The Washington herald., 1910-01-16


matte affairs as though he had been
brought up In the service instead of hav-
ing entered it when the separation Of
Norway and Sweden brought about dlplo-
matte changes in those kingdoms. and
he was asked to withdraw from his busi-
ness and accept the billet 10 America,
which is no sfnecure, for there is a large
Swedish population in this country. and
Swedish colonists are distributed all over
this country from AToustOOk County. Me-,
to California, who are constantly making
demands upon the representative Of their
fatherland Mr.. Lagercrantz's family
consists Of his wife and two daughters.
handsome, accomplished women. who
are thoroughly enjoying their life in
the new world.
Son of Great Painter.
! Mr.. Lagercrantz's colleague from Scan
danavla is Owe GUIDE. son of Hans Fred
erik GUIDE. the greatest painter Of land
scapes the far North ever gave birth to.
one OF whose earliest patrons and his
lifelong friend was Nj Longworth, Of
Ohio, who brought some of GUIDES best
work 10 America and established an ad-
mirlng circle for him on this side Of the
water. Mr.. GUIDE has been connected
with tho diplomatic service OF Sweden
and Norway for some thirty years but
being a Norwegian by birth he naturally
resigned his Office under the united gov
lernment and entered the service Of Nor
way when the division took place
! His first post after this event was at
Copenhagen, where he met and married
his beautiful young wife. who is a daugh-
ter OF Gen. de Stiernhoim, Of the Danish
service. Nine Guide is a talented must
clan. an accomplished linguist. and a
graceful hostess This winter she IS in
PRODUCING the minister's two daughters,
who bear the beautiful Norwegian names,
Sigfrid and IngebOrd. 70 society. and en-
tiers with pleasure and enthusiasm into
their enjoyment.
! In the last century, while North
Argentina and Brazil seemed to be
Nher resources and accommodating wealth,
South America, with the exception OF
the Argentine and Brazil, seemed 10 be
standing STILL but the sewers were al
work, and with the beginning % the
/
sown blossomed forth, the generous con-
| cessions they had made TO foreign cap
italists were developed farms were
planted. mines worked, railroads estab-
/ lished. deserted harbOrs became alive
with ships. and all over the southern
continent there was an awakening.
/ Bolivia was one OF the foremost coun-
| tries IN the onward movement. With
the beginning OF the present century she
aroused herself from tho lethargy that
had held her since her liberation by
| Bolivar and has tread with firm steps
the path OF progress which her northern
neighbor and prototype had blazed. The
advance she has made In recent years IS
due in no small measure 10 her diplo-
matte representative IN this country,
| Ignacio Calderon, who has succeeded in
| interesting American capitalists, as he
! himself puts It. in giving lie to his coun-
/ Try by running railroads through rich
! deposits OF minerals and through virgin
! forests.
An Instructor at Nineteen.
| Minister CaldeTon was an infant prod
| ICY. Born at La Pax, the some time cap
/ ltal Of Bolivia. he was graduated at its
university before he Vas eighteen, and
at nineteen was one OF the instructors
I in the same university. at twenty he was
/ secretary Of the Bolivian legation at
/ Rome, later he was appointed supervisor
Of public instruction in Bolivia, whence
| he was transferred 10 the legation al
| Lima. but the love Of travel. the spirit
/ OF investigation were strong within him
| and he resigned this post for the pur-
pose OF visiting the United States on his
own account.
! He was appointed consul general for
| Bolivia at New York during his trip TO
| this country. and while serving in this
capacity married q beautiful young Vlr-
ginian, Arcadia Yarnen Cropper who died
here In the early part OF the season. /
Shortly after his marriage. Mr.. Caldron
! returned to Bolivia to engage in COM
mercIaI affairs, and was made president
Of the largest bank IN La Paz which as
ISOLATION led TO his being appointed sec
rotary OF the treasury, which billet he
surrendered to accept the mInIstershlp to
this country.
will soon celebrate her centennial as a
republic, IS represented at Washington by
Epifanio Portela, journalist, statesman, |
diplomatist who was appointed IN 1905
to succeed Garcia Merou, and no better |
man could have been found TO boom" !
his country, for this IS the chief duty OF /.
p representative Of q Latin American re- /
public. whose aim IS 10 interest foreign /
capitalists in their resources. Mr.. Por- /
tela began his diplomatic career in Wash |
ington as an attache during President /
Grants administration and he served |
subsequently in Brazil, Chile, and Spain. |
but his diplomatic career was interrupted /
by his election 10 the congress and
by his work as editor of La Nacion, |
one OF the leading papers of Buenos |
Ayres, which was owned and conducted 1
by the noted soldier and author, Gen.
Bartolme Mitre.
Men of known Ability. =
The other ministers from South Amer |
Tea are all men of ability and standing.
The most OF them were previously sta
toned here as attaches before being ap-
pointed chiefs Of their legations, for Il |
has become the custom OF the Latin
American republics in late years to train
their young dipomatists for this impor-
tant post by first sending them here in
a minor capacity. Mr. Rojas. the new
envoy from Venezuela, never held a
diplomatic position in Washington pres
vious 70 hfs present appointment, but he
was an exile in this country during the
whole period OF the Castro government,
Of which he was an ardent opponent, and
during the time he lived in New York
had abundant opportunity to become
acquainted with our language and insti-