The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-11
WILL STIMULATE OUR RELATIONS
 WITH RUMANIA

To assist American business in terests in the development of import ant opportunities in connection with the reconstruction of Roumanian in GGstrial and commercial life the AmericanRouma Chamber of Commerce has been formed with headquarters at the Woolworth Building, New York city.
 This new organization will have for its purpose, the stimulating and fos- tering of direct commercial and friendly relationships between Rou- mania ana the United States and it's work will be carried on under the direct supervision of a special Ad- ministrative Committee made up of prominent American business inter- ests which have already operated in the Roumanian field, together win official representatives of the Rou- manian Government now in the United States
 Prior to the war, Roumania held the most important industrial and commercial position in South Eastern Europe on account of the import ance of her agricultural and petro- leum industries. With a population of 7,5OO,OOO the total foreign trade of Roumania surpassed that of Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia com bined. As a result of the war, Rou~ mania will greatly increase her ter ritory and population and the en- larged Roumania, made up of a pop ulation of the same nationality will have, at least, 15,0OO,OOO inhabitants with an increased territory and in creased natural resources.
 Before the war, with the eXcep- ton of a share in the developme ent of Roumanian oil production. the United States had little participation In the Roumanian \larket for Ger many fully realized the importance of everything in its power 60 main tain an economic control of ROu- manian developments. Primarily an agricultural country, with the ex- ctption of her petroleum industry, 1 Roumania was dependent upon other | countries for the importation of manufactured articles, including gen. eral merchandise and machine | equipment. Germany and Austria, combined, furnished ROumania with about 59 per cent of her total i'm | portationS.
 Today, Roumania Is looking for
 assistance in the rehabilitation of he, l COulIIlNICldl anu lllduSll Adl me, fAAA'
 Roumania desires to prevent, as fal
 as possible. any resumption of Ger
 man dominatio and therefore, look!
 to American business interests fo
 assistance and aid, mutually eener
 cial for the development of her in
 dustrial and commercial orgaaiza' 1 tion The United States on account | of the opening of the Dardenelle:
 has direct water transportation tt
 Roumania to the port of Constanzs | on the Black Sea. and is in posi- | ton to meet the requirements of the | Roumanian market in the form ot general merchandise, textiles, boots
 and shoes, railroad supplies anC
 machine equipment and to invest il
 the reorganization of Roumanian in
 dustrial production.
 American manufa cturers must SC | cure additional outlets for their man l ufactured production and the grea l powers of Western Europe will of ne
 cessity be forced to adopt polio! ! limiting the amount of importations
 but Roumania desires to secure l everything which we can furnisf | her.
 Recent advices indicate that tn
 Roumanian oil production is return 1 ing to normal and there will be ar
 opportunity, therefore. to develop ;
 medium of exchange for financing
 the purchase of American goods. | The American Roumanian Cham | Der of Commerce will co-operatt
 with the representatives of thu
 Roumanian government, will open al | rect connections with Roumaniar
 business interests in Bucharest ant \ Constanza and will do everything tC