Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-17

lS Just Sucn occasions lnat SNoiNe
the principles of liberty, order and justice indis-
pensatle to the survival and welfare of nation
The fratricidal wars in most cases waged in
the cause of human liberty, which mark the his
tory of the Latn-American countries are apt to
be magnifled as indications of the uniformed
character of Ibero-Americans, on account of their
recent occurrence just as the proportions and
sanguinary nature OF European wars and revolu
tions are unconsclously diminished through the
remoteness Of the period in which they took
place. Whether or not 1t be true that the evolu-
ton OF the Uruguayan republic has been hast
ened, or, even impelled, by the many internecine
wars which have torn and distressed the people,
It is beyond question today that the republic has
entered upon era Of permanent peace based
on the highest principles of justice and of the
respect of all legitimate rights.
Uruguay is In South America what Switzerland,
Belgium and Holland in Europe OF small
territorial extent and population. its people may
Justly claim to have attained degree of civiliza-
ton and progress equal to that of their more
powerful neghbors
In commenting upon the laws and constitution
OF Uruguay, Anatole France expressed the opin-
ion that the Uruguayan nation was capable OF
creating "a superior type of civilization" The
constitution, which is the only one in the South
American republics that has remained unaltered
since its formulation, eighty years ago, embodes
the fullest liberty and protection for ALL irrespec-
tive of race or religion. Treating the same point
M. e. Stocquart, the distinguished Belgian turist
in his work Belgian Law, says Uruguay, from
the point of view of civil rights is the most ad-
vanced of all the countries of South America"
and when we look at the wise provisions and
high civic ideals contained in the constitution
and in subsequent legislation. there would appear
to be abundant justification for M Stocquart's
opinion.
The laws of Uruguay, as in many American
states, are codifed and of these codes
might well be used as models for the legislators
position in the world than the republic of Uru-
quay. OF its commercial code a great Italian
master has said that 1t is "one of the most not
able legislative works of our time, worthy of be-
ing used as a model by all who have TO leeislate
on mercantile law"
The penal and rural codes are equally replete
with sound and far-seeng provisions The for
mer is largely based upon the doctrines of
zamerdelli Mancini and Saveli and the Spanish
and Chilean codes, while, in regard to the r1Iral
code, M. Lepelletier in his criticisms of the
French rural code, stated that lit is possible to
envy nations which, like Uruguay. have known
how to produce work of such utility in a coun.
try where agriculture constitutes the main source
OF national production. Commenced In 1873 the
rural code cf Uruguay was promulgated in July
1875, and revived three years later, and It has
never since then ceased to be changed and i'm
proved by laws and DEGREES which, together with
the text of the original, make it today legsla-
tive achievement of the highest value'
Equally wise and Just are the codes relating
to civil and criminal procedure as we'll as the
military and administrative codes, which regulate
and provide equitable laws on the subjects with
which they deal.
Without doubt Uruguay s one of the healthiest
and most beautiful countries of South America.
differing from many in appearance through the
absence Of the snow.covered mountains which
appear so frequently in the southern portion of
the continent. The country is fat with slight
unduatons 1t is traversed by something like
800 rivers and small streams, which make It ex
tremely fertile
Uruguay, frors the American point of view is
small country. although it embraces a large,
area than many important countries of Europe
The ownership of the land is not as much divid
ed as 1t should be, but, just Mr.. Farquhar hal
already implanted system of colonization in tn,
Parana. the government and the railroad com
panies of Uruguay have already purchased arg,
tracts for the purpose of introducing form o
colonization which will ultimately give to tn
rapidly increasing number of settlers full owner
ship.
The principal industry of the country is stool
raising which is constantly increasing in exten
and quality through the growing importation O
animals of a better strain from Europe