Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-09-30
ARGENTINE HAS
A GREAT FUTURE
Says Hon. George Cabot
Ward, Diplomat, Just Back
From Buenos Ayres
WONDERFUL WORK ON CANAL
Sees It's Completion in 1914 and
Praises Thoroughness
of Work.

great future and that its commercial
relations with this country will result
in enormous benefits to both Argen-
tine and the United States, was a dec
laration of the Hon. George Cabot
Ward, who arrived here this morning
from Buenos Ayres, via New York,
after taking an important part in the
work of the Pan-American Congress
held in Buenos Ayres and attended by
vice-presidents. secretaries of state
and distinguished diplomats from 21
republics of North, Central and South
America.
His knowledge of Spanish acquired
while holding important positions in
cluding that OF acting governor OF
Porto Rico, proved of great use to Mr..
Ward while on this mission and this
ing in Santa Fe where again he will
hear the most mellifuous of all Ian
guages.
Mr.. Ward was interviewed at the
home of his brother-in-law, Bronson
Cutting. There with Mrs. Ward he will
spend fortnight before returning to
New York where he is a prominent
lawyer and will be a participant in
the battle of the Republicans to retain
supremacy in the state at the Novem-
ber election.
Faces Same Problem.
Argentine is exceedingly interest
ing to us because it is one country
that has the same problems to face
that we had to face in the United
States where farming is done on a
large SCALE" said Mr. Ward This
will mean that the United States will
send to Argentine the machinery for
tilling the soil that has been invented
and developed in this country to meet
the requirements of the vast areas put
under cultivation. On the other hand
Argentine with its rich soil and vast
farming resources will send us food
stuffs such as wheat and corn, which
we shall soon need and will also ship
us cattle which is grown there on a
large scale. There will be closer COM
mercial relations between the two
countries and resulting in prosperity
for both"
While Mr.. Ward did not feel at lib
erty to give out the proceedings or
the Pan-American Congress just held.
as they will soon be officially publish
ed, he spoke of the great pleasure it
gave the various representatives of re-
publics of the new world to go over
problems affecting commercial rela-
tions and obtain a unification of the
various machinery which turns the
wheels of commerce.
Panama Canal.
Mr.. Ward was enthusiastic over the
work being done on the Panama canal
where he enjoyed an exceptional OPP
portunity to study the great undertak-
ing, as he was shown around by
Colonel Goethals, the engineer in
charge and by his assistants.
Mr.. Ward found that the work was of
a thorough character despite certain
structures placed on it by German and
French critics. Il really believe the
great canal will be finished by 1914"
said Mr.. Ward, Judging by the pres
ent rate of progress made. The canal
zone has been made healthy place
to live and work, and the social life
there is also agreeable. The people
down there seem happy and they are
doing work of which any American
may feel proud"
On his way home Mr.. Ward visited
Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador and
was greatly impressed with the vast
resources of these re-
publics-resources which will be de-
veloped by the opening of the Panama
canal.
Who He Is.
Hon. George Cabot Ward, who be-
came acting governor of Porto Rico,
October IA, 1909, at the age Of 33
years, was probably one of the young
est men in the United States to hold
such an important post. He is a ma
tive of New York and was born in
1876 of family which originally came
from the county of Kent, England. His
family was the representative in Bos-
ton and later in New York of the ia
nous English banking house of Bar
ing Brothers. Mr.. Wards mother
was Miss Howard of Baltimore,
great grand daughter of John Eager
Howard, secretary of war under
Washington and later governor OF
Maryland
After studying in various private
schools in New York and Lenox,
Mass, Mr. Ward entered Harvard and
was graduated in 1898 in the same
class as Attorney Francis C. Wilson
of this city He spent two more
years in the Harvard law school and
was admitted to practice law in New
York.
Mr.. Ward was made secretary to
the Hon w. w. Rockhill, when Mr..
Rockhill was at the head of the
American Bureau of Republics. He
later resumed his law practice and in
1905 President Roosevelt appointed
him auditor of Porto Rico. AS audit
or he made many changes in Porto