The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-24

coming exceedingly impatient
that we'd better hustle up ship
ments TO EN-, or, by the time we
get around to il, we may find we've
lost their patronage permanently.
Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones
has taken the situation in hand and
has evolved a scheme for breaking
the bottleneck
b Most Of the orders are received
by export houses that don't pro-
duce their merchandise, but buy il
from manufacturers, and practical
ly all Of the countrys bigger plants
are so busy that they can't make
deliveries TO the exporters.
y But Secretary Jones discovers
that there are about $4,000 COM
paratively small concerns that
don't produce war supplies, but do
turn out the kinds Of civilian goods
that the Latin Americans are
clamoring for. Jesse's had a thor
ough survey made and now has
complete list Of these little fell
lows. No such list ever has been
available before and the exporting
middlemen appear to have been
more or less unconscious OF EN-.
And, relative pewees as they are,
It's Jesse's judgment that, COM
bined, their productive volume will
approximately equal that Of the
comparatively few big ones.
Clearing House
His Ideas to have the Latin
Americans turn their orders in to
our consulates in their various vi
entities, 70 nave tire cUnsuiateS for
ward EN- to suitable Yankee ex-
porters, and then to have the eX-
porters submit EN- to his depart
mental clearing house, which, from
its master list, will place EN- with
the right smallish manufacturers.
These, having done the necessary
pro- -ssing. VIII ship the finished
goods to the exporters, who. in
turn, will forward EN- to Latin
America.
OF course a very considerable
personnel will be required to ham
die this job. Jesse has drafted quite
a staff Of experts to deal with it
for the duration" However, con-
suls, vice consuls and commercial
attaches will be the nub Of the out
fit. They'd be the whole thing eX-
cept that there aren't enough of
EN- to get away with 1t and look
after their other duties.
Ard here's where the consular
reshufling fits into the program.
A lot Of our consulates general
and plain consulates have been
closed throughout Axis-dominated
Europe and a stable crowd Of
consuls general, plain consuls and
mere vice consuls are back in
Washington, hitherto wondering
what was going to become of 'em.
Jesse Jones knows. He's going to
incorporate EN- into his clearing
house.
A good many members Of our ,
Latin American STATS probably
will be called home for local activ-
ity in connection with the scheme.
They'll be familiar with Latin
American conditions and their ad-
vice will be valuable. But naturally
their Latin-American positions will
have to be refilled. Indeed, additions
will have to be made. These will be
just the berths for the chaps back
from Europe. Not only will there
be no redundancy Of EN-. Thereu
be a scarcity. When the wars over,
perhaps they'll be returned to Eu-
rope, but, at any rate, they'll be
provided for, for the present.
It's recognized that a certain
amount Of rationing is likely to be
found necessary.
Jones TO Tell En-
The $4,000 small factories en-
tire output can't be drained of for
export Latin AB1ericanward. That
would mean famine for home civil