Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-05

southern Iatitrdes. They did not impress
me 50 light ,.rted joyous as those of
other count .es. for they appeared to take
their pleasures. If not sadly. at least Sc
dately. An official reception to the officers
of a Brazilian warship required four days
for all the functions to be concluded. Dur
Ing this period business was suspended
There is very smart club known as the
Uruguay Club where when political pas
sion Is not aroused, the leading men of all
parties may be met. Most of the foreigners
also cOngregate there.
Outside Of Rio Janeiro. in proportion to
the population, l saw nowhere SD many ne
groes as In Montevideo. 1 was informed
that most of them were originally Brazilian
negroes. Physically they were a very fine
type like the rest of the population of Uru-
quay.
Montevideo has about 223. 900 habtants
of whom one-third are foreigners. The
Italians numerically almost equal all the
others Of foreign birth. In business the
English and Germans predominant. The
American colony is very small Its leading
representative is Mr.. Howard, the United
| ton thirty years ago. His wife is a Uru-
guayan and his home is the center of the
most refined hospitality of Montevideo.
Though MontevideO seems a slow city 1t
has doubled it's population during the last
thirty years. This increase. however, is
nothing like that which Buenos Ayres has
had Many of the progressive Uruguayans
think that if they had been enterprising
ments and offering other advantages to
the worlds shipping they would have had
the growth which has come to the capital
of Argentina. Montevideo, sloping down
as it does to the sea on all sides, is much
handsomer city than BuenoS Ayres.
In ordinary times the administration of
the government is quite simple. When
was there the minister of foreign affairs
was a practicing physician. He looked
after his practice till } o'clock in the after
| noon and found an hour or two daily suffi-
cient to attend to official affairs. Other
members of the cabinet while not quite
so free as to their time, were not over
crowded. The administration seemed to
be conducted very simply and economically
Efforts to End Revolution.
Recent advices have stated that very de-
termined efforts are making to end the
revolution and put the country on its feet
again Aside from the domestic conditions
there is fear of entanglements with other
South American countries If peace Is not
secured. The Argentine Republic, as the
neighbor of Uruguay, Is in the most deli
cate position. Many Of the big Argentine
ranch owners also have stock farms In
Uruguay. They are interested in the re-
vival of peaceful agricultural industry.
The group of English capitalists who con-
troll the Argentina railways also owns the
Uruguay system. and they are doing what
hostilities. However, II the administration
of President OrdoEez continues to insist
that the revolutionists must be crushed ut
terly 1t Is difficult to see what basis of
compromise there can be. A few weeks
ago an effort was made to assassinate the
president by means of mine That Incl
dent did not make for peace.
Though the country Is under martial law
qualification committee is at work and has
outlined a program of general amnesty.
The chamber of commerce and other COM
mercial bodies favor this program, but its
acceptance is doubtfulS
The Uruguayan congress Is in session and
has lately passed law to increase the pay
of its members. This action when the coun-
try Is torn by strife and is in bad economic
condition has not helped to strengthen the
col gress. That body also has passed law
restoring the liberty of the press. Never
theless, the Montevideo press does not
seem to have taken full advantage of the
law. for it's utterances are very guarded.
President Ordonez having been an editor
doubtless believes that the press knows
how to restrict its own liberties for the
good of the government The newspaper
which is printed in English Is the only one
that ventures criticism.
AS to the fundamental causes of the
present revolution. / doubt whether any
one knows them. Sixty years ago Uruguay
was divided into two factions, the Colo
RADIOS and the ''blancos"-that is, the reds
and the whites. These factions exist today,
but they have no issues except as to which
shall control the government.
CHARLES n. PEPPER.