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EVENING PUBLIC LEER-PHIEABELHIA; THURSDAY, DEtejBEB 26, ' 1918
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1G TRADE CHANCES
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aWrl W P- Wilson. Director of Commercial Museum,
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,oays manujaciurers aerc nave irreuivst wppuriuiu-
ties E.ver Presented and Urges Action
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ODDortunltv tot lmmeiuo trade with
' Sleuth jtniiriat l irrenter tlifln over'be-
fjtton, acrordlnB to Dr. W. P. Wilson, dl-
Tector of tho Commercial Museum, who
!) In discussing; the subject this afternoon,
-said Phiradelphln. manufacturers now
ii had their greatest chance.
In, vlwe of tho fact that the wnr
Tjdden countries must concentrate their
efforts on their own reconstruction nnd
South America was clamoring for sup
plies. Doctor "Wilson's views were sought
In regard to Philadelphia's opportunity
'in helping the; United States fill the
wants of our southern neighbors.
Doctor Wilson first touched on the
general situation.
"For the reason that stocks of goods
of all kinds In the great colonial houses
of Latin-America must In the near fu
ture be largely replenished, having been
reduced to the last degree during tho
war," he said, "a tremendous Influx of
trade Is likely to follow this winter and
the coming spring."
Asked who would supply these goods
he replied:
"We hope thnt feeling will be strong
to exclude Uermany for the present.
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mendous war efforts she has nccom.
pllshed, can be. If she will, the leading
factor In supplying the empty ware
houses nnd stores of our southern nclgh
hors. Tliere aro dlfflcultler, however,
which we must look Btralght In tho fnce
and obviate as quickly as possible."
"What are some or these difficulties?"
Doctor Wilson said.
"First of all we hac not the ships
for this trade. CJreat Britain has. She
also has foodstuffs and In sending her
own products to Latin America can
bring back fully loaded emcli
"lou cannot profitably trade with any
country unless you can load the shlf
both ways.
"Do not forget that Great Urltnln
has supplied more than 60 per cent of
tho 'vessels carrying our army nnd sup
plies to Europe nnd that she Is now
rapidly withdrawing them from our
use and employing them In transport
ing her own food supplies and to carry
her own trade."
Iletr City Can Help
"How can Philadelphia best nld the
United States to supply this South Amer
ican trado7"
"Above all. wo should not allow any
slackening in our projected shlpbulld-
EXPEDITES EXPORTS
TO SOUTH AMERICA
War Trade Board Puts East
Coast Commerce in Pre
ferred Class
Countries like Belgium and France, Ing," said Doctor Wilson. "Tills Is a
lyhlch hao been overrun, will be fully Philadelphia project as well as a na-
engaged In reconstruction Italy, which tlonai one.
''has had u large trade with Argentina, "livery true Phlladelphian should be
will probably Increase this business. on the watch to see what he can supply
"Great Britain, which has had such an to this trade. It Is now a wonderful op-
cxhaustlve struggle for the last four portunlty such ns never came beforo
years, nevertheless will bo a leader in to our l'liuacieipnin manufacturers.
foreign trade with Latin America for
many reasons.
U. S. Can Be Leading Faetor
"The United States.whlch really has
not suffered exhaustion from the ire-
Tlio war trade board Issues tho follow-
Ling: i
The attention of the exporting public
Is called to war trade board ruling cot-'
erlng "Procedure for Obtnlnlng Ocean
Shipping Preference for exports to the
Fast Coast of South America,'' Issued
December J, 1918,
In order that tho shipper's export
declaration may bear evidence of the
preference to which a shipment Is en
titled nil declarations hereafter filed with
collectors of customs covering shipments
to be made to Argentina, Brazil, Para
guay and Uruguay must bear not only
the export license number and date of
expiration, If any, but also tho date of
the Issuance of the license and the num
ber of the shipping preference stamped
thereon, If nny, ,
Upon presentation of declarations con
taining Information ns outlined In the
paragraph above, collectors of customs
will not only number nnd Initial the
declaration as heretofore, but will also
Initial the date of Issuanco of the llcenso
and the preference number. If any spccflc
preference number has been given on
the license.
In Instances where licenses nnd decla
rations hnvo already been filed with a
collector of customs and whero the
copies of the export declaration do not
bear the date of tsiuance or expiration
of the license, the shipper may, In order
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which his shipment Is entitled, present "'" United States kept pace with Lng.
