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a a rus case sricinaten at San Antonio, Tex. S. A. File #64~139 an BATE WHEN MADE: . | PERIOD FOR witicH MADE: | REPORT MADERY: San Antonio, Tex. |iderch 4°27 | March 3°27 / Beene einet American Products in iexico & Latin American Countries. taf , SYNOPSIS or FACTS: Detailing ectivity of Latin American Union, Mexico City, organized for the purpose of boycotting American goods. REPORT MADE AT: [EXICAN MATTERS “) ATIN AMERICAN UNION f; Fendinge , oe EE SDT DETAILS: At San Antonio, Tex. pons See For the lest few weeks this Agent hks noticed several — in the Mexican Press under headline of Mexico City con propaganda against the use of Americen products. Inuis N. loro Minister of Industry, Commerce ani Iebor has eppealed through the Mexican Press to the Mexican people in general to the necessity of patronizing 211 national products with the object that et some future time the country will be in e condition to support itwelf. The extene sive propaganda that is being carried on now by the Department of Industry, Commerce andi Labor is being conducted by publications, - pablic conferences, exhibitions of different Mexican articles in movirmg picture shows and eddresses among the laboring classes and the abore nemed department has asked the Department Of Eatucation for its valuabb help along this line by teaching in the public shools the necessity of buying national erticles in preference to all others, but if for some reason it-is impossible to get the Mexican article desired then & to purchase the European article which is. considered better by them = |= than the #merican articie. If neither the Mexican or European article : be obteined they are inatrudted to do without same before buying @ American article. Im adfition to this line of propaganda heavy taxes have been put on’ American goods such as 50% of the wholesale value is the duty -| on all American tobsccoes, oigers end cigarettes. ‘The Customs duty on printing paper is 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 and patent ‘OF INVESTIGATION MART -