Evening star., 1943-07-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 26.-Belief
that a solid economic foundation on
which to anchor projects for a
future bloc of American nations has
been found was expressed widely
here today following publication of
a report by Mexican and American
experts recommending steps to
build up Mexican industry with
United States wartime and post
war cooperation.
The recommendation of the
Mexican American Commission for
Economic Cooperation, which in
brief prochims the death of eco
nomic imperialism and urges aid to
industrialize Mexico and raise the
Mexican peoples standard of living
were treated as a first-class sensa
ton. They were viewed here not
just from the angle of Mexican
American relations, but from that
of the relations between the United
States and Latin America as a
whole.
The commission recommended
(a) that Mexico focus her efforts
on turning out strategically needed
war materials, with the United
States supplying equipment for that
production; (b) that Mexico de-
velop industries useful in peace as
we'll as in war; Co immediate anc
long-term projects to aid the wal
effort or not interfere with it, ir
chemical, electrical and metallurgi.
cal industries and those handling
rubber. cement, alcohol and paper
and I'D establishment of a COM
mlttee in Mexico of government
bank and industry representatives
to cooperate with United States
delegate in developing the program
Given first page streamer heads
in the newspapers, topping the wal
news, the story also was the prime
subject of conversation among Latir
American diplomats, who placed
emphasis on the beneficial effect
the recommendations could have or
the future Of all the American
nations.
Statements by Vice President
Wallace and Hector Lazo of the
Board of Economic Warfare during
their recent tour of South America
that industrialization of Latin
America should be encouraged, has
won applause but had lacked the
tangible step which the commits
slon's report now constitutes.
The scope the report was intended
to cover is indicated in it's conclud- =
ing remarks, signed by the Ameri-
can commissioners Undersecretary
Of Commerce Wayne C. Taylor and
Harry D. White. and the Mexican
members, Evaristo Araiza and
Valentin Garfias. They said in
summary that the economic
truths" set forth in the report
could become realities more quickly
in this Hemisphere than in almost
any other part of the world"
Transportation Difficulties Cited.
Development of the program ot
cooperation between Mexico anc
the United States-the most feasible
immediate phase of the greater
project-they added. could well sci
an example and fix the rules that
will govern the world of tomorrow, ;
Latin American diplomats. wht
had been anxiously awaiting the re.
port as a document that might make
history. viewed the recommended
tions in exactly those terms. There
was wide approval although re-
marks were tempered by regret that
the shipping problem primarily
would hamper quick large scale CO.
operation of the kind in countries
not enjoying land connections with
the United States.
The frank manner in which the
commissioners dealt with wartime
transportation difficulties. however
was generally appreciated. The
point had been previously driven
home, during the Wallace tour
when Latin Americans were tolG
that the war effort must come first
and that where shipping is needed
to supply troops fighting abroad
that shipping cannot be diverted.
End of Exploitation Hailed.
Ofsetting the fact that these
difficulties must be recognized was
the emphasis the report placed or
the continuing nature of the CO.
peration, to extend into the postwar
period as a permanent procedure
Most comment took this amply intt
account as promising future ac.
ton that would be extended a!
rapidly as conditions. permitted t.
all of Latin America.
All the newspapers here gave
prominence to the reports state
ment that "the days of exploitation