New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-29
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
A TALK WITH COMMISSIONER THATCHER.

A TALK WITH COMMISSIONER THATCHER.
rnE SOUTHERN COUNTRIES ANXIOUS FoH CLoeIA
v,.1,oxs WITH THE UNITED sTATEs-PRo-
POSED CONVENTIONS
w.su,xcroy July 2S.-Judge Scion Thatcher. OF
Kansas member of the commission appointed to Visit
Me and South America in the interest OF trade Do
tween those countries and the United States arrived IN
Washington to-day direct from London. and called
onon the Secretary of State. He landed in New-f ork
Yesterday Mr. Curtis, secretary of the COMMISSION Is
expected the latter part of the week. The vessei OH
which Judce Thatcher and Mr. Curtis sailed from
Brazi WAS wrecked on a coral reef, when compare
fvev short distance from land. The wreck occurred
about o'clock in the morning and the vesseI ano
cargo were q total loss The passengers 'ooh W 'ho
small boats and at night time succeeded III reacns
small Brazilian port. They were refused a'a Vi any
kno and we're compelled to put up with sueh coio'
IA they themselves found. The following morning
small craft took them aboard aud In ak DAYS Ihueo
them at a port where a vessel was awaiting 10 taho
them 10 England Speaking OF the object OF their Visit
10 the southern countries, Judge Ihatcher sao ou"y
IN an Associated Press representative
d" In every country that we visited except perhaps
Chill we ,ound the hori,cs and the people DESTROYS
Of STRENGTHENING the relations between their country
and the United States In nearly every ease they sau
.W, look upon the United States Ia our mother couh
try IN
Power have sent commissions to visit u.s. fnd nave en-
10 the feeling between themselves
aud cur country THIS visit OF yours is tue mrs, ''"
tion that We have had that the United Sta taxes
Interest IN u.s. The reception at Chin was ihdeea
officially chilly. though personally We were uealeu
cordially The authorities ara no, ok rvs cons,es
In the other the people SAID the on'eu oes
was big and rich country. aud they looked upon u 20
n guide Our practice was to interview eNeryoOu!
frnm whom we could gain information that we thought
would be valuable. We had audiences VIII the
highest officials and with business
German and English All pointed out the advantages
10 be gained by Intercourse with our own country In
some of the >e count les found American
agricultural machinery. etc.--despte the utawoachs
chat r, Encountered in getting them into the south
What was the sentiment concerning the establish,
ment of steamship lines between the ohteu o.'Vos anu
the countries you visitedF /.
That is The solution of the commercial problem be-
tween this country aud South America. we must nave
sh;ps OF forty or fifty vessels leaving Buen0s Ayres
eye-y MONTH not one carries the American nag 40"
all the South American countries FAVOR uneo. . -
munieaton with the United States In the ma orls "a
cases they will render pecuniary assistance reIu anu
the Argentine Republic Uruguay and even Chill SAID
they w1uld give fin incial aid Ecuador wants COM
municaton but give no money owing 10 her hea's
debt she will open her coastwise TRACE however 20
the United States These countries are IN favor oi
subsidies and express the opinion that until they are
given the commercial interests caDnOt be improved
Did the countries you visited generaiiy FAVOR 'ne
calling of n convention at which COMMERCIAL interests
might BE- ciScu-sedT ~, -
= livery country favored such convention. They
wanted the United States to take the initiative now
ever and call the convention, naming Tue topics 'Dat
would be considered, with the understanding thAt IL
one Of the countries participating desired t. nitro
duSe an additional subject the privilege would De
granted. The idea was not TO cohhhe Ine
commercial interests, but to take up and Csc ss inter
national topics BY calling such convention IN .'s
country. these delegates We uid be gwen an
OF visiting larger cities and examining ior thein
selves our manufactures OF seeing our rensicus anu
educational institutions and observing bow rengioh Is
ssn,ra,ed from State The educational question Il one
which discussed with great interest IN each cou
fry In the Argentine Republic we found that an eN-
President had visited the United states ana n''d taken
with hin to his own country number Oh INC
and women, OF the latter IMAM OF the ioinier.
They are now the bead of normal schools anu are
preparing teachers to continue the education OF the
Younger population. Every year. great many youhg
m,n leave South America tor England, france anu
Germany TO acquire education Ii they cOuid De
brought to the United states they would De ape when
they returned home to increase or strengthen tue goo
feeling between their own PEI pie and the Americans
The = opostlon for q convention was most warmly
receive As said. every country was moyt hearthy
In favor OF Ii, and promised to be represented
). The silver question discussed, too, ana the
calling of a convention favored Each country
advocated the adoption OF common SILVER com; ms
was especially IN the coun ries where SILVER ~
mined. Other countries. ike Ecuador wheie tneie Is
no native silver while iavorng the proposition were
not enthusiastic. -, ~, -.
OF the visit TO sxco Judge Thatcher sald the COM
mission found a strong septiiDert among prominent
men in favor of hcning the commercial interests
be, ween Mexico and the United STATES The ter
now control the trade in that country Inc bfltsn
Minister the City of Mexico informed the commission
that there was now but English firm IN the place,
the others having been driven out by the Germans
The will make reports oil the results OF us
xisits 10 each country. general report summarizing
the opinions Of The official aud business men OF each
country will probably be made also. While the com
mission il not called upon 10 make Recommendations
will probably suggest in the general report one oe
submitted that convention be called, TO which s OF
the Central and Sou'h American countries ana Mexico
shoud be invited to send delegates.