Show world eyes new bolivia tin coveted die dictator busch can siva sway y market of important raw metal prepared redby by national geographic society Preka washington ash agton D C service newly established dictatorship can affect foreign countries more than would changes in many other parts of south america because government is financed mainly by the revenue from its exports and its exports particularly tin are in strong demand tin one of the strategic c metals highest on the united states want list is number one product and is responsible for its biggest business As the third greatest tin producing country of the world bolivia is the nearest source for that metal to all countries of the new world since its chief competitors are the federated malay states and the netherlands indies in asia most of tin ore exports however hoeve r go to great britain since since there are no tin smelters shelters sm elters in bolivia or the united states bolivian tin returns to the americas from british smelters shelters sm elters in bolivia the tin standard substitutes utes for the gold standard this metal constitutes from two thirds to nine tenths of the count rys exports and export duties in this land of impoverished agriculture and limited industry are the chief sources of the governments income during 1937 the nation produced 12 per cent of the worlds tin output but bolivia is by no means a one metal land a rid some 98 per cent of her exports are minerals tin be beina me tol toi I 1 1 V V I 1 DICTATOR cot col german busch youthful president of bolivia who dismissed his con congress gre s and set himself up as dictator promising to give his people an election in a few months lowed in value by silver lead antimony conyl zinc tungsten copper and bismuth in antimony too the country ranks third on the list of producing nations its position is ig now of added im importance beca because US e china has previously been the leading s source of supply but is no longer a factor in the world market in addition to utilitarian tin and the spanish silver of such romantic lore exports of rubber quinine and exotic chinchilla fur help to make bolivia known to the outside world some estimates rank bolivian forests second to those of brazil for production of south american rubber since much of the smaller count rys forest products float down the headwaters of the amazon to brazilian ports their origin is obscure |