Evening journal., 1915-10-19
AMERICAN SHIPS FOR SERVICE
IN LATIN AMERICAN TRADE is
NATIONS GREAT NEED TODAY

Steamships flying the American
dag are the greatest need of the
United States today in order to take
advantage of the opportunities in
satin-America presented by the Euro
pean War" said Hon. John Barrett, Of
Washington. director general of
The Pan-American Union at the lunch
con of the Chamber of Commerce in
he Hotel DUPONT today.
In introducing Mr.. Baret, who is a
lriend of United States Senator Henry
4. dupont, the senator said;
"Mr. President, Gentlemen Of the
Membership Council of the Chamber Of
Commerce, and Friends: Being called
Upon TO preside over this meeting, let
ne express, in the first place. my thanks
md my lively appreciation of the honor
conferred, and next, permit me to sig.
nifty my pleasure in meeting here today
80 many representative citizens Of vii.
mington who belong to the Chamber OF
Commerce, an organization which. with
marked energy, good Judgment and good
will has done so much to pro- tote the
business interests Of the city and of om
State.
my friends, the pleasing duty now
devolves upon me to introduce to you
the speaker of this occasion, who has
directed with signal success for many
years the affairs of the Pan-American
Union, and who is without contradic-
ton by far the best qualified person
In this country to discuss our COM
mercial relations with the Republics
, Of Central and South America.
His ability, tact, keen power of
perception and breadth of mind, as
we'll as his previous career in the
diplomatic service of the United
States, entitle his views to every con-
jideration.
Il present to you the Honorable
Iohn Barrett. of Washington, direc-
.or Of the Pan-American Union"
In his address, Mr.. Barrett
destroyed several "boogies." One
Of these was that the United
States was negligent in going attei
srade in Latin-America, saying thaf
1850 100000 worth of goods were
bought and sold in Latin-America II
1918 as compared with s640, ,000,00I
bought and sold by the countries D
Europe.
He said the Latin-American coun.
tries we're not torn by revolutions as
generally supposed. He stated that
the Latin-Americans do not hate
United States. He said the matter
Of credits would not be bar to Latin.
American trade. He thought thu
Sherman act should be so amended
as to permit a combination of bust
ness interests to do business II
foreign countries. He said:
This country is at the most criti
cal period Of its history. It's future
will be determined by its actions viii
its sister American republics. Th'
outcome of the great world war is
going to be determined by the atti
tude Of Latin-America to the United
States.
Whatever way the war results
the United States is not going to b.
loved by winner or loser. The groul
of countries that win will say the.
won in spite of the United States
and the group of countries that los
will say they did so because Of tn
United States.
"The press of the allies and {
Germany and Austria contains crit
cism of the United States and thi
criticism is growing instead of les
sening as the war advances.
when the war is over there
danger of the United States bein
an isolated nation; danger that Pan
America may extend its sympathie
with foreign countries in which cas-
all our preparedness for war woul
be in vain. II. however. we hav
the enormous resources of the Par
"a
withstand the entire world. Latin
America is, however, with us no.
and the European war has develoI
ed and extended the harmony an
sympathy of all the western ma
tions with the United States. LatiT
America realizes that il Unite
States falls it will be their turn mex
The Monroe Doctrine has bee
strengthened by the European war.
Mr.. Barrett discussed the Mexica
situation at length. saying that th
Mexicans did not hate us as was ger
orally supposed. He thought that no
that Mexico had re-entered the fan
ily of nations, the United STATE
would soon find great trade adval
tages which they should take adval
tage Of He stated that the best wa
for manufacturers TO become a.
quainted with the field was to ser
men to Mexico and the other coul
tries below. He said that Great Br
tain and Germany had agents now
these countries and as soon as Il
European war was over they wou
be ready to resume trade relations.
Mr.. Barrett said he refused 30 T
l. -. L Of Il
iers, but accepted Josiah Marveps IN