The sun., 1914-09-12
WANTTARIFF
PACTS TO AID
TRADEOF US.
Business Men Favor ReciprO-
cal Agreement aS Exists
With Brazil.
WOULD BOOST EXPORTS
TO SOUTH AMERICA
Preferential Tariff With One
Country Has Tripled
Imports There.

Business men of the United states VINO
are planning TO enter the campaign for
the rich business oC South America have
begun to aEilate for an extension to the
other countries of tlc tariff agreement
now existing between this country and
Brazil
Brazil has had n preferential. tariff for
United States goods since 1906, which
has increased our business from s14,53O.-
900 in 1876 to si2.6SSOOO in 1919
Out Of this has arisen the question. why
cannot the other countries be Induced to
follow similar course? Men are asking
1t as individuals now, but there IS promise
that before long they will be asking II as
committees, AS associations, not only of
The dIpiomdtists of all South American
countries, but OF the countries thcms. lNts.
Under the new tariff law all south
American cApOIts with a few exceptions.
come INTO the United states free oI duty.
ThSy send them al. very Cncorfully 10
the United states in ships, which then 20
to Europe and III w with caigocs FOR
the South Am-r ricdn country.
South America last year exported mer-
chandise to the value OF sl,J65, BESSIE. OF
which tnC United states bought SJOl,5iS,-
one pOuRnl IntTCHaNulst Ol tnc
OF Sl,3U4,2bl, 1853, OF which the United
States sold her $3l7,323.2s4, leaving a
trade balance against the United States
of slS1.Oj4.ylS, which was settled through
the foreign exchange markets.
As nearly every South American coun-
try has an export tariff. the countries were
able TO compete with the rest OF the world
IN selling to this country by no tariff at
this end.
Argentina sent sls,562.000 worth of
goods to this country free of duty. and
paid duty on IS. 900, 900. A little more than
5000. 900 OF this was on wool, which
since has been lifted.
Brazil Pays on Little.
Brazil sent sl2O,l55.OOO free OF duty,
and paid on SIPS. 900. Chile sent s27. ASS, 900
free. and paid on slss,0o0. Colombia
shipped SIS, ,l0i 900 without duty, and paid
on ssTs0O Ecuador sent s2.9ls000 free.
and paid on slls.000. much OF II wool.
Uruguay sent in sl.105,000 without paying
duty. and paid on s7i5.0o0. mostly meat
and wool. Venezuela exported TO the
United states free OF duty s1O,223,O0o.
and paid duty on s62s,o00 more.
Splendid opportunities exist at present
for the American manufacturer to pro-
mote his trade in Australia and New Zea-
land, In the opinion OF DIR. Albert a.
Snowden. foreign trade commissioner OF
ers, who has returned lately from an eS-
tended visit to Australia and the Orient.
"The tradt routes of Australia must be
thoroughly rechart. d in the near future"
said DIR. Snowden yesterday, mot only be-
cause OF the opening OF the Panama
Canal. but by reason OF the European
war. While the war has hamp red ship
ping TO certain extent, there is still
a we'll established American line whose
ships ply between San Francisco and
Australasia,
"Thc Panama Canal. under normal con-
dtlons, would open TO Australasia the
enormous consuming markets OF the east
ern United States for the sale OF their
urinary products such as meat. wool,
butter cheese sc. II Is on the produc-
ton of these goods that the wonderful
prosperity of Australasia depends Recip-
rocal trade opportunities will be Afforded
through this new alignment OF business,
and the war itself appears to increase
this opportunity--through the shutting out
Of enormous quantities of supplies from
the continental countries involved.
L. $. Second In Australia.
THE United States was second only to
Great Britain In '1912 in exports TO Aus
tralia, and our sales In that country
amounted to s53.S2l. 600. Germany dis
posed OF goods to the value of s35.75O,00O
the same year. Frances sales were Sll,-
100000 In value, Austria Hungary. ST.
900 900; Italy, s3432,000; the Neither
lands. s2.ls4.5O0: Switzerland, $6,7ll,OO0,
and Belgium s5.s60000,
sAs It Is reasonable to believe that the
British factor will hardly exceed their
former capacity under present conditions,
u would appear that the bulk of the trade
now unprovided for In Australia must fall
20 the lot OF the United States II we are
active In our plan to capture 1t. To be
sure, und the Australian custom act,
Great Britain has a tariff preference,
which generally amounts to per cent,
but we have been able 10 sell. nevertheless,
large Quantities OF goods in Australasia
during past years
'"The following detailed statement gives
the value OF goods OF various kinds sold
by Germany, France, Austria Hungary,
Belgium and Switzerland to Australia
during recent year.
"Germany--Ale and beer. Si44,225
apparel and textiles ss.00l ,4Ol arms
ammunition and explosives sis7S70
brushware, Slss,24S cement s363,766
chnaware. &c, s375,735; earthenware
Sl9i.ll5. calcium carbide, s54,320 dyes
sl03,775 fertilizer. s2Ol, ,0t5 other drugs
Sc. 1901 l,0s5 fancy goods ss20,925; fur
niture, s72,s00, minor articles for fur
niture, $3i.O55; glass and glassware
s5il,765. hops, $54.695 india rubber
InanuIartures. S935,Oi0. hoop aud ingo'
ssss2sO; plate and sheet s406,605 pipe,
and tubes. sl62,s6O /, railway iron. s1O53..
1885; tools OF trade, Sl75,9l0; wire
Sl.s02l95; wire netting, s73+.3S5; ma
chimes and machinery. $1,000, ,050 electri
cal and gas appliances, S2s2,2i0; Other
manufactures of metals, s2,403,220
iewelry, canoes. siS6,s60 leather and
leather manufactures excluding boots anC
shoes, S350.545 musical instruments
s2,2?7265 paper, sl,0l6.600; stationery
S53s,550.
Exports OF France.
"France--Apparel and textiles S4,304
43b: cream of tartar, sS6s,3i5 othel
drugs and chemicals. s2Ss5O5; fame,
goods, s30s,S25, pipes, smoking. &c,
s3i1,7l5 motor vehicles and parts. so74
755; perfumcry sl05,5aO rubber manu-
features, s230,40j, spirits sl,4l9,O25
wine. S79s,9l0,
"Belgium--ApparcL siS4,690. textiles
f730.+1O, cement, $50 63j drugs, chem
calls and fertilizers, 81 e5O; glass an,
glassware. {s20,0l0,. i!on and stoe
(partly mlnufacturcd), t6ll,0SO; ppe
ar, tubes, sl76,67o; plate and sheet iron
sltS.bG5 railway iron, s2t5,O70 wire
si06,66o jewolry. s333.4s0 matches an,
vestAs, sl9i27o; metal manufactures
s6ssoto motors ana parts, s256,7lO
paper, $4,000.
"AuytriI- luIu4I.I.-. Anna "A NJ textilcs