The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
Uruguay gateway to the sea.


have I found a more sensitive and
loyal people. Every merchant in
Uruguay with whom 7 talked said IN
effect:
Tell your friends In the United
States 10 do business with us direct.
Don't mako n. do q, ,brouph Ruenos
Ayre.. We hoye a fne CITY here Of
nearly ~ No, o,ite hais . ynu,,op
peonIe II 4. grou,nv .,,.r, A.y a,d
We wan, IN doai d,rec,,, u,,h Co, W.
have a li,,,s country. hu,-ob NV,
our neon,e ar. nro,,d,"
Whoever w,sh.. % .%.t,i. IN .ou..
thing IN dis,inpuish J~-rugnav FROM q.
sister m.v remerhor ,ha, 4,
Is the smallest NJ m. south Aner,can
States. and ,ha, 4, has ne,,hsr ,,o,r-
tains. nor deserts. nor nor
aboriginal Indians. Some one cali,
Uruguay a buffer between the larger
States OF Argentina and Brazil. and
certainly there has been plenty of
fighting in her territory. Another his
torian calls ii the cockpit OF the
southern half OF the continent"
From the time when II was discov-
cred in 1916 dow to the period when
the power Of Spain was permanently
established on the Plata. both Spanish
ana settlers had to con-
'enu with the constant hostliitles or
the Indians. Later II was the storm
centre OF the spanish II Portuguese
STRIFE Tor territorial control. Then
came the invasion OF the English, and
a rev years later the wars Tor inde-
| Denuence.
Flnaiiy. on MAY /. ls2s. uruguay
achieved her independence and set up
Il government o. her own as the ORR
en'al Republic or Uruguay. Ever
since they became Independent OF
spain as Bryce puts II. "nghting has
peen incessant IN this smiling and
Ihey rought nrst against the spanish
troops n then against the Portu-
guese rulers OF Brazil: they fought
several times against Argentina ana
Paraguay, and almost necessarily
against one another. After independ-
nee a been secured the two Leading
generals Quarreiled. and their two fac
lions. the Blancos with their white
pennons. and the Colorados with their
red ones. have ularrelled ever aimee
| Till the xrandsons Of the men who
! fought in 1898 were fighting In 1910"
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