Evening star., 1920-08-08

residence here has made many friends
in the diplomatic corps. News of his
intended leave-taking will be received
with regret by all who know him.
1t is understood that the minister
gives as his reasons for resigning a
desire to re-enter private life. He is
farmer and a large landowner in
his own country. The establishment
of sugar mill, which will be the
first of it's kind in Salvador, is said to
be one of the projects Mr.. Sol is con-
Sidering.
Senior Adolfo Gomez. f1nanciers of
Ecuador. a brother-in-law of DIR. Boli-
var Lloyd of the United States public
health service, is in Washington, Wis
iting his sisters family and the lega-
ton of Ecuador.
The United States must continue
to improve her trade relations with
Brazil in order to hold her CONNER
cial supremacy over England, Ger
many, France, Belgium and Italy,
gained during the war. Sebastiao
Sampaio, Brazirs first commercial
attache for the United States, be-
lieves.
Mr.. Sampaio is one of the latest
additions to South Americas diplo-
matte representatives in Washington
He comes to the embassy here from
ST. Louis, where he served as BraziIs
consul for the middle western United
States, He is newspaper man. hav-
ing been managing editor of the
Jornal de Commercio, one of South
Americas leading newspapers, and
is recognized as one of the foremost
experts on South American trade. He
was delegate leader of Brazil at the
pan-Americdn commercial confereh ce
in Washington last year and was
chairman of the South American con-
ference at the Mississippi valley con-
vention this year
at is known that the United States
Germany in Brazilian imports" he
states Perhaps you do not know
that in 1919 Brazil bought twice as
much from the United States as in
1918, and bids fair to repeat, per-
haps double. this record in 1920.
Trade means reciprocity-an ex-
change of goods I understand that
you are not very much interested in
a general increase of your imports.
But when you consider that Brazil
sells to the United States only the
most essential food products. such
as coffee. and the most important raw
materials for your Industries. it is
easy to see that you must increase
your imports from u.s.
More than so per cent of the
worlds coffee is produced in Brazil.
Without big percentage of Brazil
ian rubber. your Industries in Ohio
cannot make high-grade rubber
PRODUCTS Brazil is the second coun-
try in the production of cocoa and
first in the high-grade manganese
products used in your steel manufac-
turies- Brazil produces a big guam
tity OF sugar cane. meat, skins, nuts
and other commodities.
Tn Brazil, Chile, Argentina and
Uruguay. England, France. Belgium
and Italy especially have come back
for strong competition with Amer
lean products after the war 1 be-
1ieve you can hold the position you
gained in South America, but you
must improve your foreign trade
methods to keep up with the Euro
peans.
The Pan-American spirit is
stronger there than ever before.
That will help Pan-American COM
Inerce. and with a president in Brazil
So friendly to the United States as is
Epitacio Pessoa. and Brazilian am
bassador. Augusta Cochrane de Allen
car, who feels as does our President,
the United States now sees better
opportunities for Brazilian trade"
Frederick J. Stimson, ambassador
of the United States in Argentina.
left Washington early this week for
his home in Massachusetts,, where he
will remain for some time before
returning to his post in South Amer