Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-17
BUSINESS INTERESTS OF UNITED
STATES MAKING EFFORT TO
DEVELOP TRADE.
SEEK MEANS TO HOLD 1T
AFTER CLOSE OF WAR
Easy Matter to Get Business at Pres
ent, When Europe Is Out Of Selling
Markets-Severai Parties Of Amer.
lean Business Men to Visit South
American Countries.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, Sept. 17.-Development
of trade and commerce with South
America and Central America, which
has been the theme of so much dis
cussion since the European war be-
gun, is showing many signs of an en-
couraging sort. 1t begins to look as
ii the relations of this country with
Latin America would be so strength
ened by the time the European war
ends that business houses OF the
United States would stand some chance
OF successful competition with foreign
houses.
Government officials who take a
broad view of the subject perceive
that it is less important to work up
trade now, when Latin America is shut
off from much of Europe, than to lay
the foundations for trading in compe
ution with the world after the war is
over. This is no easy matter, espec-
tally when it is considered that Japan
Is reaching out for Latin American
trade and as soon as peace comes.
England, France, Germany and Italy
will pursue trade hungrily in the South
and Central American regions.
In addition to the work being en-
gineered by Secretary McAdoo. the
agents of the department of commerce
are b"stirring themselves. The Pan
American Union is also busy.
Private Houses Busy.
Moreover. many private houses are
giving more intelligent and persistent
attention to Latin American business
than ever before. A few great Ameri-
! can banking houses are turning their
eyes to the Latin American field. The
big Chicago packing houses have for
some time had.a strong hold in South
A ,erica
Were the Mexican troubles composed
and trade and commerce put on stable
basis there, 1t would go far to help en-
nance the trade between this country
a. Latin America. But when stability
will come. none can conjecture.
The Pan-American Union is doing
what 1t can. to promote excursions of
business men to South America. No
less than five parties Of American
manufacturers and exporters are ex-
D, .ted to go to South America in the
next few months. Two will go to the
western coast of the continent. Three
will go to the eastern coast.
Organized Effort Needed.
Such excursions, it is pointed out by
Latin American representatives here,
are desirable. They tend to give bet
ter understanding of Latin American
countries. But they can not be ex-
rected 10 accomplish the big task OF
putting close relations between this
country and Latin America on a stable
basis. What is needed is organization,
sending of responsible representatives
| to Latin America who will learn the
| nguage and settle down, credit sys-
| tern has to be established and. in short,
there must be such a conduct OF busl-
ness as will harmonic more fully with
the notions Of the Latin Americans
whose business ways are not the ways
of the United States.
The administration next winter, IN
urging the establishment of govern
ment-owned merchant marine. will lay
special stress on the need for develop
ling Latin American business and put
ting that business on such foundation
i that IL viii stand the c.-otn OF com.
petition, once that competition is on II
full force after the European war. i
is the belief in administration quarter:
that the growing appreciation of the
IL tin American field of trade is goint
to help materially in the passage of it:
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