The Washington herald., 1915-12-27

FOR ]. 5. MONEY
Dr.. Intsen;eros, Of Argentina,
Says 1t Can Displace
European Capital.
POLICY IS PEACEFUL
European immigration
and Has No CoIored People.
Says Noted Savant.

Throu45 a policy which seeks 10
raise pu-blic education to the Amer
lean stan dards. Argentina is establish
Ing democracy on a sound basis and
educating her statesmen for forensic
rather tran military determination of
public ard political questions, accord
ing to d.. Jose Ingenicros, one Of her
most distinguished educators and sa-
wants wlBo reached Washington yester-
day to 1t tend the sessions OF the Pam
American Scientific Congress.
DR.. InSenieros is q member of the
faculty o.: the University Of Buenos
Ayres. widely known As . student with
writer on sociological subjects with
particular reference to mental path
oloEy.
Assss.hlati.s I.niEration.
Argentina" declared DR.. Ingenieros
last night. offers every important
sociological problem: she is. of course.
an entirely agricultural country. and
consequently cannot be compared to
a well-org anised Industrial country:
she has no'W q population OF 5000. 900
inha abitants.! and her exports of agri-
cultural ARD other products aggre-
gate over $5.o0o.ooo American cur
rency annrAlly.
We belle se our most important prob
lem IL to 70 I'm a homogeneous nationality
by the proc, Sss Of assimilatin the Euro
pean immigI 0tfon- In this way. We have
tremendous advantage over all nations of
America, as we have no colored race. In
Argentina IAdians. negroes or Asiatics
do not exist Our entire population is
white and European descendants.
ITO promo b the welfare Of the country.
We have THE . to raise our public educs-
ton to the standard Of the American
nation. Our former President. Sarmiento.
was the orgs mixer Of the Argentine pub
lie education. having spent many days of
his life study ing public education in the
United States We now have about eight
public high ,t.hools maintained by the
government f:rms. and 1000 private in
stitutions. and more than seventy techni-
cal high scnoo b We have. too. five uni
versities. thJad OF Buenos Ayres having
over 5000 Nndonts. OF course. they arc
entirely free.
Free tur U. >. Capital.
We have sti Y to cope with our econ
omical questio 6s, because the prepon-
derance Of capital invested in the coun-
try IN foreign, THE natives are owners
Of the land, bug have not industrial or
commercial enterprise worth mentioning
Should Americana capital try to mal.c its
"ey ~ Vot eouHsiy. IL "OuiQ
displace any European nation.
Our entire p,Slitical policy has been
changed In the ivvt five years. Democracy
has been stabli shed on a sound basis
and We have not known revolution in
the last twenty-five years. All parties
being sure Of thSe security and liberty
offered by the nhw election law, have
transferred their fighting activities from
mczAnents to Parliament.
As the parties ,Dw stand. IL is very
probable that the opposition will carry
out the next electi On. Even the Socialist
party fs increasin 9.
Our universities have become infiuen-
tial In the prepara eion OF our future
leaders. Our polit 1ral men have been
trained in universi ties: money interests
have not yet found heir way to the gov
and the ar my does not mix in
politics.
Our international policy is peaceful
and does not wish eSVansion or conquest
Dur few internation al questions have
been decided by arbft. cation