Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05

foreign affairs committee, which
passes upon all proposals for expen-
ditures in the foreign service. Mem
bers of the committee on foreign and
domestic commerce are also being
besieged with letters and kilograms
relative to this legislation.
The majority membership of the for
eign affairs committee is already on
record as heartily agreeing with the
proposals that the foreign agents of
this country should be housed, sala-
ried and selected in a way that will
reflect credit to this country and put
the foreign agent on secured basis
where he can devote trained talents
to lettering the foreign business of
the United States rather than being
disturbed by thoughts Of how to
make his own income and expenses
meet.
Representative John ]. Esch Of Wis
consin, chairman of the House COM
mittee on foreigTf and domestic COM
merce, is deeply interested in thiS<Sub-
ject and his committee was deferred
from taking positive stand in favor
of progressive foreign commerce leg
islation only by the fact that practi-
cally his entire time was devoted to
the framing. reconstruction and pass
age OF the Cummins- Esch railroad
bill.
Representative Samuel Winslow of
Massachusetts is chairman Of a sub
committee which is making an in
tensive study Of all proposals as to
how the Congress of the United States
can best aid in foreign trade encour-
agement and protection. He expects
to make. report to Congress soon
after the members reassemble. -
One Of the outstanding needs of
t.,
-. tically all Of the world
Permanent markets. as shown by
official reports to the
06en'1es' State and Commerce. de-
partments. is for the establishment
of permanent American commercial
agencies. with direct representation
rather than through agents whose
first interestS are not for getting
business for the United States. Often
times it has been shown that serious
damage has been done to American
interests by engaging one of these
alien agencies to take charge of some
lines of American goods in a par
ticular market.
According to a report just received
from Trade Commissioner Brady, the
Argentina and the other River Platte
countries stands in Immediate need
of actual representatives of the Aim
companies, who will have a pride in
their special films and who can do
some organizing among the motion
picture houses. This is considered of
Importance by government
officials. because DR.. julius Klein.
formerly chief of the Latin American
division of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, who has re-
Gently returned from a personal tour
of Investigation. has reported that
the moving picture is doing more
than any other agency to develop
trade for the United States along
stable lines in South American mar
kets.
\
Trade Commissioner Brady re-
ports that at present the film market
- IN Argentina and
Film Market in Uruguay is at
South America. and i; explains IS. t g =,
previous to 1915 few American Aims
were shown. but that during the war
when 1t was impossible to get films
from Europe, the American Aim was
introduced. and gradually grew In
favor. until now AmeIcan actors ana
actresses are most popular with the
argentine public. ALTHOUGH the
American Aim has the field at pres.
ent. and it is extremely desirable
from an advertising standpoint and
goodwill developer; and, although
the American film can command three
times the admission charged for the
European hlms. which are much cheap
or. nevertheless the European films are
being introduced in increasing num-
bers by importers. with whom cost
10 the first consideration, and who
naturally show preference for the
MIN that nets, them the greatest
There is need. therefore, for or
work. because it is thought
that II the motion picture houses
were organized rs they are in the
United States. there would be no dif-
ficulty about the higher price. More
over. there would be the additional
of increased demand for
films in the provinces. which at pres
emit have poor exchange and theater
and therefore are taking
only a small part of the trade OF
which they are capable.
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