Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-31
DAWSON RETURNS TO VOTE
Council Bluffs Maa Talks Of Conditions
Prevailing in Brazil.
THOMPSON WILL FIND A WARM WELCOME
Coming Report of AdJutant General
~ COrbin VIII Recommend the Re-
49, Establishment of the
Army Canteen.
(From a STAFF Correspondent }

| WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-(Special Tele-
gram. Thomas G. Dawson, secretary Of
the American legation to Brazil, accom-
panied by his wife. arrived in Washington
today. Mr.. Dawson stopped in Washington
TO pay his respects to Secretary Hay, and
intends to leave for his former home, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, tomorrow.
II have sixty days leave of absence,
said Mr.. Dawson, "and really my chief aim
at present is to get home to cast my vote.
/ have been away from home, of and on, for
many years. but have generally managed
| to return at least every few years to ex-
ercise my right Of franchise in my home
town"
Mr. Dawson came from Brazil by way
| of Cherbourg, France. There is an Eng
llsh line" he said, running direct from
| Rio to New York. but accommodations are
| inferior and there have been accidents and
! delays innumerable. Therefore l preferred
| what seemed the longer route via Cher
| bourg, thence to New York by the Ameri-
| can line. l hope that ere long the circuit
| by way Of Europe will not be necessary
and that we will have direct communication
with South America under American man.
agement."
Mr.. Dawson only heard Of the transfer
| Of Minister Bryan to Switzerland and the
| appointment of MIR. Thompson to Rio on his
arrival in France. AS to this change Mr..
! Dawson said: THE transfer was a complete
surprise to Mr.. Bryan. He has been anx-
ious to secure an European post for some
! time and l am sure he is grateful at be-
! ing named to such a delightful place as
| Berne. He has well earned the change by
his four years hard and exacting work in
| Brazil. Mr.. Thompson will find many
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warmly welcomed by the Brazilian govern
ment and people.
There are great business opportunities
in Brazil" concluded Mr.. Dawson. rubber
| forests, coffee plantations, corn lands, cleo
J trio power installations, mines. etc. and
| people there will welcome American capi-
tai and enterprise when they begin TO be
! turned toward foreign countries. Careful,
intelligent insight into commercial relations
! OF North and South America will be vastly
helpful to both countries"
COrbin FavOrs the Canteen.
The annual report of Adjutant General
Corbin, to be made public shortly. contains
/ a strong recommendation for the re-estab-
| lishment Of the army canteen. Special at
| tention is called to the reports of general
: officers of the army on the effect OF the
I
OF soldiers. These reports all indicate an
! increased number Of desertions and that
more men have been tried for drunkenness
iE the absence of the canteen than when
| IL was in existence. General Corbin there
fore urges the establishment of the can
! teen.
Assistant Land Commissioner Richards
returned today from a vacation spent in
Wyoming. He reports the western states
generally in a hourishing condition and
predicts general republican victory at
the approaching election. People generally
support the republican administration in
view of the prevailing prosperity.
F. H. Newell chief photographer of the
! geological survey, has returned from the
west, where he went to select sites for
| irrigation reservoirs. He will submit his
selections to the secretary OF the interior
and If they meet the secretary's approval
the sites will in all probability be utilized
at once Among the sites selected are
the following: One on Big Horn river, wy
oming; Sweetwater, Wyoming; Grand river
and Gunnison river, Colorado.