Evening star., 1922-07-16
u S. TO SHOW UP WELL
AT THE RIO EXPOSITION
Forming Of Company to Erect Building
Solves Problem Which Threatened
to Be Embarrassing.

ing for few days only before re-
turning to the United States While
the appointment of the commission Ia
yet to be made. 1t will In all Prob
ability be headed by a member ofYhe
cabinet.
J. H. Hamlcn. commissioner from the
state OF Maine to the Brazilian expoe-
tion, has just returned from a tour which
took him through ;ne West Indies to
/ South America and to Europe, where he
studied trade conditions especially as
| they bear upon commerce between
the United States and South America.
To Rival Predecessor.
Mr.. Hamlen believes the coming
Brazilian exposition will be the rival
of any that was ever held in the
United States or in Europe. and he
believes that proper American rep
| resentation there is necessary If we
are to maintain the close and friend
ly relations which now exist between
the United States and the Latin
American republics. His study OF
conditions in South America has
made Mr.. Hamlen a firm believer in
the necessity of a subsidized Amer
lean merchant marine.
Brazil as a country has always
been most interested and loyal to-
WdrQ the CnlteQ STATES, Mr.. Hamlen
said, Notwithstanding that hereto
fore some of the other countries in
South America have not been of the
same feeling. largely owing to the
strong German element which has
always existed there and which. to
result that Germany in the future is
likely to be a most aggressive COM
petitor in all lines of business. es-
pecially after its merchant marine
becomes re-established.
Merchant Marine Essential.
II would Like to see more personal
interest taken by our manufacturers
and exporters in creating interest in
these southern republics for the
American products which We can
manufacture in competition with Eu-
rope. But the first requisite is for
this country to establish a permanent
and economical merchant marine.
which / feel sure cannot exist under
present high cost of maintenance, eN-
cept under bounties or subsidies.
Under present conditions we cannot
ming our ships and attempt to com
pete with much lower European
costs.
Our inland states. unless they are
fully informed as to the situation.
undoubtedly consider that they
should not be taxed for what they
believe would only benefit shipping
along our coast. But they are in
error. for whatever benefits and en-
courages expectation of our manu-
factured products reflects advan
tageously on the products of the west
and interior states, cotton. grain,
etc.
Inviting Field for Trade.
"T consider South America. and
especially Brazil, which is larger in
territory than the entire United
States, as favorable an opening for
the extension of all kinds of business,
especially agriculture. as the United
States was fifty years ago. Already
priated vast sums for Improvements
tory. The ship in which sailed from
Barbados to Rio de Janeiro took out
with It some twenty OF more experts
in hydraulics, electricity and other
engineering work who are retained
by the Brazilian government for the
construction OF dams and irrgalon
plants in the interior. and for which
Brazil is spending about $12o.ooo.Ooo
In eold. This is only one OF many
sin1flar projects throughout Brazil
which are now underway.
"It Is foolish for us in the states 70
think that trade will come to US. We
must 20 out and get it. ard at the
same time keep in close personal
touch with the markets. especially in
south America. where social relations
are considered the first requisite to
arm business introduction"