The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-10
WONDERFUL ARGENTINA.
THE FLOURISHING YANKEE
LAND OF LATIN WORLD.

Larger Than That of New York City,
its Foreign Commerce for 1904
Reached $451.4ss,OOO-A Progressive
Race.
John Barrett, formerly American
Minister to Argentina and to Panama,
and now Minister to Colombia, thus
extols Argentina, the Wonderland of
South America" in the American
Monthly Review of Reviews:
At this time, when there is so much
discussion of South American coun-
tries and affairs. it may be of particu-
lar interest to take passing glance
at the great Republic of Argentina. L
say great" advisedly and in no sense
of hattery or exaggeration. 1t de-
serves this description in many re-
spects.
Argentina is so far away to the
south of the United States and SO
apart from the regulation routes OF
North American travel that only
minimum percentage of our peopla
realize that in the southern end of the
Western Hemisphere there is Nation
of such size, resources, possibilities
and progress that it is entitled to the
attention and respect of the world,
would that it were in my power to d.
vert small part of our travellers Tor
pleasure and observation from Europe
and Asia to South America, and parti-
cularly to Argentina, Chile, and South
ern Brazil. A diversion of study and
investigation If this kind would exert
a mighty influence in educating the
North American people to realization
of the fact that we should devote more
time and energy to making the inti-
mate acquaintance of our Latin neigh
boris. 1t would demonstrate how ig-
norant many of US are of what Latin
America can do and is doing under
avorable conditions of temperate eli
mate and National wealth. 1t might
teach some critics of Spanish America
to remove the beams" from their own
eyes before they point out the 'motes"
in those of their Southern neighbors.
The marvellous material, economic,
educational, and social development
of North America has blinded the eyes
of goodly proportion of its citizens
| to an appreciation of what is going on
beyond it's borders. They often rant
about European interest in South
America and European effort to sur
pass us in the competition for South
American trade and friendship with
out remembering that European Ma
/ lions, merchants, and travellers know
/ I,o,
we do and expend treble our effort
to build up closer relations of COM
lmerce and comfy.
A summarized statement of some
facts about Argentina confirm these
premises and conclusions. The Argen-
4 tina Republic, as it is commonly call
ed, today one of the most prosperous
and progressive countries It's foreign
commerce for 1904 reaches the immense
total of s451, 463, 900 in gold. This was
lgreater than that of any other Latin
Nation, not excepting Mexico and
Brazil 1t exceeds the foreign trade
of Japan, whose marvellous progress we
now hear so much, and it went far be-
ynnd that of China, concerning which
there is general discussion. In other
/ WOTuS, ATSG1lIIlt, Will only 'O'UVVsVVo
people, showed a buying and selling
capacity in excess of Japan with 40
loco, 900 people, and China with 100000
900. My comparison is no reflection on
these latter countries, and I have al
ways been an earnest advocate Of the
Importance of our commercial and po-
litical interests in the Far East, but
these should not ovsrshadow or hide
what we have at stake in South Amer
lea.
That Argentina is moving ahead
with leaps and bounds is proved by
the fact that her foreign commerce
the best thermometer of country
prosperity, increased $90,000,000 in 1901
over the total for 1903, which was $780,
900, 900. Estimating her population as
before stated, at 100000, she has ir
the present total of 1851, 463, 900 the re.
markable average of nearly 800 pei
head, or far greater average than the
United States or any Of the principa
European countries. If this lusty
Young giant of South America keeps
progressing at this rate, ii will be diff
ficult to estimate her trade and wealth
when she has population Of 25,00O,OCO
Unfortunately for the United States
| our trade exchange with Argentin;
ranks fourth among foreign countries
: or after Great Britain, Germany ant
France.
This sad story is told in these fig
ures: Total exports and imports ex
changed with Great Britain, $1C0,962,
900; with Germany, So, 900; witt
the United States, $34,6S7 900. 1t nigh
be said that there is an element o
satisfaction in these returns, in tina
Argentina bought $24,0oO,O0O wort
from us, while we purchase only $40,
> 100000 worth from her, but that is
selfish view.
If the United States would negotiat
, Ia new commercial treaty with Argen
, ltina, giving her some advantages tina
:, could not seriously injure our HON
Industries, she would not only sell ia
, more to us, but buy from US in sti
:, greater proportion. We cannot eXpeC
to kill the goose that lays the golde
egg and hope to find it still laying NOR
:. leggs in our big basket of foreign trade
= upon which we depend so much to pro
vide markets for our surplus agricul
;. tural and manufacturing products
Argentina sincerely asks us to practic
the golden rule, which works bot
yyoTct TIL. rrecant Y,1la is MT uOldat