THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application mad.- April 1. 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska
for ' r.zry os second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879
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BOOMING FOREIGN TRADE
Expansion of the government’s
activities for promoting foreign
trade is urged in the annual report
of the chief of the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
department of commerce, ft is in
evitable that the United States will
from this time on play a more
important role in international
trade and it is a matter of the
greatest urgency that the govern
ment increase its efforts to have
the new trade built upon sound
ethical and economic foundations.
Extension of the commercial at
tache and trade commissioner serv
ices is particularly urged, as the
value of the promotive work done
by these field representatives in the
past is generally conceded. N« w
attaches are asked for a number
of new posts, such as Rome, Mad
rid, Ottawa, Mexico City- Santiago,
Chile and Athens. “1 can not over
emphasize the increasing import
ance in our plan for foreign-trade
promotion of these resident men in
foreign countries," says the chief
of the bureau, Mr. B. S. Cutler.
Trade commissioners, who can
travel from place to place in a
specified district, are. also needed
to send in news about the national
resources and trade opportunities
of the countries that we know little
about. These trade commissioners
would operate without any staff,
and would, of course, not attempt
to keep open an office such as is
a regular feature of the work of
consuls and commercial attaches,
but would make personal investiga
tions and write up their report as
they go from place to place, just as
the bureau’s investigators of huild
ing materials, boots and shoes, can
ned goods- and other industrial
specialties have done for years. The
countries now in view for such
work are Colombia and Venezuela,
the Dutch East Indies, Egypt, South
Africa, and New Zealand.
An interesting feature of the re
port is a table showing how the
war has affected the quantities of
goods exported from this country.
The general impression has been
that while the total value of Ameri
can exports has increased in a re
markable manner, the actual quan
tity has not been increased ma
terially. This table shows that with
the exception of lumber, raw cot
ton, and tobacco, there have been
gains in the quantity all along the
line. One of the most spectacular
jumps is recorded for oats, the
foreign sales of which were only
two million bushels in 1914. More
than a hundred million bushels were
shipped in 1918. Twenty-four of
the great lines show increases. Six
million more tons of coal went
abroad in 1918 than in 1914.
Wheat flour increased ten million
barrels. Exports of steel sheets
and plates doubled. Steel cars
quadrupled, and bacon, hams, beef,
and sugar all show striking in
creases.
DEPARTMENT PARERS
The department of commerce is
sued during the past fiscal year
1,141 'daily, weekly, monthly, quar
terly, • nnuil, and special reports,
the print! ”■ of which cost $300,000.
7v,ese publications contained a total
< 4 t ' prated pages and there
we~e printed *>f them a total o(
4,804 10 copies.
The free distribution of many
(if ths publications is limited t<
well-defined public classes. Thi.
policy has resulted in a reductioi
of wasteful distribution. A state
merit issued by the commerce de
partent shows that the superin
tendent of documents received $32,
993.5!) during the year from sale.'
of copies of its publications. lr
addition to the sales by the sup
erintendent of documents, the Coasl
and Geodetic Survey received dur
ing the year $20,194.19 for copies
of Coast Pilots, Tide Tables and
Charts.
JAPANESE AID
Japan generally followed the plan
of devoting: the money obtained
from abroad during- the war to giv
ing financial support to her allies,
either by subscribing to the loans
issued by them, or by purchasing
their bonds, says an official re
port of the department of finance.
The total amount invested in all
these securities reached about
$579,500,000 at the end of 1917,
including $205*000,000 in British
government bonds, $77,500,000 in
French bonds and $ 127,000,000 in
Russian bonds. To this should be
added $110,000,000 representing
Japanse foreign loan bonds and
company debentures redeemed in
foreign markets.
Japan’s sea-borne trade was
greatly effected at the beginning
of the war, says the report, but
her export trade afterwards be
came very brisk. There was a pro
nounced increase of Japan’s ship
ments to nearby markets and to the
South Seas to take the place of
commodities that had ceased to be
shipped from Europe. This was es
pecially conspicuous as regard China
where there was a large demand
for Japanese goods. Larger ship
ments of munitions and food sent
to the Allies increased the volume
of exports. In 1917 these amount
ed to $801,500,000 an increase of
$237,700,000 over 1910. Japan’s
imports for 1917 were $517-900,
000, $139,000,000 more than 1916.
The excess of exports over imports
in 1917 was $283,500,000, an in
crease of fifty-two per cent ovei
this balance of trade in 1916. This
apparently has paved the way foi
an expansion of Japan’s industries
and trade in the future, said the re
port.
Two of the important organiza
tions in the War Industries Boare
are- by direction of the President
to be turned over to the depart
ment of commerce. These are thi
resources and conversion section
the activities of which will be con
tinued only temporarily, and th<
conservation division, which will b(
incorporated permanently in the de
partment of commerce.
