Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-27
Argentine as Large as United
States Grass Grows the
Year Round
FARMERS SHOULD GO IN FORCE
Judge canty, of Minneapolis, Returns
From South America Enthusiastic
Over Agricultural Possibilities of Ar
eentine-Laws and Natives Discour-
aging.

Minneapolis, Nov 27.-Judge Thorn
Argentine and southern Brazil, ex-
presses the opinion that Germany ha:
designs on the latter country, which il
settled with a heavy German popula.
ton, and that England will endeavor t.
acquire Argentine by means similar tt
those which have placed them in pos
session of Egypt.
oadge Canty devoted special study tc
the conditions in Argentine, with 6
view to discovering what the prospects
in that country might be for American
settlement. He found the English in a
firmly intrenched position, practically
debating the policies of the government
and interested financially in the coun-
try's development to the amount of
about S2,0o0,000,000.
Judge Canty is enthusiastic concern
ing the agricultural possibilities of Ar
gentine. He considers the sos as good
as that of Minnesota and the climate
far superior. The grass grows all the
Year round over an area nearly equal
to that of the United States, Alaska ex-
cluded. The total population of Ar
gentine is only about 100000, and
one-half the people are concentrated in
the few important cities.
The government is a military dicta-
torship under General Roca, and while
,S;1 NJ; ,f,.,f
is vastly different from the government
of the United States. There are practi-
cally no elections, in the sense that
elections are held in this country. The
natives display little interest in poll
ties or government, and the foreigners
have no vote.
MUST GO IN NUMBERS.
Judge Canty thinks that it would be
useless for any small number of Ameri-
can settlers to invade Argentine, as
they would be throttled by the innpos-
sible conditions surrounding them, but
he believes that If 10000 American
farmers were to take up very largo
tract of Argentine territory and stick
to the development of their own lands,
it would be but a short time until their
energetic methods and determination
would start business for the railway
and compel the adjustment
o. rates to commercial figures.
1t would be next to impossible to buy
the land as Americans, because the
native of the country thinks
an American wants to buy anything he
puts up the price to an impossible fig
IRE, but Judge Canty believes that the
purchase of an immense tract could be
engineered with the use of
Once installed, he believes the Amer
can colony would quickly grow to pro-
portions of influence that would ulti-
nately result in Americanization of the
In case of revolution or other
Interior disturbance, SO large a number
If Americans would be amply able to
AXE care of themselves under any and
III conditions.
Judge CAVITY considers that the En-
,lish fear American exploitation in Ar
,entine more than any other thing. The
english papers in Buenos Ayres con-
criticise the United States and
.buse the Argentine government, tho in
and even In parallel news 4
aper columns the Americans are
raised and their friendship is sought.
Judge Canty declares that English
iplomacy has firm hold of Argentine.
here is very large population of En-
lish, Scotch and Irish in the country.
he English representatives there,
,hen anything Is desired by England,
1erely touch the button and the whole
forks begin to move. 1t is not a mat
er of securing action by house of
or going to the people
or vote, but merely laying down the
NV to the dictator of government and
,rcing him to deliver the goods.