The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-21
OUR FOREIGN LETTER

| world today is the declaration of I'll
| Popolo Romano the official organ of
| The Italian government.
In a leading article, In which a gen.
| ulne note of alarm is sounded, the
paper declares that the continuation
| of this American policy means the in
! evitable formation of a gigantic COM
| mercial federation of the three Amer
icas in which the United States would
| naturally play the predontna ting part.
| such a powSE-eveA though more coEn-
mercia1 than politicaI-the paper de-
elares would constitute a permanent
menace TO ali of the rest OF the ma
j tons of the world, which, despite
their present greatness and power,
1 would be dwarfed into tnsignificance
1 in comparison with a wes&eHn hem
| isphere federation OF this kind
The articIe declares that even now
the problem IS more serioaas as re-
CARDS the peace Of Europe than the
mere settling of the present Balkan
question. In part the paper says
f'WIl11e Europe Is lab oEdng with all
| its power to resolve the problem Of
| the Balkan adjustment, on which de-
ponds in 8. large measure the etnire
for ourselves the benefits of internal
| tranquility we are compelled to spend
| our best forces in military prepaid
TONS the younger United states, on
Europe, do not fall, gives itself to
works of growth, Of expansion and of
DEVELOPMENT of the means Of com
municatton and transpor tatton be-
tween the various republics OF the
continerEt, and to create that union,
which in time, will be obliged to con-
stitute itself as the Great American
Federation, under the auspices of the
United States of North America.
b fne o al gafg cut OF faI
and economical aspects, the gigantic
undertaking Of the Panama Canal,
which will shortly be opened to the
commerce of the world and the pro-
ject of railroad to connect the con
/ tfnents-a project which is already On
| it's way to completion-Will play a
most Important part
In addition, there has recently been
created under the Initiative of pow
erfuI banking system, a company for
municaffon the republics of Brazil,
Uruguay, Argentine and Bolivia.
| In addition to the immense benefits,
economically, commercially and indus
trialIy, that this system Will bring to
the four republics that are now prac-
tically isolated from each other, it
OF the Atlantic ports of Uruguay and
Paraguay with the Pacific ports Of
| Bolivia.
| Coupled then with the navigation
easy matter for the United States to-
come into close commercial. as well
lies Of the south by means of the great
railways already under construction,
which viii link up the two continents.
stAIso with the same end in view of
Icaryfng out the vast conception which
has been originated at Washington
that Of an economical federation of all
! ninion OF the powerful United States
of the Nortra, new financial syndf-
cate is now studying the possibility of
the Foundation at Buenos Ayres, with
branches IN all parts of South Amer
lea, or a gigantic banking establish
ment with capital of 100000, O00
established in Argentine monopoly
on all of the frozen meat products of
the republic.
'sWhat then is the end towards
which this tenacious work on the part
of the United States Is leading? 1t is
an end that can be seen with the max
ed eye. While the United States binds
more closely together with its ties of
steel two parts of the continent, and
at the same time asserts more strong
1y than ever it's predonninating eco
nornical and commercial influence in
the two Americas, it is to be easily
seen that the United States wishes
only to exclude from the Americas
the governments of Europe, and to
exercise on the entire American con
tinent a monopoly for its own profit
This in fact today creates the most
serious problem that is now facing
Europe, which has in Central and
South America not only a glorious
tradition and record of European civ
i1ization but also gigantic interests
comm ercially and economically.
"At the present moment this is not
immediate danger, but it would
nevertheless be well for European dip
lonacy to begin to occupy itself with
the problen-a problem that, at least
aeeqIrding to our point Of views
the present one of the Balkans
London. Feb. 21.-"What's the use
of q, chin, anyway?'' asks Professo or
Sir Ray Lancaster, one of En- gland's
leading scientists, and leading profess
sers after thinking it out have been
compelled to agree with him that the
q a rIla
can hatter the big-chinned man by
telling him that his lower jaw denotes
strength of character.
The most primitive men did not
possess this bony projection of the
front border of the lower jaw, and I
am unable to find any mechanical or
physiological purpose which a chin
serves says Prof. Lancaster The
most popular explanation is given by
all animals that browse on grass Oh,
heritage have no chin at all, as the
primitive man lived on roots, ETC., he
did not need chin.
THE moment man gave up brows-
ing on green things an became less of
an animal, his teeth, which formerly |
easily the things that would other
wise have been beyond reach, grew
erect, an his jaw had to accommodate |
itself to the teeth says the doctor.
Berlin, Feb. 21-Hdgh1y decorated
wooden collins is the latest craze in |
South Germany as the result Of tn |
new law legalfzing cremation. The |
crematoriums forbid the use of any
kind of metal in coffin construction /
so deprived of the elaborate brass or |
nickel work, Germans are having |
their collins painted. The brilliant |
colors of Egyptian mummy cases are |
thrown into the shade by pale or |
green backgrounds on which are
painted Swiss landscapes, pastoral |
scenes, and even portraits of the
corpse and his or her family. The |
Roman clergy
nounce the new fashion
Panama Feb 2.-President Porras !
is delighted with the news that Mr. |
Wilson will visit Panama immediate |
Iy after the extra session of Congress
in Washington adjourns. As the Pan |