The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-06-26

that Mr.. Wilson would see to 1t that
because OF the reading test, the meas
ure would not be allowed to become q
law Opinion in Washington, how
ever. seems to have changed recently
and now the understanding is that
Mr.. Wilson will put his name to the
bill il 1t gets to him.
The southern Democratic represen.
tatives have little or nothing to fear
from the votes which they cast to
help make the immigration bill into
law with the reading test incorpor-
ated. 1t is different story and an
essentially different one with those
VINO come from the large cities. Demo
Gratis or New York, Chicago St Louis
and other big cities do not like the
Dill and while most of them voted
against 1t in the house it is said that
lhey Tear the recoil effects of the leg
isiatlon because it was pxoposed, was
put through the house and may be put
through the senate by Democratic ma
)orities. The signature necessary to
make the bill into law would be that
" DcIHocTallc president.
Trade With Latin-America.
Inc first vessel on commerce bent
has Passed through the Panama canal.
John Barrett, director general of the
Pan-American union, wants the United
states to understand the great op-
portunitles which are before it for
increased trade when the canal be-
comes, as it will shortly, an active
highway of commerce between the
TWO great oceans. Mr.. Barrett per-
maps Is the last American authority
on all matters pertaining to the trade
and development of the countries on
this continent which lie to the south
of the United States.
Mr.. Barrett has had something to
say TO your correspondent about the
increased trade opportunities which
Will come to all western America as
the result OF the opening of the water
way.
Reaching directly south from a line
drawn from San Diego, CAL. to Key
West, Fla" said he, ARE 20 countries
covering an area Of 100000 square
miles! This is three times the con-
nected area of the United States.
Their population is, approximately.
i0,000,0O This is seven-tenths of the
population of the United States. and
1t Is destined to increase even more
rapidly In the future through imnigra.
tIoh and general development than is
lne population of this country. These
~ countries last year conducted a for.
elgn trade-that is, bought and sold
win the rest Of the world-yalued at
the extraordinary figure of $4,000 ,OOO,.
o0o. This total is all the more impress
siVe when we bear in mind that it rep
resents the remarkable increase of ST..
600 100000 In the last ten years.
Should Grow Even More RAPIDLY.
lnasmuch as commerce Is the life
Oh nations, these 20 sister republics OF
Central and South America can GER |
[alnly be called 1usty and full-blooded.' |
II they can carry on trade of $780, |
D00,0OO per annum before the Panama |
canal is completed, and before the |
world generally has awakened to their
enormous potentialities and possibil-
lies, is 1t not reasonable to estimate
hat 1t will grow to $4,000, 900, 900 with |
N ten, or at the outside, fifteen years
after the canal is completed and the |
great eastern and western routes OF |
commerce are swung around to north
ana south lines, as now seems newt.
able? Surely prizes OF commerce es
lmated at such figures as these are
worthy of the most earnest and per
'1stent efforts of the business interests
If America.
There Is great deal of nonsense
md ouncombe about Latin-Americane
lot caring to trade with the business
men OF the United States. do not
NOW OF single American exporter or
importer who Is not just as ready to
)uy from, or sell to, an American
manufacturer or merchant as he ia tn
'uy from or sell to manufacturer or
Merchant of Europe, provided the
american can offer him the same
oVahtages as the man from Eu.
ope. There is, occasionally, anti.
United States talk in some Latin.
american newspapers, and there are
ow and then anti-American out.
ursts of political agitators, but the
ank and file of the business men of
attn America are not affected by
hese incidents.
Not MonopolIzed by Europe.
Before this / have spoken of the
reat world trade of Latin-America
aturally, the next question to be an
wered is; What is the share of the
nited States in Pan-American com.
erce? In answering this question I
esire to dispose of several bogies and
allacies which are too often pro-
aimed by uniformed writer's and
peakers. 1t is not true that the United
tates has small trade with Latin.
merica. 1t is not true that the United
-ates is being distanced by European
in that field. 1t is not true
at European exporters, manufactur.
s and importers are monopolizing
atm American markets to The disad-