Evening star., 1921-07-03
KEEPING THE TRADE
WITH LATIN AMERICA
Shipping Board Is Facing the Problem of
Maintaining the Existing Routes to
the Southern Republic.

lief that she would, is unexplained,
| some light on the subject has been
| given through an Associated Press
| dispatch last week to the effect that
| a protocol has been signed between
the United States and Costa Rica
| providing for certain rights to the
latter state in event canal is built
through Nicaragua. Part of this
canal probably would run along the
boundary between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua.
,, Nicaragua's desire to retain her
| rights in such waterway IS her
chief reason for remaining out of
the union. 1t has been suggested
| that Costa Rica takes the same view
| point.
| Arrangements have been made for
Argentfna's participation in the Mexi-
can centennial Of independence next
September. The battleship Presidente
Sarmiento will be sent to Mexico and
! the naval cadets from the vessel will
] participate in the parade in Mexico
! City September 81.
| Plans for the celebration include the
| erection on the Hill Of Chapultepec
of a pantheon for the heroes of the
| Mexican war of independence. This
building will be erected at an ap-
proximate cost of 100000 pesos. The
! centennial commission recently pub
| lished the conditions for submission
of competitive plans for the building.
F.;
Two Chileans are being sent abroad
! by the government for study in their
respective lines, according to dis
patch received at the embassy here.
Both of them probably will come TO
| the United States.
| Higinio Gonzales, an agricultural
engineer. will carry on his research
work here. and Manuel Cifuentes. an
architect, will study types OF school
| houses and workingmen's homes.
| Because of the heavy falling off In
Chile's nitrate exports with the gen.
| eral depression in trade. Chile has
set about developing her agricultural
( industry, for which there is said to
be a large opportunity. Several Chill
cans have been sent by the govern
ment tothe United States for study
of the fruit-growing industry in the
west.
Spain has ratified the postal con-
| Vention agreed upon between the
United States and all the other Ameri-
| can republics at the recent universal
postal congress held in Madrid. The
lower rates provided for IN the treaty
already have gone into effect between
the United States and number of the
Latin American republics
| = =
The republics of Central America
have signified their intention of par
ticipating officially in the Guatemalan
centenary of independence. which
takes place September 12-17. and va
rious foreign colonies in Guatemala
have been invited to take part. The
annual agricultural fair and cattle
| show will be included in the celebras
ton Other features on the program
include an exposition of Industrial
art convention of pan-American stu
dents, Central-American exposition OF
| fine arts CentralAmerican teachers
convention and various amusement
| events.
Commercial Attache w. L. schurz,
! at Rio de Janeiro,' has cabled the
| Department of Commerce that q
meeting of commercial societies OF
| Brazil was called for last week to
discuss remedial measures to meet
the serious commercial situation In
at the meeting have been received
here. There is a strong feeling In
Brazil in favor of a moratorium as
the only alternative to general bank
ruptcy in case the government falls
to take some radical action.
Optimistic reports are appearing in
German papers concerning German
commercial activities in South Amer
lea. according to excerpts from the
dispatches reaching Washington. The
articles state that German tradesmen
are having little difficulty in regain
ing their pre-war position with South
American business men. They hnd
big trade opportunities awaiting
them. it is stated. and little preju-
dice because of the war. A recovery
of Germany's industries will bring
about return to normal South Ameri-
] can trade the articles state