El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-26
By
Frederic
7. HashI

, over every urban community Of the
! earth and find no city to Surpass
J Buenos Aires 1t boasts OF the finest
/ theater outside Of France, the finest
| newspaper office in the world. the rich-
! est, largest and most extensive jockey
club and grounds in the new world
| and 1t has many other claims for dis
! tfnction as a progressive metropolis 1t
! is the boast of the POrteno, or native
of Buenos Aires, that there IS nothing
| that can be obtained in any other city
| in the world that cannot also be had
| in the city Of Buenos Aires. The theat-
! o Colon, theater built by the govern
ment is so arranged that the luxury
| loving women who visit the opera may
step directly from their carriages into
| their boxes Every known contrivance
| for the proper production of the plays
and the comfort of the patrons is TO be
/ found
Great Paper.
| Years ago a youth in Buenos Aires
decided to found small paper He
/ had but little money, and he printed
his first edition on job press As the
years vent by Jose Paz prospered- His
paper La Prensa," founded in the in
| terest of the people, grew from job
| press sheet into a vast journalistic en-
terprise that made a multi millionaire
| of it's founder. In an announcement,
he stated that the people of the Argen-
tine had made millions for him, and
that ne intended to return the cOmpli-
ment by building a house for the ser
vice of the rich and poor alike, that
should surpass anything of It's kind IN
the world The magnificent building
OF La Prensa was the result
1t is an institution of which any ma
ton might well be proud In it one
finds a hospital which gives free ad
TO all h0
In another part of the building, there
is complete law library presided over
by trained attorneys, to whom anyon
who has no money to pay may apply
for free legal advice. There is a big
conference hall for the free use of all
labor organizations and societies Of the
poor and middle classes. A grand con-
cert hall is also provided. where nnu-
sicaIes and all kinds of benefits may
be given In his care that the wants
of the people might be provided for,
Jose PaZ did not overlook his own staff
OF faithful newspaper workers He sup
piled well equipped cafe where meals
and drinks are served at cost prices
Fencing rooms. shower baths. billiard
and pool rooms, bowling alleys and
other amusements are supplied for the
staff of La Prensa.
Costly HarbOr Work.
One may gather that BuenoS Aires
Is progressive when IT is stated that
nearly $4,000 900 has been spent on
harbOr improvements alone Its ave
nues and parks are among the most
beautiful, expensive and well kept in
the world. As 4 social center, no other
South American city equals the Argen-
tine capital The rich ranch owners of
the plains, whose fortunes run far into
the millions. come here and build mag
nificent residences that are comparable
10 hes f Ia rn he in
York. Washington, London or Paris.
Like all other Latin-American coun-
tries. the Argentine republic has had
Its lottery. The drawings here have
always been conducted by a method
varying considerably from that pursued
in the case of the Panama lottery. but
no one ever has Failed 70 acknowledge
1t they were absolutely fair and i'm
partial. The republic has taken steps
to put an end to the lottery business,
and in many other ways has demon
strated that ii stands among the ma
lions of South America for national
purity.
In fact, the Argentine republic may
lay claim To distinction as the most
successful imitator of the United States
that Pan-America affords. Its war for
independence from Spanish rule began
on May %. 1910 No sooner was it's
freedom accomplished than il adopted a
constitution but slightly different from
our own. \ remOdeling of that instru-
ment in 1858 brought IT even more
closely in accord with the organic law
of the United States.
Congress Like Ours.
The Argentine republic has a con-
gress differing in no important details
from that of the United States its
president and vice president are Sc
lected much those in the United
States are, and its judiciary is appoint
i've In the same way. 1t is a fedora
ton of states and territories with their
respective jurisdictions just as is the
United States Its army regulations
and the character of its militia are
practically the same as those of the
United States Thus. in government
as well in soil and climate the Ar
gentine republic is about the closest !
approximation of our own that is TO be
found With wholesome laws vast re- ;
sources. and a determination to take its
place among the leading nations of the |
earth, the Argentine republic intends !
TO put forth its best efforts during the
course Of the exposition, and to make !
this the opening Of the greatest epoch |
of development the southern hemis- !
phere has yet known
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