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fHIS CASE SRIGINATED AT w Sen antonio. > — 8. Ae F fle einis9 na ~ | age. REPORT MADE ATi BATE WHEN MADE: Peron FOR WHICH MADE: REPORT —e . mo vos : : . ° hE San Antonio, Tex. |iierch art March 3'27 f by7. A o ‘GREE Rea Emerican | . pe CaN MATTERS a Products in iexico & Letin ATIN AMERICAN UNION American Countries. on / . : (s 4 SYNOPSIS or FACTS: Detailing esctivity of Latin American Urrion, Mexico City, . organized far the purpose of boycotting American goods. — * Pendin ' _— <q oth —|BEEAHS: ft San Antonio, Tere sons Soe iz ‘a 7 For the lest few weeks this Agent hs noticed several sx€th oe eS in the Mexican Fress under headline of Mexico City cm propaganda sgeinst the use of Americen products. Luis N. oro Minister of Industry, Commerce ani Labor has appealed through the . Mexican Press to the Mexican people in general to the necessity of patronizing 211 national products with the object that eat some future. time the country will be in e condition to support itwelf. The extene sive propaganda that is being cerried on now by the Department of Industry, Commerce ani Labor is being con sted by publications, — public conferences, exhibitions of different Mexican articles in movirg picture shows and eddresses among the laboring classes and the above named department has asked the Department 46f Education for its valuabb help along this line by teaching in the public shools the necessity of buying national articles in preference to all others, but if for ae some reason it-is impossible to get the Mexican article desired then aaa to purchase the European erticle which is. considered better by them = | than the Jmerican articie. If neither the Mexican or European article | © $22. be obtained they are inatrudéted to do without same before buying — e American article. In addition to this line of propaganda heavy tazes have been put on American goods such as 50% of the wholesale value is the duty. .| on all Americen tobaccoes, cigars end cigarettes. The Customs duty - on printing paper ia now 3O to 40 cents @ kilo. This will make American paper in Mexico about 300% higher than other foreign papers There are heavy duties on all American toilet icles end patent DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES RECORDED AND (NDECXED: . APPROVED AND : FORWARDED: ""/ - a SPScial, AGENT oo ; “ ‘ 14 CHARGE . - a a WASHINGTON COPTES OF THIF REPORT FURNISHED TO: MAR . . i el dee t ie | Div.#2 .- va ny) ROUTED To: —— ! fi