These, then, are some of the 6 porter's fies in the ointment. 'There is however, no question that much needs to be' done, especially in Latin countries, to make trading easier, T was speaking to a manufacturer of hardware yesterday, and he told me that at one time he worked up a fair market for his products in South America, but that, by the time hho had conformed with a host of what he considered to be unreasonable regulations imposed on foreign sellers he was so "mad" that he decided to do no business whatever until there had come a revision of those regulations. The International Chamber of Commerce therefore, has much work ahead if it intends to move some of those countries, That this Chamber has the power to do s0 is not be doubted, but whether it has the patience to'fight and fight with people of unusual touchiness romains to be seen.
'The American manufacturer, how-lever, is in the export market to stay, and if possible he will sce to it that' unnecessary impediments te easy trading are removed. What the International Chamber "does, course, will benefit not only America but all countries, and. what the /Manufactarers' Association has done, in bringing these obstacles to the forefront can only be regarded as" good work done.
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