Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

ing the Jockey Club, does violence to ira
diIion, but l am going to assume that at the
present time American newspaper read
ers do not need further information ON
these Interesting subjects. Moreover. if
it were my purpose to Indicate the best
means Of measuring the progress of the
Argentine people it would be by direct
ing attention to the Argentine educational
exhibit at the forthcoming Panama canal
exposition in san Francisco, rather than
TO the agricultural exhibit.
Some striking facts. however. cannot
he entirely ignored. The census figures
of st. Louis and Cincinnati are not before
me. and it is therefore impossible to de-
termine whether. as claimed those two
cities could be set down within the limits
of Buenos Aires and the South American
metropolis still be able to take in Mil
|aukee or Albany suburb in order
TO eG11aiize the population. Buenos Aires
has 100000 inhabitants
The tides of immigration continue to
Now In The other day steamers with
more than 1000 immigrants from south
cru Europe were at the wharves. The
Argentine people of the present day are
blend OF Spain and Italy, with Italy
showing progressive predomnance |
mention this in passing because it is one
OF the things that have to be understood
The immediate topic is the better rela-
tons which Argentina desires to cult
vste with the United States. Back Of that
~ the desire, which amounts to u deter
r1ination, that the position of the Argen-
tine Republic in world trade and world
politics shall be recognized, and ,.sI,,,-
cially with reference to its position and
influence in South American affairs
In the current discussion of the rcla-
tions with the United States much is
h44l III a m of 1. IA.
ern continent. and in particular this sec
ton of South America. A great deal of
this is just. 1t would be possible also TO
write chapter on Argentine ignorance
OF the United States. 1t was u cosmopoli-
TIN citizen of Buenos Aires who placed
Philadelphia in Missouri and then To-
Gated Missouri on the Pacific coast. Other
and more serious errors than geographi-
cal ones might be pointed out, for as
soon as the limited circle of highly cult
waited people who SO largely control the
destinies of this republic is passed there
Is farnentabie ignorance about the
United States. But it is only proper at
this time TO present the Argentine view
Of our ignorance of this country, because
there is unanimous agreement that the
clouds are rolling away and the era of
enlightenment is at hand.
y leading newspaper of Buenos Aires
recently, in discussing the new interna-
ttonal life. made some instructive obser-
va lions which, while exaggerated were
based on the truth. 1t said that our fault
Was one Of ignorance and lack of infor-
nation. of Indifference and of the want
OF greater commercial intercourse. For
the great majority of the people of the
United States. this journal declared.
South america was Mexico and Haiti.
salvador and Colombia, Brazil and Chile,
the Argentine Republic and Santo Domin-
20. The Vein Of cXaSseration appears in
tue suggestion that everybody in the
nltcd States thinks Mexico is in South
america, or has thought that for the last
sixty years. But as TO the confusing of
central american or West Indian coun-