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

ldCl tnat IL IL one or the most healthy
cities In the world. A few weeks re-
sldence here Is considered throughout
all South America a panacea for In
vallds, especially for those suffering
from nervous prostration, general de-
bility and malarial complaints. If Mon
teVideo had only decent harbor one
would see room for little improvement.
AZ II Is. ships at anchor IN the road
stead Just outside the cero are entirely
without protection from the frequent
pamperos, or strong winds that cor
respond to "northers' ON the Pacific
side.
THE GREAT RIVER.
An American writer who recently Wis.
tied Uruguay declares that the Rio de la
Rata Is oy no means the ideal river
that many believe, Says he: After
every strong pampero you may count
wrecks and ships aground literally by
the score For want OF port or pro-
lection Of any kind, all business is In
terrupted while the pampero Is blowing,
communication being impossible be-
tween the shore and ships anchored In
the roads The necessity OF loading
and unloading by means of tugs and
lighters renders the operation exceed
ingly expensive, so that in many cases
t'N N'oN VI lthilulllb EbbuH ~ hpUttNlutO
Is equivalent to the freight on the
goods from Havre Hamburg or Liver
pool" Fully two-thirds OF Uruguays
revenue Is derived from costums dues;
the rest from trade liceses, stamps,
and taxes on property. Within the last
half-century the value Of both exports
and imports has increased twenty fold
and the former has always been largely
In excess of the latter, a few years ago
Uruguay's commerce was practically
controlled by England. the imports
from that kingdom alone amounting to
nearly one-half of the whole, and at
least one-third Of all the exports went
to England. Nowadays much Of the pro-
duce that formerly went to British
markets, goes to Havre, Hamburg,
Antwerp and Bremen; and the time Is
not far distant when the United States
will receive a respectable amount OF II,
i'm spite of the local Misrepresentation
of our Jealous English cousin,
QUESTION OF GOVERNMENT
Though Uruguays constitution was
patterned after that OF the United
States, 1t necessarily differs from II In
some important particulars. because
whatever sentimentalsts may say to
the contrary--the fact remains. proved
AGAIN anu dbdlll Wy Sdu tApti ltllNtt liluN
the more volatile Latins. and especially
those with a preponderance of Spanish
blood, are not capable of selfgovern-
ment; and therefore Republicanism,
pure and simple, does not meet their
requirements, The government Of Uru-
quay is divided into the usual three
departments, executve,J judicial and leg
islative. The president ia elected by a
majority Of the general assembly for
four years, and is not eligible to two
consecutive terms. The Ave ministers
composing the cabinet are appointed by
the president and are responsible to him
alone, The little republic Is divided In
to nineteen departments, which answer
for the states I'm ours; and each depart
ment sends one senator TO the upper
house" of the general assembly. The
"lower house" has tlfty-three members.
who are elected every year directly by
the people proportional according TO
the number of voters I'm each depart
ment. Thus Montevideo, the most
thickly settled portion. has ~ represta-
tives. while all the other departments
have only two each, The constitution
regulates the annual session OF the leg
islature from January to June, but rem
ders that wise regulation practically
null by providing for extra sessions
greatly to the disgust Of country mem
bers. who are kept at the gay and ex-
pensive capital nearly the year around |
by the majority residing In Montevideo. |
The consequence Is that outside OF the |