People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-03-23
UNHAPPY BRAZIL.
RICH IN RESOURCES YET BEG
CARED FOR MONEY.
HOW England Keeps the South Ameri-
can Republics at War-Repudiation
the Only Hope-Just Like OuE Own
Country.

If for the moment we can forget our
own unhappy country, and look upon
the handiwork of the infamous fnan-
ciers who also rule our sister repub-
lie, we may draw conclusions as to
the proper remedies to be applied in
both instances.
Brazil contains 3,2Ss,COO square
miles of territory. lis soil is fertile,
its climate ranging from tropic heat
on the coast to the most delightful
GOODNESS of its mountain regions. Its
natural resources are beyond all COM
putation. The wealth of all the world
to-day does not equal the undeveloped
possibilities of this one ration. The
Amazon river with its tributaries af-
fords over 10000 miles OF inland navi-
CATION and with slight internal i'm
provements such as short canals and
locks this can be vastly increased.
The water power OF its mountain
streams is sufficient to generate
electricity to turn every wheel and
spindle, run every railroad, and even
TO run the gang plows on its planta-
tions. With its present clumsy meth
DDS the coffee crop is gathered and
sold at profit at 9 cents per pound.
The valley Of the Amazon com.
prises an area equal to two.
thirds of Europe and is capable Of
supporting in luxury hundred mil
lions of people. Yet the breath of the
serpent is over it all TIL, Shiny octo-
pus whose lody rests upon the British
Isles and whose tentacles are reach
ing out after profit wherever mans
labor can he exploited, has fastened
our sister republic in its grasp as it
has orr own. In 1890 their national
debt had reached $685., 345, 1927, and
was rapidly growing. Their railroad
debt was growing in like proportion.
Foreign capital came in to develop
theresources, and as fast as developed
took mortgage on them. The total
Indebtedness exceeds $50 for every
man, woman and child in Brazil. and
for fear they might escape from the
burden the government OF traitors
like our own sp mt millions OF money
in building Aquidabans, Republicas
and het engines of destruction
which are row turnel against the
government, wasting in war what the
creditors have left them. Behind the
revolt are English commercial inter-
ests, delighted, as they were whea
they connived at war in this coun-
try. War means more debt, IN re
debt means mo-o tot and slavery Of
the masses TO pay the interest Brazil
can never escape the debt now riled
upon her. She IS so d into perpetual
slavery. Her sons and daughters are
born with chains about their necks,
even as are those of our own land.
Her riches, as fast as developed, go to
Lor don to pay interest money, aud as
she does not export enough TO satisfy
the demand of the usurers, she gives
more mortgages for the balance
There is but one escape for Brazil
There is but one escape for any coun-
try in the embrace of the world devil
fish. Let the people of that country
seize the power of government through
the ballot box. Let them declare all
interest on debt, public and private,
at an end. Let them deduct the
amount of interest slresdF paid and
then pay back in insts'l~s-'%a That
would be just and honnst 5sE b. hit.
The tramp is foreclosed mortgage
on the social condition Gold