The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-27
PROPOSE GIFT TO BRAZIL.

Brazu is preparing for a great Centennial ce'e- bration to begin September T. 1922, and the Ameri- can, Chamber of Commerce for Brazil, with head quarters at; lilo de Janeiro, is asking the American people to raise fund suitable gift from the; American people to the Brazilian Nation It suexests that the memorial should be suitable monument at Rio de Janeiro which would be per manent reminders to the people of the greatest Of South American countries of the friendship of the people of the great Republic.
 in setting forth the reasons behind their request the American Chamber of Commerce of Brazil. whose membership is composed of Americans residing in that country, says:se
 : On September, Sth, 1922, nation, Brazil, born with a heritage of resources and geography great beyond comprehension
 On September 7th, 1922 this nation ex- poets to celebrate its first hundred years of -lusty youth by great Centennial in Rio de Janeiro, the most beautiful of all Capitals
 The end of this first Century of Inde pendence finds Brazil the greatest of all South American countries combined, an area extensive than that of the United States, coast line of over 5000 miles; country having-outsde the Arctic regions the greatest unsettled area, partially unex- aplored, left on earth yet known to possess slimitless resources of mine and forest
 Upon this occasion all the nations of the earth will vie with each other to do honor to the only country in South America that stood firmly for the principles of freedom and followed this egis to it's last grim act by sending her fleet to follow to the North Sea in the great World War.
 This nation patterned it's form of Gov %ernment. its Constitution and many of its institutions after own it always has been our staunch friend and the bonds be- tween the two countries growing tighter daily each need the other more and more, one for the investment of Capital, the other for development of the bounteous wealth with which it has been endowed by nature.
 Brazil, more than other South American countries has always shown a spirit of eroda appreciation of Americans and a real pIelerenee sor the United States that in the years that have passed into the first Cen tury of Freedom, which is be celebrated the bond of mutual interest is being con- tinually strengthened.
 In the year just passed G919) Brazil imported more than half her principal ne- cessities and Injuries from the United States and exported to the United States nearly half her surplus products thus giving the United states 2 volume of business about equal to that given to all other countries combined ana aggregating the round of One Billion Dollars.
 Brazil. more than any other country of .. the Western Hemisphere is a country of the future Young Brazilians in greater numbers than from any other South American Re- pubhc' are hocking to the United States for education and returning to that place. and add their energy to the present rapid de- yeopment of Brazilian industries for inc continuance and growth of which Brazil will look to the United States, not only for guild ance. but for her. material needs
 Brazil imported from the United States last year (19l9) three quarters of her coal .haif her cement, s5 per cent of her motor cars, s5 per cent of her kerosene and gaso- line, SS per cent of her barbwire 90 Der cent Of her tinplate. mention hundreds of millions of dollars worth of imports of every variety.
 In view of the great and growing import ance of our commercial relations our tradt- ftional friendship and future good will, 1t '---7