New-York tribune., 1903-03-14
TRADE Ann FuAFcE ABROAD.

The German merchants Will ind in their trade
With the Argentins Republic compensation for the
mercantile advantages which they sure to lose
fn vooeSEesA through the aggressive policy Of their
government Tue Review Of the River Plate
said IN Q recent number that while few years ago
there were very few German merchants in Buenoe
Ayres, there now Ia that city very numerous
importing firms belonging to that nationality. 4
few years ego. adds the Anslo-Argentine paper
the dryeoods trade was completely in the hands OF
English firms: to-day this trade Is almost ex-
cirsively in the hands u Germans. Another sign
Of the extension OF German influence in South
America is to be seen in the numerous Industrial
enterprises which are now run by German capital
II is influencing English companies In Argen-
tina, some Of which are now being managed by
Germans In certain industries Germany has shown
the world that she prepares her sons in much
better manner than do other European nations
and naturally, as the success failure OF any
sneEDtoe depends on n the r t9s
,RsS take for their msnSgsFs 9 .T the
II is special commercial training that they are
trying TO obtain in France. at least for service III
the colonies, by the institution of what they cal
Primary Colonial Schools" This remarkable tnno-
.ation has been first tried at Marseies, the great
est commercial port in France. already called the
Metropolis Of the Colonies" The scheme, so Vital
tor French mercantile interests, euerSetcally
supported by lie Skmaphore." the most innuential
paper in tho Mediterranean region. and II mas al
ready caused The ESTABLISHMENT IN primary anu
secondary schools of OF practical lectures
on colonial and other commerce. The Colonial
School" proper. which Is to BE- created TO prepare
colonial agents will be in full blast, it is hoped, on
the opening OF the MarseiIIes Exposition In 1sOo
and will be under the direction OF ProIesSor III r,o
TTseke who has Iahored inteIisently for the sue
OF plans to educate the French peope aS 20
necessity Of better knowledge OF colonial insurers
Such knowledge of colonial and other foreign
commercial questions is needed especially by those
who write about them In newspapers An instance
of this is furnished by letter recently sent by
the Cruguayan Minister at Washington to MS
government inclosing extract from NeW'1oFK
trade paper which referring TO Uruguay. saio:
Very little encouraging news arrives from 'hiS
country The economic crisis is TERRIBLE commerce
is absolutely paralyEed. and financial operSuons
are effected with great difficulty. Civil salaries
and other budget obligations have not been PAID
fer the last eight months. and to this there has to
be added deficit of $50 ,oe' The UruEuaSan
sh9 d'tef ,ndsnant m denis to such statements AID he
sent report TO his goNernmssht t,dsrsbie Al an
noyance 10 the authorities and people OF Uruguay
The official statistics of the Brazilian Government
show that AS nearly can be determined at pres
ert in such a vast country where reports from
Matto Crosse and other faraWay regions are slow 10
be received. the total value of the Brazilian inn
rortatioDs for 1902 will about G2Sooo 600,
as compared with G2l 900 for the preceding year
The total value of Brazilian exports for 1902 is cal
cuIated at G36.00 0.0t1, against &40,OcoV0 Great
nroeress is being made in the building Of railways
which will penetrate into larger number OF rLch
agricultural regions. yet half colonized; Sh
January / 1862 Brazil had in operation 15.JS kiio-
metres Of railways. OF the twenty-five STATES OF
the Brazilian Federal Republic there were only nre
wfthoUt railways.
Commercial relations between France and tho
United States have found orc more advocate IN
'"The American Register of Paris and London, in
which cities II is published simultaneously. This
PAPER which has devoted since 1865, under the
direction Of the late DR.. Thomas NJ Evans, To the
support of American interests in Europe, has been
1cjuvenated recently, and has given larger Place
70 the discussion of commercial subjects, Thus In
two successive articles recently published by Thc
American Register the trade relations between
France and the United States, and France and
Great Britain, the best means OF aneliorattnG the
commercial conditions prevailing between these
countries has been discussed by such competent
authorities the American Consul General Nj
CTowdy: c. Becker, Of the American Chamber OF
commerce and G w. Robertson. the pressdert OF
the British Chamber Of Commerce in Paris