Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-20
TRADE OF COLONIES
MAY Be LIABILITY
Europeans Find "Mother''
Countries Derive Small
Benefits in Business.
BY JOHN T. SINCLAIR.

Nations are beginning to feel that
extensive colonial possessions may be
liability instead of an asset.
The German chancellor has annouflc-
ed that as long as he is head OF the
government, no effort will be made to
regain the lost colonies of Germany.
George Clemenceau, after the Franco
Prussian War, took the position that
France was not strong enough to hold
extensive colonial possessions. Clemen-
ceau lost the fight and France, Scram-
bled madly with the rest Of Europe to
get all the colony possessions she could
To be tied politically to the mother
country does not. mean necessarily that
colony is tied commercially. In the
case Of France, less than six per cent
of her trade In 1925 was with her colo
NAL possessions. In 1912 about one
half of one per cent of German i'm
ports came from her colonies, and about
seven-tenths of one per cent were taken
by them.
No one has gone into this matter
more thoroughly than Norman Angel,
British international student and writer,
in his pre-war book, THE Great IL
lusion." and in his postwar book, 1.-THE
Fruits of Victory"
The United States continues to in
crease its volume of trade with Latin
America Senior Don Carlos G. Davila,
Ambassador from Chile to the United
States, says the United States is now
supplying 80 per cent of the worlds
exports to Latin America. while its three
principal rivals, England, Germany and
France, are together supplying only
81 per cent.
The United States has always bought
more goods from Latin America than
she has sold to Latin America. This
condition continues. During the period
| from 1927, Americas exports to the
Latin American republics amounted to
S1l, 000, 900, 000 while the imports from
those same countries to the United
States amounted to $4,000 600, 600. In
1927 Latin America sold to the United
States S1,019.000000 worth of goods
and Latin America bought goods from
THE United States worth S845, 100000.
Says Senior Davila: From 1912 to
1927 the share of the Latin American
pic ducts taken by the United States
inca 'eased from 80 per cent to 81 pei
cera. while England's share in the
sanu, interval decreased from 10 to II
per gent: Germany's, from IL to 10 per
cent: Frances, from z to per cent.
James A. Farrell, United States Steel
Corpoa alton. believes this condition is
a "loG cal advance and not a war
growth
Anlel4 can automobiles to the value OF
$3.50. 1874, 900 we're sold during the first
six morNths of 1928 to the nations of
the worhl This is an increase of 171a
per cent over the first six months of
1927. according to the United States
Department of Commerce.
AufoY10ff 10 manufacturers are t1lrn-
ing their attention more and more to
foreign trade This is evidenced by the
further fact: that the automobile figures
for 1923 represent gain of 40 per
cent over thu, exports of the first half
of 1926, whb:h amounted to Sls2,-
900, 900.
For 1928, Ca NADIA is first in the num-
Der Of pasSeng ar cars purchased from
the United sta ties. Then comes Aus
tralia. followed by Argentina and
Sweden in the o.-der named. The aver
age value of the passenger cars shipped
was $3.50 wholesa lie.
September 2 tlA9 vote of 10000 rail.
road trainmen and conductors en-
played by so roads operating west OF
the Mississippi WIN be counted to de-
terminc whether a strike will be called
for higher wages Brotherhood off,
Gals now expect almost q unanimous
vote in favor of a str Ike.
Our grievance is that the Western
salaries are lower tlnln those granted
in the East and South" says A. NJ.
whitney president of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen The basic pay
In the East and the South now is $500.
and in the West. $3.50 The Western
men put in an average of 81 hours
more year than those of the East and
South. We cannot accept the principle
that smaller pay and longer hours are
the equivalent to larger wages and
shorter hours. It is that discrimination
we seek to break up"
Reports coming direct to ME from
Florida residents indicate THAT the re-
cent storm did very little damage The
fruit crop was not seriously affected
Florida. In 1877. according TO the
United States Department of Commerce
put $23,04l.000 into permanent inn
proveInents: $22 252,000 Of this was put
into highways. $19556.000 for new con-
struction Of roads and $2.696.000 for
road: maintenance.
Florida has learned the lesson taught
by California, that good roads are in
dispenSable In a TOURIST country
Florida has no State public debt.
fCppyright 1928. by North American News
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