Evening star., 1925-06-14
South America Great Field
For U. S., Says Senator Jones

are narrow. The buildings are beau
tiful and mag gnificent, largely of Portu-
guese architecture. One wide street
has been cut right through the main
part of the city at very great ex-
pense, but adding greatly to the city's
beauty. Street cars run in every di-
rection. and they run in pairs or
threes of first, second and third class.
You cannot ride first class If you are
carrying a bundle, or II you are with
out your coat or hat, no matter how
hot it may be. All through South
America they are very punctillious in
these respects. Regardless of the
heat, they will dress in certain
way and all classes of the people OBJ
serve this custom. At Santos every
laborer who came to the docks to
help unload our cargo carried his coat
on his shoulder and wore it as he
went home.
One Of the gentlemen on our ship
was on a business trip. He got off at
Rio and had to go to Victoria. a two
or three day trip by small, slow
boat. The only passengers were men.
The ship was close, stuffy and hot.
He saw the men in their pajamas and
came on deck in his. The captain
came to him. tapped him on the shoul-
der and said: You must stay in your
surprised and called attention to the
others. but the captain said: Yours
are too short" and he had to go and
change. Men will wait at the street
corner a long time rather than ride
on top of double decker or in a
trailer.
They follow many customs that are
really good but rather irksome to
Americans, who prefer comfort above
I{
are refinements that are worth more
than mere physical comforts, and we
should probably be happier and our
relations better. II not more pleasant,
If we would emulate them. We could
do so, too, with far greater physical
comfort than they.
Buildings Magnificent.
The government buildings are large
and magnificent. The Senate meets
in one and the House In another,
while, Of course, the presidential man.
sion is a third building. The Presi-
dent, when we were there, was at
Petropolis, the Summer capital in the
hills across the harbor. / called with
Ambassador Morgan on the minister
of foreign affairs and was most gra.
ciously received through DIR. Sampaio.
who had been most courteous to us,
ana naQ uOne everything possible to
make our visit to Sac Paulo pleasant.
The people Of these countries of every
class are extremely kind, courteous
and considerate.
Those in official positions cannot do
too much for you and those YOU meet
in everyday affairs are equally kind
and courteous. They do things in a
whole-hearted way, too. Here we
laugh at the mistakes of foreigners
and especially do we show our amuse.
ment at. the mistakes they make in
attempting to speak our language
Not so with these people. They are
patient with those trying to talk with
them in their own language, and no
matter what mistakes are made they
neither laugh nor sneer, but act in the
most considerate way. A very cuI-
tured gentleman went with our party
on tripSone day. Apparently he could
speak no English, but once during the
day he said to Mrs. Jones. and he said
1t very clearly, II speak no English"
We were told by one Of his friends
that once when visiting in England
and attempting to direct a cab driver
he was openly laughed at because of
his poor English and that from that
time on he did not attempt to speak
that language. What a commentary
upon the manners of those who claim
to be in the forefront of civilization!
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