6 SELLING LATIN AMERICA 
$160,000,000 and imported from them $250,- 
000,000. Brazil, in 1913, imported $15,000,- 
000 in textiles alone, of which amount the 
United States supplied only $500,000. In the 
same length of time Argentine imported goods 
to the amount of $468,999,996, of which 
amount less than 8 per cent, was supplied by 
this country. The United Kingdom exported 
to all of Latin America $23,500,000 worth of 
coal in 1913, the United States, during the 
same period of time, $750,000. 
Practically the same story in all lines of ex 
ports could be told of these countries, demon 
strating that individually in nearly all cases 
the United States is the largest consumer of 
their raw or finished products and the smallest 
exporter of the goods they most require. 
Fearful that some one may infer after look 
ing at these figures that European countries 
have preferential duties with Latin America, 
let me state most emphatically that this is not 
the case. With one single exception no favor 
itism is shown any of the trading nations, in 
the matter of import fees, and in that instance