Show development OF TRADE 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 brej ore the pacific coast was called upon to mobilize its forces and work together in unity for the development ot of its commerce in an address thursday by william pigott of it seattle president of the pacific foreign trade council at the opening of 0 the third annual conference of 0 the council here thursday the same bame idea was emphasized in an address voicing the keynote ot of the conference coast unity for world trade expansion by edward G riper piper ol of portland editor ot of the I 1 morning Ore oregonians oregonian Oreg gonian onlan not only the seaport cities bitle 11 ot of the pacific but all the territory west ot of the great daloe are interested la the effort to promote tile the foreign trade of the united states slates on the ra pacific cefic ocean said pigott in our effort to build up our seaports we mut must not forget our back country he said the development of our cities must go hand band in hand with the development of the interior it if we build up the interior the growth of the seaport cities will follow foreign trude trade is inseparably linked with agriculture and horticulture in increase crease in trade from pacific coast seaports forty of 0 abich are accredited in government records were pointed out in the annual report ot of edian 1 P kemmer ot of tacoma secretary ot of the pacific foreign trade council in his report thursday pacific imports in 1922 were 28 per cent of the total external trade vt of the country end and exports were 15 per cent in 1918 1910 pacific exports were 9 per cent of the total for the united states and imports 18 per cent he pointed out in 1922 the trade of the united states with transpacific trans pacific countries amounted to germanys germanas Germ anys capacity to meet reparations payments depends ultimately on the developments of her foreign trade and her present capacity Is little better than nothing declared 0 K davis ot of new york secretary ot of the national foreign tra trade de council an inquiry which should seek now to make final determination ot of what germany may ultimately be able to pay would be a piece of fantastic the only effect of which would be to free get germany many from her just obligations ligat ions large payments by germany made within a short time said mr davi 31 could not only be achieved d through such a rapid expansion ot of germany trade as must inevitably interfere most seriously with the trade ot of others the obvious alternative he added is to spread the reparations payments over a period so long as to minimize the effect upon other nations of the development ot of german trade |