ore) . No data 3,700 tons India and Australia each produce about 30%, and the Malay States a little less.
