The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-14
FROM AROUND CAPE HORN.
Rev M. j. Carmody Arrived Home from
South American Trip Saturday.


Rev. NJ. j. Carmody returned Saturday
from 10.weeks cruise IN South Ameri'
can waters and OBLIGATED at the morning
mass in st. Michael's Catholic church Sun
day. Father Carmody returns home not
only improved in health but filled with en-
| thlisiasm over the countries he visited.
With a party numbering 220 tourists he
left New York city, Jan. 81, on the Ham.
burg. American line steamship Butcher and
proceeded by easy stages to the straits OF
Magellan and thence northward on the
Pacific ocean to the city OF Valparaiso,
Chile. He has brought back with him, Ike
good tourist, a pictorial story OF ms "TRIP
in the shape of postcards gathered IN the
cities which he visited. The country which
interested him most was Argentina, and
he gives glowing description OF the city
of Buenps Ayres. He said that the impress
sion held by the majority OF people OF TINS
country that Argentina was peopled by
| throng of adventures was entirely wrong.
There is not more substantially built nor
more beautiful city in the world than the
capital OF the republic, and here rather
Carmody found the most progressive, peo-
pie he met on his trip. He expressed sur
prise at finding no United States ships car
| fying merchandise to and from Argentina
or from any OF the countries OF South
America. while the flag of almost every
other large nation was TO be found among
the shipping along the quays OF South
American ports He said that the rest oil
the tourists remarked many times during
| the trip OF the absence OF United States
ships in those waters. !,
| Father Carmody says that the people OF
Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile re,
fuse to recognize the. people OF the onlteu
States by the appellation of Americans,
,hal. tantE nj
that they are as much Americans as their
brothers to the north, and in fact they are
older Americans, which is, of course, true.
Father Carmody says that the man OF the
west IN this country who tells about the
raising Of cattle on the ranges has no idea
of the size OF the cattle.breeding industry
in the Argentine republic. IL Is primer
pally this product and the wheat which
support the people. lie said that wages
paid are exceptionally high, and that CLERKS
who in this country receive perhaps $40
or SIS week receive Sl25 and $50
month in Buenos Ayres. However, living
expenses keep pace with the scale OF sal
aries and it takes $40 of English gold TO
secure a suitable habitation In Buenos
Ayres
Father Carmody found the Chileans less
friendly toward the United States than
were the rest of the people OF South Amerl-
ca. He says that the Argentine republic Is
magnet for young men and that 1t IS draw
ing the best men from Ireland, Italy, Ger
many. France and other countries. A man
should speak Spanish ii he intends to cast
In his lot with the progressive countries, as
that is the language OF commerce and social
intercourse in practically all OF South
America.
TO have the opportunity to study the
pictures of noted buildings which Father
| tarmody brought back with him and to
listen TO his vivid description OF the I'M
pressions he gained is more than treat
10 one interested in the invasion OF con-
tinent by world powers intent upon con-
trolling the commercial situation in that
part OF the world He studied the coun'
tlies he visited and found something OF m
terest even In that southernmost city oil
the earth-Punta Arenas He said that
there are about 10000 people in this city,
which was some years ago ceded to Chl!e
by Argentina What these people do for a
living. he said, it was hard to ind out.
When the Butcher crossed the equator
each passenger was presented with q
parchment tied with the German coIors
and puruorting to he a royal document
from Neptune permitting the holder TO
cross the earth's girdle. The document was
adorned with tiny acorns gilded and tied
| with the coors OF the steamship com
pany Father Carmodys name was en-,
crossed upon his parchment. The round
trip from New York covered lsOoo miles;
The Butcher reached New York April D
and there was not disagreeable day dur
ing the trip,