Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29

with evergreen leaves out of which show
golden balls of fruit. During a breakfast
at the legation the minister often eats
oranges from his own trees, and his cook
goes out just before the meal and gathers
the bananas from the back yard.
How Col. Bryan Lives.
The house itself is a typical Brazilian
villa of stone and stucco with large por-
tico in front upheld by gray Doric columns.
II is of but one story, but it covers great
deal of ground and has many rooms. The
ceilings are high and the rooms large and
airy. They are lighted by electricity fur
niShed by the waterfalls near by. Among
them are plenty of sleeping apartments so
that the minister can entertain number
Of guests at one time. He often has
party of Brazilian ladies and gentlemen
from Rio to spend the night with him, and
in fact there is seldom a time when the
legation table has not from one TO a dozen
guests. Every week he gives a reception
at which there is music or some other at
traction and to which ladies as We'll as gem
tlemen are glad to come. He gives fire.
Quent dinners and YOU NAV meet at his
table the cabinet ministers and other lead
ing Brazilian officials as well as the news
paper editors and the most celebrated men
of all classes. At the last Fourth Of July
he gave dinner to the Americans a one Of
the hotels of Rio de Janeiro. He is always
doing something for Americans and among
others holds frequent entertainments for
the missionaries
AS a result of his personal popularity and
his social entertainments Minister Bryan
has gotten very close to the powers that
be in Brazil He has perhaps the most i'm
portant diplomatic post on this continent.
have already told you that the Brazilians
number more than half the people of South
America and that they own more than half
the land. They have a great empire of I'M
developed resources and the chances for
American capital and trade with them
hsa No
sixty million dollars every year for their
products, chiefly coffee and rubber and
in return they are now increasing their pur-
chases from U.S. 1t is of vast Importance
that the relations between the two peoples
should be pleasant.
As far as can learn Colonel Bryan ap-
preciates this and is doing much to produce
1t. Since he came a friendly feeling for the
United States has sprung up. During the
war with Spain he practically secured the
support of this part of South America for
Uncle Sam. changing the sentiment which
was veering teward Spain.
AT first the papers We're full of pro-
Spanish editorials. Shortly after Minis
ter Bryan arrived they began to change
and the "Commercio" which is the
leading paper of Brazil. came out for
Rio" which had been antagonizing us, not
only advocated the support of the Yankees
but 1t printed an edition in gold in honor of
the minister. This paper contained an article
heoiucu aIlerlcd Forever, ana IN II was
a picture OF Minister Bryan In gold Kind
expressions were made in the other papers
and today l find the press universally
friendly to u.s.
Cultivates the Natives
There is one thing Colonel Bryan has
done here which might be initiated with
profit by many of our diplomats He has
cultivated the Brazilians rather than the
foreigners. He has realized that he is
minister to Brazil and not to the dipio-
matte colony. While he has treated the
diplomats well, he has worked solely for
the United States and has made il his
business to be friends with the Brazilians
He Is perhaps more widely known than any
other of the foreign ministers, and is popu-
lar with the army as well as with the civil
officials.
The result is that when he wants anything
of the government he is pretty sure to get it
and think he will do a great deal for the
extension of American trade. He expects
l am told, within a short time to begin a
series of visits to the state capitals in
vestigating the resources of the country
and establishing friendly relations with the
governors. If he does this he will not only
bring every state of Brazil closer to u.s.
but will give our business men and COM
mercial travellers a standing and an entree
which they have never had before. OF
course all this costs money, but Mr.. bryan
Is welI-to-do, and he will probably spend
all of his salary in keeping up the dignity
of the American legation. He receives SI2.-
600 In gold a year, which is about - 600
Brazilian milreis, and with which. as money
goes further here than In the United States,
he can do very well.
Chat With Our Consul General.
Our consul general to Brazil is Mr. Eu-
gene Seeger Of Chicago. He is well known