The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-25
ARGENTINA May
GET AN EMBASSY
Government May Raise American
Legation at Bueros Aires

Washington. sept. 25.-Goyernmen;
officials in this city are much interest
ed in the news coming from South
America that the Argentine legislature
| has voted favorably on the PROPOSE
/ ton To eNpend $500, 900 for a perma
nent home for the Argentine legation
I in the United States. This proposed
action OF the congress OF that country
Cnce more brings up the interesting
question Of raising the American lega-
ton AT Buenos Aires To the grade oi
an embassy Former administrations
have opposed this action but II is be-
| lieved thai Secretary bryan viii favor
| IL.
Secretary Bryan had good deal TO
in Spain 10 an embassy. This measure
passed Congress only recently at the
request Of the administration. IL was
stated at the time that Secretary
Bryan desired, through this change, To
pay a compliment 70 Spain. and
through Spain 10 the Latin countries
OF Central and South America, The di-
plomatic business between the United
States and Spain has never been OF
sufficient Importance 10 demand an
embassy and there has been even less
of il since Spain lost her American
possessions through the Spanish war.
Yet the change was made and the new
ambassador to Spain was appointed
only a week or TWO ago
U. S. Close to Argentine
With the Argentine republic, how
ever, the situation is different Amer
lean relations with that country arc
becoming Of more importance every
year and already we do more diplo-
matte business with that country than
with any other country south Of us
excepting Mexico. In all probability
the chief objection that will be urged
against our legation at Buenos Aires
10 an embassy is that If another en-
hassy is created In Latin America il
will be difficult 10 refuse To take sim
liar action as To various other Latin
American countries.
Ordinarily embassies are establish
ed only in those countries with which
the United States has a steady run of
important diplomatic business. Such,
for example. are the great powers of
Europe With the smaller countries
of Central and South America our di-
plomatic relations are comparatively
unimportant and this presumably will
be the case until there can be estab-
Ifohal Mt Of h.A
crn world and the United States
feeling of closer fellowship than now
exists.
May Buy Washington Home
The only American embassies In
Latin America are In Mexico and
Brazil and they were established "a
number Of years ago. That i'm Brazil
developed naturally out of the large
and growing coffee trade between that
country and ours. That in Mexico
came about quite as naturally because
Mexico is not only our immediate
neighbOr and we have many diplomat
ic questions To take up with il from
time To time but il is also one of the
most populous and prosperous of the
Latin American countries.
The present home of the Argentine
legation in Washington is on Jackson
place near the White House. In case
the 100000 should become available
soon, the question will arise as To
whether Argentina will erect n new
building for it's diplomatic represen-
tatiye in Washington or buy one Of the
numerous beautiful homes of the city
which would be- on the market in ease
Of demand for such n purpose.