The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30

duce f. 9srce he cane friendly feeling
for the United States has sprung up.
During the war with Spain Ne practically
secured the support Of this part OF South
America for Tncle Sam. changing the
sentiment which was yesYtng toward
Spain.
Al n-ss the papers were full Of pro-
Spanish editorials Shortly after Minister
Bryan arrived they began 10 change ard
the '-Cem@rcso.'' which IL the leading
paper OF Brasil. came cut fog the United
States. The .Czsiade DO Rso~ which had
been ansaganizing US, not oniy advocated
the support Of she Yankees. hut Ii printed
an edition In gold fn Homer e< the minis
ter This paper contained an article head
ed America Forever" and ia ii was
picture Of Minister Bryan In geld. Kind
expressions were male in the other pa
pers and today ind the press universally
friendly TO as
There is ore thing Gel Bryan has done
here which might be initiated with profit
by many 81 the diplomats He has cuitl-
waited the Brazsiians rather thar the for
eixners. He has realized that he is min
tsser &c Brazil and nos to the diplomatic
colony. While he has treated the dspIo-
mats we'll he has worked solely for the
United States and has made IL hts bust
ness to be friendly with the Braxiilans.
He IL perhaps mere widely known than
any other of shs foreign ministers, and
IL popular with the army as we'll as with
the civil officials
The result is when he wants anything
at the government he IL pretty sure to get
IL, ard ] think he viii 90 "A great deal
for the extension OF American trade. He
expects. ! am told within u short time
TO begin series OF visits to the state
capitals. investigating the resources OF
the country and establishing friendly re-
lations with the governors. IL he does
this he viii not only bring every state
OF Brazil closer 10 Us. but will give our
business men and commercial travellers
standing and an entree which they have
never had before. Of course all this
costs money. but Mr.. Bryan - well-so-do.
and he will probably spend all OF his
salary IN keeping UP the dignity OF the
American legation. He receives $4,000 in
gold year. which Is about s201 Brazilian
milreis. and with which. as money goes
further here than In the United States.
he can do yerv we'll.
A Chat with Oar Consul General.
Our consul general to Brazil is Mr. Eu-
gene Secger of Chicago. He III well known
I'm newspaper circles throughout the West
and has practical business ideas about
extending our trade. His offices are In
the business part Of Rio de Janer.o, so
that you can hardly so through the city
without seeing his American nag. He
tells me that our people 90 wrong in
sending their catalogues 10 the South
American business men. The men here
cannot read English and the catalogues
go into the waste basket. He says that
drummers should not be sent Down here
unless they can speak either Spanish
or Portuguese. and that only the bes. men
should be chosen for the purpose. Said
he.
Among the American frauds that come
to Brazil are sample snarps These arc
. men who persuade American firms that
they can get orders here for their goods
They get a lot OF samples from each
firm. but when they arrive instead of try
Ing 10 drum trade they sell the samples
getting more on different pleas from time
To time. l had some experience recently
with two American drummers who were
playing this game. After they had sold
, out and spent their money they turned
to gambling. and I finally had to help
collect money to send them back home