The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16

Several local transportation lines
along the Atlantic coa~ TO Brazilian
ports make frequent departures and
arrivals. and 3. all the transatlantic
steamship lines. after leaving Monte
video, touch at Santos. Rio do ia
Metro and Bahia before proceeding to
Europe. There are now more than
t~wenty-four of these linee. represent
ing practically all nations of Europe
having a foreign lei II Is in
~teresting to SEQ in the hsrbor Of Mon
tevideo, British. French, Spanish, Ger
man. Austrian, Dutch, Belgian and
other flags. but one misses the Stars
and Stripes flying over passenger
ships.
The steamers OF the companies reg
istered under these flags are modern.
luxurious and convenient. on the
average a first class steamer leaves
Montevideo for Europe every two or
three days. For New York there Is
only a weekly service. but nce a fort
night a through steamer IS scheduled
between these ports without change.
As 10 education, as IN all these
South American countries, It is made
quate. but facilities are constantly in
creasing. Primary education IL ool'ga-
tory. In 1912, with an estimated
population OF 1900, 900, there were in
the republic about $50 public schools
with an attendance OF nearly 800 900
pupils. There are Government nor
nal schools FOR males and females.
schools OF arts and crafts, and a mill
tary college. The capital city has .
fine university. with departments OF
law. the sciences. medicine, matfe-
MATES. agriculture and mmerce
The country became a republic in
1880. and the constitution promulgated
IN July Of that year is in force. The
Senate and House Of Representatives
compose the General Assembly, In
which all legislative power Ia vested.
and meet annually from February IL
20 June IL.
Tho President 10 chosen by the
General Assembly for a term Of four
years. and may not he reelected for
the term Immediately following his
own. There is no V.ice-President, 80
that the presiding officer of the Senate
takes the place OF the President in
case Of the latter's death or dis
ability.
There are now seven Cabinet de-
partments. with an officer at the head
OF each. These ministers are ap-
pointed by the President. but are re-
sponsible both TO tho President and
10 the Congress, or General Assem-
bly,. Political feeling runs very high
in Uruguay. the city people being
bata1 ~. tho ropptr,. pannie and viCa
versa.
To sum up. Uruguay has all the
material conditions for prosperity and
happiness, an abundance Of good land.
IA temperate and genial climate, wa
t-rways for traffic provided by nature
in her rivers. artificial iron highways
on land. supplied by enterprising Brit
ish capitalists, : What ts 90 he said OF
her inhabitants"
Until recent years they were al
most entirely Of Spanish stock. The
warlike Indians have been killed on,
and though a few negroes are 10 be
found along the BRAZILIAN frontier.
Vet the great ,maiorfty of the people
are of Europoiu stock. ~ ate years
q stpady str-am " immigrants has
come from Italy. though not in such
numbers ~ to Argentina 4 smaller
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,s ,hen a ,oIon,al Sn,n,a-d moulded
no ,bo condition. az hts no during tho
post ninety wears uc has been a
man of the ountry and the omen air.
strong. active and ,ayless. like tho
GalIcho or Argentina. and haying set
tied down To a more ouint way of liv-
ing he sill retains something of
these breezy. aldacious. vet frank and
fro, ba ndod characteristics Uc IL in
,cnse,y nro,d az his ountr and
Enrlishmen and Americans settled In
Nonteyideo say he is n good fellow
The commercial traveller. or tho
studen, of mis- region of la PLATA
must realiz. that a great lmmigra-
ton movement il under WAY. and
that this movement will increase until