REPLIES TO CARD AND SCHEDULE INQUIRIES. 385

Foreign interests might bring American associations into disrepute.—A
 manufacturing company exporting men’s clothing to many
parts of the world observes that—
The combination should be allowed to exclude any foreign-controlled company,
 otherwise foreign manufacturers might induce some of their compatriots
manufacturing similar goods in this country to enter combinations with the idea
of throwing into disrepute the said combination of manufacturers. Companies
that are owned wholly by foreigners should not be given the benefit of the constructive
 work which the United States Government or American associations
might be able to do. Invariably we find that similar associations in foreign
countries not only limit their assistance to manufacturers in their own country
but they actively and persistently hamper every effort of our own manufacturers
 to break into any market. We should, therefore, combat their campaigns
with exactly the same weapons and same methods, provided, of course, we,can
do so without sacrificing our integrity. If their practices, however, are unethical,
 we should coerce them into observing the proper rules of the game,
Competition would require exclusion of foreign interests.—From
personal contact with buyers across the Atlantic an exporter formed
this opinion:

It should be open to all American-owned concerns and should certainly have
the right to exclude any concern that is controlled by foreign interests, as such
foreign-controlled concern would more than likely sooner or later be used for
the purpose of. setting up such keen competition with its neighbors as to put
them all out of business, thus leaving certain fields to the enjoyment of the
parent company. Such things as this have heen done right here in our own
country.

Prior domicile a condition of admission.—An exporter engaged in
foreign trade for 25 years specifies that the organization shall be
open—
*# * * only to American concerns, with the possible exception of foreign
firms which had been actually domiciled in the United States for one year prior
to. sav. November 1, 1915.

Let American interests decide—The sales manager of a large soap
concern is of the opinion that we should—
# * = oxclude any whom a majority of the combination considers undesirable.
A prominent Chicago attorneys says: = °
This is not a matter to be regulated by statute, but may be safely left to
the parties concerned. If an American-owned concern is willing to cooperate
with an American company controlled by foreign interests, why should it not
be permitted to do so?

The question of exclusion debatable—A paper devoted to the lumber
 trade answers through its export editor as follows:
While we would not go so far as to favor discrimination against concerns
controlled by foreign interests, we believe that as a purely commercial proposition
 their relations abroad make them to a large extent independent, and their
pdvantage in this respect would perhaps be increased by being admitted to an
export organization, and from this point of view we believe their exclusion is
justifiable.
A matter of reciprocity—A manufacturer of printing presses
replies:
This thould be a matter of reciprocity. If foreign country of which owner
is a citizen extends like privileges to United Stotes citizens. then United States
should do likewise.
92. TYPICAL REPLIES FAVORING THE ADMISSION OF FOREIGN-CONTROLLED
INTERESTS.—About one-third of those answering favor allowing
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