They couldn't carry suitcases or else they would look suspicious and would be asked to open them. So they had to wear as much clothes as they could in order to bring it with them. Their father Otto did carry a briefcase of clothes because it was normal and he wouldn't get caught.
The New Deal recovery programs worked to revive the economy by helping to put people to work. This was accomplished through the creation of new public works projects that addressed the plight of the elderly, poor, and unemployed.This helped to put money in the hands of the consumers who boosted the economy through consumption.
Economic relations between Japan and Western Europe have continued to thrive since 1980, and in 1991, Japan’s Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu made the relations official by signing a joint statement of mutual relations with the Dutch Prime Minister, who then led the European Community Council. Trade between the two entities has continued to succeed exponentially, except during years when the world’s economy and their individual economies were doing poorly.
Japan has been noted to be the sixth largest export and import market to and for the EU, seeing economic growth in both regions. The two entities have also established direct investment flows. Nonetheless, conducting business in Japan has been disfigured by disputes, because of some of the trade barriers that made it difficult for foreign businesses to set up operations in Japan. (Don't take my answer word for word, you could get in trouble for plagiarism-- I just figured I'd give you an idea.)
Without the railroads, the economy of the West would have had a very hard time expanding. The economy of the West was based largely on mining and agriculture. Both of these industries needed a way to get their products back to the East, where the vast majority of Americans lived.