Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

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| for the office. Judging from the few
sessions which | have attended, the
| Uruguayan congress seems to conduct
its routine business ON much the same
plan as that at Washington. Indeed,
looking down from the gallery upon the
rows of shiny bald heads and listening
to the spread-eagle flights Of rhetoric,
called forth on slightest prOVoCations-
such as charterng tramway or bridg-
ing back country creek-one might
easily fancy himself under the big
dome capped by the bronze Goddess Of
Liberty, were is not that Spanish Is
spoken here instead Of Americanzed
English,
South Americans incline by nature to
eloquence. as ducks to water, and or
atorical gifts are rated higher than any
other In no country of like compass
and population can one hear on every
hand and read In the local papers so
much big sounding but empty gush
concerning republican simplicity. pater-
nal government, equal rights, venera-
ton to habeas corpus, and similar hum
bugs as IN La Banda Oriental The
state religion Is Roman Catholic, but
other sects are tolerated-all except the
poor Jesuits Infidels, Mohammadans,
Jews hea thens, are welcome to come
and proclaim their peculiar faith, or
their lack Of any, at Will; but
the sister sect, once so powerful a
rival, without whose pioneer efforts
among the aborigines the government
Of today might never have exlsted-is
most bitterly tabooed'
OF late years the Uruguayan govern
ment has paid unusual attention to the
education OF the masses. 1t required
hard struggle TO separate the schools
from denominational control; but the
late President Santos accomplished It
b. measures that at the time seemed
brutal, but are now generally acknowl-
edged to have been for the public
good. fundamental education is gratuit-
Gus, and compulsory upon children be-
tween the ages of six and IA.
Though the total population of the
republic is barely 100000, there are no
less than $50 public schools, with a
staff of 500 teachers, two-thirds OF
whom are women. Besides these, the
small republic has upwards of 500 pri-
waite schools with thousand teachers
and nearly $4,000 pupils, There Is a
military college i'm Moutevideo sup
ported by the government whose ca
diets are graduated with the grade of
lieutenants The University of Uru-
quay averages 500 students and has
a distinguished corps of professors
There are also two English academies
in Montevideo. The special pride OF
the country and hobby of the govern
ment is the new school OF arts and
La Ia NJ g d.
ing near the Plaza Ramirez and Is
supported by the state. It's aim Is to
afford poor boys an opportunity to
learn good trades or professions, and
thus become useful citizens An APP
pllcant for admission must-hrst Of
all--be of U1ruguayan birth and an or
phan, he must not be more than thir-
teen years old at the time Of entering,
have been previously vaccinated, and
his guardian or sponsor must contract
for him. IN writing that he shall re-
main six years, under the alb
solute control OF the principal OF the
school, with no interference from home
or elsewhere. The school is conducted
upon a military plan, and discipline OF
the strictest sort is observed. It's ex-
penses are borne by the department OF
war and marine, eked out by the pro
work accomplished take place at regu-
lar Intervals. The most powerful gun
boat in Uruguays navy was entirely
constructed by these young workmen
and launched by them In the bay. To
the great delight OF the institution,
this gunboat, the Rivera. was immed-
lately called upon for war and did ex-
celent service In putting down the last
revolution.
ITS LITTLE NAVY
Speaking OF the navy, II consists of
only three gunboats and seven small
steamers, manned by about 200 marines
so engineers and dozen officers, with
10 jefes or chiefs The standing army
Is composed of four battalions OF infan-
try, four REGIMENTS Of cavalry, and
one OF artillery, ana has an astonishing
number OF superior officers, II Is the
fashion for aristrocratlc young gentle
men to get into the army" but by no
means TO carry n musket. The rank
and file are wild, brutal looking lot,
largely negroes and Indians, They are
not formidable in appearance but ought
10 tight well II there ls anything In
heredity, having descended from fight
ing fathers and grandfathers through
many genera tons. Their uniform con-
slsts OF white canvas trousers Of I'M
mense proportions, fastened around the
ankle more like feminine "bloomers,
than French souave; white canvas gait
ers, red forage caps and blue flannel
ulster reaching nearly to the ground,
with innumerable brass hut
tons. They carry rifles with sword
bayonets. knapsacks, blankets and tin
plates. The officers are very handsome
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mounted officers having beautiful
horses, gorgeous saddles and silver
plated spurs and stlrrups, one reason
why the common soldiers are such NJ
looking fellows is because they really
are the off-scourings OF the country,
being mainly recruited from the PEN
itcntIary. The law provides that after
n criminal has passed n specified time
in prison, under certain conditions, he