The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-07
HOOVER GOODWILL TRIP
Civilians County Farmers Press)


While the Farmers Press had to be converted" to
Presdent-elect Hoover by very forcble landslide it
S none the less of his wel-wishers now and will
continue of his disciples of good wishes and good
will as long he tries sincerely to fulfill his cam
paign promises.
Hoover's goodwill trip to South America at this
time involving journey of 1880 miles, is a great
undertaking, carrying in its wake both material and
spiritual consequences.
II the journey is made, many of our more radical
critics assert merely in the interests of dollar dploa
cy 1t Will prove very complete "fop as far as pan
American relations and world diplomacy are
ed.
If it is Mr.. HOovers desire to improve the business
relations between the United States and the soub Am
erlcan republics, he do nothing more timely than
TO urge the American millionaire planters and mill
owners In those countries to increase the wages and
improve the living conditions of their peon emnoves
AS long as protected American plutocrats can ex
polt South American countries and practice
upon their people, just so long will both American
manufacturers and American farmers lack . South
American market for their products
1aNng the item of flour as an example. both Ar
eeneina ana Chile have per capita wheat consumn.
'On u snghuy over live bushels; and even this small
consumption of flour ranks these countries The
III Vne use OF flour in South America The wheat
sumption IN Bolivia is only four-tenths of busbol =,
ABOUT 90 pounds of flour per person each wear Tn .
recent bulletin issued by the u S. department of cow
erce II is asserted that if the CONSUMPTION If Aei
can hour IN South America could be increased 50 90
W De on par with the low consumption IN A.
sen.lna, IL would necessitate the mportat;on &c -
MILLION barrels OF flour besides hundred million bl
q Oh wheat yearly. 1t is further asserted tb+ All;
would solve the problem of nearly 1SOOOOOo acros -
wheat lands in the United States e u
Why don't the Soutb Aroou;
Here is one reason, taking Bolivia as an exaron1o
DonVlas export trade is almost entirely in mnaro1s
two-tmrds OF which is produced by foreipn can;to 60
tnat foreigners, not Bolivians and certainly not
earners, get most of the profits from exnIoitaor
Boivias mineral resources u
Inc government gets in taxes about onesixtb &c Az
value OF tin exported but American comnan;oa
TO make profits of nearly 200 per cent aft 49,
rlS investment is recovered few skilled workers IN
DOnvia get up to So per day, and semi-skied nm -
qAOO common laborers from so cents to 81 and women
and children rs cents day. 0--e"
III lSzU' while the per capita consumption &c -.
was lew grains day, nearly three-fiftbs f +1o -
co. revenues were pledged to secure oor -
ToO'OOOUUo forced upon Bolivia in 1922 bv an 49,;
can syndicate of bankers. backed by our dano~.o.
Inc wheat fields of North America &c mol, :.
centers OF North America, suffer from the cal
Lsnness OF North Americas bankers and fnsnc;osa
~ IS up 70 President-elect Herbert Hoover now - -;
0ouen American tour, to remedy this cond;t;or .S
as II VIII De In his power to do So