El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31
NezO Congress To
Push Trade With
South 4
Members Claim Business of
Country Has Not Had
Government Support.


Washington. D. c.. Nay s1.-con-
gress. at the present session. viii de-
vote much consideration TO recon
structlon. not the least part OF which
VIII be the foreign commerce OF the
United States.
While worldwide commerce for this
republic will be considered particular
attention viii be paid 70 the problem
concerning our pauAmerican trade
Representative Charles i. ReaVls. OF
Nebraska is to fire the opening gun
Of a campaign in congress TO awaken
this country 70 a realization Of the
stupendous possibilities for commerce
between this country and the south
ern republics. Rearis is a Republican
and the Republicans are in control OF
the next congress, with Democratic
admin stratlon- He VIII be sup
ported by Republican colleagues and
he has the support Of some Demo-
cratic members, who feel that the
administration has been neglecting its
own commerce prospects and over
playing the big brother act towards
other nations
Have Investigates.
During the recess Two groups OF
senators and members Of the house
nave made inspection trips through
the Panama canal and conferred with
American trade They have returned
convinced that while congress pro-
ridec some OF the machinery Of the
United states to step in and COM
mand the major portion OF the newly
developing commerce. the projected
trade expansion has not been properly
directed by federal officials.
Attention OF the war department. OF
the United States shipping board and
Of the department of commerce has
Hi nIaH
OF the United States promptly 20 go
after this trade IN an efficient way.
and It has been pointed out to them
that other nations, especially Great
Britain, even durIg the war. in
Sratiated themselves into the busl-
ness good viii OF the South American
republics and gave them an export
trade service that now, months after
the war with unlimited resources, the
United States has not furnished. The
the manufacturers and exporters win
be greatly interested IN the data re-
gardin- the trade possibilities in
Central ard South America which rep
resentauve Reavis and his colleagues
are now collecting. These Republican
Harold Knutson OF Minnesota, the
Republican whip. have had confer
euces with producers and exporters
and with industrial pioneers in Cen
Alal ana SCUM countries
They have asked what must be done
Congress to help
They have conferred with leaders
IN manufacturing lines and exporters
n the United states who deal IN the
commodities that the southern repub-
lies want They have asked them also
where the trouble lies. They are
making a study Of the trade prac-
tees and trade representation Of other
nations IN this same field for trade
conquest The results OF these inves- I
cries or speeches IN the next con- +
gress. directed at awakening the .
business interest Of this country to a
realization Of the commerce that IS f
ready and waiting Tor them and 10 .
-le fact that congress proposes 20 do 7
al In It's power 70 make the trade OF .
he western hemisphere self con-
aimed
The situation. as seen b. this con Z
5ressional delegation, Is summarized I
~ represent1tiTe Keavis. after con- 4
'erences with other members and as 7
Z VIII be told 20 congress with more
leral. as follows.
America has a tremendous trade ]
opportunity On Central and south n
lmericl-the largest that ever In the f
history % the world lay waiting AZ Z
ne door OF any nation America s. II
leElectinE this upportunitv- n
There is nothing that congress can \
10 riEht now that has not been done
specially in Central and South Amer
ca We propose to let the business
interests know that congress is ready
o support any businesslike program
or making the most OF this trade
opportunity"