The Washington herald., 1909-06-13

electrical machinery. lumber. steam en-
gines. builders hardware. sewing ma
chimes. and so on"
why Is Il that the exports OF Brazil
are largely 10 the United states. but that
its imports are mainly from EuroPe2'
Brazil grows = per cent OF the coffee
Of the world. The United States is our
best customer. not because II IS our
friend. but for the reason that IL wants
our coffee. Il Is thef same with rubber
and cacaO. Nations buy In the best and
cheapest markets we purchase sixty
millions Of goods in Great Britain, thirty
one millions IN Germany. and twenty-five
millions in the United States. All OF our
international banking a done with
Europe.
''You see. Europe is RnergeticaIly trying
10 get our trade Germany is scientif-
ically pushing into all the worlds mar
kets. II sends men 10 Brazil who speak
the Portuguese language When they go
TO the Argentine Republic they speak
Spanish Europe finds what we want
TraditiOnaily and sentimentaliy. we are
friends OF the United States. Sixty days
after the Monroe doctrine was an
nOunced, in December. IS23. the Brazilian
government instructed is diplomatic rep
resentative in Washington 10 propose a
defensive and offensive alliance 10 the
American government But business. you
know IS mathematical rather than TO
mantle or historical"
Overproduetion Of Coffee.
what are the conditions with respect
70 coneeT'
There has been very great over
production. as the world knows. and cof-
fee planters are experiencing desperate
~ hard times. II is said that Of the
price which the consumer in this country
pays for his coffee. 8 Der cent goes TO
the grower IN Brazil. 2 per cent 70 agents
and steamships. and - per cent 20 the
dealers Of various sorts in the United
/ States"
There is said to be plenty OF iron ore
/ in Brazil2r
There are literally mountains Of Il. and
{ large areas IN the republic are covered
with ore instead OF earth. We have a
rich country. and tremendous develop
ment waits on The future. do not com
/ pare Brazil with the United States. re-
membering The fable OF the frog and the
/ OK. but all OF my countrymen fully
realize that We have invariably had good
I fortune and Gods favor While our ex-
I pectations and purposes are large. and al
ways have been-Brazil declared her
self an empire, although Portugal ire
mother country. remained a kingdOm-we
/ are patient 70 blde the cau of destiny
Have any trusts been organized in
your country
NO: America has led IN that respect
as II has led IN other things. However.
I suppose we shall have trusts one OF
these DAYS
Has Few NIiIifOnaires-
Are there any milHonaires in BrazH2
Not many; nor We're mIlionaires al
ways numerous IN the United States Il
the old papers OF the embassy I recently
came upon copies OF the reports which
our first . representative IN Washington
made 10 his monarch ar home. -Ex
President Jefferson he wrote on ont
! occasion, has just obtained from III,
/ legislature Of his State permission q
sell his estate IN lottery ln order 20 pa,
his creditors. Adams. 20 whose house
went. did not show me any wealth. a.
he has none. Madison does not iOol
much like a man OF means Monroe
almost on the point OF begging
In later report Il was said that Con
greSs had voted SO GO 70 Monroe 'Thi
real condition Of poverty among the mos
prominent men Of the country the Bra
lillian Minister added. viii convince IN
whole world that what nowadays is calle
modern repubHcaniSm can only engende
misery
"In the light OF subsequent condition
and events" Mr. Nabuco laGghingIy said
Brazil is willing 90 take its chances
miiionaires. modern republicanism, an
all, with the United States
LCongriEht. lsls hg jams B Mororl