The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-08
srARrL1NG r1GrREs. AND A BRIGnT DREAM.

The long ship subsidy discussion brought forth some very
interesting speeches Among the most remarkable was an
address by Congressman Lands of Indiana IN support
ed some startling figures relating to the twenty republics
south United States in the New World for eAahPle'
the following:
GLOW many Members of this floor know that Brazil
is larger the United Sates-that we could place
all continental United States within her area ana nave
enough accommodate the German Empire!
Know ANYTHING specific about Rio Janeiro-knOw
that it city of almost million people, and that 1T
the past year any city in the United States except
New York? How many people IN the C nnors 9' cen
tiers civilization industry art literature, and ed1ca
Brazil in 1907 sold to the United and other
products worth nearly one hundred millions o 00t
How many people know the which that SPLEEN
did country building railroads. improving her rivers
establishing public schools, garnshing her
cities, and by every known method lifting herself TO the
high standard of modern national comfort and equip
ment? Think the millions upon millions of acres OF
land inviting the immigration OF the WorIdi ana
the United States proud United States, boasful Unit
ed States has fast mail express steamship going
to and from Brazil And there men on this floor
opposed to this modest START to establish hne 1t
would unthinkable.'
Turning to the Argentine Republic of which Americans
probably know even less thah they KNOW o D'Nl 'o '
speaker said: , -, 49,,
Atlantic States all the Southern States combined
Aye, more Argentina is as large all that portion OF
the United of the Mississippi River, with the
first chain States the west of that river added
We are looking toward China and Japan for foreign
800 O0O 600 and Japan has a population of 4OOOOOOO
Argentina however, with population of only 6OOO,-
600, has greater foreign commerce than either emma
or Japan! Argentina has a larger foreign commerce
than any nation in proportion to her populatlon Her
last S6OOOOOOOO, or SlOO per
capita Buenos Ayes, her capital has l,2oOOOo PEG
pie and is growing more rapidly than any city IN the
United except New York and Chicago 1t is the
largest city the world south of the equator She has
finest system Of docks and WharVes IN the world
She recently spent $40O0OO0O in improving them She
is getting ready to build an intricate system or
underground railroads. Buenos Ayres has the best
equipped and most extensively housed newspaper on
earth has a house that cost SlOOOOOOO"
cal
that city of Valparaiso is to spend twenty millions on
harbor improvements part of sum total OF Sixty mllohs
spent Chile and that the Congress OF the same cou
try has authorized hrtyseven millions for railroad and
that that within the next ten two billion
miOn,-dOlars will be spent in railroads III these
They commonly regarded as small AFFAIRS
in America lyon could place Texas in Bolivia twice. and
place all the Atlantic States, from Maine to Georgia. IN &c
uadOr with chances Of having land left over
Lands his address with eloquent tribute to the
new of international arbitration which has already re-
settler Of disputes between
South American nations Calling for closer relations be-
big Republic of North America and the twenty
loudly and long appauded when he clos
ed with the following bright dream lf alive to the
opportunities offered and the advantages enjoy with the
completion Of the Panama Canal the beginning of
mighty epoch for this hemisphere 1t will be an
epoch ushercd i'm by the hope ambition 81
republics and q flags, all inspired by splendid faith and
promise in the ability of the individual to his
rights through processes of organized society," bedrocked upon
Golden Rule and promise that the example given will be
by all nations and be inspiration to all peoples
These 21 republics connected by swift ships by cable by
telegraph, by telephone by railroad extending from New
York Patagonia and Chile with court of arbitration to
settle all disputes among themselves would drive nterna
tona hate into hiding and put war to shame can see how
the Western Hemisphere within two decades force dis
in all the world and become the acknowledged and
accepted umpire Of this century"
MAYORS, ATTORNEYS AND PRIVATE BUSINESS.