El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-26


lished in English for the English speak
ing countries. in Portuguese for the POr-s
tuguese in Spanish for the Spanish, and
in French for the French. It is pro-
fusely Illustrated and is intensely in
teresting It's quality is proved by the
fact that copies no longer are given
away, but that subscribers must pay
81 year for the periodical
Correspondence Large.
Three years ago the total cores
pondence of the Bureau amounted to
less than 500 letters a month, while last
year the record never fell below 5000
month. In 1907 fewer than 400 manu-
featuring concerns depended regularly
upon this bureau for information, where
as now more than 1000 concerns regul-
arly receives business information from
the bureau. Three years ago less than IO
percent Of the membership Of congress
had any business with tLe bureau, Wnlle
now 81 percent of the membership OF
the national legislature is actively In
terested in the institution Moreover,
carefully tabulated statistics prove that
$50 900 900 of trade between North ana
South America Is traceable directly 10
the efforts of the bureau How mucn
more there is that cannot be traced IL
is impossible TO say, but 1t undoubtedly
is very large
Has Increased Trade.
1t is interesting to note in this con-
nection that the trade between Latin
America and the United States. imports
and exports. has increased 100 percent
in the past 10 years, advancing from
$500, 900, 900 TO s6O0,000,000- However
the United States has managed only 10
hold its share of the Latin-American
business as it appears that the total
commerce of Latin-America with all the
rest of the world has increased in the
decade between 1900 and 1910 from. ST.
600 .O0O. 900 10 s2,10O,0 600, 900 These fig
ures give some hint of the immense
commercial importance of this bureau
which endeavors to bring the various
American republics into closer relations
with each other Its equally important
but more tangible, mission in behalf OF
friendship and peace may not be meas
ured in figures but may have some
expression in the exercises in Washing
ton today.
A Representative Edffice-
The building itself. now being dedi-
Gated is the most typical expression
of American art, American business and
American philanthropy anywhere to be
found. Twenty-one republics, contrib
-uting in proportion to their respective
populations, raised the sum of S2oO,0OO
TO erect a permanent home for the bu-
reau in Washington. To this sum An
drew Carnegie munificently added $780,
600, making a million in ALL AS 20 OF
the 81 countries represented in the bu-
reau are of Latin origin the general
style of the building suggests LATIN
American treatment
Have Spanish Patio.
This finds its most typical expression
in the patio or courtyard, over 80 feet
square which occupies the central part
of the building. In this patio is a foun-
tain whose waters plaSh over a mosaic
pavement portraying NEUROLOGICAL
events taken from the sacred literature
of the Aztecs and the Incas- Around
the sides of the square are palms and
cacti, bougainvillea and agave; the
green and scarlet, the purple and yellow
flowers and foliage of the tropics.
Above on the frieze which runs
around the square are set II shields
bearing the coats of arms of 81 Ameri
can Republics. In the summer this
patio will be rooted only by the blue
canopy of heaven. as is the custom in all
of the 20 Latin-American republics.
Prepared for Winter.
In the winter, an electric engine viii
apply the energy 10 curious Yankee
machine which Will thrust out from d
hiding place over this huge patio, a
roof of steel and glass. which will ad
nit the light, but which Will exclude
the cold, the rain, and the snow peculiar
to the only northern republic of them
all
Although the patio may be the most
interesting part of the building to the
visitor, the hall of the ambassadors is
its most significant feature. This is a
large rectangular hall, in the classic
style. finished in pure white, and having
for decora ton in each of its four corners
the Latin word Pax In this hall will
meet the ambassadors. of the q repub-
lican governments of the new world, to
deliberate upon questions involving the
peace and prosperity of their respective
nations, having always before them the
significant motto to remind them that
after all the chief end and business of
government is Peace
Reception Follows Opening.
The dedication of this new building
today will be followed tonight by a
reception in which the guests will be
received by distinguished company OF
diplOmatists representing 81 separate
governments, each having an equal
share in the ownership and control of
this magnificent palace Of peace: and
the guests will march through a foyer
over which hangs the silken flags Of
the 21 constituent nations of the union
of American republics
Tomorrow: International Humane
Conference.