The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-15
AMERICAS CHANCES.
FOR TRADE BETTER
South Americans Are Coming To
Better Understanding Of
United States Policy

mefce by special agents ana CONNER
eial attaches after investigation in
South America, the Orient, Africa and
Australia. Information of commercial
peculia rites and suggestions for meet
ing the wishes Of foreign purchaser
have heen prepared for the use Of
sAmeriran business men.
Robert s. Barrett, special agent OF
the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce. reported today on his study
Of the paper trade in South America
He visited every country of that con
tinent and listed the equipment and
reqnirements of $500 newspapers and
printing Offices He will undertake soon
4 trip through this country to confer
with paper manufacturers and export
crs on how they can enlarge theil
South American business.
Must Meet Conditions
& ItCompliance with South American
trade customs Is all that is necessary
70 make purchasers there permanent
customers of the United States Mr.
Barrett said. Everywhere l went
found the most cordial feeling tOwar'
this country and Americans. The,
realize down there that the Cnitet
States entered the war for altruisti'
reasons and OF an enormous sacrifice
Of men and treasure. Having fought
for democratic government themselves
they admire with all the fervor of the
Latin race a nation which abandoned
. for world freedom.
% ,"The Mexican policy Of the Unite"
States has removed whatever OF mis-
understanding may have existed re
harding North American ambition II
South America. Those who ASSERTED
the United States had territorial am
billions have been disarmed by ou1
withdrawal from Vera Cruz. Thos'
who were jealous of the prestige OF
the United States have been won Over
by the participation of South Amer
can diplomats in affairs affecting thi'
hemisphere.
t'The only thing standing in the wa!
Of increasing our export trade is un
familiarity with conditions in South
America which call for a handling Of
shipments that is different from Ou'
practises here
Paper Arrives Damaged
One such difference cited by Mr.
Barrett is in the packing of goods sen
TO the west coast of South America
Because of numerous transfers of ship
ments, and lighterage in the shallow
harbors, rolls Of paper must be protect
cd by wooden shocks. Paper not 81
protected is adequate for East Coas;
shipments.
The use of the metric system in
South America also imposes specia'
conditions on trade to insure conform
~ to sizes desired there. While Ameri
can publishers buy their fat paper or
the basis of 500 sheets weighing B
pounds the South American figures &C.
cording to the number of grams to thu
square meter.
Peculiarities of tariffs have to he con
sidered, large size paper, for instance
taking small duty in Uruguay while
smaller sizes pay heavy duty because
classed as writing paper, which is re
garded as a luxury. In Chile, papel
that contains fifteen percent or mor'
o. ground pulp enters free.
Esquire Special Styles
NThere are styles of paper desired il
South America which have to be mad
especially for that trade, and which
always heretofore have been supplied
by European makers. Chief of these
Is the so-called stamped paper, used
for legal documents, in which the gov
eminent has q monopoly for revenue
purposes. 1t is handmade and water
marked with the coat of arms of thu
republic where it is sold.
Modern equipment and rIert husinPs
methods were found 10y Mr.. Barrett il
q his Investigation of newspapers an"
printing Offices. In Burnos Aires alone
there are thirty-threo daily papers, o.
which eleven are printed III tOrelgI
languages, four in Italian, two each II
English, German and Syrian and on
In French Until three years ago, httl'
news was received from the United
States, but closer relations between the
two continents and the growth of the
Pan-A American idea have caused de
mand for American news which is beng
met by increased cable services. The
South American papers have more
serious tone than those of the Vnitc''
States. Creatures are n rarity and
the comic supplement unknown, bu'
novels of literary value are printed in
daily installments, so arranged III the
paper that they can be cut out and
preserved in book form.
Dispatches Posted Up
"a Cable dispatches received by somt
papers are posted on bulletin boards
( where they may he compared with the
dispatches as printed, to show thai
the news is genuine and was given the
public without "padding Scar"
heads virtually are unknown.
Magnificent buildings house many &"
the newspapers, decorated ~ m"r"I"