THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 13, 1940.

MUTT AND JEFF

TWEEET TWEET

HONK!

HONK!

УЕН, І HEARD

WELL, I BLEW MY HORN BEFORE

YOU BLEW YOUR WHISTLE!

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By BUD FISHER

HERE Boss! I QUIT!

HEY! COME BACK

HERE! WHERE DO?. YOU THINK YOU'RE

HOME!

GOIN'?

DIDNT YOU HEAR ME BLOW MY WHISTLE?

DID: YOU & HEAR

ME BLOW

MY HORNY

You: BLOW

YOUR HORN!

ARGENTINE TRADE DILEMMA

Council recently The exchange string-from this and other countries, ex-Foreign Trade

porters said. Despite the sharp called attention to the disparity ency which forced Argen-rise in our imports of Argentine in trade between this country and tina into a temporary products (a gain of 54 per cent. in the Argentine and to the difficul- the first nine months of the war ties that nation faces as a 'result suspension of exchange compared with the year before), of trade policies which, the coun- permits for United States United States exports to Argen-cil adds, have been more or less

tina have been risen at a greater forced upon her. goods on September 19 rate (70.2 per cent. in the same has not been cured de-period).

Action

Three reasons are ascribed by exporters for Argentina's res-

With current dependence on the United States for many articles, the council explained, curtailment

will affect Argentine importers" and retailers. to a far greater de grée than it will their United States purveyors.

spite the fact that the Three Reasons Behind of imports from the United States suspension was lifted re- cently, foreign traders stated in New York. They predicted that similar trictions on permits for United suspension will have States goods. The first is that

Argentina acted because, she to be imposed at re-compelled to bring the volume of curring intervals while exchange

amount of dollats available: through loans by the Export-Im-

is

Export Import Loans Help

permits within the Help from the United States

Handicapped by bilateral trade agreements which produce no dol- lar exchange, the country is de- pendent upon United States pur- chases for the dollars she must have to meet foreign obligations and to cover necessary imports Argentine ruling.

analysis of the recent the National

a

re-

the war lasts and con- second, that authorities in Argen-port Bank of Washington may ceded that the recent ex- tina suspect there has been con-relieve the situation temporarily siderable "padding" by importers but the problem must recur if change action was dictat-in their applications for exchange; existing conditions continue. The ed by nécessity and not and third, that Argentina may credits also are likely to become by animosity toward this have in mind some sort of price an added charge against United control of goods coming into the States trade, it was contended. There has been much criticism country and its produc-country from the United States.

In the last two instances Ar- here, the report continued, against ers, says Chas E. Egan in

gentina, by suspending the is-Argentina's policy of placing the "New York Times.” suance of permits for a week, prior lien on available dollar ex- has had time to give close į change to service the external study to the permits and detect dollar indebtedness of the country. those which are padded as well

Increasing 'purchases by the United States as to compare prices on Ameri-

of Argentina's can goode with the prices charg-

products, or that country's ed in other markets.

turn to the principles of multi- In

to lateral trade, seem

be an

the only solutions If Argentina. is to avoid exchange difficulties and open its market to the potential demand' for United States goods, the council held, The former of these alternatives is debatable: that is the present ability of the United States. to consume substantial additional. quantities of Argentine products |which, to a degree, are competi="| tive with our own, the report con- cluded. As to the other alterna- tive--the return by Argentina to the principles of multilateral trade -unfortunately Argentina is not in a position to control-this situa- tion. It is an imposition from- which Argentina, undoubtedly, would wish to escape; however, it is an imposition from which no immediate release appears, prob- able.

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