Evening star., 1915-06-27
Former Senator Discusses
Methods of Securing Trade
of South America.
HAS NOT CHANGED VIEWS
OF FEDERAL OWNERSHIP
Fast Line of Steamers, However, for
Passengers and Freight Classed
as Pressing Need.

| "A fast line of mail steamers, equipped
also for carrying passengers and
! freight between New York. Rio de
| Janeiro, Montev;deo and Buenos Aires
! is one of the most pressing needs in
| the international trade situation be-
| tween this country and South America
at present.
! This was the declaration of former
Senator Theodore Burton of Ohio. who
arrived in Washington last night after
having toured the countries of South
America. being received by the vari-
Gus nations in most gorgeous manner
at every turn Senator Burton said he
had absolutely no change of heart on
! the proposal for government owner
ship of steamship lines to South Amer
ica, and that he is very glad to have
the record stand with his long fight
against that proposition.
However. he said last night, as he
said to the American Chamber of Com
merce at Rio de Janeiro, that he be-
lieyed a mail subvention, which would
insure fast communication between the
points mentioned. is absolutely neces-
sary in order to take the first step
toward getting South American busi-
ness" which has been so much dis
cussed by the bankers and commercial
European war unbalanced the business
world.
Speaks of Things Needed.
What is the one big thing necessary
to get business everywhere in South
America? Is it ships or credits?" the
senator was asked.
"A variety of things" was the reply.
Ships, credits and general changes in
business methods all combine to make
the situation hard to describe in a short
word two. Common-senSe methods
of getting line on what South Amer
leans want and how they want it sold
and shipped are very important"
Senator Burton showed an inclination
to dodge further interviewing by TAX
ing an automobile at the Union station
He said he would make an extended
statement as to his trip and the con-
clusions arising from it later.
The trip he made returning to this
country shows the need of a shipping
improvement of some sort. Seventeen
days on an English steamer the Verdi,
which sailed with lights screened to
hide it from "a possible enemy, gave
him an object lesson. Going to the first
South American port on United Fruit
Company steamer about the only
American line running down that way,
gave him another object lesson.
Was Handsomely Entertained.
The senator and his party were en-
tertained in wonderful style in every
capital The President of Chile gave p
dinner at Lima which has been de-
scribed as one of the greatest ever
given anywhere. Senator Burton ad-
dressed several South American SEN
ates, and. of course, was received by
the associations of Americans every
where He is said to be the first Amer
lean of national Importance who has
ever visited Paraguay, and The only
American Of Importance who has Wis
ited several other portions of the south
ern continent.
With him, arriving in Washington
last night were Robert Wilson. a well
known Washington correspondent tor
several Ohio papers, who accompanied
him on the entire trip: also Granville
Mooney of Ohio. Judge Otto Schoenick
Of the Nicaraguan claims coT1rpihsiOn
also was on the trip.