SENATORS ADVOCATE
BIG MERCHANT FLEET
After-War Demands Declared
to Be as Great as for Mili
tary Purposes
y By the Associated I'rest
Washington, Dec. 26.
Formulation of a deflnlto Government
policy relative to tho further construc
tion of ships nnd their cost In order to
increase the American merchant marine
to meet our needs nfter the war was
urged during a. discussion of tho ship
question today In tho Senate.
Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi, and
Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, fav
orcd a readjustment In tho cost of con
structlon now, declaring unless this was
done it would mean the "writing off
of millions of dollars after peace has
been concluded, due to the building of
carriers nt war prices to be used In peace
times.
The discission wns started by Senator
Fletcher, chairman of the Senate Com
merce Commission, who delivered a
speech defending the La Kollctte sea
men's net, which ho said had brought
about, as originally Intended, an equali
zation In the cost of operating foreign
as well as American ships entering our
tlorts.
"The necessity of ships now U almost
nrnin for commercial purposes as It
was for military purposes," Senator
Fletcher said, He added that Knglnnd
la nlnnnlnir to build 2.000.000 tons an
nually and Frnncc 3,000,000 tons, while
the United States has the yards to build
r.nnn.noo tons annually
Senator Jones, or wasningion, saia u
such cNport declaration or number there-
of to the collector of customs.
URUGUAY CALLS ARMY
NEWS OF THE POR
vl
The Commercial Museum In ltd tnr.
elgn trade bureau Is nioro active than i
eer before Largo manufacturers from
all parts of the United States are seek
ing opportunities for the South Amerl- I
can trade. Director Wilson Is being del- I
uged with Inquiries as to shipping fa- I
cliltles from this port, railroad facilities i
to Philadelphia and other auestlonn in.
cldental to South American trade. I
Government Orders Mobilization When
Labor Troubles Threaten
. Sun rlata.
4:40 p m
S.S2 p m
3 20pm
riymouth, bal-
Rich, New York. mae. iiyno
Portland, bat-
7.21 a m I Sun ls. .
PIIILADnLPiUA
Jllsh water. R:14 a m I High water
Low water 2:47 a m I.ov water
rtEnDY ISIAND
JliBh water. 4:40 a m I Hlh water. 5:07 P m
Low water 11:55 a m I Low water. P m
BREAKWATER
Hluh water. 2.33 a m I Hlnh water. I.Mjm
Low.water. 8:40 a m I Low water. p4 p m
, ARIUVF.n
Sir RIark Trlnee (Br). Edward, Bordeaux.
1 urneaa ttupy . to.
Sir Lutellnn nr). .Howe,
lant. Fumraa uny w.
Str raw nee,
s h co.
Str Snue Harbor, ltersey,
last, master. CLKABKn
Sir Rotterdam (Dutch), de Roer, Bntter
dam. petroleum. Joseph C Gabriel (cleared
Marcus Hook 2th). ,,..,,, ti.ih.tioi-
Str Anthony Oroe. Jr Wlllla. Baltimore,
passengers and mdae. Ericsson Line.
OTIir.U CLKARIXOS
Str From Sailed for DJ
Kalfarll Hara Hampton Rda.Dec -0
3Uur.ta.nl. , ,vpn0, Swp Tork ..dc2
Machlnaw ..London rhlla Deo .3
J II Deveraux ,
Boston Thlla J; S7
Sediepool ...Norfolk Thlla Dec .4
siiirrixo notes
' The steamship Ferns, controlled by the
United States Shlppln Board, was libeled
' tor 140,000 at Mobile by tho Mobile T"wln
, and Wrecking- Company. The steamship was
allowed to proceed for Ho Island with a
canto of lumber when auttlclent bond was
furnished. The Ferna was erased by tho
tuEcho on the Gulf of Mexico, whj ii In ;
"lnlln- condition. It had aboard a cargo
0Vhmstfamahlp Aaawam returned to New
Tork after developing boiler trouble.
Tho bark Smarco passed In Cap Henry
this morning. The bark 1 pis passed In the
same cape yesterday while the steamship
Noord. bound for Baltimore, reported at the
same point last night.
