Evening star., 1920-02-15

newer countries OF SOutHedSteiH Iu
rope Uncle Sans trade
Spreading scouts may be seen
walking in to let the
tue "ofu. people know that
America can deliver the goods just
as effectively in peace days for an
honest profit as this nation did during
the war in the interests of humanity
and that liberty might not perish
Already representatives of the bu-
reau of foreign and domestic COM
merce have been sent to Constanu-
nople, Warsaw, Prague and VIENNA
and another is being held in leash for
Berlin. AS fast as is practicable Ameri-
can trade representatives are beng
sent by the government into those
countries where the United States was
not represented last year. The trade
extension investigators have gone into
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Turkey ana
other countries. During the last year
the work has been extended into Italy
and Spain, where previously there
were no offices of the United states
Department of Commerce. And foT tne
first time a representative has peeh
sent INTO S"ltZeTlduu.
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The interest taken in this country
in foreign trade has increased enor-
mously and the num-
7noraoaa of ber of requests made
to the bureau of for
Interest. eign and domestic
commerce has mounted steadily.
American business men want informa-
ton about the foreign trade opportu-
mites. They ask for great deal OF
special information. The bureau also
supplies them with considerable tech
nical information that requires a great
deal of time to look up.
ouite a. number of American COM
mercial exporting houses are enoeaV
oring to study very carefuily me oe.
yeIopments in the newer countries as
we'll as the uncertain conditions IN
the older countries. They are trying
to feel their way and Uncle sam Is
irving to help them. Some OF them
are Investigating all sorts OF propo
sitions for the use of American capi-
tai. o., countries
esnac;aIlv the new ones, but also into
south America and the lar east, the
American manufacturers anu eNporl-
ers are sending their own investiga-
tors. American business as whole
looks upon foreign trade as great
factor in the prosperity of the United
states. and as great opportunity, al
beit a problem, which they must be
nrepared to intelligently, and prob
ably profitably. handle.
al
present are so unsettled that these
American business in
nn..%4lad terests are not MAX
ing CO m m t m e n t s
COA01tloAs. which they do not feel
they can carry out. They are going
slow and want definite, concrete in
formation, and this Uncle Sam is en-
deavoring to assist and guide them
I in collecting.
Philip B. Kennedy, director of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
preparations committee during hear
! ings on the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill. What are
those people going to pay us with?"
he was asked by Chairman Wood of
the subcommittee. Eventually they
goods" Mr.. Kennedy replied. 1T is
good business for US to stake them, so
,, that they can get their industries go
ing, in order that they can pay us
back what they have borrowed from
u.s."
This will have no serious effect on
the American workingman, Mr.. Ken
nedy explained, in reply to an inquiry
We need constantly their raw ma
terials for our manufactures, and the
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to sell our goods abroad to advan-
tage. There are a great many things
that can be brought in without in
jury to American industry, he said.
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There is growing tendency on the
part of American capital to establish
factories abroad and
Esta h1ishinp SO get the advantage
of cheap raw material
r"o'olAeS' and cheap labor A
! number of leading American firms
considered such a policy carefully
during the last year and a fair num-
Der have decided to establish facto-
ries abroad.
Great Britain Is Americas chief
competitor now, with other nations as
potential competitors. France is
quickly attaining substantial posi-
| ton with regard to certain of her in
dustries. Take the steel industry:
France has one very large plant. At
least this can be said, that all those
countries are building up their indus
| tries on q very large scale, looking
to the future and now is the time for
the United States to get a flying
start
I'VE are up against studious, expe-
rienced, trained men, studying these
| international conditions, and we can
| not afford to have our country lag be-
| hind and lose its export trade to it's
| competitors" Mr.. Kennedy urged
upon the members of Congress. Dur
! ing most Of the war he was in charge
| of American trade interests in Lon
don, and he particularly warns that
II have become pretty well acquaint-
ed with the British overseas trade de-
partment. They are making it over
and making real thing out of it,