The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-30
TRADE RIVALRY
IN SOUTHERN
REPUJBLICKEEN
South America the Diadem in
the Struggle for Posses
1 sion of Commerce
A U. S. Leads.
BRITAIN FIRST TO RULE
Recon- War Left England a
Close Second With Ameri-
= ca at I. he Top and Japan
"a a ST rong Third.

(Llnfted Press Sfaf CoresPoHdenf)
IoxpoN. jane 29.-s.South America !
TODAY the brightest jewel in the disdeH
of trading nations and one Of the keenes
s,rnssIes in the hiaoty of commerce j
now in progress Cor possession Of I
priceless treasure.
This IS the opinion of Sir Kingsley
Wood, NJ. p, parliamentary private sec
retary to the Minister of Health, and ar
authority on South American trade and
affairs
"The championship is beinsT played
mainly in the Argentine Republic, said
Sir Kingsley. ~The stakes are IO0iO0-O0O
pounds and for the moment the .unlted
States are winning.
@Creat Britain, It is only fair to say,
was once the undispuied champion, nor
need she be afraid Of the reason Why
she was thrown of her form. Ii was tn :
war that turned the Argentine competi-
tion upside down. II found us first and
America second; ii left US second; and
America first. Not less significant, il
sent Japan shooting ahead Of Germany,
France, Italy and Belgiu,h
''Fhe arrival Of Japan is a surprising
event TO many Englishmen. In 1915 she
sold TO Argentine just over 100000
pounds worth Of wares. For the first six
months Of 1919, that total had leaped up
to 3,450O0O pounds and it continues to
Iise. Chiefly il is trade in cotton yarn,
cotton drill silk handkerchiefs, glossy
silk, calico. socks and an assortment OF
toys. buttons and lead pencils. Japan,
moreover has opened a bank at Buenos
Ayres, while several japanese merchants
are now in business there, and she has a
line Of steamers sailing regularly to the !
River Plate. Definitely, in short, Japan
has arrived among the nations.
AS time goes on the race for FIRST |
place in the Argentine market Will rrob |
ably be between the United States, ia
pan and Britain. As for Germany, her
future in South America is as yet uneer-
tain. Once upon a time she supplied
Argentina with more than half Of all the |
irwelry and meiaiware bought from the
rest of the world.
To-day the agents Of German manu-
facturers are back again.. offering chem |
icals and dyes, machinery and hardware
at cut prices. But abnormal competi-
tiOn Of that sort admittedly cannot en-
dure, and in any case ii has not mater
tally affected the main struggle between
the United States and Britain.
Here there is no reason why Great ,
Britain should not take the lead as en-
phaticslly as she has done on the golf
links. The Argentine people like US, and |
they like our methods. Millions of
pounds Of British capital have helped /
to develop their country.
-If the prize we're the Chief share in
yearly trade Of one hundred million
pounds, il would be well worth the striv-
ing for Il is much more than that. The
Argentine is like Australia; she has just
begun TO grow, and nobody can mark the
limits Of her future. Could the wealth |
half a century hence be accurately fore |
told today. there are a few among us
who would have the Imagination to ac-
cept a picture Of such prosperity. A
population rather larger than BelgiuIa's |
is living in country bigger than tire !
United Kingdom. Germany, France'.
Spain, haly and Japan put together. It's
possibilities are well nigh as vast as the
need Of the human race for meat and