The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-02
FOR CLOSER Union ONION a
AM|ON|G REPUBLICS

sSSS -as1-AS 1900 fEa a4l ,Sal&N
"a. AMONG REPUBLICS.
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Secretary will reach HI $conclusionI that
our ~neighborinE {contlnent5o of South Amer
lea offers opportunities for an-An,ertcan
deyelopment far more valuable tlan$may
be expected from the Bar East sg and
philippines. and. moreover, ruoso ,, that , y Y. rot
necessary to- delay the benefits Until
the completion OF the Panama Canal or
the construction Of tho trans-Andinel.
III tho halcyon days OF the empire
9unndcr Don Pedro's reign, 1t used to$be
said OF our representntly es to Rio, that
t~heyaSwere Selected more with regarrd To-
their qualification as poker players than
for any diplomatic ability. ts@8$
IN no other direction has the President
shown grenter foresight 8}or good luck
than in HIS wise selection. OF The Pan
American Commission composed OF Sec
Rotary Root, as long distance director:
and Mr.. buchanan as chairman OF taii
delegation e truly re q 3. tat nn I; 3 Vnaei
leans %@s
It IS no dlsparagement 70 the chair
man 70 saysSof himgsthat during .nsahy
years hi ably8&srepresented atlse United
States as minister In the neighporring
~clty3of Buenos .xAyres..l@s
The writer, who crossed Argentina; re-
centlYsfromiUtBne AyreHs E over ne 1e|
fChiljan4:Andesbto thel, Pacific bear
Testimony to tthea pleasant fact3that THIS IN
American mlnister,,ffswh coupled IL Inuch
OF his abundant leisure&in study IN
travel and exploration OF Interiors, was
veil and favornbly knoWn. not only5satI
Ills post, but all over South America. as
ssa#ouict American gentlemanlsof culture
and Of means to- crafty his $t taste Tor
investigation @4gMS
Mr.. Buchanan, who recently resigned
a diplomatic mission to Central America,S
has been edSStouacceptSsthe present
position n because OF his acknowledged.
diplomatic achievements. as well asSffor
his III familiarity with the language and
conditions. AZ
$1,000 Purpose Of Conference. 2s8
"a a7 aeneral way VA, everybody Who Is
Interested 5Sin South American matters
understands that the primary purpose
OF the conference is to#devise ways and
means for concentrating the efforts OF
|3the several Republics toward aSGclosers
union for mutual protection and devel-a
|gopnlentEs,i ptivinn,fsii M 4 fta4 Mt.5.4
{of the many questions. probably none
Will be OF greater interest 'S 8than ina oI
the necessity for more frequent CONS
munication through direct transporta-3
|5tion. which, II is said, IS always fol
lowed by Increased trade and pros
fperity. a4g 8l..,...S. aaE
from the diplomatic corps OF Washing.
ton, including the ambassador q Bra a
and his secretaries. as well as the
Observation-Disclosures Mon
$tngue. wife and daughter. and Professor
.%Rowe-oould not Observation-Disclosures
any steamer sailing direct from New
to- Brazil, being compelled to go
out yta England, furnishes the best
possible object-lesson for the
lin favor OF encouraging Increased and nd
better transportation facilities. between
North and South America from South
from New York. There are several lines
|$of second Il grade, foreign ships, when
\ have IRREGULAR sailings from%lNew York
Ia RIO do $Janelro, with calls at Fer
nnmbuco and Bahia, and Others sail
direct to tho s-aiver Plate at 8Buenos
Ayres, while q separate cor
trolledB BY tho American hrrns Of drace,&
straits 10 Chill and Peru, on tho west
&coast. without calls en- route, Inc stu
another English company enjoys exclu-
aaIvn sailingsl to North Brazil to tho ANA
zon. Viz barbados.
Owned by.Foreigners.
Excepting tho line to Panama, ell OF
these arc English or German ships, con
trollad abroad by owners and managers
who a v agreed amongst themselves 20
d yystem8 of dividing or farming out 2
Transportation of the seas and ports OF
South America In q way to DISCOURAGE
competition, through possessing practical
control oY the whnryea and landing Sprlvl-
leges to tho exclns!on Of ships not q
their combine.
class ships Is from ;l25 to- sl45.s the
average time between tho ports being
from twenty-five to thirty days depend
ing on calls, /,
As tho vessels In this Now York and
South American trade are designed more
for cargo. the passenger traffic being I'm
tied, tho accommodations arc notEas good
a. are afforded on other routes. the fares
yla Europe averaging about the same.
while the time Ia almost equal.
A glance at tho maps of North and
South America and Europe Will surprise
many who imagine, South America to be
directly south OF us, when twill appear
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