Evening star., 1921-11-06
HARD WORK NEEDED
TO WIN LATIN TRADE
American Exporters Are Represented as
Either Too Optimistic or Too
Easily Discouraged.

direct themselves in order TO secure
certain classes of merchandise. In
answering these inquiries the Pan
American Union has not only con-
stant recourse to the publications
of tise 'Ts1f&air. but in frequent con-
sultaton with its personnel.
information of conditions in the Unit
ed States. secured by the bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce. is con
talned in the Portuguese and Spanish
editions oH the Pan American Union
Bulletin. sued each month which goes
to every 3untry of South America.
This information circulated in Cen
trail and South America gives rise to
further inquiries from readers of the
Bulletin with reference to some partic-
rlar commodity in which they are in
terested.
This cooperation between the Pan
American Union and the bureau of for
eisn and domestic commerce is doing
much TO supply the information and
practical understanding so necessary for
greater development of trade between
) this country and Latin America.
DIR. Aaron Benchetrit. leading phy-
sician of Venezuela. in charge of the
, care and treatment of the 5000 lepers III
that country passed through Washing
ton last week on his way TO Honolulu
! to observe the experiments under way
there for treatment Of leprosy with chai-
moogra oil. lid to have been very sue
cessfnl. DR.. Benchetrit intends TO tax"
, back nuts from the chaimoogra tree for
! transplantirS i'm Venezuela. The nuts
! have been brought from India and tn.
tree grown successfully in Honolulu.
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Ecuador has passed an industrial
protection law. under which machin-
cry and raw material may b" brought
! into that country free of duty and
capital invested free from taxation,
The legislation indicates the desire
| on the part of Ecuador for foreign
i capital to create industry desire
| which is common in South and Cen
trail America.
Dr. Rafael H. Elizalde. Ecuador's
| minister here. declares the most seri-
| Gus obstacle to the commercial deyel-
! opment between the United States and
/ the South American republics is the
| lack of confidence felt by the money
| ed men of this country toward invest
| ing capital in South America.
| That distrust," he states, lis not
! justified by experience. do not know
a judicious investment made by CAPT
! talists of the United States in Spanish
! America that has resulted disastrous
| ly. BY judiciouS ] exclude prepos-
ferrous enterprises. and. the greatest of
all risks to foreign capitalists. mixing
i in internal politics.
~ i:
| Expressing the hope and confidence
i felt by Latin America in the coming
| conference on the limitation of arma-
ment, Senior Jacobo Narela, Uru-
guayan minister to the United States.
| addressing Secretary of State Hughes
i at the meeting of the governing board
of the Pan American Union last week.
! said the success in the policies. prin-
ciples and ideals of-the United States
| Of America means security and prog
ress to all American brothers. If the
standards of your country remain in
! the future as in the past
/ Senor Narela, speaking for other
members of the governing board. con-
; graduated Secretary Hughes on IN"
= way in which the program for the
coming conference has been handled.
and expressed confidence in the men
/ President Harding chose as American
delegates The meeting of the board
last week was the first since June.
Interest is felt here in the planned
pan-American conference of women.
to be held in Baltimore next April. IN
, connection with the third annual con.
| vention of the National League OF
! Women Voters This is the first pan
American conference of women ever
called. Its purpose is announced az
an effort to promote understanding
and friendly relations between the
! women of South America. Gentra.
States and Canada. Secretary Hughes
and Secretary Hoover and DR.. J.. s.
Rowe. director general of the pan
American Union. have co-operatcd
! with the National League of Women
| Voters in planning for the confer
ence. -.
Through the State Department. inyi-
tations have been forwarded TO the
various Latin American governments
TO select women as delegates to the
conference While the invitations are
not official. the plan is said to have
| received the sanction and approVai
of administrative officials: VINO view
/ with favor conferences of this char-
acter.
| Permanent officers for the Gorgas
Memorial Institute for the study OF
tropical diseases elected at recent
meeting in Philadelphia are: Rear
Admiral William c. Braisted, presi-
ident: DR.. Franklin H Martin. Phila-
deInhia. vice president: A. F. Robbins.
Chicago, executive secretary; Edward
II. SteIlwagen. Washington. treasurer.
and Edison B. Olds, Washington, as
siStant treasurer.
The question of raising funds for
the maintenance of the institution
was discussed and plans already for
mulated were adopted for soliciting
from scientific and philanthropic. Or
; eanizations and from individuals.
Election of permanent officers for
the institution constituted the hnai
step in establishment OF the
memorial The government Of
Panama has donated the building and
part of the equipment. Actual work is
expected to begin within short time