The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-27

" toHihb tOhf jan utIt 10 COi-
/ siderable interest in political as well
as business circles over the proposed
commercial mission this government
Is contemplating sending on a visit
to the Latin American countries. The
projected visitation will take place
! some time in the late spring, it is
I planned, but so far no details have
been arranged and 1t is not known
what countries will be visited or how
long the party will remain in the
southern republics,
The mission will be headed by AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce Edwin
f. Sweet Beyond that the balance
of the delegation has not been cho-
sen, but it is considered likely that in
official circles that the director Of the
bureau of standards, DR.. S. w. STRAIT
ton, and the chief of the bureau of
foreign and domestic comemrce, Phil
ip B. Kennedy. will be Of the preson-
mel, with the probable addition of one
or two delegates representing the de-
partment of state and its foreign
trade advisors office.
The South American market a
study Of our mutual trade relations
and the establishment OF commercial
entrees between the countries of the
western hemisphere is the principal
object of the trip
Many American manufacturers have
taken new interest in the South
American markets since the begin
ming of the war and the business men
both of these countries and the Unit
ed States consider that now is the
psychological time for developing
mutual trade fields With the driv-
ing of Germany out Of the field and
the curtailment of British commerce
during the war, the United States es-
tablished many profitable and happily
successful connections. Their trade
methods differ slightly from our own,
and man for man the general run Of
the Latin-American business man
measures up very nearly to our own
The increase in our trade with the
southern republic has amounted to
something over a hundred million dol
lars during the last year. At the out
set of the war England led the field
for commerce with Central America,
and Germany ran second, with the
United States trailing third. This was
largely due to other nations having
their own merchant marine, and bill |
lions of dollars worth of what were
American goods went to
South America through Liverpool in /
British bottoms and as British goods |
These same ships would bring South |
American products to the United |
States; take our products to England |
an dEnglish products to South Amer
lea in a pernicious shipping triangle.
This situation has now changed.
We have now our own ships We |
now closely approximate the volume
of British trade with these countries.
We have set up short lines and we
lave convinced our brothers from the I
south that we are honest and efficient
lealers, so much so, in fact, that
here is a marked preference begin
ming to show itself for American
BUSINESS.
It is practically promised that any
business mission from this country 1
will be received with welcome arms.
)f course, running true to the Latin
orm, our negihbors will insist that
hey receive any delegation we may
end with customary diplomatic pomp,
nd the visits will be the occasion in
most of the countries for fiesta re- !
options They will be mt into to,cb