The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-12
GREAT OPPORTUNITY
o. Onitec states To Mn ara Aoia
Sosth American Traoe.


u L. estimated that he trade OF
South Amsrics With European ooun-
tries amounted 20 Z11-s775 CO.. .0os N
1914 In ths fiscal year isIz-is the
trade - south America rith this
country uas represented b. these nE-
ures Imports. s2iT.7s7. 01s. exports.
tfts.if7.ss3. total. s3s5.sss .o3i. Esr-
opee aggregate "a consldera by
sIeaier than four times ours
Ihcre are Inspiring evidences thai
ne present opportunity viii not o.
lost 20 redress I'M. unnatural state OF
tnlnEs. Not only are our own business
men, bankers. shipping men. export
-, manufacturers awake. but south
America D. alarmed ard il appeai....
% a. 90 come 90 her aid Her cfvf-
nzafiun l. serlou-iy rnsnae.5 bv ne
paralysis % European commerce. A
thousand things for which abe relies
on importation are suddenly withheld
from her 20 far a. her usual sources
Or supply are concerned. and she turns
70 ~ In her need
veys manufactured articles 10 81
south American people l. now A.
var. Great Britain. Germany ana
France. In the order named. were the
principal providers. Italian and Suan
lsh commerce. what there L. OF h. does
II a
,hlnery. textiles, products OF highly
developed manufacturing skil Fvsn
assuming that England speedily omen.
the way for her shipping her share of
me south American trade OF Europe
vas a scant ne-third. viz Es7Ilt.
vYv imports and G4t.3s7 900 exports.
or translated into our money. A to
tal OF about 1857 .505. 900.
here then Is a shortage. present ana
prospective OF. broadly Speaking a
thousand million dollars In the foreign
trade OF the South American continenf
VINO ls 10 have it, Who Is 20 send TO
these active and advancing republfcs
the means and appliances they need 10
Work out their destinies and 10 take
from them the articles OF food and the
raw material OF industry which they
pfoducet Who but ourselves2 And
would u not be worse than madness
, ,' our people 10 let such a chance
The approaches which the South
american diplomats are making 10 the
STATE department and the Pan-Amer-
lean Union have indeed been antici-
pated by action In shipping and e1.
port interests here. The newspapers
within day or two announced that
numerous houses were sending drum
mers' and samples TO South American
ports by the earliest steamers. Yes
terday the agents OF the important
Iamport & Holt line told OF the com
panys plans 20 run an efficient ser
Ice 20 the ports within their compass
as soon as the matter OF insurance
iSies could be settled. Bankers have
been discussing new systems OF credit
70 finance the new volume OF business
on all sides appreciation OF the crisis
promises an effective meeting OF. the
south American appeal. assuredly
with high mutual advantages
one project that gains an unex-
rected timeliness Is that OF the Navy
Impairment for running fast mail
passenger and express lines and es-
tablishing a freigh service from the
United States 10 South American
ports. especially via the Panama Ca
MAJ. As worked out in detail and en-
bodied in the bill now before the
House Representative, the plan Will
permit Of a beginning along this line
with small or no impairment OF naval
efficiency An experiment can be
made with five fast cruisers for mail
and express transportation and ten
auxiliary vessels OF the navy capable
OF carrying considerable ladinEs OF
freight
It Is proposed 10 carry on the service
largely with officers on the retired
list while extra men are 10 be enlisted
AZ the service develops vessels fully
adapted for II may be built or bought
END thus become a valuable auxiliary
fleet In time OF need Whatever the
Ultimate economic OF military defects
OF the scheme may he. ~ at least
meets a temporary need. Our great
lack In developing the new field that
Providence has opened 20 us IS the
scanuness OF available shipping. and
difficulty until private enterprise and
capital have time TO act