The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-20
GERMAN|C ELEMENT
IN BRAZIL REACHES
QUITE LARGE FIGURE
Latest Estimates Place the Pop.
ulation at a Million Souls; Col.
cnization Has Been in Progress
Since the Year 1926.

Special Correspondence to Tho Herald
Washington. March 1.-THE naval
engagement between the British ship
Amethyst n two German raiders in
the south Atlantic took place near
the island OF Fernando de Noronha.
Off the south coast OF Brazil( and
fairly contiguous To the largest segre-
Cation of German population in tina:
rcpuhlic-whcre IL has been suspected
there have been maintained bases ~
supplies FOR the German ships which
have operated 70 extensively against
shipping IN those waters" states a war
geography bulletin lust ISSUED by the
National Geographic society from III
headquarters IN Washington.
"The Germanic element In Brazil is
%ny;nerous enough and energetic
cnouEh to- carry out such "a policy u
they choose "a do so They number az
least % million souls and they are
pEaciically limited IN residence to- IN,
four southernmost Of the brazilian
maritime statcs-Rio Graudc do sui.
santa Catarina. Panama and sac Pau
lo-where they have thrust their ma
tionnl roots far into foreign soil with
out losing any Of their inborn char
acteristics. Theodore Roosevelt, writ
Ing In 1914. OF Sao Paulo, says. In this
province I met for the first time Ger
nan born i'm the country who could
B speak only German
German colonization In Brazil has
been going on since tS2t when the
settlement OF San Leopoldo in Rio
Grande do SUI was established. For ten
years the stream Of Immigration Cor-
tinued. when il was interrupted by the
s~ans-culotte revolt in Southern Brazil.
This interruption lasted FOR nine years
In tSfS the Hood Of settlers was per.
coptibiy swollen bi the families from
Schleswig- Holatcin ana the other
parts of Germany which were affected
by tho revolt OF the duchess against
Denmark No less than thirteen inn
portant German colonies We're estab.
lished In southern Brazil between
iS4S and 1850. the earliest settlers be-
inF greatly aided by generous graut
Of land from the Brazilian government
which allotted no less than "a acres
10 ach immigrant. Owing 70 specu-
lativc abuses this privilege was largely
reducea-but without noticeable ef-
feet upon the movement which was
nnlN tnctkeu ny the Nnpeflhl tNitt OF
1853 forhidding the further migrp-
tions ~ Germans to Brazil. This edict
remained in Vigor until 1886, when. ns
Austin Harrison terms him i'm the
Pan-Germanic doctrine tho great sea
Emperor. William n. saw early and
clearly into the future. ana taught hi
subjects ~ see. too
Under this teaching. the Germanio
flood swept in larger volume into
Brazil and now has spread over e ter
ritury approximately asiurge as that
Of the American states ot Floridg.
G%corgia. Alabama South Carolina,
North Carolina, virginia West Nir-
rinia. and Tennessee. Fullt a quarter
OF e. million Germans are 20 uc found
boz the state uf Rio Graudc du Sui.
where. Iu The cities they have taken
"a troug hold upon the actiyities of
the country and have practically 1'-
.urocd commercial aud industrial ,u-
tcrprisc. In Port Allegro b capital
~ the state. three German puhlicl -