The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-17
FOREIGN TRADE I
To De EXTENDED
WASHINGTON BELIEVES WAY Isl
CLEAR NOW GERMANS HAVE !
ACCEPTED uLTIMATuM.
HOOVER TO BE 4 BUSY MAN.
Our Diplomatic Agents Everywhere
Are Instructed 60 Help Ia Promoting
Business and Bringing Economic
Stability 20 the World. -:
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

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+ BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
Washington Germany's acceptance
OF the Preparations terms imposed by
the allied governments, it is believed in
Washington, was due unQuestionably
to the diplomatic Intervention OF the
United States which, without consent
ing in any way to act as mediator
advised Germany to confer with the.
allies again and to agree to pay. to
the limit Of Its ability. ~.
| There are men in high places, not
partisans, who say freely that II the
United States had not done what It
did Germany still would be holding
out, the French probably would be in
control of the Ruhr industries, and
blacker trouble still would be ahead.
All this Is as It may be, but the re-
suit Of the German acceptance OF the
payment terms means that the United
States instantly will start at the work
Of extending its foreign trade and OF
paving the way for what it believes
soon will be- the sterilization OF eco
nomic conditions all over the world,
except possibly in Russia and In one
or two places in the East.
Every branch Of every department
of government which is charged with
such endeavor IS to formulate at once
plans for the extension Of the foreign
trade Of the United States. Secretary
| of Commerce Hoover probably will
come into his own again as an organ
izer and promoter, and, If he can be,
| the deliverer Of the goods.
The State department and the
Commerce department have Of neces-,
sity been marking time Il the matter
Of trade extension. Study there has
been Of the problems Of the future with
Wow to securing the fruits Of the
future, but until the German repara-
tons matter was settled there could
be no active movement along business
extension lines in the countries over
seas.
Diplomatic Agents Get Busy.
Every diplomatic agent of the United
States, In whatever capacity he Is
serving, is today under instructions to
give his government everything that
he knows, or that he can find out,
which will be of assistance in the ex-
tension Of. our trade, and In bringing
economic stability to the world. The
biggest stone in the way Of the return
to normal conditions has been removed
by Germany's words: 1--WE accept"
There is a long and still obscure path
which leads to ultimate prosperity, but
the United States seemingly is deter
mined to pursue 1t step by step until
1t reaches the port Of normally, or,
perhaps. the port Of something better.
Officials Of the State department
have faith in the ability Of Germany
speedily to re-establish herself on a
basis of productiveness. If the Ger
mans do not work with a heart to
bring about their ultimate salvation,
they will give the lie to their past rec
ords. 1t has been said specifically In
the Department Of State that no one
who understands what is In the Ger
man nation, when once its mind Is
made up and it's course set, can doubt
that at once it will bend every effort
to secure that rehabilitation Of indus
try necessary to pay its way and to
give its people paying work. -.
Six Months Tariff Bill.
The six months emergency tariff
bill, with its so-called anti-dumping
clause, passed the United States
senate by a vote Of So to % with the
customs rates fixed by the house un-
changed.
This is the emergency tariff measure
which met with the fate Of pocket
Veto ut the last session. It is called
the six months bill because It Is to
be effective only for that length Of
time, when, the presumption is, the
new general tariff law now being
framed by the house ways and means
committee will have been enacted with
provisions to take the place of those
included In the emergency act. -...,
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