The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-23

b. Louis and the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition hal Q narrow escape last week
from being the scene Of not only m In
ternatdonal controversy, but also Of IN In
terconttnental souabble. Africa against
South America promised to be the prtn-
cpials In the war of words, and a the
matter now rests both sides are nesting
upon their arms. confident that each In
cludes within the natural and geographf-
cal hmits Of its confines the eighth Won
der Of the world.
For South America. represented by Ed
ward 2. Aaxhers, the famous traveller.
correspondent and Journalist and pro-
pf1etor OF the illustrated weekly pubfica-
tion. South Africa" holds up 10 derision
sion Of the Argentine Republic to the Ex-
position. published recently, that the Falls
Of Iguaxu, In the heart Of the South
American State. are IN n particular or
sss y, n s1DssiG R,v 70 the WEI wis,of ds Falls OF OF
teligent African. The figures show that
they are unrtveled by any cataract In
the world.
been just discovered" and after Of
ncis1 exploration and Investigation on
the part OF the Argentine Government,
had been declared. with authority. to be
sentative of the Dark Continent that he
not only lost no time in presenting his case
to the British Commission. but he per-
sonaiiy VISITED the c1mmissoner General
position n demanded an official dis
clamor Of the statement that the victoria
Falls had been set back to. second place.
Il will be noted that neither Of the par
ties to the controversy for a moment con-
o5derB Americas own Niagara Falls as
worthy Of consideration in the gum
as to which II par excellence in falls.
NIAGARA NOT CONSIDERED.
Nh. Mathers not only quoted his Der.
eonal Observations as to the splendor and
magnifcence Of the mighty body of water
which eweeps over the ledge down In the
center of the African continent. but he
and reports of imperial geographical and
scientidc commissions and reports Of
boards OF trade and all Of the docu-
mentary evidence VIII Oh accompanies the
moved BY this display of facts and figures
the South Americans persist thar nothing
ever found upon the face Of the footstoo1
or that has broken upon the vision Of
man has ever Tor q moment approached
the Kiories and splendors Of their own pet
cataract. which Their Government event.
uaily hopes to make a second Niagara as
elers 10 concerned. Their plans for the
present include but the construction of
summer hotels and easy methods Of &C
e esss.r n .ns the Eove ses w %ffeen ~its t hsss
accessories dear to the heart Of the
honeynooners. Will naturally follow.
The only concession made to the Briton
was the statement, as quoted by Mr..
Mathers: THE Argentine Commissioner
advises me that he would assume no re-
sponsibility for the publication OF the re-
port concerning the Falls OF Iguaxu. The
report that b South American fans
have just been discovered to the worid Is
an rot. They have been known q long
time. and paragraphs about them APP
peared years ago. Apart from that. the
statement that they excel the Victoria
Falls. as anyone can see by looking at the
size, volume or in any other respect 10 ar
undisputed falsehood, for which the Ar
gentine Commissioner disclaimed all re-
sponstb.lity. You might as well say that
the Eads bridge IL a solid wa across the
Mississippi because IT is SO many feet
from one sio to the other. These 1guazu
Falls as anyone can see by looking at the
pictures, are only q series of cascades. not
haf the height OF the Victoria Falls.
Horacio Anasagasu. C mmis.ioner OF
Mines and LIBERAL Arts from the Argentine
Republic to the Exposition. notwithstand-
ing the statement as made by Mr. Matb-
ers. still clirgS to his original statement
pessed In any nation. STATE or principaiity
In the world. He acknowledged that a
formal denial to the claims as made by
hun Tor the commission had been entered.
but that he had seen both cataracts as
veil as the Niagara Falls. and In his
Judgment rs well as IN the opinion OF all
engiueers and g~eographers, who lac In |
yestigeto1 the matter Is far as he knew, |
HE c1ntmB WDre fully subgtan1atod.
The CO for tte Victoria Falls. - made !
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