Evening star., 1919-03-23

| Uncle Sam is busy these days help
| ing those. who are helping themselves
49, = - to Americas
| Trade Development share Of
! Up to Business Men. Ths mar
| kets of the entire globe are waiting
for this country to take orders. deliver
the goods and collect payment. Faclh-
ties for these three important stages
of commerce must be provided. TINS
takes time, and those who are steering
the commerce of the United States to
the ports of the world are fearful that
| more precipitate and expeditions action
| of other ambitious nations may cut In
upon American prospects.
Help yourself" Mr. Exporter and Mr..
Manufacturer, and you will in turn be
, , helping labor and all the other inter-
ests Of this country which depend upon
business activity. Your Uncle Sam Is
helping you all he can. He has sent
into the foreign lands commodity ex-
perts, trade diplomats, investment
prospectors, commercial attaches and
resident commissioners. all of whom
are transmitting practical. authorita-
! tive advice as to the opportunities in
the several countries and for various
lines Of commodities. He is having
built the greatest merchant marine in
history-which will be all-American
/ from coal-heaver to commanding Off
cer-to deliver the American produced
and American-manufactu goods to
all parts on the seven seas. He Is IN
official council, in international con-
clave, and by cooperation with private
financial institutions, by action OF
Congress and by Treasury regulations.
by tariff commission and State Depart
ment work on commercial treaties,
making trading possible with nations
whose finances have been drained by
war conditions. -'
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Uncle Sam is pointing the way for
safe and sane, efficient. lasting trade
throughout the world.
po;ntiro with an economic de-
-, velopment Of imports to
TIC way. balance the enlarging
exports with the investment of Ameri-
can capital in the development of the
natural resources of other lands as
reserve supply to keep busy the war
stimulated Industrial machinery which
should afford employment to the re-
turning soldiers, and with American
financial institutions encouraged to es-
tablish branches throughout the world
SO that business may be more expedi-
tiously transacted and freed from the
dominance which Germany exercised
in the various countries through such
institutions before the world war.
For months running into years
Uncle Sam has been working along
these lines for the future of American
business--the time has come when
foreign commerce must "he1p them
selves" Some of the more progress
sive industries, manufacturers, ex-
porters and producers of raw ma
terials have grasped the opportunity
and are actively at work on these
three needed facilities - showing
goods, method of delivery. adjust
ment Of finances.
Now let's take swing around
through some countries with which
the business life of this country has
not been particularly familiar, and
see the opportunities that Uncle Sans
trade emissaries have found for Ameri-
can commerce when the proper facilities
have been arranged.
Algeria offers very inviting mar
ket when direct steamship communi-
cation is provided.
Openings in Algeria stands in need
OF an almost unlimit-
ASer1a' ed variety of goods to
fill existing requirements and to fur
ther it's development. which was ar
rested by the European war. Elab-
crate port improvements. many rail-
road extensions, replacement and in
crease Of rolling stock. general con-
struction and betterments. and agri-
cultural development will be salient
features of the postwar activities,
according to a survey made by Con-
sui Arthur C. Frost. -.
Apparently direct steamship connec
tions with the United States consti-
tute the only factor now lacking for
a marked growth in American trade
with this region. The question of
direct sailings at regular intervals
between the United States and the
north African coast has begun to re-
ceive serious consideration in Amer
ican maritime circles. and the release
Of tonnage from war purposes should
furnish an early realization of this
project.
In respect to return cargoes AL
geria offers unusual advantages to
the United States. OF special impor-
tance ts cork, a commodity which al
ready furnishes the greatest amount
of return tonnage to the United
capable Of much expansion. The clos
ing of the Russian and central Euro
pean markets has caused increased
interest in the American market. The
principal exporter to the United States
hasis an American concern which now
OF special interest in Algero-Ameri-
can relations was the visit in Septem-
ber-October, 1913, of an official mis-
sion from the United States bureau of
plant industry. Under the direction
Of the governor general the mission,
which was primarily concerned with
the problems of dry farming. made an
extensive tour through the three de-
partments of Algeria, and So are in
a position to advise regarding the
natural resources.
Morocco local manufacturers have
begun to turn out on small scale
light plows and motor
Morocco and tractors copied from
Sicily. Factories ,s'1@r for i ta11ow
candles and soap are springing up,
but are not expected to survive when
imports begin to come in with the
restoration Of normal shipping IA
ctlities. The principal imports from
the United States are: Flour. gasoline.
machinery and motor cars. The United
States has furnished most of the en-
gines and rails for the railways in