The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-07
6razi, and Argentine, Richest and
Greatest South American Re
pubiics are Dwelling
In ArnIty.
TWO MEN BROUGHT IT
Countries Were Just About to 90 TO
War When Ex-Presidents Got
Appointments sc
Ministers.
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Brazil and Argentina, richest an
greatest Of South American republic.
are dwelling IN amity, with a staru
of Christ marking their mountail
boundary line. But for two old me-
who are The respective ambassador
from their countries, that statue o
Christ might now be marking tn,
line OF battlefield. or be but {
memory, obscuTed by bitter war
fare.
Instead. because the Latins ary
good diplomats as well as chronic
fighters, DR.. Csmpos SALES, ex>presi
dent Of Brazil, and beloved OF the
people, is minister to Argentine, and
General Julio Roca, ex-president OF
Argentina. Is occupying a similar
position in Brazil And both are Hv-
Ing In magnificent mansions, that the
governments presented each, during
the feasting and celebrations that
marked the advent OF SALES and
Roca into their high posts.
And as result OF alI this, the state
department, relieved of great bur
den OF care, is praying that the dove
OF peace which a few months ago
settled, with such pomp over these
countries, VIII make long stay.
A year ago. the gentle benediction,
waited By the statue of the Christ OF
the Andes, erected IN 1900 10 COM
rnemmorate the peace past between
Argentine and Brazil, became little
less gentle. Both countries. busy
with diplomatic exchanges, over dis
puted territory boundaries and dam
age claims, casually gtrolled into the
Tarship market and began building
and purchasing dreadnoughts. At the
same time, they began TO more com
Iietely arm and equip their soldiers.
Neither country wanted war. There's
lot Of foreign capital invested In Ar
gentine and Brazil, and these inFes.
tors shared the general distasta
against war as Il is conducted IN
South America. where peace treat
les are complicated and fragile
things.
Sales and Roca. each over 70
years OF age, are the George Wash
ingtons of their countries. ana they
are fast, personal friends. Twelve
years ago, while both were presidents
OF their country, they paid each other
visits, and the memoir OF the TRIM
phant celebrations which accompanied
the interchange Of courtasfes. has
only been dimmed By the never
memory Of their last meetings. when
they changed an almost var into the
profoundest OF peace demonstrations
Each OF thege men viewed with
alarm, the building OF the dread
nougnts and the armtng OF the sol.
diery. Both have been soldiers ana
both knew what It meant to the pros-s
porous countries, II they became en-
broiled.
IN August, after foreign capitalists
mad conferred with the Brazilian az.
fcials, one suggested that, as sales
was well liked in Argentina, he be
sent there as minister. The sugge@
ton was received with alacrity. The
oElclai tender OF Sales name was
made to Argentina, ana within fav
Ways came a special messenger. hrfnr-
ing an acceptance Of SALES as "na--
fona gratas" and bringing also the
suggestion of Rocas name as n,tnts-
ter to Braz,
Wilen This news became public. the
charged atmosphere dissipated ana
Nhe preparations for war gave wav ~
preparations for receiving tbaea 49,
as ministers from their countries
hoca waited in Argentina for sa1las
ana ne came with warships deckad -
mowers, TO be received with an ~.
non that exceeded anything IN +ba
history of the country. Fer -.
oags national fete was declared
and there were celebratlon ~
length and breadth of the conntrv 'ne
Then Sales went back - ~.
with Roca, personally esco,tina ~ AZ,
INTO Rio De Janeiro harbor. wbora a.
the Monroe palace. under o. IN
nous electric arch bearing the vo ,,a.
save AIgehuha, the president and
mis- cabinet received him. ena
The two heroes had to pose beeora
the populace. They spoke eloona ,r,e
for eternal peace, and the Lain aud,
ence, shrieking its love for Argen
tina, tossed flowers and CONTEXT, ,nto
the air. 'n'o
That night there was a grand h,n
at President Pena's palace The time
came for Sales and Roca TO walk
down tho glittering line that had
Deen formed for them, to the dais
Where they were to sit in state. They
were nowhere to be found. Messen.
gers hunted high and low for an hour
and much alarm was felt.
= Finally a acullery maid, seeking a