Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1926, Page 6

URGES CLOSERUS. TRADE TIES ABROAD Edward F. Feely Tells C. of C. Luncheon of Co-opera- tion Advantages. A strong plea that some plan be worked out for closer co-operation botween the various American com- mercial organizations abroad and “some central organization in the United S logically the United States CI nber of Commerce,” was made before the foreign commerce group of the latter bod: sterday Edward I. Feely, American com- mercial attache at Buenos Aires, Ar- gentina. Speaking group luncheon of the rlower Hotel, Mr. need for this co- ncentration of effort t during the several vears in which the American cham- bers of commerce abroad sought to amend the revenue act so as to ex- empt Americans resident in foreign countires from payment of an in- come tax “While this most importar. result was finally obtained,” Mr. Feely said, “the plan of campaign might have been more efficiently handled had there existed in United States organization to marshal unit the great resources American chambers in for- cign countries and in the possessio ¢ the United States.” speaker stated that there is indication that America is in t “of a well organized drive of our principal com- reign markets to regain their pre-war status, as the pri source of supply of man und semf-manufactured produc stone will bo left unturned, he to accomplish that end. Efficfency of Chambers. In the American chambers of com- merce abroad, he pointed out, will be found the most efficlent point of sup- port for a counter-attack “to main- and consolidate the remarkable that has been achieved V% i during and since became appar every the on t rt petitors for f r evidence of the need of action it W explained re co arising in ited State: lly in the way of national legislation, that are of vital interest to the future of our foreizn and consequently to n citizens en- business abroad. The in- f these men As a furth co-ordinated ringle unit Buenos Al Among other qu ture in which the chamber ed are: Some rel ulties inherer from the present leg- of alien men trav- ; the use of the United ying propase- post de products, as anda for Americ is belng done b gentina and other countries, finally roved and more efficient methods of handling trade opportuni- tles origi h American cham- Buenos Aires organization be- Ueves asserted, ‘“that American chambers abroad should be willing to contribute to the expense fnvolved in the extension of the pre ent work of the forelgn commerce de- partment of t chamber to include spaclal machinery for the concentra- tlon of the effort and influence of these vital organizations into a single front for purposes of attack or de- fense as the case might be Possible Modus Operandi. in all might not be at- tainable, but it would seem that the rimary object of all being the pre stion” of A n trade, a modu ndi could be worked out success- »inion that American ions abroad merit the heartiest support of all American i home. Their serlously re- from the -war de- consequent with- s and branches of i export- the e inufacturers t- | unscrupulous competitors. During the support may in- crease the strensti t years of ef- { the most vital apport for the n trade at the our history as W 2 chamber abroad needs no def e, but does require a more hearty co-operation and support than has been its general lot in the , based ur full realization by ufacturer and ex- work being done the firing line, the the future, icles in the ws of our foreign trade narkets of the world, he overcome or m cts by concerted act *A word as to s the of Argentine- e typical in many other countries where can chambers have been organized, and where our stake 1 exporting nation is a Some Serious Obstacles. “The absence of investments of American capital in productive or trade-producing enterprises, the rela- tively small consuming population of than resident in Argen. complete absence of American merchants permanently es- ADOLPR KAHN President MEMBERS OF AMSTERDAM DIAMOND EXCHANGE ()fl O]{Zzfin Ine. THIRT¥-FOU 935 F AMONDS And Other Precious Stones JEWELERS Hits Business Curbs [ GOV. RITCHIE Of Maryland, who spoke before the L;:l‘tod States Chamber of Commerce Y. tablished in Argentina as distributors of our products, and the fact that, the great wealth of both countries is derived primarily from the agri- cultural industries are at once serious | obstacles to the development of our trade, and at the same time to the permanence and stability of the cham- ber as a medium for the promotion and protection of American trade. “Bear in mind that in so far as our most fous competitors are concern- |ed these conditions are exactly re- versed they enjoy all of the advan- tages of permanent merchant and | consuming populations, large invest- ments in productive enterprises, and & well balanced interchange of com- modities such as the United States, for many years to come at least, may not_presume to expect. “It was