Evening star., 1921-07-24

Santiago Fitz Simon. Benjamin REQ
lin and Alba Posse. representing the
Argentine department Of public
works. are in Washington prepara-
tory to beginning a tour of the mid
die western. southwestern and west
ern United States to study certain
engineering and irrigation work in
progress. They will go from here to
Detroit. where work on a subway Is
in progress: then to Texas, and later
California. The mission will remain
in this country about six months.
The United States Mail Steamship
Company. which has transported
thousands of Polish immigrants to
the United States since the war. has
started campaign abroad to en-
courage immigration to South Amer.
lea. The company has the machinery
and equipment for handling immi-
bill became a law in the United
States, about $4,000 Poles who hoped
to come to this country found them
selves shut out. While there may be
some immigration to South America,
present conditions are not favorable
for any large influx of foreigners.
In Argentina. for instance, there is
little chance for immigration in large
numbers. and $4,000 in a year might
be considered the maximum. In Peru
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to be overcrowded. In Brazil there
are large, undeveloped tracts suit
able for farming. and although that
government Is anxious to encourage
agricultural development. and is
willing to lend aid to settlers. immi-
grafton at present on a large scale
is hardly desirable.
A movement has already been
started to interest European immi-
grafton in Central America, but the
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begin. The governments are unable
to give the foreigners any material
aid. and the lack of transportation in
Central America will remain a handi-
cap for some time to come.
The visit of a special Belgian eco
nomic mission in Brazil is said to
among Americans now in that country
because of the Importance attached
by the government to the missions
visit. The mission has been received
by the president. who ordered the
heads of his various departments to
facilitate proposals for furnishing
! construction and railway material
made by Belgian houses Another
| economic mission from Belgium is
also planning to visit Brazil soon.
| composed of representatives of great
metallurgical firms of Belgium. This
| mission will offer the government and
Brazilian importers advantages in
prices and credits. and will be pre-
pared to give moving picture exhf-
bitionS on industrial subjects.
Belgium's step is regarded az an
example of the interest European
countries are taking in reviving their
trade lost during the war to the
United States.
A great deal depends on the sue
cess of the meeting which began
last Wednesday in Tegucigalpa. Hon.
duras. of the national constituent
assembly of the, Federation of Cen
tral America. 1t is the purpose OF
the delegates to the assembly to
adopt the constitution that it may be
signed by the member states on the
18th of September. the centenary of
the independence of Central America
from Spanish rule.
The constitution probably will be
amended and revised to meet GER
and. in order to assure the entrance
of Nicaragua into the federation be-
fore it's final adoption.
The text of the telegrams ex.
changed between the Provisional
Federal Council Of Central America
and the government OF Nicaragua,
which resulted in the favorable at
titude recently expressed toward the
union by Nicaragua, have been re.
ceived in Washington. The spirit OF
the messages indicates mutual de.
sire on the part of Nicaragua and
| the provisional council to come to
terms. %.
Whether Nicaraguas apparent. viii:
lingness to join the federation VIII
! have like effect on Costa Rica, now
| the only "hold-out." remains a. ques-
| tion. 1t is considered improbable,
| however. that Costa Rica win be
| among those states which sign the
constitution this fall.