Evening star., 1921-04-10
TURNING FROM u. S.
TO SELL TO EUROPE
Latin Americans Resent Proposed Tariff
Legislation That Practically Will
Bar Their Products.

sible shippers in tho United states
who have deliberately supplied their
South American customers with in
ferior stock.
A mission Of six representatives, oc
tho cattle industry in Argentina.
Brazil and Uruguay visited thls cow
try last December on invitation Of tho
Department of Agriculture extended
through the state department. The
trip was arranged hy tho Department
of Agriculture. and expenses were
borne by American cattle raisers The
success of the visit, il is stated. has
been satisfying. and similar tours are
planned for representatives of other
South American industries.
In recognition of the services ron
dered the Republic Of Panama when
he directed an economic survey OF N"
republic last summer. DR.. Clarence !.
Owens. director general of tho south
sented with the degree of doctor Of
laws and political science by tho
faculty OF law of the Republic Of
Panama last week. The eNerciseS
Senior Don J. f. Lefevre. charge DAT
fares of the legation. presiding and
Ricardo ]. Alfaro. minister Of the in
terror OF Panama, making the pres
entation.
Fourteen members Of the Confedcra-
tion OF the Chambers of Commerce Of
| Mexico were in Washington last week
to invite officials of the national and
local chambers 10 send delegates To
the International convention Of the
chambers of commerce of the world
to be held in Mexico City June 90. The
commission has been touring the
United States for some time extend
ing similar invitations to the local
chambers The delegates left the city
yesterday for st. Louis on their return
trip to Mexico. through Texas. Fer
nando Lealnovelo. president of tho
Confederation of Chambers Of Com
merce of Mexico. headed the delega-
ton.
An understanding. said to be salts
factory to the parties concerned re-
garding the method pursued in hand
Ling the difficulties which have pre-
sented themselves in the financial and
economic condition of Cuba. is report
ed to have been reached at con-
ference here last week between Tn
dersecretary OF State Fletcher and
X. B. Hawley. president of the Cuban
American Sugar Company, and a
member of the Cuban sugar commits
sion; Edwin p. Shattuck. representing
the Cuban American tobacco interests
and X. r. Farnham Of the National
City Bank of New York.
There will be no further conferences
here. it is stated. as those who are
handling the settlement of Cuba's
problem are said to be satisfied with
this country's attitude. Any further
developments in the situation prob
ably will come from Cuba.
In the initial issue of the Bulletin,
just published by the womens aux
iliary committee of the United States
of the second Pan-American Scientific
Congress, three articles on the activi-
ties of women in Chile. Uruguay and
the United States are prominently
featured. Informal reports on the
child welfare work in some OF the
American republics. compared by the
national sections of the Pan-Ameri-
can international women's commit
tee, are also contained in the Bull
letin. The Bulletin is said not only
to show the large amount of sub
stantial work. particularly along
/ lines of social welfare, being accom-
plished by women. but shows how es-
sential is the work of women in any
Pan-American program.
Brazilian coffee interests are show
ing great concern over the relative
position now held by Brazil in tn.
'oAicC II ddC VI iHc COul-
pared with the country's former po-
sition in that market. A campaign is
under way to restore Brazil TO its for
mer place, which is threatened by the
increasing importations of Caribbean
coffee into the United States. Senior
Sebastiao Sampaio, Brazilian CONNER
cial attache to the United States, who
is now in Brazil, has been urging the
importance of the United States as a
Brazilian coffee market. In q series
of addresses Mr S2n1najn has
sized the need for active co-opera-
ton between the organizations in
both countries interested in promo
tion of the coffee trade.