. OTIIF.K ARRIVALS
Steamer From Ileportea ai Lia"
iJ ,c5E.... Plymouth New Tork.. ..Deo 20
Oarfleld. Antofagasta New York.. . Dec 2J
a...... iminn New York Deo .H
Azteo Tamplco iiamnioro
nosua ..Santa Marta Baltimore
Yllta d. Malungamu;c
Ocean Monarch .,,,
John D nockefeller .,.
jniau ikouitu niiM"i"
.Dec
..Dec
-.. W llsrnsl
""""' Tamplco Portland ..
-:i OccIdent.nordeaux BaUlm0 ..
8 M Spaldln .,. ..
Calveras aran(j8 Raltlmoro
Oscar Hi. New York Copenhagen
Panto Alleghlerl
New Tork Genoa
Holmen Phlla. Rotterdam .,
, .Dec
.Dec 20
, Dec 20
.Dec 25
Dec 23
. Dec 23
. Deo 2t
, Deo 21
..Dee 29
..Dec 20
Montevideo, ITrtiguny, Dec. 26 (By
A. P.) The Uovernment hns ordered the
mobilization of units of the Uruguayan
army In face of threatened labor troubles
throughout the republic.
Foreign nirltators. nrlnclnnllv rino.
slans. have been busy for several daysv ,,,
cndcaorlng to foment a general strike. ' countr)
land nnd France In the construction of
ships the American Ciovornmcnl would
hae to assume the same attitude toward
prlato enterprises that tnose govern
ments nssumc.
"Kngland nnd France will do oery
tlilnir. not only to maintain their present
strength on the sens, but to increase It,"
ho said. "If they give governmental
assistance to'prlvate enterprises for the
construction of ships, we will hno to
do the same thing."
c-nnltnl and labor. Senntor Jones Bald,
should adjust differences, ench with a
view to doing wnat is nest tor me
MAY SUSPEND MEXICAN DUTIES
Chamber of Deputies Gives Car
ranza Great Financial Power
Mexico City. Dec. 26. (By A. P )
Extraordinary powers In financial mat
ters have been extended to President
Carranza by the Chamber of Deputies,
This a6tlon was taken after the Presi
dent had sent a message to the cham-
ber outlining the necessity for such
Under the new authority granted
President Carranza Is expected soon to
Issue decrees removing- until June 30,
1919, Import duties on foodstuffs, ar-
4Imia nf nrimnrv lieceasltv to the coun
try, and on agricultural Implements and
Irrigation machinery. It Is expected
thtt duties on automobiles will be re
moved for a period of three months,
r-nnstltuttonnl reforms have been pro-
. posed by which the force of several sec
t lions of the Constitution will be mlti
i gated. These refer principally to sec-
tlons governing the power of State legis
latures to fix the maximum number of
clergy participating in religious rites
jnd require that all members of the
clergy be native-born Mexicans. Clauses
dealing with the nationalization of
church property would be brought Into
' agreement by another proposed' amend
. went.
, BRAZIL FREIGHT RATES REMAIN
A cents Sav Reduction "Would
Mean Financial Loss
When consulted recently by the minis
tr of transDortatlon and public works
as to the advisability of reducing
freights on the vessels of the Govern
ment-owned Lloyd Brazllelro Steamship
' XIne, the subdlrector of the company
presented evidence to show the lmpos-
V sJblllty of lowering the present scalo of
ft eight rates without great Injury to the
V financial condttlon-ot the company.
Although freight rates on the prln-
.x cloal articles Imported Into Brazil for
I publlo consumption have Increased by
lane percentages, at the same time
'' prices on supplies necessary for the
maintenance of the vessels of the conr
" ,jny have Increased proportionally
. ui Jjttnwr, 11 la said.
' ' ! SHIPS FOR SOUTH AMERICA
WMhlagton, Dec. 2 C More Bhlpa for
nJ. South American trade will In all proba
"r Mlltr become available shortly. accord-
In to an announcement by the United
f States shipping board. There la now
. . J nvallablef or on its way here 60,000 tons
ft I o Dutch shipping, which Will be used In
(1 tale trade, and other eis ore now
f Wng Assigned.
