The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-04
WANTS MORE SHIPS
FOR LATIN AMERICA
Redficld Tells Commercial
Congress Two New Routes
Are Necessary.
NEED FOR COOPERATION
Peruvian Ambassador Urges
Closer Trade Relations Be-
tween Countries.


trade conditions in Latin American
coyAtries, with addresses by Secretary
Redfeld and Ambassador Tudela of
Peru, were the outstanding features of
to-day's sessions of the Pan-American
Commercial Congress meetings at the
Pan-Amercan Union. Delegates to the
Congress expressed the belief that the
discussions OF commerce, centring on
methods of building 10 trade between
the United States and the Latin Amer
lean nations. and between the countries
of Central and South America, would
be productive of much good
Secretary Redfeld informed the Con-
gress 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 He told
the Latin American representatives that
unless the United States took steps to
serve them their countries would fail !;
unless they served the United States this
country would fail. and unless both
serve the world both would fail.
More Cooperation Urged.
Development Of commerce between the
United States and the Latin American
countries. Ambassador Tudela said. must
be brought about through the coopera-
ton of merchants and men of business OF
the whole continent, assisted by the ad-
ministrative element as we'll as by the
representatives abroad OF all the coun-
tries Of this hemisphere
In the trade discussions representa-
tives OF the Latin American countries
pointed out the possibilities in their own
At
toned at length by business men OF the
United States attending the sessions,
Monetary differences between the vari.
Gus nations and methods for making
currency of the countries interusable
was discus-ed. Porfirio A. Bonet OF the
Cuban Legation here suggesting that a
monetary unity of this hemisphere might
be planned on lines similar to the none
tary convention between the United
States and Cuba.
Honduran Charge d'Affaires Diaz an
rounced that his country had established
tho gold standard, and asked American
merchants to establish the same long
time credits given by European concerns.
Mexican commerce was discussed by
Counsellor Rojo of the Mexican EN-
bassy, who said there had been a de-
cided 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 Needs Engineers.
Chile has need of American engineer
ing skill, Ernesto Montenegro Of FL
Mercurio, a Santiago newspaper. said
in telling of road construction in his
country.
jorge Pinzon and Jose NJ. Coronado.
speaking for Colombia, said the gov
eminent of that country recently had
signed a contract for the construction of
piers at the port of Buenaventura. Rep
resentatives of the United States army
air service asked about the possible use
of airplaRes in furthering the develop
ment OF Colombia, and Senior Coronado
explained that the government was anx-
ious for bids for certain mail routes
British concerns already had asked for
exclusive privileges on airplane carry
in9 business in that country, he said
but they have been rejected by the gov.
,rnment, which desires to avoid grant.
ing a monopoly.
John Meiggs Keith. president of the
Chamber of Commerce OF San Jose
Costa Rica, referring to unsettled condi'
tons in his country, said:
Recent fiscal reforms have beer
of the collapse of the former fiscal .sSs
lem by the reduction of custom house
receipts as a result OF the European war
The Government resorted to imitation Of
the currency, which aggravated the sit
uation. New sources OF revenue were
created by direct taxation, but the i'm
mediate effect OF this reform was nulli
ned by the political unrest engendered
which has induced excessive militar,
expenditures"
Praises Rockefeller Foundation.
The congress was told by Gustavo r
de Ycaza, Consul-General of Ecuador IL
New York that the hospital at Guayqui
has Just been closed because for thre'
months there had not been single cas-
OF yellow fever, formerly the scourge o
the country. The Consul paid higl
tribute to the Rockefeller Foundation
for work done in connection with TIL
elimination of the disease.
Haytl, Minister Moravia said. was tn
second nation on this hemisphere t,
declare its Independence and woult
never be a subject nation or a vassa
again"
Pedro Gomez. representing Nicaragua
said that the cattle industry and agrl
culture in his country had just begun
to grow and the possibilities were ire
mendous,
j. F. Lefevre. Charge d'Affaires o
Panama. pointed out the natural ad