Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-16

trade with Japan-should have endangered
the cordality of relations under which that
trade has developed. While this occurrence
is too recent to have had as yet a percepti-
BILE effect upon trade relations it requires
no stretch of imagination to foresee that I'M
less these deplorable Incidents are satisfac-
torily adjusted they will have a disastrous
influence upon our future trade with that
country. nation cannot offend another
nation and hold the trade Of its people any
more than an individual merchant or manu-
facturer can expect to hold customers whom
he openly offends or mutually insults"
Secretary Straus pointed out that there
were certain limitations of government aids
in the matter of growth of international
trade relations. 1T cannot bring to You,
he said. that close personal relationship
with the people of these nations that is so
essential IL you are to obtain the greatest
measure of success. The real opportunity
of success in foreign countries rests with
our producers and exporters who by sending
their personal representatives among these
people will not only obtain for themselves
the information necessary to that trade.
but will aid in developing that international
sentiment and close relationship so fmpor-
tant a factor in our commercial relations
with the countries where our greatest sue
cess has been attained
Exposition at Jamestown.
An address on the importance of the
coming exposition at jamestown was made
by Senior n. Velez- Goiticoa, special COM
missioner of the jamestown exposition to
Latin-Amerca
I'm the same manner" Mr.. Goiticoa said.
''as former expositions have stimulated the
trade relations of the United States with
foreign countries. the jamestown exposition
where all the agricultural, commercial and
industrial products of the United States
will be conveniently displayed by practical
ly all the states of the federal Union-will
serve as object lesson not only to the
foreign delegates of the better cultured
classes who will attend the naval and mill
tary celebration, but to all other alien
visitors all of whom will surely describe to
their fellow countrymen on their return to
their respective homes the wonderful prog
ress they have seen exhibited at James,
town of the agricultural and other Ameri-
can commercial commodities and the trade
possibilities resulting therefrom."
The jamestown exposition. he added. had
the additional advantage over all former
worlds fairs in the fact that within given
by a much larger number of people from
both the United States and abroad.
Commercial Advantages.
residence in South America, John Barrett,
American Republics and former United
States minister to Colombia and Panama,
described the immense commercial adran-
tages in the Latin American countries. I'VE
should reach out for South American trade
with the same effort that we do in our rela-
tons with Europe. he declared. 1.-The
field below the equator has practically I'M
limited possibilities and it is time for us to
realize that fact"
Mr. Barrett said the recent visit of Secre-
tary Root to South America was one of the
greatest diplomatic missions in contem-
porary history and he asserted it had done
more to cement cordial relations with the
countries south of the equator than innum-
cradle years of diplomatic intercourse and
thousands of letters.
Following Mr.. Barrett's address the ques-
ton of tariff revision brought clearly before
the convention yesterday in the speech of
Elihu Root. Secretary of State. was made
the subject of general discussion. and a
resolution that the convention voice a de-
mand for maximum and minimum tariff
with A reduction up to p per cent on GER
tain schedules with discretion to be placed
in the hands of the President Of the United
States.' was offered. Vehement objections
were recorded from the protectionist dele
gates. and just as hearty support was voiced
by those favoring revision. The resolution
was finally put to a vote and it was carried.