The conservation division of th<
War Industries Board was at firs
known as the Commercial Econom;
Board, and its function has beer
“the studious conservation of re
sources and facilities by scientifii
' commercial and industrial econo
ies.” The material gathered am
the staff developed will enable thi
department of commerce to carr;
on the work of eliminating wasti
and promoting precision in busines;
which it has long had in hand.
Oranges originally were pea
shaped and not much larger tha:
cherries. Their present form an'
size are due to centuries of culti
t ration.
BUENOS AIRES.—Gerirutoi ef
forts to encourage the m(tcn-dis
cussed Uatin-American Union be
tween Spain and the Spanish 'speak
ing republics of Central and South
America as a weapon against^ Pan
Americanism came to light recently
in the German-inspired articles that
appeared in connection with the
observance of “The Day of the
Race” as the Spanish speaking peo
ple designate the anniversary of
the discovery of the Americas.
The Argentine newspapers and
weekly magazines carried special
articles pointing out the advant
age of a union that would make
the Spanish speaking nations inde
pendent of all others. Several of
these were signed by men who are
known for their pro-Germatf sym
pathies. It was also noticeable
that the articles appearing Jn the
purely German newspapers were
even more insistent in supporting
such a union than the Argentine
papers.
This union with Spain was pro
posed first from Spanish sources
nearly two years ago and it was
suspected then from its antipathy
to Pan-Americanism, that German
schemes were behind the move.
The proposal has been kep|| alive
in this country ever since try pro
Germans and Spaniards who have
made no attempt to hide fact
that their efforts are ^directed
against the United States. t
The principal argument is that
South America must be pfctected
from “American lYnpe^pysrfi".
Spain is pointed to as thfy Jjfeat
mother country that can supply all
the needs and at the same time
the sympathetic understanrAig that
comes from a comjnon "language
and common religion The Spanish
clergy is aiding the propflflhndists
in their campaign.
One of the articles published
stated that the war had brought
about new forms of international
friendship and that this friendship
in the future will be based on mu
tual gain and advantages: Ques
tions of language, race and religion
it adds- may sow the seeds of new
differences tomorrow and it there-1
fore behooves the twenty Spanish
speaking American nations to unite
with the statement that the League
of Nations is a hopeless dream.
Another paper urges tffiat this
Latin-American Union should not
be merely an economic union but
one for common defense ^and of
fense. j
“In time of peace,” it argues, j
“we must prepare for war. The
passive defense of the frontiers of
Spain and the South American re
publics is not enough against the i
powerful nations, especially against
those which rule the seaag; but a -
close defensive union of Spain and
the South American republics would
be sufficient against any aggres
sion.
“We should adopt an active of
fensive attitude rather than” a pas
sive defensive one. 1
“The united navies of Spain and
South America could present an
effective resistance to any 'aggres
sion and would put an end to the
imperialism of the larger Tiations,
so far as their ambitions in South
America are concerned.”
A1 Sutton arrived in town last
night from the Kantishna country.
He expects to leave for Fairbanks
today.
V. O. Green is now orderly at
the Commission hospital, in the
place of ,T. M. Jensen, who resigned
recently to go Outside.
I J. P. McMahon, who has a ranch
near Kster Siding, arrived in Ne
nana yesterday evening.
A process has been patented by a
Danish inventor for making cloth
from 75 per cent peat and 25 per
cent wool waste.
l Weighing several pounds a new
1 ice crusher featured by a number of
- points can be used equally well with
large or small pieces of ice. "
Mrs. Frederick D. Browne held a
reception today at her home on the
Commission reserve, in honor of
Mrs. John A. Davis, who is in Ne
nana on a brief visit from Fairbanks
The reception was held from two to
five o’clock.
The function was the most largely
attended one of its kind ever held
in Nenana, almost every Nenana
lady attending to meet Mrs. Davis.
Afternoon tea was served and a
very enjoyable time was spent by
everybody.
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Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Budow, A1
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. I).
Blankfield, I).
Bowen, .1. K.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, ,J. F.
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Calderhead, R. W.
Campbell, X. .1.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. .T.
Doner, Frank
Diven, R- -I.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry j
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A. B.
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm.
Haslem, H. G.
Hatran, James
Hill, L. W.
Hajrcn, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C.
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Jacobsen, J. C.
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jenson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A. j
l.auyhlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Myers, R*R
Moore, Frank B.
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R- S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. \V
Palfy, Paul
Packer. W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburn, Herman
Roth. Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt. Pete
Smith, Chas.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.
An automatic mileage recorder
to be built into an automobile tire
to show how far it has been run
has been patented.
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been patented to enable a person
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most comfortable.
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South Australia established a new
record for wine production this v
season with 5,332,166 gallons, an
increase of more than 80 per cent
from last year.
Gentlemen’s Suits cleaned and •
pressed, Fur Coats lined and reno
vated; Ladies's Suits and Dresses
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Upper A street, near Third.
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