Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
SISTER CONTINENTS
American Trade in South
America Opposed Abroad.
GOBBlING COMMERCE
EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS
FIGHTING HARD AGAINST US.
Germany Has Put Most Money in the
struggle-The Panama
Canal.
GOBBlING COMMERCE
Copyright. 1908. by Frank G. Carpenter,

Copyright 1908. by Frank G. Carpenter.)
South Americas trade is a big red apple.
for which the nations are scrambling. They
would like to annex new territory, but the
Monroe doctrine prevents that, and so they
are doing what they can to gobble the
commerce. The Germans are the most
anxious and have put in the most money.
They have sl5O.OOO.O00 In Brazil $780, 900
600 in different parts of South America.
They have S15OOO.OOO in Brazil. S30.OOO,OOO
in the nitrate mines of Chile, S1O.0OO,OOO In
Venezuelan railroads and an enormous
amount in mines. farms, banks and fac
tories all over the continent.
Our Invasion of Brazil.
But let take you from country to
country and show you what is going on in
the way of foreign investments and trade
In the ether half of our hemisphere. We
shall start with Brazil. That country con-
tains about half of all South America. and
more than half the people. 1t has all sorts
OF land and almost every kind of climate
and product. 1t produces the bulk of the
rubber and most of the coffee consumed
by the world and is about the richest I'M
developed part of the globe.
Starting at the north is the valley of the
Amazon, where the Americans have extern
eive Investments. We have an electric line
IN Para. the great rubber port. and an
other in Manaos. a thousand miles up the
Amazon. We practically control the rub
Der industry and we ship cotton flour and
other goods to Para and Manaos. The
trade there annually amounts to about
80 OOOO gold dollars. and it is suscepu-
bic of enormous increase
West Deutschland.
In the states further south the English
and Germans have cotton and sugar fac
tories and the lower part of the country is
almost entirely given up to the Germans
There are provinces In southern Brazil
which have better climate than most
parts of the United States. They have
wheat and pasture lands as good as any
part Of the Argentine. and their meat fac
tories turn out millions of dollars worth Of
dried beef every year
Here you find German signs over the
stores, there are German factories and
breweries everywhere and the country Is
known by the Germans as West Deutsch-
land. If 1T were not for the Monroe Doc
trine the kaiser would have long since
gobbled 1t. and In case of a great war In
which the United States hands might be
firmly tied he would attempt to annex 1t
20 Germany
In Brazips Coffee Regions.
There are Germans in the great coffee
provinces a little further north and also
many Italians and English. The biggest
coffee plantat ton of the world is owned by
an English syndicate. A large part of the
exporting of the coffee is in the hands of
Americans. Our leading firms have houses
at Santos and they largely control the
coffee trade of the interior.
In this part of the country the Germans
and English are interested in railroads. The
Germans have also planned lines for the
upper Amazon, and they are talking of
building one along the coast from Pernam-
buco 70 Rio de Janeiro AS it is now they
have about the best steamship connections
with South America. There are five great
German steamship companies which trade
with Brazil and other parts of the CONT
nent enabling German exports to have the
lowest freight rates. and connecting the
Continent as closely with Germany as with
any other country OF Europe.
Both the Germans and English have
banks in Brazil. The English have bank
ing connections at every port, and the Ger
mans have one bank there with a capital of
S. 900. 900 These banks give their respective
importers a great advantage over the
Americans. The most of our banking busi-
pess with South America is done In Euro
pean exchange. and we have to pay tax to
the English banks on every dollars worth
OF our business.
American Goods in Brazil
Nevertheless, American goods are rapidly
making their way into Brazil Nearly all
the lard, bacon. salmon. lobster and other
banned goods OF the Amazon come from
the United States. They use our -four and
our kerosene, and we lead there in the sale
Of hardware and tools.
Some of the railroads of Brazil are using
American engines. There are electric rail-
Ways in Santos equipped with American
Polling stock. and our typewriters and sew
ing machines dominate the market. The
American bicycle Is considered the best
high-priced machine south of the equator
And our firearms are in great demand In
Some places American furniture Is making
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Eth practically controls the market
In Argentina.
The Argentine Republic is less appreciated
than any other part OF South America 1t
Is almost impossible to conceive the ex-
tent OF It's natural resources 1t is the
largest body Of good land on the globe
where edfhle grain can he raised and eot-