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n TJwlly la N. Y. on Private Butinett
" Xmt Tork, Dec. 20. (By A. P.)
s .Jli J. Tumulty, secretary to Presl-
'' t 4Mt "Wilson, arrived her today from
x WpwilnctoR. He said he came, on per-
,, mml1 bisMiMM and that he did not ex-
" JSet' to JsWwi tlmeto'jertkiii4 la the
Direct Foreign Banking Facilities
ip HE Guaranty Trust Company of New Y6rk with
offices in New York, London, Liverpool, Paris and
Brussels, and affiliations and connections with leading
banks throughout the world offers a direct and compre
hensive foreign banking service for trade with all
countries.
Great Britain and Continental Europe
Our London and Paris Offices are officially designated
United States depositaries. They are American institu
tions conducted on American lines, and are especially
well equipped to render banking service throughout
Europe. Additional branches are being established' in
n Liverpool and Brussels. We have our own special repre
sentative for the Scandinavian countries. Our direct
connections in Italy and our affiliation with the Italian .
Discount and Trust Company of New York enable us to
offer exceptional facilities throughout Italy. The Mer
cantile Bank of the Americas at Barcelona is a depositary
for the U. S. Government; through this connection wC
offer direct service with Spain and Portugal.
South and Central America
We have direct connections with the leading financial in
stitutions in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Brazil, and
have, in addition, a special representative in Buenos Aires.
Through our affiliation with the Mercantile Bank of the
Americas and its connections, we cover Peru, Northern
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Hon
duras, Guatemala and the other South and Central Amer
ican countries.
Cuba and West Indies
Through the American Mercantile Bank of Cuba, at Ha
vana, we cover, direct, Cuba and the West Indies.
British India, Dutch East Indies, Straits Settlements
We are the representatives in the United States of the
Tata Industrial Bank of India, and render direct banking
and merchant service throughout British India. We are
also correspondents of the leading Dutch banks estab
lished in the Dutch East Indies and the Straits Settle
ments. f
Australia and New Zealand
Through our direct banking connections and our special
representative, we offer a comprehensive service for trade '
with Australia and New Zealand.
China, Japan, and the Far East .
Through our affiliations with the Asia Banking Corpora
tion we negotiate, direct, banking transactions of every
nature in China, Manchuria, Southeastern Siberia and
throughout the Far East. The Asia Banking Corporation
has its main office in New York and is establishing
branches in these important trade centers: Shanghai,
Pekin, Tientsin, Hankow, Harbin, Vladivostok. We are
also official correspondents 'for leading Japanese banks.
We invite inquiries regarding the most economical and
practical method for financing foreign business. .
Our Foreign Trade Bureau collects and makes available
accurate and up-to-date information relating to foreign
trade export markets, foreign financial and economic
conditions, shipping facilities, export technique, etc. It
endeavors to bring into touch buyers and sellers, here and
abroad. The facilities of this Bureau are at the disposal
of those interested.
The following booklets relating to foreign trade will be
sent on request:
"Export Trade Combinations undeh the Webb Law" ;
Suggestions as to how the provisions of the law may bo availed of.
"Taking Stock op the Future"
A study of the preparations made by various countries for after
war trade.
"Ban kino Service for Foreign Trade"
Describes in detail the facilities afforded byour Foreign Department.
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
140 Broadway
Capital and Surplus $50,000,000 Resources over $700,000,000
Philadelphia Correspondent
421 CHESTNUT STREET
Argentina Needs Now
Cotton Goods '. $32,000,000
Iron and Steel Products. -15,000,000
Agricultural Implements and Machinery. 5,000,000 -
Hosiery 1,000,000
Coal .:.....'. ..-.- 4,000,000
Metropolitan Philadelphia can fill every need. She was .
the first city in the United States (in 1798) to open business
with the River Platte, countries of Argentina and Uruguay.
Twenty ships sailed from Philadelphia to Buenos Aires in
'1807.
How many are going in 1912?
A large Boston bank recently made this statement: "It
should be a matter of concern to Boston business interests v
that the proportion of the total exports of the United States
going through this port has remained practically unchanged
since 1914. In the meantime Philadelphia increased her share
of the total by 170."
Manufacturers of the Great Philadelphia district, your,
opportunity is now. ;
This bank is equipped and ready to help those seriously
interested in formulating foreign trade policies and foreign.
trade campaigns.
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Corn Exchange National Bank
PHILADELPHIA
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MESSAGES FOR:
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BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
CHILE
COLOMBIA
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PANAMA
PARAGUAY PERU
URUGUAY
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