The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-12
HOOVER To WOO
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By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
international News Service

international News Service
The real purpose OF Herbert
Hoover's proposed tour Of South
and Central American countries IS
to insure American prosperity for
another four years by opening fresh
markets for American goods In the
nations south OF the Rio Grande. II
was learned today.
The PresidantseIe believes his
personal visit win tend to promote
a. new era of friendship between
the United States and the nations
basis for the development OF new
trade channels on the American
continent.
America First. His Aim
The development of foreign com.
merce was one Of Hoover's CHIEF
tasks as. Secretary Of Commerce
during the past eight years. During
his tenure in the Cabinet, it was
pointed odt, American exports grew
81 900 1900, 900, to new grand total
in the history OF the country.
This figure, however, left the.
United States still III second place
among the export nations of the
world. and it is Hoover's ambition
to make America first In this re-
spect.
Hoover always has thought that
American merchants were losing a.
golden opportunity In South Amer.
lea.
The President-e fncidentally.
has first.hand knowledge of com.
mercial conditions and national az.
fairs on every continent save South
America
Knows Orient Well
He has worked iii Australia and
the Orient; he spent years in Esu-
rope and Asia. He had never Wis.
tied South America.
Early IN his campaign for the
presidency Hoover announced that
the outlook for me world today
is for the greatest era Of COM
mercia1 expansion iii history. z He
pointed out. however, that these
other great nations that engaged
in the warl are now emerging from
the destruction or war. The rest
Of the world will become better
customers. They will have larger
customers. They viii have larger
stronger competitors. "
Consequently. Hoover plans to
meet European competition in
South America and endeavor. once
and for all time, to establish Aneri-
can trade firmly III the southern
hemisphere
AS for Central America, Hoover
always has declared the United
States depended on its imports OF
raw materials from the tropics. On
one recent occasion, he declared.
Without continued interchange
Of tropical products with those or
the temperate zone, whole sections
Of the world, including our own
country. must stagnate and degener-
ate in civilization. We could not
run an automobile, we could not OPP
crate a dynamo or use telephone
were we without imporked raw ma
tGriaIs from the tropics
Hoover has believed foreign trade
to be the life OF America Our ex.
ports alone, he once translated into
employment for 2, 400, 900 families. :,
Millions more. he said, were en-
ployed in manufacturing products
from Imported raw materials.
Finally. he added, the farmers home
market depends upon the steady en-
ployment Of that. great army Of
workers engaged in foreign trade
Hoover has pledged his admins
tration TO the task Of finding new
markets for American SURPRISES.
Taking together our agriculture
and bur manufactures and our min.
ing, we have increased our produc-
tion approximately 80 per cent DUR
ing the past eight years" Hoover
said, while our population has in
creased only about 10 per cent.
Much Of this increase Of produc-
ton has been absorbed in higher
standards of living, but the surplus
grows with this unceasing improve
ment. To insure continuous EN-
ployment and maintain our wages,
we must find profitable market
for these SURPRISES
Now, the President elect will go
to Central and South America hop
ing to make new friends for Ameri-
can merchants and hopeful of OPEN
ing new markets for American
goods