Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-10
AMERICANS TO FEED AMERICANS.

n W EhIthNS III bED hh
There was patriotism in the observa-
ton of the delegate from Brazil to the
international congress that "All Amer
ioa could clearly say TO Europe that
Americans were trying to feed Ameri-
cans themselves, " and he was eloquent
when he said: "The soul Of all Ameri-
cans are in one place. Their resources
and capabilities should, like the small
streams of a great central valley, unite
in larger and larger courses until they
should flow together like the great
Mississippi" The manifestation OF
such spirit by those who have
come here to discuss CONNER
cial relations and cognate subjects is
most encouraging, and what was said
by the Brazilian representative received
cordial approval from the other dele
gates to the congress.
There is much stronger and more
general sentiment in the countries
south of us, favorable to enlarged and
closer trade relations with the United
States, than is generally supposed. The
agents in those countries OF European
manufacturers and merchants. and the
represen tatives there OF European
governments, have most indus
triously disparaged this country
and by every means sought to prevent
the growth of a sentiment favorable to
the United States. But while they have
undoubtedly retarded the advance of
friendly feeling toward us they have
af han nh IN ctn &c Tho
conditions which made this impossible
were explained in n recent interview
by one of the delegates from South
America. After stating that almost the
entire South American trade is con-
trolled by Europeans-chiefly by the
English and Germans-who charge
just what they please, he said:
1.-THE people of South America
are about tired of being continually
kept under this yoke of monopoly. They
see in this congress n chance to better
their commercial relations with the
world, and especially with the United
States" Expressions of this kind war
rant the hope that the conference of the
Americas will not be fruitless.
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tremely practical one, with the solution
of which the interchange of patriotic
and friendly sentiments will have very
little to do. The vital question relates
to what the people of the United
States are willing to do
in order to secure for this country
| at least IL fair share of the large and
| steadily increasing commerce of the
other Americas. There are barriers in
! the way of our securing this trade which
| it is quite rs necessary to remove rs it
is to provide better means of intercom-
| munication. Tue Importance OF estab-
| llshing steamship lines between the
| ports OF the United States and those oi
the countries south Of us is generally
acknowledged, but this alone would not
| enable us to command a much greater
share of the commerce of South and
| Central America than we get at
| present. We must be able to compete
with European countries not only in the
carrying trade, bat also in the quality
and cheapness of our products. Oul
manufacturers must learn the specia
| requirements Vi VIC pcOpie VI tilOS'
southern countries and supply them a
prices at least as favorable as the manu-
facturers of Europe can afford. What
ever distractions are in our way thai
are not in the way of the manufacture
ors and merchants of England we mus
remove, and we must seek this trade ~
zealously and care for it as solici
tously as do Europeans.
All this will require very materia
and radical changes from present con
ditions, under which our export trad
with these southern countries has beel
declining. We have increased ou
commerce with them in q few products
but this gain has been considerably ex
ceeded by the decline in the exports o
other products. The causes of this
which it may not be difficult to ascer
tain, must be remedied before we cal
hope to get the control of the growing
southern markets now held by Euro
peans, or even secure what might be re
garded as our fair share of their trade
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