The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14
OUR TRANF
IN SOUTH AMERICA
This Urged In Speech Bv d..
fetay Of The Navy To Press
Meet in PhiIadeIoria
z Philadelphia Public Ledger

Philadelphia Public Ledger
demand for the develorn,....
trade with South America from l..
retary Of the Navy Josephus p.,,.-l.
the contention by ConsreSSna
Hampton Moore that legisla,.,, -
strlctions impeded such . d.v.l.,
ment and a vehement plea for r.b.
tary preparedness from J,l y
Hedges of New York were the
standing features of the a6sr...
made last night at the tenth arr,.l
banquet Of the Federation nf rr4
Press Associations at the BeN,,4.e
Stratford
The Secretary prefaced his remarks
! on booming trade relations with S.4tb
America with q brief survey of ma
military lessons that have been t....h.
| by the conflict now convulsin1 F.
| rope We may be assured th.t +ta
| nation quickest IN invention VII 1a.
| the one to rule the world" II. ~,
| I'VE have learned that not nlff ..3
money, but munitions. Will win [,-
| tory Will come to the nation WF, ~
| minister Of munitions has the I..r.,~r
vision and who can supply his .o4r-
| try with the most modern protErr-
| inventive skill
Referring to the fact that tn --
ted States now leads the world d ~
ports, for the first time in hiStorl Nr
Daniels emphasized the necessity f.r
America s grasping her oppcrt4f -v
| for acquiring and retaining the rr..t,.
Of all the South American courttrs.
I'VE never shall see the dav IL p
when home markets will suffice +
the products Of our factories tr.r
trade must be extended. we mur; ~eu
TO the whole world if America S ta
fulfill her destiny. One vital r,.S,n
for our failure to develop more tr..Ge
in South America lies in the fact trat
business men have neglected t. >tt3v
the needs of the people OF those c. .r-
tries. We have, in the past. attert oi
to sell them what we thousht tF,v
should have instead of first disc .v-
ering what they want and then ssu-
) plying it to them. You must Y ~
the tastes Of a nation before i
can sell it goods. Let us study HE
f fashions. yes even the foibles of me
! people in Brazil ard the other cnun-
) tries Of our continent It is the hgs-
t ness Of your trade Journals 10 ~
ploit this South American trade
5 The Federal reserve act which he
characterized as the greatest pioct =
f constructive Legislation passed ir he
3 last fifty years, Secretary Daniels r-
sisted would go far toward orrnj
q the door TO trade in South America
n He also dwelt upon the lack of shus
: and said it was the duty Of botl 80
+ South American nations and tfI'
t country to supply the ships needrd Is
@ esta abliSh the proposed increased trade
on a firm basis.
Touching upon the present l''f
national crisis the speaker averre'
that as Providence had supplied p i1n
n coin and a Mckinley in times # strrss
men who possessed the divine Qt" 2
Of patience. so, in the prpSent e
# stance. Woodrow Wilson had F"t
f given to the nation. a man Of the Sam
e fibre. Peals of applause greett,I 'f
f as he said in conclusion:
) Let Us pray that the national
O or Will be preserved with peace
V we all know that with frmncss H
age and Justice. American Ideals
q be preserved"
n While agreeing with the Sec.
IS with regard to the necessity for
d expansion in South America ~
rs greSSman Moore took friendly
n with him concerning the govoruH.'
re attitude toward trade. The Ett4
a hindrances to such deVelopmenf-
D present he said. lay in restrictive -
"a islation. and the appointment 81
q missions which tended 70 ketT Il
r ness in a turmoil.