Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09

RQFcA1 Past biggest foreign cons
merce campaign in all
SVA4eIeAce. history. These columns
have told of the activities of Con-
gress, of the Federal Trade Commits
sion. of the War Trade Board, of the
Department of Commerce. the Tariff
Commission and other federal estao-
iishments to ASSIST the american
business man in going after export
trade intelligenlly and efficiently.
1ne Post Office Department has called
conference, starting TUESDAY next,
ior the exchange of views on The pro-
posed Improvement and expansion Of
the international parcel post.
The parcel post is expected to play
an important part in foreign com
merce curing the next few years, and
it is believed by government officials
and by exporters that the conference
in Washington this week can be very
beneficial Already a large number
of exporters have reported to the
second assistant postmaster general
that they intend to he present. The
bureau of foreign and domestic com
merce OF the United States Department
of Commerce is also formulating the
recommendations of still larger
number of exporters who Will be
unable to attend, but who are eager
to have certain reforms brought
about in the international parcel post.
The Pan-Ameriean Union, on ae-
count of probable heavy parcel post
business between the Latin American
countries and the United States. is
cooperating with the conference, and
the recommendations are to be
formulated and presented fer discus
sion at meeting arranged in the
Pan-American Union
The discussion is to be in the fol-
lowing order: "a Extension of the
parcel post to countries net now
included; t2) rates and conditions OF
shipment; go restrictions imposed
by foreign governments; and 90
la cking and miscellaneous questions
relating to parcel pest shipments.
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Another important activity to adj
vance American foreign trade has
been stimu-
Exhibits Sought for lated by the
Lyon Sample Fair. this country
of Emile Garden. official representa-
tive of the Lyon sample fair The
Importance Of this fair, which has
supplanted the famous Leipzig fair.
has previously been referred to in
these columns, Mr.. Garden has been
in conference here with government
officials and with industrial leaders.
AS result of these conferences spe-
secure sufficient exhibits from this
country SO that they may be housed
IL, one permanent building where they
can be shawn to muoh greater adj
vantage than in separate booths out
of doors.
With this in mind, Mr.. Garden has
established offices in New York, at Fl
Park Row. where he Ia receiving APP
niieations for space, arranging for
priorjties on the French railways, for
personal representation at the fair,
besides supplying any information
relative to the fair that is desired by
prospective exhibitors.
The Initiative displayed by a pFern-
inent organization of tanners can be
ton by other industries. This or
ganization has reserved fer its MEM
bers Ave booths at the fair and has
undertaken to care for all details
attach to the exhibits of its mem
hers, including the sending Of per-
sonal representative to the fair, The
result is that at least twenty-five Of
the most prominent tanning com
panies In the country will have ex-
hibfts at Lyon under the auspiees of
the association.
The need for financial Institutions
in the United States to establish
branches in the trade markets of the
world. and especially in South Amer
iea, as stimulus to business. has also
been emphasized in these columns. It
was through such banking facilities
that Germany built up her pre-
dominant commerce with South Amer
lea before the war Those who are
provident In guiding the future of
aged by the way In which the aaan-
cial institutions are cooperating in
fostering foreign commerce. An ex-
ample Of this is found in the aneaing
or new foreign trade department by
the Corn Exchange National Rank of
Philadelphia. This has been placed
Chandler. who wes for ten years in
the United States consular service
and more recently was special agent
OF the bureau Of foreign and domestic
The aim of this foreign trade de-
Partmeht 10 to promote foreign trade
by securing the maximum returns
from export business to all foreign
fields. and likewise to promote the i'm
port business Of Philadelphia.
Il \
AS the factories of the United States
are readjusting themselves from a
wartime production to.
Wide Sweep a peaee-time produc-
.sr1 tien, word Is coming
through official chan
nels of the demand for American goods
in other countries, and American in
dustry is preparing to ship wide
variety Of commodities to practically
every country on the face of the globe.
To show the sweep of commerce that
impatiently awaits the United States
a few examples will be given:
Cuba-This island, with an area
larger than Pennsylvania and q popu-
lation of 100000, furnishes a valua-
BILE market for many classes of mer-
chandise. The stores show practically
the same variety Of goods as in the
United States, but thase goods are all
imported into Cuba. Consul General H.