The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
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Sometimes it is not unreasonable TO be-
Iieve adventure and necessity. In huge ships
sweeping across the South AtIanuc, with
little else in hand except a bundle. and
nothing much in pocket but few vagrant
shillings, francs, marks. rubles. fOrins,
lire. or drachmas. viii invade the repub-
lie OF Brazil and begin a peaceful. but
certain. conquest of it's industries and
agriculture.
In area, Brazil Is nearly the equal OF the
whole OF Europe. 1t is larger than the
United States, II Alaska be not included
Among its spectacular and appealing
values are mountains OF iron ore and
fields of gold and diamonds. It's planta-
tions yield IS per cent Of the worlds
supply Of coffee. Para. on the ocean. far
to the north. 30Q years old and dead
within its quaint buildings and huts OF
clay. was made into live and busy sea
port by the modern need for india rub
Der. The chocolate or cocoa one eats
or drinks is probably Brazilian. The
leather in the shoes on ones feet may
have come from the deep. rich pastures
along the Amazon. the greatest stream IN
the world, having. together with its trib-
utaries, 5000 miles Of unobstructed navi-
CATION
VIII Seek Brazil.
BY and by the choking and struggling
peoples Of Southern Europe, dark-skinned
toilers Of the sun. keepers OF vineyards
and olive groves. capital hands for new
railroads and all the heavy work OF the
soil. and even the Jews from the cruel
men without their sheepskin coats, may
find comfortable refuge and unopposed
opportunity In the mighty Brazilian en-
pire of lowlands and mountains. un-
touched. so far, by the hand OF energy and
, daring.
Indeed. vigilant ana intelligent experts
! think that one Of the greatest movements
IN the history OF mankind-a conquering
army OF eager millions. present DAY Tar
tars. seeking work and bread. instead Of
. blood and spoil-will sharply swerve from
its northern course toward Boston. New
: York, and Baltimore. and turn south 70
Para, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Ayres.
Against that day. continental states
men and patriots like Joaquin Nabuco.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo-
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earnestly want the two Americas 70 draw
nearer To each other In sympathy. In
purpose. and in the enduring and binding
relations Of commerce and money James
G. Blaine. with the vision Of an unIa-
menting jeremiah. brought forth the old
and logical. but latent, Pan-American
= policy and gave il renewed vitality by
, his concern and jealous advocacy. Since
then twenty-One nations in North, South.
and Central America have organized a
bureau of mutual interests IN this city,
and now a beautiful edifice is being built
for its permanent habitati0n.
Has Faith In Future.
Brazil Mr Nabuco says. has always
had the conscience Of her size. and has
been governed by the prophetic feeling Of
her future Thus. when Europe began
3 10 dispatch ambassadors 10 the United
D States instead Of ministers. to turn le-
5 cations into embassies. Brazil sent Mr..
Nabuco. whose father and grandfather
had preceded him in the national senate
: and who. like himself had been the COM
rades and counselors Of emperors.
The air OF diplomacy is often Oppres-
sive with the fragrance OF eloquent but
unmeaning bouquets Even the diplo-
; macy which works In its shirt sleeves IS
? somewhat particular 10 be polite Yet,
aside from such -conventlonalities and OBJ
jects. Mr.. Elihu Root. when Secretary OF
State, took occasion 10 have Il under
stood that he regarded Mr.. Sabuco as
being one of the most accomplished d.
, plomatists in the world
: John Barrett-and nearly every one
knows John Barrett director OF the Pan
: American Bureau--recently said distil-
ling his admiration into single phrase.
that Mr.. NabUco could write a treatise
on international law with his right hand
l In English. and simultaneously. with his
) left hand. indite a sonnet IN French OF
: such purity and elegance as to deceive
an educated and critical Partisan Mr.
. Barrett might also have observed that
! Mr. Nabuco's constitutional history OF
: Brazil was composed in Portuguese, the
native language OF his country
q When L crossed the floor Of his ONCE.
= the ambassador. dressed in gray, was
; standing at his desk. He Is an erect six
/, fOOter with handsome and distinguished
q / face-a fervent monarchist compelled by
the harsh pressure of circumstances to
be a reconciled republican Il mourned
: ten years for the monarchy Ee told me.
. and then 1 buried the hatchet"
Q Has Military Bearing.
k If he had spoken Of revolutionary bat
q ties, the warlike turn Of his white mus
: tache and his military bearing would have
! justified my first impression. And yet
2 the philosopher and the poet could be
! seen in the serenity Of his manner and in
o his luminous brown eyes.
e The wary lawyer and the cautious dip
lomat. on the other hand. were uumis-
= takably present in some Of Mr.. Nabuco' s
answers TO my questions. Brazil swtis,
d or guarantees. its railroads and tele-
e graph lines. but in that direction the
]. plummet of my inquiry never touched
S bottom. Nor could I follow slavery into
e freedom and ascertain precisely how
Brazil met the problems which have
y vexed and afflicted the United States
y After the abolition of slavery, a purely
n sentimental and moral question, and his
period OF grief and isolation over the
! downfall Of Dom Pedro II was at an end
E Mr.. Nabuco. restless for a subject ro-
mantle enough to inspire n poet, and
broadly national and useful enough tC
animate a patriot. turned 70 pan-Ameri-
canism-the approach OF the two Ameri-
cas-" he calls it-and the TRANSMISSION OF
the optimism. self-reliance, and energy
OF the North 10 the half-dormant coun.
tries Of the South A trained specialist
in continental aspirations and principles
a famous character ''in the line Of world
tendencies as Mr.. Root has stated Il,
sought his history and his outlook
7 was reared, Mr.. NabUco said
''in an atmosphere Of letters and learning
We had colleges under the empire, bu