Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10
BUSINESS TO ASK u. S.
FOREIGN MARKET AID
Help From Congress to Develop Outlets
for Goods Will Be Soug ht at
Next Session.

eral countries are planning vi io
facilitating themselves out OF Rus
STA, which is considered the o1ggest
field for trade in the entire Worlo TO-
day. The American commerce pro)ec-
tors say that a good-sized stan Will
have to be maintained by Uncle sam
in Russia. Conditions there VIII De
reduced to first principles and funda-
mentals; it will be like newly dls-
covered country.
Some members of Congress have been
arguing that there will not De an!
worthwhile market in Europe. me
records show that the war-worn Euro
pean countries are today buying more
goods than any other nations Besloes
this, the industrial development. the
adoption of new policies, etc, Will nave
la great commercial bearing on the future
of American commerce and Uncle sam
should keep a close watch on what the
other countries are doing commercially
so as to spot any new tricks IN the
game.
100000 Asked for Attaches.
For commercial attaches 100000 will
be asked instead of the present appro-
priation of s175.oOO. This is the service
that the House appropriations committee
asked Congress to abolish last year by
the very simple, if not crude, method OF
declining to make any appropriation
Then a storm of protest went up from
all over the country. led by the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States,
and Congress continued the appropria-
ton. The business men of the country
are emphatically on record as indorsing
the work Of the commercial attaches,
and it is safe to say that the appropria-
tons committee will be thoroughly adj
vised of the wishes of the manufac-
turers and exporters that this service be
enlarged when hearings are being held.
There are now no commercial attaches
in Germany or Russia. and the program
of the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce calls for one at least in each
country. 1t is planned also to put one
in the near east. probably in Athens,
and another in Scandinavia. There is
a strong demand also for commercial
attache in South America to take care
of the north coast, including Panama,
Colombia and Venezuela.
Increases to BE Asked.
An increase will be asked from 500, 900
to $500 each for the Latin Ameri-
can and far east divisions Of the bureau.
Congress Is thoroughly convinced of the
needs for these services.
- For the home offices in-Washington
an increase from $22o.5eo to $4,000
is scheduled. Business leaders have
parsimony Congress has failed to
make adequate provision for the bu-
reau here. Some trade investigations
have cost as much as $4,000. only to
be delayed in getting the results be-
fore the people most interested be-
cause of the lack of facilities here.
1t is proposed that hereafter the dis
tribution will be expedited.
These funds for helping American
business to develop foreign markets
and thus preserve industrial stability
and financial prosperity in this coun-
try will be asked from the new ap-
propriations committee. and will be
considered by the subcommittee of
which Representative William R.
Wood of Indiana is chairman.
New legislation affecting American
business will be sought before the
House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, of which Repre-
sentative Samuel Winslow Of Massa-
chusetts will probably be the new
chairman, under the seniority rule.