Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-02-06 | Page 7 | Southern Diplomat Has Shipping Plan

SOUTHERN OIPLOflT t i.s mm plan Embassador From Argentina Argen-tina Wants Immunity for Commerce of Americas. WASHINGTON, Feb. o. Complete neutralization of commerce betweeu tho Americas iu ships of all flas was pro-josed pro-josed today by Embassador Xaon of Argentina, before the chamber of com-iBerve com-iBerve of tho United Stales. llo said: I maintain that the complete j neutralization of inter-American commerce ought to be recoguize-i, ' and I entertain the hope, or more than that, I may say, I feel the certainty that we touU1 be able to have tho countries at war agree in establishing a rule that during tho ' present war no vessel engaged exclusively ex-clusively in the trade betweeu American ports shaH be subject to search, detention or capture by a belligerent, do matter what flag' she flies," so long na she is engaged in that commerce. "With such a nile we should be ablp to obtain all the vessels vre need for the promotion of our commerce with the United States and the other American republics, to the maximum developing as a consequence our friendly relations with all of them and lessening the 1 sorrowful conditions created by that war. j The need of immediate expansion in ! the commerce relations between the United States and Argentina was voiced i by Embassador, Naon. J Xn a discussion of trade expansion, and the European war, Edward Filene of Boston outlined how he thought American business men could partiei- , pate in bringing about peace. ! He said: It becomes a parent that great exertion and great espouse for foreign for-eign trade expansion must be accompanied ac-companied by at least equal exertion exer-tion to make the terms of settlement settle-ment of the present great war such j that Europe will not remain an i armed camp. As responsible business men we I should ask ourselves: What can we j do 7 What can the United States do to help bring a settlement of the j war? This struggle is so fierce that I at present there seems to be no op- portunity for any outside interior- j ence, however "well intended. If the United States is to have any direct influence in the terms nf 'settlement of the war, such, influence in-fluence will depend largely on the faith tho warring nations have in our fairness and justice. We must play the game straight and not try to take unfair advantages of tho present export trade helplessness of i any of the fighting nations.