Show DEVELOP MENT 0 F THADE IS URGED ALL TERRITORY THIS SIDE OF CALLED ON TO AID EXPANSION pacific council told that germanys germanas Germ anys capacity to pay debt hinges upon outside dealing portland ore the pacific COG coast st was ras called upon to mobilize its forces and work together in unity tor for the development ot of its commerce in an address thursday by william pigott of seattle president of 0 tile the pacific foreign trade council at tho the opening of the third annual conference ot of the council here thursday the same idea was emphasized in an address voicing the keynote ot of the conference coast unity tor for world trade expansion by edward G piper ot of portland editor ot of the 21 orning Ore oregonians oregonian Oreg gonian onlan not only the seaport cities of the pacific but all the territory west ot of the great divide are interested in the effort to promote the foreign trade ot of the united states on the pacific ocean said III pigott ott in our effort to build up our seaports w we a must not forget our back country he baid the development of our cities must go hand in hand with the development of the interior it if we build up the interior the growth of the seaport cities will follow foreign trade Is inseparably linked with agriculture and horticulture increase in trade from pacific const coast seaports forty of which are accredited in government records were pointed out in the annual report of edn in 11 kenimer kammer of tacoma secretary of the pacific foreign trade council in his report thursday pacific imports in 1022 were 28 per cent ot of the total external trade ot of the country and exports were 15 per cent in pacific exports were 0 per cent ot of the total tor for the united states and imports 18 per cent he pointed jointed out in 1921 the trade of the united states with transpacific trans pacific countries amounted to germanas germanys Germ anys capacity to meet reparations payments depends ultimately on the developments ot of her foreign trade and her present capacity Is little better than ahan nothing declared 0 K davis ot of new york secretary of the national foreign trade council an inquiry which should seek now to make final determination of what germany may ultimately be able to pay would be a piece of fantastic colloy the only effect of 0 which would be to tree free germany from her just obligations ligat ions large payments by germany made within a short time said mr davis could not only be achieved through such a rapid expansion ot of germany trade as must inevitably Inter interfere feri most seriously with the trado trade of others the obvious alternative he added addad Is to spread the reparations payments over a period so long as to minimize the effect upon other na lons eions of 0 the development ot of german trade rade |