The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-13
ARGENTINE TRADE IS
OURS FOR THE ASKING
Iurop~'. Hold on south America No
longer Effective Unless We Frit-
ur Away ChnnSSrs
MUST CATER TO CUSTOMERS
Sell Th~sn Nlat 1rry Want ~, Long
Crrfits nnd Invest irr'iy In
O. TlSAr Securities.

wAgHINGTON, April T., -
study Of market condition ana meth
uds in Argentina has convinced
mo that. SEQ far ms rhis particular
country is concerned. American
trade will continue for many ychrf
10 hold it~ own Robert ). barrett
commercial attiChc 10 tho uilrd
states embassy In l|u"nos Aires. de-
clarcd today ~ u report to the hu
roau OF foreign ana domestic com
merCc.
In answering the ''moat pertinent
question now In tho minds of husi
mesa men Of the United Ftni"s
whether this country can rothln tho
cnmmcrclnl prestige during the war
Mr. Barrett found numerous T"h
sons for optimism. Ito aIid firms i'm
the United Statos were coming 10
better understanding ut th"Ir
South American trade because they
wcrc studying iia needs IncrolHcd
credit facilities are being arranged
and closer relations achieved by the
establishment OF branch hOus0a IN
Latin America and buying offices In
the United Statcs
lie warned. however. that com
petitivs freight rates. trained men,
absolute honest In South American
securities were necessary 10 main.
tain the position which United States
goods now hold In the countries to
the south OF the equator
Exports WIN Increase.
while perhaps tho United States
percentage Of the total imports into
Argentina may not bo 30 large as
II has been In the past four years.
during which competition from
European countries was greatly hf-
fected by the war. the value of lts
exports 10 Argentina Will be larger
In the next few years than ever be-
fore" Mr. Barrett said.
III cannot be expected that the
United states will continue To sup
ply Argentina with the greater part
OF lts imports of cotton and woolen
goods. glassware. chinnware. drugs,
heavy chemicals, cardboard and Ger
tain raw mate rials. when normal
conditions are restored In Europe,
but, on the other hand, imports OF
such goods ~ iron and steel. lum-
her petroleum products. machinery.
furniture. boots and shoes. cement,
automobiles. office supplies and
apeoinltles, In which America had
a large part before the war and
which have boon reduced by war
conditions, Will be greatly Increased.
In passing. II may be noted that In
1917 the United States supplied Ar
gentina with goods valued at Sl33,-
2bi,sp (u, s, curroncy. or 30
per cent Of the total imports Its
nearest competitsr was tho United
Kingdom. whose exports TO tho Ar
gcntine were valued ut tS0,0SO, O,322,
Signs Of Improvement
There are several fundamental
reasons which are responsible for
this conclusion
American manufacturers and eN
porters are beginning tu know and
To meet the requirements OF the
Argentine buyer. Tho old system uf
trying to force goods which con.
formed to the demands OF tho mar.
ket In the United States upon the
people OF this country is passing,
and an intelligent effort IN being
made 10 supply the things which
meet the tastes and desires OF the
consuming public. Careful studies
OF tho markets have been made
within the past years. not only by