Show BOOSTING 1300 STING LATIN AMERICAN TRADE TIRADE we have heard a great deal of late about extending our foreign trade by mutual concessions but it is becoming more and more evident that any such extension of trade is going to be decidedly limited cited unless we are willing to tg take ft uncertain foreign markets in return t for the sacrifice of our own producers by permitting a rush of foreign goods to the united states the fact is that the area for the tree free exploitation of foreign trade is rapidly becoming more limited europe is seeking markets rather than seeking importations the trend there is steadily toward self sufficiency clency the bid for russian trade by recognition of the red government has brought us nothing and will continue to bring us nothing the only way we can ship good to russia is to lend them the money with which to pay us or to receive in return commodities modi ties of which we already have a surplus in the united states africa is no longer a fertile field for our foreign trade european nations have gobbled up the territory there principally for the purpose of extending their foreign trade asia is not so good as it once was great britain controls the trade of india and will keep most of it for herself japan is rapidly getting control of chinas cainas trade and there is nothing we can do about it unless we go to war var with japan over chinas cainas trade and few americans will favor that in such event we would lose japans I 1 trade and she is now one of the best foreign customers we have that brings us back to the western hemisphere certainly what we ought to be doing is cultivating closer trade relations with latin america there are several reasons for this there is little competition between the united states and latin america in the markets of the world and most of that comes from argentinas Argen tinas grain and meat products aside from this there is room for a fi fairly air free trade between north and south america we can use latin americas coffee and tropical products and they can use our manufactured goods and the products of our temperate zone then again latin america comes more or less within our geographical area we are all on the western hemisphere there are few euro possessions on this side of the globe there should be a common feeling of friendship between worth north and south america there are no political problems which need solution no boundary lines hues that need settling and need be no fear of imperialism why not then seek a better understanding der standing and more trade with latin america here we can gain trade without fighting for it and without sacrificing the great home market in pursuit of a chimerical one across the sea |