U.S.A. to U.S.A.

A traveler from Washington to Cape Town, Union of South Africa, must journey 11,136 miles if he goes by London; 8,034 miles if he goes direct. To clip 3,102 miles off the diplomatic distance between Washington and Cape Town, to bring the U. S. A. and the U. S. A. into closer relation, steps were taken last week for an exchange of ministers such as the U. S. now conducts with Canada and Irish Free State. The U. S. approved the appointment of Eric H. Louw as South Africa's first envoy to Washington.

Washington considered Ralph James Totten, Consul-General at Cape Town, as a likely U. S. Minister to South Africa.

When Minister Louw opens his legation in Washington, he will find his duties commercial, not political. There are no diplomatic issues now pending between the U. S. A. and the U. S. A. Nor will he have to learn his job, for he knows U. S. business well, was onetime South African Trade Commissioner in the U. S. South African trade with the U. S. has doubled since 1923. Last year the Dominion purchased $55,000,000 worth of goods from the U. S. (automobiles, machinery, farm implements, clothing). The U. S. imported $8,000,000 worth of South African commodities (wool, diamonds, sheep-skins). In 1925 South Africa (pop.: 6,928,580; size: 471,917 sq. mi.) had 70,000 motors: today it has close to 110,000.