The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-28
AID TO COMMENCE
President Wilson Hopes to
widen Field Of Enterprise.
Administration Favors Policy.
for Trade Expansion.


Secretaries Bryan and Redffeld to the
national foreign trade convention. in
session here, that the administration
earnestly desires to increase American
foreign commerce and to widen the
field Of American enterprise through
with the business men OF
the country. was being discussed with
keen interest today by delegates to the
convention. As prime essentials in this
movement. Secretary. Bryan. Senator
Burton of Ohio and other prominent
speakers advocated q spirit OF peace
and good win toward all foreign ma
tons and a policy Of honest business
dealing
The administrations announced policy
Of heartily supporting the ''get-togeth-
err movement for the future expansion
OF American commerce in foreign fields
while doubtless already known
by the delegates, nevertheless was
highly gratifying to them. Secretaries
Bryan and Redfield not only gave 49,
surances that President Wilson was de-
sirous Of aiding in the development OF
the country's commerce abroad and at
home. but that the departments over
which they presided-the departments
Of state and commerce-would lend
every legitimate assistance to the move
ment. Members OF the convention ex-
pressed the opinion today that these
assurances would give increased Inn
petus to the movement.
After telling the delegates Of Presi-
dent Wilson's desires for those policies
which will promote our industry at
home as we'll as abroad Secretary
Bryan reviewed in great detail the prin-
cipal steps that had been taken by the
administration. which in his opinion.
tend directly and necessarily to pro-
the secretary referred to the tariff. the
currency act and adoption of a peace
policy.
I'm the reduction Of the tariff" he
said. lit has increased exchanges. The
last speech made by President McKin-
ley before his unfortunate and tragic
death expressed the idea that has now
become a nations conviction, and that
| Isl that II we are to sell abroad, we
must buy from people beyond our own
borders. And so anything that tends to
/ unite nations more closely in the COM
| mercial bonds. must necessarily help
| those interested in foreign trade"
Secretary Bryan expressed tho con-
yiction that the new currency law
| would do more to promote trade in for
eign lands than any other thing that
mas been done in American history.
The making Of friends for Americans
in foreign countries, was another step
1
courage Americas foreign trade. ac-
| cording to Secretary Bryan In this
| connection he referred to President
Wilson'S speech at Mobile, Ala, last
fall. to the effect that the United States
would never take another foot Of land
by conquest. saying that It had done
more to encourage American. commerce.
than any speech ever delivered before.
By that speech, he said, the president
! opened the doors of all the weaker ma
lions to the invasion Of American cap
ital and enterprise. Secretary Bryan
asserted that the great fear Of the
| weaker nations with which the United
States seeks to establish trade is that
an army will follow business enter
prises
Another step in the movement. the
secretary said. was that the admins
tration IL trying to unite the world in
bonds of universal peace. He declared
| that when the United States invites
| foreign nations to adopt arbitration
treaties. 'it does more for our nations
commerce abroad than IL can do In any
| other way"
Secretary Redfield epitomized the op-
portunfty before this country. IF there
| IL one thing European manufacturers
dread as regards the future Of their
own business" he declared, "ft is that
America shall awake to her privilege
| and her power. If anything was wanted
| to give us confidence in our power. IL In
! what we have done in export trade in
| the past year and are now doinR at a
| time when the buying power Of Europe
Is less because of much depression and
her competing power Is great because