Evening star., 1909-04-23

would open up a great field Of indus
trial enterprise with the Argentine and
other Latin-American countries. For not
only could the Argentine send her raw
materials here in exchange for the man
ufactured product, which she needs, but
In course Of time. as the growing popu-
lation Of the United States created The
demand that will inevitably come, she
could supply as well meat and cereals
that will be needed
And" insinuated Mr.. Grahame. ito
secure the free and untrammeled trade
that might and should be conducted be-
tween the two countries. some of the
barriers created by the Dingley bill
ought to be removed"
He hastily added, however, that he has
been SO impressed with the superior in
telligence Of the great American people
and with the greatness, indeed. of every
thing American that he feels sure 1t
would only be necessary for American
legislators to carefully investigate these
things in order to insure their fullest
support Of measures necessary to meet
the needs. of the situation.
Praise for Root.
He then referred to former Secretary
Roots visit to South America and its
immense consequences: to the doubts and
distrust which had Heretofore existed
the great nation Of the American conti-
nent, and how Mr.. Root had convinced
the people OF the sincerity and real
friendliness of this country toward its
southern sisters.
'.Ah. it would be- indeed. a pity" he
said. ito have those splendid achieve
ments go for naught."
Hardly less in Importance" he con-
tinued. lis the great work being done by
the international bureau Of Amer
ioo fne hi l.
rector, John Barrett.
why, do you know" he added. 'it is
regarded in South America as represent
ing the states of that part Of the world
and it's director. Mr.. Barrett. is familiarly
known there as the Latin-American am
bassador to the United States"
Mr.. Grahame expressed the hope that
the newspapers of this country might
lend their hearty cooperation and sup
port to the efforts Of Mr.. Barrett and the
bureau. and said he felt they would ul-
timately realize In so doing they were
rendering great service to their coun-
try.
Mr. and Mrs Grahame have been the
recipients of much attention during their
brief stay in the city both in diplomatic
and social circles. They are charmed
with the beauties Of Washington and the
hospitality of its people:
Indeed" said Mrs. Grahame, my sin
cere regret at leaving is tempered only
by the fact that feel that no other
course will save me from physical col
lapse: but I am charmed with your
beautiful city and hope to return to it
again soOn."
OF to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grahame left for New
York city today, where they will remain
for several days prior to starting for
Chicago, where MIR. Grahame has i'm
portant business to transact. Incidental
ly. he referred to the fact that Swift
has two immense plants in Argentina,
and that his visit to Chicago had ref
erence to the meat supply.
He also talked of the possibilities of
the future for the Argentine Republic.
The docks at BueEos Aires, he said, are
from one and a half to two miles in
unlimited number of vessels having not
more than twenty-fve-foot draft. Work
is we'll under way, he said. to make a
still deeper channel to the city.
The port of Buenos Aires is eighth In
rank and Importance in the world. and
phere. 1t handles the commerce of L.
100000 of people, he added, 1.JOO,O of
whom live in the capital alone.
But 20 per cent Of Argentina. he added.
development In that respect is phenom-
enally rapid. There are only 10000 miles
of railway in the country, but the sys-
TENS are also being rapidly extended.
'.Buenos Aires.' he continued, would
probably surprise many of your good
people, for we have a splendid city, too
There are upwards of 5000 motor cars
of all patterns to be seen fitting here
and there about the city and it's suburbs
daily. We have the finest opera house
which we feel will stand comparison
with those of the famous capitals of Eu-
rope.
la Prensa. the paper I have the honor
to represent as a special correspondent,
we regard as one Of the wonders of the
world. 1t gives from its palatiaI home
free medical advice. free dispensary serv-
ice, free music lessons to about 2.OGO
pupils, and free legal advice to the peo-
pie and hospitality to distinguished visit
ors to our city, which we think is unri-
vailed elsewhere on earth.''
AS an illustration of the prosperity
that is being enjoyed in Argentina, Mr..
Grahame related that in. 1905 the Ar
S65. .OOO. coo paper bonds for public works.
But. he added. it was never necessary to
issue a single bond. The works were
carried on and paid for out of the cur
rent revenue, and in addition the national
debt has been reduced $23,OOO,OOo since
then.
He said the greatest satisfaction was
manifested in Buenos Aires at the SUBJ
scription Of certain American financial
houses to $1O.OOO,OO0 of a recent public
loan, amounting to one-fifth OF the en-
tire loan, the remainder of which was
subscribed for In Europe. Among the
institutions that subscribed to the loan
were the City National Bank and J. p.
Morgan & Co. Of New York.
1T aroused the greatest interest and
satisfaction in our country-this manifes-
tation of confidence in u.s." said Mr.. Gra-
hame.
What made you set o'clock as the
time for your dinner party? I never
heard of such an outlandish hour"