New-York tribune., 1919-06-04
Redfield Tells Trade Con.
gress All Lands of Hemi-
sphere Must Cooperate
or. Failure Will Result
Discuss Business Chances
Mexico Files Formal Protest
Against Cillett's Address
Denouncing That Country

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Discussion
of trade conditions in Latin American
countries, with addresses by Secre-
tary Redfield and Ambassador Tudela,
of Peru, were the features of to-day's
sessions of the Pan-Ame Com
mercial Congress at the Pan-American
Union here.
Secretary Redheld informed the con-
gress that he had suggested to the
shipping board the establishment of
two new steamship routes to South
America. one touching northern ports
and the other southern ports of the
continent. The secretary said unless
the United States served the Latin
American countries they would fail
unless they served the United States
this country would fail, and unless
both served the world both would
fail.
Development of commerce between
the United States and the Latin-Amer-
lean countries, Ambassador Tudela
said, must be brought about through
the cooperation of merchants and men
of business of the whole continent, as
sisted by the administrative element
as we'll as by the representatives
abroad of all the countries Of this
hemisphere"
Monetary differences between the
various nations and methods for max
ing currency of the countries inter
usable was discussed. Porfirio A.
Bonet, of the CubSn Legation here.
suggesting that a monetary unity Of
this hemisphere might be planned on
lines similar to the monetary conven
tion between the United States and
Cuba.
Mexico Expanding
Mexican commerce was discussed by
Counsellor Rojo, of the Mexican En-
bassy. who said that there had been a
decided increase in Mexican commerce,
especially with the United States, and
that for the first time in her history
Mexico was reaching out for trade with
other Latin-American countries.
Chile has need of American engi-
neering skill, Ernesto Montenegro, of
"El Mercurio,' Santiago newspaper,
said in telling of road construction in
his country
Representatives of the United States
army air service asked about the pos
eible use of airplanes in furthering
the development of Colombia, and Jose
Nj. Coronado explained that the gov
ernment was anxious for bids for GER
tain mail routes British concerns al
ready had asked for exclusive privi-
leges on airplane carrying business in
that country, he said, but the requests
had been rejected by the government,
which desires to avoid granting a
monopoly.
John Meiggs Keith, President of the
Chamber of Commerce of San Jose,
Costa Rica, referring to unsettled con-
diitons in his country, said:
Recent fiscal reforms have been
undertaken by the government because
of the collapse of the former fiscal
system by the reduction of custom
house receipts as result of the Euro
pean war. The government resorted to
imitation of the currency, which ag-
gravated the situation. New sources
of revenue were created by direct tax
alton, but the immediate effect of this
reform was nullitied by the political
unrest engendered, which has induced
excessive military expenditures"
Protest Against Gillett
Warning was given American busi-
ness men by Francisco Sanchez Latour,
Charge d'Atfaires of Guatemala, that
they would have to exect themselves
if they expected to hold the Guate-
malan trade obtained during the war
as Great Britain and Germany would
undoubtedly try to regain what they
had lost.
A diplomatic protest has been made
by the Mexican Embassy against the
speech delivered by Speaker Gillett yes
terday at the Pan-American Congress
in which Mr.. Gillett declared Mexico
the greatest impediment to the estab-
lishment of satisfactory trade rela-
tions between the American republics
Counsellor Rojo, of the embassy, ad-
dressed verbal protest to Assistant
Secretary Phillips, of the State De-
partment, and this has been followed
by formal written communication In
which it is charged that Speaker Gil
lett abused the hospitality of the Con-