The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-10
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THE APPROACHING VISIT TO THE
UNITED STATES OF DR.. iAuRoI
MULLER, MINISTER FOR FOR.
ElGN AFFAIRS OF BRAZIL.

there will arrive in the United tSates
Diff Laaro Muller, Minister for For.
e!5n Affairs OF the great Republic OF
Brazil. He is returning the visit made
TO Brazil in 1906 by the then Secre.
tary OF tSate Elihu Root, and will re.
main in this country only about three
weeks. DR.. Muller Is the Premier OF
the Brazilian cabinet, the leading con-
structive statesman OF that country
and one or the most forcefHl and in.
terestins characters in the public life
OF the world.
lie IS being brought to this coun.
try on the Minus Geraes" OF the Bra.
lillian navy, one of the greatest bat
tieshfps afoat. He is accompanied BY
a large and distinguished staff. He
will be met at Norfolk by representa-.
iires Of the President. the Secretar.
les of tSate and Navy and the Dlrec.
tor General of the Pan,American I'm.
ion, and escorted By them to Washing
ton where he will spend about four
days. During his stay here, he will he
entertained in the form OF dinners.
receptions and lunchccns by the Pres.
ident, the Secretary of State, the Bra
lillian Ambassador and the Director
General OF the Pan-American Union.
He will be taken for trips to Mount
Vernon, Annapolis and other points
of interest. He will then proceed to
Philadelphia, Bethlehem, New York.
West Point, Boston, Chicago and 4.
Eally to San Francisco 10 select a site
for the Brazilian building at the ex
position OF 1915.
The presence OF DR.. Muller in the
United tSates will afford the govern
nent. the people and the press of the
United States the greatest opportun.
ity in the last quarter of century.
or since the Pan-American conference
in Washington in 1889, of showing
their real interest in the men and af.
fairs OF our sister American Repub.
lies. 1t will give them an exceptional
chance to recognize the rapidly grow.
Ing importance Of Brazil and South
America In the commerce and politics
OF the world. and to show 10 the gov.
e!AmeHtS and peoples of Latin Amer.
lea that the United States is sincere
~ interested In their progress and
development. Il will also enable the
people OF the United tSates to en-
phasizc their appreciation OF the won.
derfni and unprecedented reception
given by the Brazilian government
anu people 10 the Scrtary OF tSa,.
Elihu Root. when he visited Brazil
and South America in 1906.
: DR.. Lauro Muller was born Novem.
Der s, 1863, til the State of Santa
Catharina, Brazil, of German parents.
lie Is. therefore, about 50 years OF
age. He speaks Portuguese. French
ana German with equal fluency but
has only little knowledge of Eng.
l!sh. Educated first In military
school. he also took degree in law
and afterwards distinguished himself
as soldier and statesman. He heip-
ed to abolish slavery in Brazil, to es.
tabiish the Republic. and was one OF
The siGners Of the Constitution OF the
Republic. Nine days after the procla
nation OF the Republic. he was ap.
pointed governor OF his native tSate
when he was only &c years Of age,
lie has serSed brilliantly for many
Terms both as a member of the Cham.
Der OF Deputies and Senate OF Brazil.
lie was Minister OF Ways and Com.
munications in the cabinet of Pres.
ldent lRodrigues Alvez, when he did
great work NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
great work in promoting agriculture
in the Interior. in identifying and
improving Rio de Janeiro, the capital,
both rs city and port. and In furtn.
ering the construction of railways In
different parts Of the country. Call.
ed TO the position of Minister of For.
eisn Affairs by the President OF Bra.
I'll, Hermes da Fonseca. to succeed
the great Rio Branco. he has already
proved his signal ability in directing
foreign relations. He is a friend OF
the United tSates: has a son who is
being educated in an American college
at San Paulo. and he is a close. per.
sonal friend OF the present United
States Minister. Edwin v. Morgan.
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