The sun., 1919-06-09
NEW TRADE EPOCH
IN PAN-AMERICA
Conference Just Closed at Cap
ital Makes Strides Toward
Understanding.
GREAT PROJECTS AT HAND
New, Steamship Routes Ex.
pectcd to Expand Commerce
Between Continents.

The sux.
WASHINGTON, June THE Second
Pan-American Commercial Conference
which opened here last Monday marked
Barrett of the Pan American Union at
mercial relations, according to a state
ment made by Director-General John
Barrett of the Pan-American Union at
the closing session Of the Congress on
Friday
Its one great outstanding character
istlc," said Mr.. Barrett. has been the
expression of the Pan-American or all
American idea and viewpoint, in which
the interests of Latin America, Just as
much as those of the United States have
been frankly considered and discussed
by the most eminent and skilled. author
tiles of both North and South America"
On Tuesday, the second day of the
convention, a discussion of trade con-
ditions in Latin American countries. with
addresses by Secretary Redfield and Am
bassador Tudela of Peru. was the out
standing feature of the days session
New Steamship Routes.
Secretary Redheld informed the Con-
gress he had suggested to the Shipping
Board the establishment of two new
steamship routes to South America, one
touching northern ports and the other
southern ports Of the continent. The
Commerce Secretary told the Latin
American representatives that unless the
United States took steps to serve them
their countries would fail; unless they
served the United States this country
would fail, and unless both served the
world both would fail.
Much of the discussion of the day was
devoted to Brazil.
In the session of the following day
Chairman Edward n. Hurley Of the
United States Shipping Board aroused
enthusiasm by making the announce
ment that included in the feet which
would ply between North and South
America would be three of the large
German ships which were seized In
the United States.
A fast passenger and mail service
would be established. he said, about
November /. and 1t was his intention to
send on the first ship, the Mount Vernon,
formerly the Kronprinzessin. Cecile, a
delegation of Government officials and
American business men with the object
Of promoting a closer relationship.
Combining imports and exports" said
Mr.. Hurley. lone finds that the total
value of the trade between the United
$500, o00,0 in 1914 to $3.50, 100000 in
1918 This vast growth OF nearly
$1,000, o0o,000 in only four years puts the
United States not merely at the head
but made its Latin American trade
greater than the Latin American trade
Of all the rest of the world put together
For Air Mail Service.
Otto Praeger, Assistant Postmaster
General, in charge of the airplane mail
service, told the delegates to the con-
ference that the Post Office Department
was prepared to start the operation oil
an air. mail service extending from Bes-
ton 10 the Panama Canal within one
year after Congress granted an appro'
priation necessary for the construction
and operation of a feet of seaplaneS
which would cover the last leg of such q
flight from Tampa. Fla.
Mr. Praeger said that such pro
Kramme was entirely feasible, and hi
referred to the fight of the NC-4 across
the Atlantic to Plymouth as a practica
demonstration OF what could be accom-
plished.
Thursday June 5, proved for mos
OF the delegates one of the most inter
osting days of the congress. Frank a
VANDERBILT until a few days ago presi
dent of the National City Bank, stated
that Europe is on the verge OF in
dustrial collapse although he believes
that the catastrophe can be aVertec
by the assistance which the United
States and the other American republic'
can give. He declared that there shoulC
be a group of nations, including all thu
Pan-American countries, some OF TIT
neutrals of Europe and possibly Eng
land, which would lend not money bu
materials. equipment and food neces
ssry 10 get the industries Of Europ
on their feet again.
Schwab Praises south Americans
Charles NJ. Schwab. president of III
Bethlehem Steel Company, in happ.
address told of his pleasant bushes
experiences with the South American
countries and declared that he and hi
company had so much confidence in tn
honorable intentions and treatment o
American capital in Latin America tina
he was risking his all upon the basi
Of securing the raw supplies of ore an
other materials from South America.
81 have never" said Mr.. Schwai
had any but the pleasantest, the mos
straightforward and the happiest out
come to all the business ] have eve
done in South America and i am no
afraid to risk anything that may de
velop in that line in the future"
II am primarily a manufacturer @
steel" continued Mr.. Schwab. II hav
recently, as many of you know, opene
at very great expense in Chile tn
largest docks and shipping facilities
South America. / have now under con
struction and under way just started
since the war Is over. twenty of tn
largest cargo ships that have ever bee
built, and which are to carry 1000
tons OF iron ore in each cargo. Thes
ships will ply between the west coas
81 youth America and the Eastern port
Of the United States"
Senior Don Augusta Villaneuya {
Santiago, president of the Bank OF Chill
told OF the experience of Chile in RI
gard to the purpose of that country {
diminishing or alternating, partially o
least. the very serious inconvenience
pertaining to inconvertible paper cui
rency, which in Chile has been of sue
nature as to substantially disturb III
normal development of business Il
many years"
The afternoon session was devoted
the discussion of engineering aids
commerce and was attended by mar
prominent engineers, among them Perc
val Farquhar Of New York. II. c. Parn
elee OF New York, who presided Charl
Whiting Baker. consulting engineer;
L. Havens, editor International Eng
neering; Major George A. Soper OF Ne
York representing the Sanitary Corps
the Surgeon-Generars office. and c. '
Sutton Of New York.
Senior Don Juan Il. Rojo. councillor
the Mexican Embassy and Charge d'A
flares, speaking at the afternoon seasit