New Britain herald., 1921-10-21
AMERICAN TRADE IN
 EGYPT IS GROWING
British Shipping Board and U. S.
 After Cargoes

Alexandria, Egypt, Oct. 21. The controversy between the United States Shipping Board and British shipping interests resulting from the shipping boards demand that American vessels shall have fair share of the cotton cargoes carried from Alexandria to the United States has been watched with intense interest here.
 American shipping interests in Egypt have grown rapidly within the last few years. This is shown by the fact that 95 American vessels entered this port in 1920, as compared to only 20 vessels entering here in the pre- vious year. Tn 1913 there were no American vessels calling here. In 1914 there was one and in 1918, three.
 A similar increase is shown in the number of American ships passing through the Suez canal. In the years 1913 and 1914 no such passages were recorded but in 1920 the number had reached 152 American vessels
 In consequence of this increase, the United States Shipping board has opened offices at Alexandria and Port Said and the state department at Washington has established con- sulate at Port Said. Americans have
 
 tors for American ships.
 The increase in the trade between America and Egypt has led to the creation of a regular steamship serv- ice between these two countries. It is beginning to be understood here that American exporters have learned that without this steamship service their business is at the mercy Of foreign shipping interests and that it is essen tial to the American exporter to. favor, without coddling, the ship flying the American flag
 Americans here say that the Ameri- can steamship service cannot be main tained unless American ships can ob- tain a fair share of the only important return cargo from Egypt, namely cot ton.
 It is felt here that American ship
 ping circles do not properly appre- ciate the significance of the Suez can- al as a conveyance point in the worlds traffic The British, on the
 other hand. have not failed to note it's importance They have consolidated their interests in shipping in the hands of a few powerful English firms so that English ships loading at any eastern or western port can safely ac- cept cargo for any destination and use Port Said to their advantage as point of transhipment.
 Complaint has been made that here tofore American shipping interests
 have been handled by foreign and rival concerns which have other interests to consider before those of American vessels It has been urged that until KmerieEn ships at the Suez Canal are in American hands which have the incentive and feel the necessity of building up a transhipment business, America cannot secure 9 grip on the huge freight traffic through the SGez canal.
 Importers and exporters here who have been endeavoring to build up l American foreign trade say there are three services of fundamental import ance which must be developed before | this can be accomplished. These ser
 vices have been called the s3 R's' Of foreign comme M ial success. and they
 are set forth az follows:
 l A. American banking institutions | in every important port aiding the .lo- cal fmpcrters and exporters to finance their trade with America and to H. 1 nance American ships in foreign ports. | B. American insurance companies 1 to insure all goods shipped to Amer1ca
 and to prevent discrimination against | American vessels.
 c. Americans to organize and nam dle American shipping in foreign | ports to reduce expenses and to pro- cure cargo which now goes to Iorelsn ships through intentional and unln- tentional neglect.