Evening star., 1923-07-15
u. S. TRADE ACTIVITIES STIR
SOUTH AMERICAN INTEREST
Better Commercial Relations Between
Two Continents Seen by DIR.
Rowe After Trip.

I communication between the American
| republics. a good roads conference
| and another conference on the stand
| ardization of specification of machinery
| tools and materials.
Calls for Wide Interest.
The good roads conference is one
| which calls for a widespread interest
| throughout South America. Buenos
| Aires has been suggested for the
place of meeting, but this is not
| definite. In the mean time. careful
| study will be given to the problem
| through the gathering of all mate
rial regarding automobile roads under
| construction or projected in the diff
, ferent American countries, and to the
selection of experts from the differ
ent countries to be sent as delegates
The electrical communications con-
| ference. to be arranged through the
Pan-American Union and the Inter
| American Electrical Communications
| Commission, is expected to prepare
| a convention which shall establish
| equitable proportional rates and uni
| formity of rules governing inter
| American electrical communications.
The conference on standa rdization
of specifications probably will meet
| in Washington, because of the loca-
| tion here of the bureau of standards.
which has done such important work
| In this direction. The presence here
! of experts who are studying this sub
! United States will be an added rea-
/ son for calling the conference in
Washington. This standardization of
specifications is one of Mr.. Hoover's
J pet ideas, which he has advanced
| through the interAmerican high
| commission. A preliminary meeting
| was held in the Pan American Union
building Friday, attended by repre-
sentatives of the United States
partment of Commerce.
The an-American Union will CO.
| operate in carrying out the directions
| of the congress with the inter-Amer-
lean high commission. which is
| equipped for handling many of the
| subjects taken up by the congress.
| One of the greatest obstacles in the
past to the successful fruition of the
: acts of the congress bearing on eco
/ nomical subjects has been the fail
| ure to provide means for carrying
Through the programs.
Request for Cooperation.
With this in mind, the fifth pan
American congress requested the
/, inter-American high commission to
| cooperate toward drawing up and
| enforcing it's program in so far as
| 1t concerned questions with which
| the commission was equipped to deal
| AS virtually all of the commercial
/ questions taken up by the congress
! fall under the scope of the com
| mission. 1t is reasonable to expect
| that before the next congress is held.
many vexatious problems will have
| been solved.
| DIR. Rowe was particularly i'm
pressed on his last trip through
! South America with the opportunity
| and facilities which await the Amer
! lean tourist who travels away from
i the United States during the summer.
| One who leaves the United States in
June reaches Rio Janeiro in a winter
! which corresponds to late spring iii
| this country. and travelling farther
| south to Montivideo or Buenos Aires
he finds. climate which corresponds
to a late mild fall in this country.
| This Shipping Board steamers to the
east coast of South America compa re
| favorably with the best vessels in
the transatlantic service, DIR. Row
states, for speed and comfort Facili-
ties for travel in South America have
been improved and moderniZed TO,
the comfort of the tourist, and the
most modern and comfortable hotels
are found in the majority of Soutl
American cities. The trip to Rie
Janeiro, Montivideo, Buenos Aires
thence up river to the interior or
across the continent to the west coast
is one which compares well with any
European tour. Increased travel in
South America, DR.. Rowe points out
means more to the United States than
European travel. Important advance
are taking place there, he states, and
the traveller Is convinced of the actua
present as well as the future of Latif
America.