Evening star., 1920-02-15
Spreading
tho Word.


scouts may be seen
tho Word. people know that
America can deliver the goods Just
~ effectively in peace days for an
honest profit as this nation did during
the war in tho interests Of humanity
and that liberty might not perish.
Already representatives Of the ou-
reau Of foreign and domestic COM
merce have been sent to Constanti-
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 whore the United States was
not represented last year. The trade
extension Investigators have gone into
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Turkey and
other countries. During the last year
the work has been extended into italy
were no ohices of the United states
of Commerce. And for the
first time q representative has peeh
sent into Switzerland.
The interest taken in this country
in foreign trade has increased enor-
mously and tho num-
~ Der Of requests made
r,+.-..+ to tho bureau OK io.-
interest. eign and domestic
commerce has mounted steadily.
American business men want inforna-
ton about the foreign trade opportu-
mites. They ask for q great deal OF
special information. The bureau also
supplies them with considerable tecn-
nical information that requires q great
deal of time to look up.
Quite a number Of American COM
mercial exporting houses are endeav-
oring to study very carefully the oe-
in the newer countries es
veil as the uncertain conditHns IN
the older countries. They are irving
to feel their way and Uncle sam ls
irving to help them. Some OF them
are Investigating all sorts OF propo-
sitions for the use of American capl-
tai. ,nurtr,e.
esnecialiy the new ones, but also INTO
south America and the far east, the
American manufacturers and export
ar are sending their own fnVestiea-
tors. American business as WhoIe
looks upon foreign trade as greas
factor in the prosperity OF ,t,, .ne t.Io ~
states, and as great opportunity. al
heit a problem, which they must %
nrenared to intelligently, and prob
ably profitably, handle.
The general world conditions At
present are so unsettled that these
American business in
r>a4y.l terests are not max.
ing m m t m n
Co0dla0ns. 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-
to assist and guide them
in collecting.
Philip b. Kennedy, director OF the
bureau of foreign and domestlc com
merce, explained this to the House ap-
propriations 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 e,
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
low price Of raw materials helps US
to sell our goods abroad to advan-
tage. There are q great many things
Jury to American industry. he said.
-
There 10 . growing tendency on the
part Of American capital to establish
factories abroad and
Establishing 30 get tho advantage
Of cheap raw material
EactoT1eS. and cheap labor. A
number Of leading American firms
such 4 policy carefully
during tho last year and q fair num-
ber have decided to establish facto-
ries abroad.
Great Britain is Americas chief
now, with other nations as
potential oompetitorA France 10
quickly attaining = suestantiai s IT. Up POSI- ;a
dustries. Take the steel industry:
France has ono very large plant; Al
least this can be said. that all those
countries are building UP their indus
tries on a very large scale. looking
10 the future. and now Is the time for
the United states to get a flying
start
rienced. trained men. studying these
conditions and we can
not afford to have our country lag be-
hind and lose tts export trade to its
Competitors" Mr.. Kennedy urged
upon tho members Of Congress. Dur.
inr most Of the war he was In charge
Of American trade interests In Lon
don, and he particularly warns that
II have become pretty we'll Acquaint-
ed with the British overseas trade de-
pArtment. They are making 1t over
and making . real thing out OF IT.
RA> Rrif}ah he nlaiued ara dAvnl.