New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-29
Steamship Men Tell Why
u. s. Must Help in
South America.
EXCHANGE FACILITIES
SHOULD BE PROVIDED
American Merchants Are Show.
ing Great EagerneSs to En-
brace Present Opportunity.

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Trade, written hy Leopold Graham"
Tor Yesterdays Tribune. Joseph j.
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Lloyd bra@Ieiro steamship company
took exception 20 some of Mr.
C,.1.ue'. ...to,-.rts I'm tho otber
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Purchasing department of the United
Frut Comuan, freely ludor.ed tue az.
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commenting on tine views expressed,
Air. SchIec.a saws. OF, is possible en-
....I.
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mcni lH Mr. Giahame's article. refer
ring to the fact that. while present ab .
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$40" 81" '""'' A'N''''" '' '"'p"S''o'''
bat Nh. Grahame should have con
GUIDED there
THE present .utcrruption Of oceaa
traffic TO South America is am eFcc,
primarily. OF rade stagnauon' and only
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Ample shipping HNalIaple'
These vessels are now moving 81
guG.O00 worth of coffee and >l.oOOOOo
worth OF rubber from br'zI 10 Ne"
York. and are prepared 90 carry similar
tonnage iu the other direction. These
facts are cited 10 show that transporta-
tiCn for any cargo that Oilers Is not
lacking. There are scores 81 neutral
vessel, boo American waters offering Ter
charter.
"lu regard 10 the disparity OF trans
I,idu9n IacIHties Del"ee" ->oI ln anu
south American ports as against tnossee
from Europe 90 south America u
should be considered thai tnere ire
return cargoes to Europe and not al
ways 20 the United States. Also. there
D.. yeIriy movement oI oOO''VV steer
.Ce passengers between Europe ana
SCUM America "u''' '"e
,,nFer travel between the United
States and South America does not
amount annually 20 more than $4,000.
There can never be traihc such 'S
exists between Europe and south Amer
ila. The trend Of immigration ls east
and west. not nofih ara SCUM ID. ~. ~. 'e
passenger traitc iS what haN's ODD -"
ard eighteen knot steamers Po'S'oi
The United states government may ~
willing 20 provide eighteen hnot Nessei
10 carry mails and passengers 10 Houlh
America. bat private enterprise ca"
never DO IL.
There are nine ocean tfansporiatlo"
companies carrying freight from NO"
York 20 the east cods' OF 9ou'" IN, nn'y,
ga pui ing 80 .oace has exceeded
aIlf rlII, 40 rer cent.
." '.-, ~ '''''.. 20 nj the whole is.u.
.....l - 80 an American merchant
''''
I'aI.i'' -. ,o,rle have allow Cd
ne 90 ,hc ,volfaro Of III.
con-. ,,J,strv and the American
90 80 o,,,,reiyb considerations for
tho dcveIopmcnt Of merchant marine
'he ut. elupi"' III. Tor inc development
o. w. f1-ej,,n commerce and domestic
-
IN l.nor. uuions will not allow Us
,' mn in the omen markets
20 - ,,o,Id and the shipbuld-
VI ~, -, saom strong enough IN
.e.,hed O., preyent a policy of buying
nj, huildinc our ships where this can DC
"' O".'''-. Laa,l,.
"' .V-!.t ,,,,.rd to credit conditions.
''.,,,.;,,c7.d that before action W. n
on 80 INJECT exchange between New
LoIH '' - Nth branches In this
....ii 40 eliminated the London
wy ~, and ,yiu be discounting bills
'Eo"".,.iV ',' IN both directions n
American dollars and not M sterling
~. poLs,oi,.. Views
VT E'N9'''"
iu ar intervle," S .,,i,. 10 a '' III
sentative Of The Houhe HI. ~
stein SAID that me- cohsldeIeu ~
Grahame's article q clear concise s'sl@-
ment Of 'he situation to-da{' N
business that could be offered al Ih ,
nresent time. he said. could De hahui"i