The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
SOUTH AMERICA
SEEKS BUSINESS
Almost Every Nation Has
Representatives Here,
Says Holland.

Almost every one OF the South
American nations Is now represent
ed In this country either officially or
by their leaders In industry and
finance.
They have como to the United
States for the purpose OF charging
international trade. and It is sus-
pected with q view OF transferring
to the United States much of the
trade which the South American
countries had before the midsummer
Of 1914 with Germany. Great Brit
ain and France.
Chilli has gone so far as to cause
a commission of three of its ablest
statesmen to be sent to the United
States. This commission is now in
New York.
II has come not only for the pur-
pose of assuring our own people of
the friendly interest which Chilli
now feels towards this country
but also. and perhaps chiefly. for
the purpose of establishing i'm
portant commercial relations with
the United states
Need Commodities-
So also Peru has been. until within
a few DAYS, represented here. having
sent n commercial delegate for the
purpose of buying agricultural imple-
ments and machinery. Peru stands in
great need of these commodities.
Bo!ivia's official representative Is
Jose Manuel Gutierrez. He recently
arrived in New York to serve as Con-
sui General from Bolivia to the
United States.
Argentina has been represented here
and today there are in the United
States a number of leaders in in
du~try and commerce and finance OF
Argentina. who are visiting the
United States with intent to secure
2 very large international trade
suddenly and almost entirely be-
cause of the European war the in
dustrial leaders ard the statesmen of
South America have turned their at
tention 10 the United States. hoping
that there may be established such
International trade and financial re-
Iati0nS as will ultimately make the
commerce between this country and
South America perhaps as large as
any commerce maintained by this
country with any other nation.
Already it is observed that our
international commerce with Can
ada has increased enormously. Re-
Gently the suggestion has been
made that in the course of time the
J-nitcd States and Canada will be-
cuuc one nation. That. however. Isl
almost incCnceivablc from the po-
IiticaI point of view.
But in view OF the magnitude OF
the commercial and financial rela-
tions which are now established be-
tween this country and Canada, IT is
not unlikely that there may come
a day when tn" relations which
characterize thcs" two nations will
boone so large and so close as to
make OF the two substantially one
nation although there will be no
change in sovereignty.
The Two Hemisphercs.
" our International trade with
South America is increased as there
seems now strong probability that
IL will be. then in all probability
the time is not far distant when the
international trade which CharaC-
terizes the nations OF the American
hemisphere will stand chief in the
trade between countries Of all the
world.
Some time in June an informal Pan
American commercial conference is 20
be held in Washington. The results
following that conference may lead to
the establishment of very important
commercial and trade Developments.
In fact that is the opinion of Director
General John Barrett. Of the Pan
American Union.
When Change Began.
When the war with Germany put an
almost complete embargo upon trade
between the South American nations
and the countries of Europe with
which these nations were. before the
war. chiefly engaged in international
traffic. il was imperative that atten-
tion should he turned to the United
States.
There began almost Immediately ap-
prOaChes to the American markets for
commodities of all kinds. and espe-
ciaIIy those which were formerly pur-
chased in England. Germany and
France.
This trade increased until within
three years it was found to have al
most doubled i'm the aggregate. al
though it is not possible to give ac-
curate estimate Of it.
Consul General Gutierrez. speak
ing for Bolivia. says that until Au-
@ust 1914. Bolivian commerce WAS
maintained almost exclusively with
England. France and Germany.
This trade in 1914 aggregated IN
"Npots about sixty-siN million bo-
livianos. \ BOliviano is in Ameri-
"an money little under 40 cents
ROlivia's imports were of the money