Evening star., 1939-01-31
j. ). Sees Increased
Nazi Competition
For Latin Trade
Relations Expected
To Be Strained for
Some Time
Sy the Associated Press.

Increased German competition
with the United States for South
American trade was expected BY
Federal officials today to result from
Adolf Hitler's Reichstag speech.
Commercial experts disputed Hit
ler's contention that Nazi trade re-
lations with Latin American nations
were no concern of the United
States. They pointed out that Ger
many's trade is on a barter and
artificial currency basis, and de-
clared this in general has the effect
of diminishing the total of interna-
tional trade.
They contended also that Ger
many's foreign trade, being con-
trolled by the Nazi government, was
a means of exerting political influ-
ence and, therefore, could not help
but be of concern to the United
States in this hemisphere.
State Department officials made
no public comment on Hitler's ad-
dress, which contained more refer
ences to the United States than he
had made in previous speeches.
Long Rift Expected.
The belief was widespread in
diplomatic and other official circles,
however, that relations between
Germany and the United States
might continue to be strained for
some time. There is at present
no prospect that the German and
American Ambassadors. now at
home, will be permitted to return
soon to their posts
Although Hitler said Germany
wishes to live in peace and on
friendly terms with all countries,
including America" students of in
ternational affairs noted these four
references which he made directly
or indirectly to the United States:
/. That the present relations be-
tween the two nations suffered from
campaign of defamation con-
Quoted in this country Ito serve OBJ
vious political and financial inter-
ests.p
2. That "in certain democracies, it
is apparently one of the special pre-
negatives of political democratic life
to cultivate an artificial hatred of
the so-called totalitarian states"
3. That Germanys economic re-
lations with America are her
own business and not that of the
United States.
4. That certain persons like Sec
retary of Interior Ickes are "apos-
ties of war"
Rejection of Protest Recalled.
Mention of Secretary Ickes re-
called the State Departments re-
cent refusal to entertain a German
protest against a speech by Mr..
Ickes criticizing relationships.
Instead, Undersecretary Welles
declared he had rarely read more
open attacks on members of another
government than had been made in
the German press against the Presi-
dent of the United States and the
members of his cabinet.
Diplomatic circles believed cam
paign of press recrimination against
the United States might follow this
Hitler statement:
Il deem it necessary that from
now on in our propaganda and in
our press all attacks be answered
and above all be brought to atten-
ton of the German people"
In regard to Hitler's discussion of
relations in Europe, divergent opin-
ions were expressed by Washington
officials.
Chairman Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee COM
mented there would be no fear of
any immediate war in Europe if
Hitler's future actions "are as toll
Grant as his Reichstag speech.
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah,
on the other hand, called the ad-
dress an indication that Hitler and
Mussolini have conspired to reor-
ganize the map Of Europe"