The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-18
BRAZILIAN LOOKS
UP TO AMERICAN.
Prof. Reinscl Tells of Great Congress at
Rio de Janeiro-All Treated
Like Princes

| MADISON, Wis, Oct. 16.-[Special. ]
After summer spent in South Amer
| lea DR.. Paul ). Rensch is back in Madi.
son to resume his university duties.
| Upon him was conferred the appoint
ment as United States delegate To the
| Pan American conference ut Rio de
Janeiro on the occasion of his seventh
trip abroad When we arrived at Rio
said DR.. ReinSch, I'VE found that while
the business was to be conducted there,
our temporary home would be at Pc.
tropols, Il mountain town some thirty
miles away, very healthful rs to climate.
The unhealthy conditions in Rio de Ja-
metro necessitated this arrangement so
that we were obliged to travel the thirty
miles nearly every day.
Ihe Brazilian looks up to the Ameri-
can IN 4 manner most Hattering. The
attentions we received wherever we
went were almost embarrassing When
Il rich Brazilian desires To give his son
me greatest advantage III his power he
sends hlm TO an American university
Both coming and going we met students
| hound Tor America to seek an education,
! hut not once did we meet one going 10
Europe for a like purpose"
Entertained Most Lavishly.
To the ladies of the conference tho
social festivities were most diyarting
Inc entertainment accorded them was
OF the most lavish nature. The health
giving climate and the pleasant routine
or the day, varied by social functions
ana by delightful excursions to coffee
plantations and the places of interest in
South American country, made the
weeks III Brazll both Il benefit and
pleasure The big conference which
was attended by forty-fve delegates, all
me American nations being represented,
"Hn thc exception OF Nenezuela. was in
>vSS'oh I'VE weeks. During this period
there were sixteen sessions. thraa of
when We're formal, the opening and the
| LOSING, ana the solemn session on the oc-
,asIon OF Mr.. Roots visit which the
Bazlllans looked upon as one of the
greatest events in their history.
The work Of the conference" OK
planned Or. Reinsch, was almost entire
~ conducted i'll committees, where NIL
discussion took place. The committees
without exception, reported unanimous
~ and their resolutions were then
adopted by the conference There were
no controversies therefore. Although
there were important conflicts of inter
est, every question was finally settled in
satisfactory manner
There was Il good deal of jealousy
among the South American states. par-
tcul1rly among Argentine. Chill, Brazil
and Peru. There was also keen comne-
luton among the states To secure the
next place of meeting, which question
was however, not determined.
The conference was the occasion for
the assembling together of Il great MANY
distinguished people, with whom we had
the pleasure of becoming well ac-
Quainted.'
On the Both Of August Dr. and ,Irs
tcinSch LETT Rio de Janeiro sailing ON
board the British steamer. Arag0n. max
ing fourteen days trip To Lisbon by
way Of Madeira.
In Europe we visited Lisbon. NTadrfl
and Paris, and then sailed on board the
deutschland, Of the Hamburg American
line turning orr faces toward America
and home,' said Mr.. Reinsch
Root Discusses Panama.
WASHINGTON, -. c., oct. To-
Secretary Root, who spent two days on
the lsthmuS of Panama, ON his return
from his trip TO South America. has
written letter To the President, saving
there is no ground for impUuting any de-
lay whatever to the mana -erS of the
canal construction.
The greatest danger now seems to
me-" he says, ITO he lest the really good
and able men who are competent to
handle it should leave under indlScrim-
mate misrepresentation and abuse