in this atmosphere and under these conditions that the American Chamber of Commerce in| Argentina came into existence and it against these obstacles that it Lhas fought its way to the enviable i n ic awmds today o~ ave of the most active organizations abroad for the promotion of American interests. “The work of the American Chamber of Commerce abroad may be roughly ~classified under these heads: The protection of American inter, in its particular territor: as an organ of publicity or propa da for American ideals, institu- ions and policles, and, finally, the promotion of American foreign trade, bath exports and imports. “The greatest single accomplish- ment of the Buenos Aires Chamber, and one which alone would justify its tence were any justification needed, came shortly after its estab- of international trade in 1920 and 1921. Careful stimates made by the representatives of the Bureau of Foreign and Domes- tic Commerce in the early months of 1921 showed that merchandise aban- doned in the Buenos Aires custom- house, the acceptance of which had been refused by fmporters in Argen- tina, amounted at invoice value to about $50,000,000, not including goods already imported on which claims and disputes had arisen subsequent to their clearance. An immediate and unexpected need arose for some effi- cient method of meeting this unprec- edented situation, especially for the | protection of those American manu- |facturers who had no direct repre- sentatives in Argentina, or whose alien agents had abandoned them in the midst of the crisis. Problem of Claims. “While it is true that an admirable arrangement existed between the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the Argentine Bolsa de Comercio for the arbitration of trade disputes, no adequate machinery had | been set up to care for the avalanche of claims that suddenly came to light. particularly as urgent action was im- perative. The American Chamber of Commerce stepped into the breach and when the smoke of battle cleared away, and the labored readjustment | to moral currents of internatlonal trade began, the chamber had not (only saved milllons of dollars for | American manufacturers and export- |ers, but had consolidated its position s a bulwark of American prestige and Mciency, and redeemed the standing of the American exporting fraternity which was so seriously menaced by iverse propaganda originating with year 1921, if my memory is not at fault, the arbitration committee suc- | cessfully handled and disposed of over | cases arising out of disputes be- tween American exporters and im- porters in Argentina, in addition to several hundred surveys of merchan- dise, many of which led to settle- ments. “The number of cases coming before the arbitration committee showed a steady decline in subsequent years, but the experience gained during that crucial period has left the organization admirably equipped to handle any We Are Always Welcome —in any case to which we may be called, as our reputation for caretul, skillful mor- tietan service guaran- tees Dperfect eatisfac- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1926. amount of work of this nature that may come before it. It has built up a list of experts and surveyors who are specialists in all of the important com- modities entering into our Argentine trade. This service, of course, is of- fered not only to members of the chamber, but to non-members as well. “Although the decisions of the arbi- tration committee of the chamber may not be officially recognized, there have been only a few {nstances in which the parties in dispute did not accept its findings, this being one of the condi- tions of the arbitration agreement. The importance of the service render- ed, the facllities it offers for the settle- ment of disputes and its effect on American trade in the future are of incalculable value. “It is a pleasure to say that the closest co-operation exists between the chamber and the representatives of the Department of Commerce in this matter of trade disputes as well as in all other activities having to do with the protection of American trade. Cases involving a solution by arbitra- tion are referred to the chamber by the commercial attache, and, on the other hand, questions which the cham- ber has been unable to accept are sent to the commercial attache for action through official channels. The arr.val of American, commercial travelers and Important American visitors as well as the visits of Argentine merchants to the United States are reciprocally re- ported from one office to the other, so that both officlal and unofficial assist- ance is made avallable to the stranger in Argentina. Mouthpiece of Americans. ‘Another most important function of the American Chamber of Com- merce abroad is to act as the mouth- plece of the American community in its territory, and to interpret Ameri- can policles and ideals to the citizens of its country of adoption. Where our material participation