El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-22

- UENOS AIRES, May 2z.-I have
X just returned from an interview
- with the president Of the Argen-
tine Republic. Ny audience was ar
ranged through our embassy, and his
exceuency received me in the great
government palace. facing the water
front at the lower end OF the Plaza de
Mayo
This palace covers more than two
acres. 1t is 400 feet long and $50 feet
wide, being one Of the largest build
ings on the South American continent.
It is made Of brick, covered with stuc-
co, and its old rose color reminds one
OF the great Winter palace at St Pc
tersburg. on the banks Of the Neva-
On account Of the color, 1t is known
as the Pink house" and in this re-
spect it is in striking contrast TO our
white house, on the banks Of the PO-
tOmac. The Pink house" is several
times the size Of the white house. It
has three stories and its surroundings,
including the many officials IN livery,
are grander than those about president
Wilson. I entered il from the plaza
de Mayo. being led through the build
ing by Capt Lynch, the military at
tache Of the president We first
passed through the wide vestibule as
cended marble stairs TO the second
story, and there met senior Atilio Basi-
lari, the intrOducer of foreigners. After
chatting with him a while 1 was taken
into the audience room and presented
to the president
President of Argentina.
The president Of Argentina Is DR..
NictorinO de Ia Plaza He is, I Judge,
about 80 years Of age. He has had a
long public career, having been secre-
tary Of foreign affairs and held other
high offices. He was elected vice pres
ldent OF the republic IN 1910, at the time
that Dr. Rogue Saenz Pena was elected
president. and upon the death of the
latter last fall he became by law the
chief executive Of the nation The
presidents here are elected for six
years, and there are no second terms
Inc DOCTORS term viii expire in 1916
PRESIDENT Fictorino de Ia Plaza rose
as entered the room and offered his
hand. He is a short, fleshy man with
a round, rosy full face and bright eyes
that look out through narrow Sits
me cartoonists have caricatured him
IN the press as a Chinese, and in some
respects his features are almost Celes-
Lal- lie IS a man of education and
culture. He has a bright mind and
ms opinions are positive. he spoke
Freely but rather automatically. about
me relations or the United States and
the Argentine, saying that he was glad I
our relations were growing closer and
closer, and that he wanted TO see the |
tFaue between the two countries in
creased TO It's utmost extent He said Z
Looks for Better Trade Relations.
. am glad that you people are tax
ing our meat and corn. and that. as 4
time goes on we viii have a more va
rled exchange Of commodities. As IL
Is now, you are furnishing the most of /
our agricultural machinery, and we are
increasing our purchases of goods of 4
every description. Trade must be re- l
clprocal IN order to increase in volume.
ana the present situation is such that 4
We are growing more and more depen- /
dent upon each other. This is espe- 4
claily so with Argentina, whose bank
ing and trade are so much dependent
upon foreign conditions. 1 am glad /
10 see American banks being founded I
IN this country, and I should ike to
see better steamship connections be-
tween US and the United Staltes"
Says There Is No Jealousy.
asked about the Keeling in the Ar
genuine as TO Uncle sam, and whether
there existed any jealousy in regard 10
the United States The president re-
piled.
If there is jealousy I am not aware I
OF It. The relations between the two I
countries are Of the friendliest possible
nature. Argentina has enormous re-
sources, and it is growing so fast that /
IL has not time to be jealous Of any /
one. 1t is wen satisfied with its place