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fror. Lat 1 ably c rt 
iota. If, Tor , wo 
att all t: 
we would have to d of cattle that produood two hi 
than en , or o] lus of b< 
£ that will inor cur pur- 
' ■ . it is fortunate thi I 
1 source of even greater supplies 
petitivo tropical product8. ' of these 
products •• . rbtai the Par East. By buying then fror.? Latin 
voulc net onl :--.ast; our trade vita that area but the 
-ft to a n r r source of supply v.-ould be an inportant el( jf 
ional a ric defense. 
"By • >8t important cf these c bary products is 
rubber, cf which - United States is the vorlu'r 'goat cor.sur- -. 
' ' '- ctically all our rubber fron t 
Les Briti 
v l£0, 000, 000. t wc propose to do is to encourage production of 
rubtar in , , is th native habi- 
fr ich t- r East 
. 
/iculturo 
-aged in sua order to - rtoin 
