The Washington herald., 1914-10-25

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billion dollars The following are the
figures for some of the principal supply
ing nations of Europe. and the United
States --..
Great Britain - o0
Germany. IarSevCO
LATED ststss loe'2I9S
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Belgium. S'S~TsS
(. EGeets of the Panama Canal.
During the next few months in view
n of the present paralysis of European
Grade and the consequent detection Tor
IPpliss to other markets, the Oriental
teF-costsI and South American COM
msEcs should garner in rich harvest:
The canal forms the important part OF
a eriss-cross, by placing the largest COM
meFcial cities of the United States upon
a direct water line with Chile, and San
Francisco and Seattle in commUnica-
ton with Brazil"
Tho countries whose economic develop
ment will be affected by the canal may
be divided into four groups.
The first are those on the seahoard Of
the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean
Sea-Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil the
three Guianas, Venezuela and British
Honduras.
The countries that will be affected in
directly are Bolivia and Paraguay,
neither of which has seaboard.
The third group comprises the coun-
tries whose ports are entirely on the
Pacific Coast-El Salvador, Ecuador, Peru
and Chile.
The fourth group includes countries
with ports having access both to the
Atlantic and the Pacific, namely, Can
ada. the United States, Mexico, Colom-
bia, and all the Central American states,
except FL Salvador. With the exception
Of Honduras, Nicaragua and Colombia,
all have railroad communication from
east to west, from ocean TO ocean
The Future of the Americas.
The commercial development Of the
two Americas challenges the imagina-
ti0n. South America, with its virgin soil
all but untouched, can support popula-
ton half as dense as that Of Europe"
In other words, South America has room
United States, too. has sufficient terri
tory to accommodate another 900
PEOPLE There is, therefore, a possibil-
ity at some period in the future, OF a
denseness Of population in the United
States and South America, mot taking
into account the Dominion Of Canada"
Of over 5000 600. should this happen
the vision of William H Seward, Lin
coins famous Secretary OF State, would
be realized. Of the Pacific Ocean becom-
ing the great theater for the world.
Vnst Resources of south America.
The continent of South America con-
tains an untold wealth Of natural re-
sources which is calling every day for
capital to assist in its development"
II is only natural that the capital Of
the old world should have been Guilt
waited by the southern republics through
ihe granting of many concessions and
other trade liberties. because for twenty
years or more, there has been steady
inflow Of capital from Europe especially
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= while even the smaller republics have
not been neglected in this regard.
In Brazil the most important manu-
featuring industry is cotton weaving. In
twenty-five years ii has developed 20
such an extent that today all but the
very finest grades are being produced.
The amount Of capital invested amount
ed in 1911 TO $42 5T3 ,2SS. the number OF
spindles was over a million, and that Of
looms, 256.e76, producing a total Of u.s.
$4,000 yards of goods.
In that year, in the state Of Sac
Paulo alone, nine new factories were es-
tablished. There are important woolen
factories in Rio and other cities, and
the manufacture of silk is also being
encouraged. In all, Brazil has nsS16
factories.
The world depends almost entirely for
its supply of nitrstes upon Chile. One
sS the byproducts is iodine. which is
produced nowhere else but in that coun-
try.
These are but a few instances Of the
wonderful opportunities both in natural
and manufactured products that South
America affords
The converse is true so far as the
United States is concerned. 1t needs the
raw material Of South America, and It
can give back-=to that continent manu-
factured products that have been bought
in Europe and the supply Of which has
been stopped by the war.
Now the Psychological Moment.
Now is the psychological moment with
the Latin-American markets cut OF from
their usual major bases Of supply. Now.
or in the very near future, those markets
must seek new outlets for their raw and
manufactured materials, and the United
States, by reason of its contiguity and
its possession OF the requirements Of the
Southern countries in great abundance is
the logical supplier to which they will
\ turn. II 10 therefore incumbent upon the
business men of this country to respond !
TO the exigencies Of present-day condI- |
HONS. To establish increased banking and |
credit facilities, TO invest capital in enter |
, prises, to be fair and punctilious in pro-
noting the interests OF buyers and meet |
ing the tastes and habits Of the peopIes |
of Latin America, and above all, under |
standing thsm better and winning their |
respect and confidence. The more the |
people OF al Ihe Americas come TO know 1
one another, the fewer will be the mis-
conceptions and wrong viewpoints
Now Is the propitious time for greater |
getting together of all the republics Of |
the American continent, in reciprocaIly |
worthwhile markets, and 50 to founda-
tien trade and social relations that |
america for the Americans" will no
aonger be a merely theoretical idea or |
popular slogan, but an absolute actual |
ity, giving realisation to the hopes and |
aspirations Of many OF the worlds most |
far-seeing and hroad-horizoned men. who |
have viewed problems from divers |
angles and through many media
Pan-AmerieGn States AsseeIation.
The Pan-American States Association |
IN organized effort along lines which /
not been attempted by any other
sociatIon dealing with commercial mat
ers. The association has carried on for /
several years an active and efficient /
propaganda for conserving and Increasing /
commercial and social relations in all the
Americas
Through its commissioners In the prln'