Active Work to Foster Domestic restricted to the species that have served as commercial sources of rubber, since the agricultural possibilities "obviously do not depend upon the abundance of the-plant in the wild state, or upon the exploitation of its natural produces. evbulate), which appears to be the "Rubber plants that are natives of dry regions are being tested Califorvia, Special attention is being given to one of the native species of milkweed (Asclepins most promising from the standpoi of growing on waste lands and producing the Inrgest quantity of rubber-bearing material readily' and cheaply. Experiments are. being made on a small planting of hevea, about 20 years old, near the north available of rubber coast of Haiti. Plantings Production: American Growing Indignation in America Journals and Prices Dee, 27.
Washington, Dee. 2, The press and public men are Americans are still active in their] growing daily more indignant and more unrest efforts to develop rubber production in their own territory, to make them wickedness" in advancing the price some extent independent o€ of rubber, their present sources of supply in the British Empire. Mr. William Congressman Longworth, Speaker M, Jardine, Secretary of Agricul-of the House of Representatives ture, of the United States, in his! speaking at Akron, Ohio, said that annual report just made to Presi: there seemed to be a conspiracy dent. Coolidge reviews the possibili-among the nations producing rubber ties to restrict the output and increase "Several of the tropical rubber-the price. He deveribed these restrictions as an "international Producing species thrive and appea well adapted to conditions in swindle" and declared that Congress Southern Florida," the Secretary was seeking every means to help American "manufacturers to meet reported. "Although the East! the British restrictions and coni-Indian plantation system of pro-petition—Reuter's American Ser rieing apparently would not feasible in Florida on account of the high cost of labour, it is not American Journals Rubber Impossible that other systems ard Prices methods of production and extract tion of the rubber may be developed New York, Dec, 23. that could be established ax regular} While some editorials echo the agricultural industry Popular in- complaints that America has been such possibilities of imized over rubber, most writers 1 development in Southern] take a more philosophic: tone.
For Florida is very acute among the example, the "New York Times' thousands of new settlers who are presses the opinion that a Con-now establishing themselves in the gressional inquiry is useless, All that United States can do is to turn to South America or elsewhere and solutions of the experi-develop her own sources, The mental problems, commercial plant-Paper says: "Britain can hardly ings of rubber cannot be considered be called upon to surrender out of elvisable until practical methods hand advantages which her far-handling the crop under the Florida statesmen and Empire: conditions have been devised and] builders had long been preparing demonstrated. for her." It asks Americans to "On account of rapidly advancing! imagine their feelings if England prices there is an acute demand for were to ask them to reduce the price information regarding—_rubber-of the cotton, oil, copper and wheat Production possibilities in the!
United States and in Tropical which she. is compelled "to buy America. It is believed by many] industrial and economic writers that} Not to Take Reprisals a serious shortage in the supplies of Dee, 29 crude rubber is impending, in addi-The "New York Evening Post"! tion to the dangers that have been publishes a despatch from Washing. recognized in being dependent upon ton which states that Secretary of the East Indies for a product th.
Commerce Hoover declared that the within a few years hax become.
Administration would not sanction Indispensable not only" for measures in any way savouring of dustrial purposes but for military] trade repr against the nations requirements. About three times how accused of extorting excessive much rubber is used in the Unite prices for raw materials, States as in all the rest of the worl rubber and coffee, The present development of our civilization could hardy London, maintained without rubber.
The "Daily Telegraph," discussing "Interest in the possibilities of the attitude of the United States rubber production is intensified by with regard to rubber prices, the large arca of unused or partially' stress on the fact that used land the United States, been for the Stevenson Scheme especially in southern and south: ices would have been incaleulabl western regions, wiiers rubber higher today in consequence of reproduction might be feasible if duced supplies which would have ible plants were discovered and ensued as a result of non-cultivation, methods of utilization were devised,—Reute:
"it has been determined already that several of the rubber-producing: plants grow well under our condi-
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