in the commer- clal and soclal life of the country is small or unstable, as is the case in gentina, or where it is hedged about with obstacles and keen competition for a place in the sun, such an organi- zation is of essential lmportance to our economic welfare. “The chamber in Argentina has in this respect proved its worth on re- peated occasions in explaining and in. terpreting the American point of view in disc jons in the local press in- volving the commercial and other rela- tions between the two countries, and in the defense of American policies and institutions when unjustly at- tacked or called into question. "It is officially recognized by the Argentine government as the representative of American commerciat lITe In tne coun- Ty, “It is a member of the Association of Forelgn Chambers of Commerce in Argentina, and has had a material share in presenting to the government the position of the foreign trader in the frequent oppositlon that has arisen | Drink | moment. to legislative measures prejudicial to Ameerican interests. “In the way of trade promotion, Amarican Chambers of Commerce abrond are rendering yeoman service in the development of trade oppor- tunities, the selection of agents for American manufacturers, and in bring- ing local buyers in contact with manu- facturers and exporters who have no ;llrt-ct representatives in the terrl- ory. “Qur trade with Argentina is at present not entirely reciprocal, due to the fact that both countries are large exporters of agricultural prod- ucts and foodstuffs. The chamber in Buenos Aires, with rare vision and foresight, has a very active export wommittes, whose purpose it is to and encourage exports from argentina to the United States, with thie idea of increasing Argentina’s pur- chasing power for American manufac- tured products. While Argentina's unfavorable balance on merchandise account with the United States 'is mdre than covered by large and favor- able balances in other quarters, and should be neutralized in the future by the exportation of American capital, vet this part of the chamber's activ- ities has been highly commended in Argentina and is producing good re- sults.” CURB ON BUSINESS SCORED BY RITCHIE IN C. OF C. SPEECH (Continued from First Page.) governments, both State and na- tional, do not reflect our business leadership. Here waste and extrav- agance and ineficlency and indiffer- ence flourish to an extc.it that busi- ness it would not endure for a It business unseltishly rec- oxni; its polit obligation as it should, it would be the one force in the State that could measurably cure these evils. Continuing, the governor said: ““The very mess we have had in the TFederal Trade Commission and even in the Tariff Commission, when it can- not be persuaded to act as a sclentific and non-political body, illustrates how difficult it is to translate economic laws, with all their unforseen, uncer- tain and relative factors, into statutes and apply them that A high order of business self-government can best find the way out of this eco. nomic chaos. Explains Resentment. “With this rapid growth of Federal activity has come a bureaucratic in- terference with business that I think accounts for much of the current re sentment. 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THE HECHT CO.---F ST. gation may easily be misunderstood and spell ruin for a wholesome in- dustry. “Business, and big business particu- larly, does not realize the importance to it of our State and Federal system, and of preserving the proper equilib- rium. If business ignores the States or is {ndifterent to the political fiber and vitality of the States, it weakens the political foundations on which its whole structure rests. It should, therefore, work to leave to the States what the States can do better or as well as the central government. Strike News Cheered. Immediately after Gov. Ritcnle had concluded his address, it was an- nounced that press dispatches just brought to the attention of the presi- dent of the Chamber, Mr. O'Leary, | announced the termination of the gen- eral strike in Great Britain. Loud ap- plause greeted this statement and when Mr. O'Leary amplified it with the expression that he regarded the end of the strike as another demon- stration of the ability of civil and sensibly, a near demonstr: sulted. The Chamber then turned to the task of considering a number of propositions before the resolutions committee. Chief among these was an attack on government activity in the building industry, committee th had been authorized to investig, this question submitted a report taining five r which t all govern- ment construction work should be opened to competitive bidding, and that in cases where the government underbids private concerns, the cost for the government work should be opened up for public inspection. The report then was submitted to the reso- lutions committee. Other Reports Studied. 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