Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-02
WORK OR PLAY, UNCLE SAM LEADS

. AHornIOn on the steamship EllnoT' HoS
advised the federal authorities. IL
tablished between PernaMbuco and
the United States. Such cooperation
between the American importer and
the Brazilian exporter should be OF
practical nature; for instance. oner-
ing to furnish fiber machinery gratis,
and Offering to purchase the fiber at
the regular market price: while the
land owners in Brazil promised to
furnish the labor and the material
and provide for the manufacture of
the fiber
The Brazilian opportunities have
peculiar appca! at this time, when the
American householder is obliged to pay
81 = pound for coffee which he has been
accustomed to get for 81 cents. A good
grade OF coffee has been raised, but
this has been neglected because of the
lack of regular transportation facfli-
trade which the United States now has
with northern Brasil grew out Of war
conditions which cut off supplies from
Germany and made it impossible Tor
Great Britain to supply many articles
which before were received regularly
through the English exporters. Amer
lean exporters have to reckon with
the fact that Great Britain will. after
short time. be able to turn it's atten-
ion to the rewinning of this trade:
intrenched. The American trade in
fiuence in Pernambuco consists of the
branches Of two American banks.
opportunities are very promising for
investment in Austria. SO the Ameri
can commissioner. Albert Halstead. at
Vienna, has notified the Commerce
Department While the reduction of
Austria to a small state of less than
100000 people and the ambition OF
the Czechoslovaks to make Prague
the financial and commercial center of
that part Of central Europe which was
formerly the Austrian empire will
seriously jeopardize the future Of
vienna, this would probably have but
a temporary effect, since Vienna is
by geographic location the natural
Europe.
After pointing out that other ma
tons. like the British. Italians and
French, have realized
Traffic on the bargain prices at
~. n which business prop
critics in Austria can
now be bought through the deprecia-
ton of the Austrian crown, Commits
sioner Halstead says that the Danube
traffic should be under the supervision
Of an American and through ship
ments made possible. TN all the cir
cumstances." he says. with the feel
ing Of sympathy and the confidence
in the United States, it seems regret
table that American financiers have
been SO apparently Indifferent, that
American exporters have been to such
a great degree unwilling to take
property or mortgages on the same as
security for the sales to Austrian
country. all Of which would have tend
ed to create commercial ties which.
when better times set in, would be
very rennunerative. Though many
valuable opportunities have been
taken up by the British. Italian and
French still others offer which would
seem to make 1t worth while for
financters to investigate in person"
In Spain an organization has been
founded to devote its activities to
the development of commercial re-
Four permanent expositions are to
be established for the products Of
American manufacturers who desire
to enlarge their trade in that market.
Intending buyers would be furnished
with all details concerning articles
.
and information would be available
regarding prices, discounts, methods
Of payment. transportation, freight
rates, customs charges etc. in order
that the Spanish buyers may be
placed in a position to purchase the
goods with the least possible diff
Guilty.
7I IS
Commercial Attache Chester L.
Jones. at Madrid. points out that this
society has no desire to
Spanish compete with the agent or
representative in Spain Of
oooAe'J' manufacturers of Ameri-
can goods. It's mission is. not to sell,
but to assist those who wish to enter
the Spanish market. The society has
four Offices in Spain, in the leading
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Madrid. Seville
and Bilbao.
Many American manufacturers and
exporters have established branch
houses in Barcelona and Madrid and
American manufactured goods are
being distributed in encouraging
quantities from these centers. Ameri-
can hardware is now dominant. This
marke. was largely neglected in pre-
war days by manufacturers Of auto
A.