The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-22
NEWS NOTES FROM
LATIN COUNTRIES
Recent Happenings Through
out South America.

been investigating the shoe industry in
this country. The market for cheap
shoes has been wiped out because of the
high tariff and the excellence of the
footwear produced In the local factories
American shipments OF boots and shoes
fell off from s534,006 in 1918, to $4,000
In 1879 even though European supplies
were cut off and the American market
was the only available one. There is a
market for imported upper leather and
supplies in this country. In 1917 the
country imported nearly $4,000.000 worth
of tanned and finished feathers, not in
Guiding sole leather.
MoNTEvIDEO-The Montevideo po-
lice has suppressed an edition, of La
Bdtdlld, an anarchlstic daily which has
been advocating rebellion against the es-
tablished order in this country. The
Government is taking every precaution to
suppress with energetic measures all
those elements in this country who are
opposed to the Government and who are
endeavoring to incite the people to rebel.
The BdtdlId, has been actively engaged
in aiding foreign agitators in their work
here.
BUENOs AYREs-The students of
every university in the Argentine Re-
public have gone on strike in sympathy
for the striking students of the Univer-
sity of Chivllcoy, who have been out for
| two weeks. There isn't university in
the entire republic to-day with it's doors
open. The strike in Chivilcoy was the
result Of a change in professors, which
the students resented on the ground that
| President Irigiyen made the change
| through political motives. The sympa-
| thy ztrike is for twenty-four hours, but II
| Is feared that unless the Chivilcoy strike
is settled satisfactorily 1t will be pro-
longed indefinitely.
CHILE-The Minister of Foreign Re-
| lations has presented a project to the
| Congress providing for the colonization
of the southern part Of Chile The aim
| of the Minister Is to authorize the Presi-
| dent to proceed with the colonization Of
these lands along lines suggested in the
project.
The colonization plan is to give to
each head of a. family 40 hectares Of
| land and 20 hectares for each son under
| 20 years of age. Payments must be
| made 20 per cent. of the total in cash
and the remainder in easy payments.
| PARAGUAY-Parag furnishes
market for coal II 1t can be transported
here cheaply. The factories and rail-
roads at the present time use wood from
| the Paraguay ftTests. Very little coal
has ever been brought into the cruntry
owing to the high prices that 1t COM
manded.
| SANTO DOMINGO-The latest sugar
| crop of Santo Domingo was recorded as
consisting of 166.6so tons, as compared
to 143,430 for the previous one.
| COSTA RIGA - Commerce between
| Costa Rica and other South American
| countries, particularly Chile. has grown
| considerably during the last few years,
according t. latest statistics made public
! here OwInz to the embargo which the
United States placed on foodstuffs during
| the war Costa Rica was compelled to
| buy her flour from Chile. which Is
| cheaper than that purchased In the
/ limited States This country Is also
buying nitrates from Chile.
| PORTO RICO-The Insular Chamber
of Commerce of Porto Rico has sent
| communication 70 the Secretary OF the
United states Navy urging the necessity
of dredging the port of San Juan.
HAVANA-The Cuban customs regu-
lation which forbid merchandise in
tended for sale to be brought In as bag
gage has, according to Consul-Generai
Harris been violated recently in num-
Der of cases. Such merchandise should
be sent by mall express or freight, as
the circumstances require. Samples
above $500 in value do not come within
the law, under which rs per cent Of the
duty may be refunded when the samples
are removed from Cuba. Cuban consular
invoices are required IN cases where the
value of the shipment to Cuba Is So or
more.
l. MEXICO-German merchants have al
ready taken advantage of the recent
| raising of commercial restrictions by
placing important orders IN Germany.
During the war various German drug
and hardware stores were obliged to
stock heavily with foreign goods, as they
were unable to obtain merchandise from
the usual source.