TRADE WITH U.S.A.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 111, 6 November 1929, Page 9

TRADE WITH U.S.A.

EFFECTIVE PUBLICITY

BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") / AUCKLAND, This Day. "America: is showing far more interest In New Zealand, its trade and its scenic attractions, than when I was there four years ago" said Mr. Julian Foster, TJnited States Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, who has just returned from a visit to the United States. "New Zealand publicity is far more effective •than it was, and the people are much better acquainted with this country than they used to be. They realise that New Zealand is a stable country with backbone, and view it as a_ customer possessin" trade possibilities." The feeling toward Britain and the Dominions was never better in America, said Mr. Foster, the recent visit of Mr. Kamsay Mac Donald having done mueli to cement the bonds of friendship. ' "I was in tho Western States when Mr AlaeDonald arrived," he remarked, "and his visit was acclaimed from one end of the country to the other as one of the greatest single acts in. the interests of world peace that had ever taken place in America. The striking thing was tho unanimity of tho American Press on this subject.

PREMIER'S GIFT TO PRESIDENT. "I saw the President (Mr. Hoover) Trhile I was in Washington," said Mr. Poster. "I had the honour of presenting Mm with a beautiful autograph book of New Zealand views, the gift of. Sir Joseph Wai-a. Mr. Hoover told mo he Jioped to have an opportunity, when the cares of office were over, of visiting ■JSfew Zealand and. Australia and seeing those countries again. He has been, in JNew Zealand, of course. I think it was some 25' years a^o, when he came here as a mining expert. Although he spent more of his time on the goldfields in 'Australia, he still lias many happy mempries of both countries." "With the exception of the Stock lixchange, which is in a very shaky condition America is wonderfully prosperous, and business has been excellent throughcut the year.' Steel is good, and the automobile industry has attained an extraordinary high standard of production. As far as the crisis on the Stock Exchange is concerned, thero was undoubtedly too much wild speculation, with tho result that artificial values were created. I should say the scare will have a beneficial effect m the long run, as it should help to bring the position back to something like normal. 1 During his visit to 40 States Mr. Foster gave addresses on New Zealand, discussing its pastoral and industrial development and its scenic resources and showing New Zealand films, particularly those dealing with the sheep and cattle industries. . • ■ . ' "I spoke so much about New Zealand that I was always being taken for a New Zealand Government publicist," said Mr. Foster. "The idea of showing New Zealand films on liners plying between America and New Zealand and Australia is an excellent one. Several such films were shown on the present trip from Vancouver, and I know from conversation -with passengers that several of them decided in consequence to stay in the Dominion before proceeding to Australia."