Evening star., 1915-06-01
From a stan Correspondent.

From Stan Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-The Latin
Americans OF the pan-American financial
conference tour. who arrived here today.
left the city of Baltimore with an entirely
new idea as to the magnitude Of the
Maryland export and import possibilities.
as Baltimore put the matter to the dele
gates in concise and object-lesson form.
Scarcely any one of the delegates realized
that Baltimore is 1869 miles closer to
the Panama canal than San Francisco
and that shipping would be facilitated for
many port in Latin America. even on
the Pacific coast. by using Baltimore as
starting point.
Valparaiso. Chile, one of the greatest
ports on the South American Pacific coast
IS 40 miles nearer to Baltimore than to
San Francisco. the delegates were in
formed. They took note of the Baltimore
husines mems Information that 1t is only
1908 miles by water route from Balti-
more TO the eastern entrance of the
Panama canal while it is 3.e77 from San
Francisco TO the western entrance
Sentiment for Ship Combine.
Baltimore manufacturers said. before
the delegation left at / O'Clock this morn
ing, that the sentiment for a great soy-
ernment-sanctioned shipping combination
Is heightened in that city because Of the
commanding position occupied by Chesa-
peake bay and Baltimore fIarbor 1t is
.orly 1870 miles from Baltimore to VAL
paraiso. for instance: while il is 5l4O
miles from San Francisco to the same
place.
Baltimore shows great interest in the
pan-American movement and just before
the outbreak Of the present war had
planned a Baltimore party to visit South
America In the interest of trade
Need Of Ships Marked.
Never was the need Of a strong
American merchant marine more clear
Iy seen, as far as object lessons 60
than on the harbor front of Baltimore
yesterday while the Latin American
guests of the nation were being shown
the city by boat trip.
In thirty miles not one deep sea steam
er nying the Stars and Stripes was
70 be seen: The closing speech by
secretary McAdoo, at the last day Of
vas recalled by several OF the dele
gates on the Baltimore water front
trip. and the generally expressed opin-
ION was that all signs pointed toward
great steamship corporation of some
KIND, pan American in its general
characteristlcs- Furthermore. the
steamship topic was touched upon
specially BY Assistant Secretary Peters
OF the Treasury at the dinner given the
delegates and members Of the party
hN MAYOR Preston last night in the
Hotel Belvedere
Countries Have Suffered.
Aii tine countries Of South and Cen
irai America have suffered greatly"
ar Peters said. since the beginning
ot the European war because of the
iseH OF adequate transportation faciI-
ities Tor their products, the exorbjtant
rates charged for such facilities as a re
H'ailable and the lack of capital here
'ofore supplied by Europe for the de-
rclopment of their industries
Now is the time for American manu-
fscturers and importers to begin 70 Ia =.
r foundation for permanent trade with
our sister American republics whose
representatives-our nations guests
are with us in your city Ii is of
course. Just as ratural for our ex-
porters TO be chiefly concerned in what
they can sell to Central and south
america as vice versa. but / am con-
spired by Secretary McAdoo, will re
suit in the establishment of closer
and stronger financial trade relation
between this country and the Latin
Americas. and that the obstacles which
have heretofore deprived us of help
ful share in trade to the south, despite
the uninterrupted growth Of our
friendly intercourse with South and
central America, will be completeiy
obliterated." 2 q