Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24

TO the outlAnds OF civilization traoe
IL following the nag. and the far
Travelled American
Advance Guard reputation for un-
rivaled achieve
AA~' ment. Across seas
where the United States nag mas
scarcely been seen in a half-century
! understandable and American-manneo
| merchant ships are now carrying
commerce, war-won from Germany
and peace-held and developed as
against other trade-rivalrous nations.
To nations which. from the. dawn OF
history have been invading the rich
est lands within their reach the
American overseas commerce is go
| ing on invitation and with assurance
of adequate profit.
while Congress is yet considering
in committee q comprehensive pro-
gram for the great American mer-
chant marine that will sail the seven
seas. the nucleus of that trade ar
mazda Is already carrying the flag.
and under it typical American car
goes into the outlands. to the far
thermost islands and laying new
trade routes along more ehcient ana
Independent lines to the old world
markets.
There is a new organization OF
trade scouts" set to work by the
United States Shipping Board. which
is supplementing and co-ordinating
services for the benefit Of American
business concerns. which have been
developed by the State end Commerce
Department.: The manufacturers and
exporters Of the United States are
the information collected for them
by the supercargoes of the shipping
board, who are now providing data
on Commercial opportunities in for
efgn ports. facilities for handling car
sells call and routine reports on stow
age. charters. bills of lading. ETC.
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These supercargoes are a select body
Of men recently organized by the
United States Ship
Suuercargoes ping Board and put
in Training. ,ntsn.,x x training
to At them for the duties they are
now performing on the ships under
control of the board. 1t Is an ex-
pectation which. from early reports.
seems to be well founded that the
merchant marine Of the future will
draw from this corps many Of the
broad -visioned executives who will be
called upon to handle big shipping
business and keep American COM
mefce to the forefront among the
ma tions Of the world.
Surely no sea-borne surplus from the
United States will be routed over the
seven seas with more Of romance and
pioneering spirit than those cargoes-
that section Of the world Of islands
is showing . predominant zeal for
trade exchange with this country.
Two large American cargo vessels
on the same day. and after discharg-
ing general carRoes from America
and loading local produce for the
return voyage. One of these is bring
ing full cargo from Soerabaya.
s s,nsI and Batavia for direct
canal This cargo consists Of crude
rubber. coffee. hides, tapioca, kapok,
tea and Guinine. T. is valued as sew
eral millions Of dollars and should be
Campbell at soerahaya reports
**
This Is especially noteworthy be-
cause during the fifteen-year period
from 1904 to the
Four q. =. Ships present only four
in Ten Years. called st that I nort
OF an aggregate net tonnage of about
$500 tons. Seven American ships. ag-
gregating more than $4,000 tons net.
called At Soerabaya for discharge and
loading Of new cargoes during the
first six months of this year-and
Soerabaya IL a port that few Amer
leans ever even heard Of Such q rec
ord indicates not only that the hope
OF American ships carrying American
globe Ia being already realized even
IN the distant waters of the Neither
lands East Indies, but shows also
that Americans have at last discov-
cred commercial Java. with whose
change Of products is resulting in
important benefits to both countries.
It is very significant that shipping
to and from Java has made rapid
read5ustments since the signing of
the armistice, resulting in important
changes in sailings to America.
Since the primitive forerunner of
commerce. those prfmeval days of
civilization when one nation took
from another by the simple process Of
invasion and force of arms whatever
the stronger wanted and the weaker
had. Denmark has been a promontory
on the map OF international barter
The Jutland CHmbri first struck ter
ror into the Romans by their incur
sion with the Teutons into the rich
provinces OF Gaul IN f13 b. G.. Led BY
the mysterious Odin the Goths broke
into Scandinavia. In 787 they began
their descentE upon the eastern coast
OF England. The outreaching of the
Danes and their progenitors is an old
story. -
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Copenhagen. the capital of this his
torically aggressive region. IL going
to be used to . consid-
Copenhagen cradle extent by Amer
49,. lean business interests
eA' as a distributing CEN
ter. so that the outlying regions may
be supplied without paying CONNER
cial toll to Germany. The importance
of Denmark's position as a market for
goods made in u. s. A." is emphasized
in q recent report by Consul Baylor L.
Agerton. at Copenhagen. It Is as
sumed that American manufacturers
and exporters will not again willingly
permit the distribution Of their goods
In Europe to fall into the hands of
the merchants in Hamburg and
Bremen. as was the case to a great
extent before the war. There IL q