Evening star., 1934-01-28
Recovery in Latin America
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

That the march Of recovery has
reached Latin America and Is tnfuslng
new life into the sister republics to
the southwark was indicated at the
Pan American Conference, recently
concluded at Montevideo, Uruguay, and
the work of Secretary Of State Hull
there Is regarded as renewing ties of
friendship between the United States
and other American nations. The re-
suit is expected to be joint movement
of all America toward better times.
Although stamped with indelible
characteristics of its own. Latin Amer
lea has been progressive and has
adapted to the uses Of It's nations
methods introduced in the United
States and In modern industrial nations
Of Europe. The year 1884 according
to every expectation, will see Central
and South America move rapidly for
ward, increasing the prosperous blend
Of Northern enterprises and Southern
grace. Latin Americans are introduce
ing modern industrial processes. while
retaining all that Is best in their own
civilization.
Buenos Aires is a city which flowers
on the edge Of the broad cattle plains
At its back door stretch, almost illim-
operated in practically the same man
ner as they were two or three CEN
turies ago, yet the capital city, the Paris
Of South America, operates a subway
system as modern as any In New York.
Rio de Janeiro has just begun con-
struction Of a similar underground
transportation system. Engineers have
been at work on 1t for many months
and during 1884 it Is expected actual
construction will be pushed. 1t is a
tangible evidence of the new surge for
ward incident to the recovery program.
Not only will work be provided for
many citizens of Brazil, but there will
be heavy importation of machinery,
tools and materials.
AS in the United States, stress has
been laid on public works as means
Of stimulating recovery and there is not
a republic in the group which has not
been carrying forward some such task.
These public works programs form a
link with the United States program
in that, while local labor is employed,
certain machinery and materials must
come from the North and. in conse-
quence, the new movement in the
Southern republics brings additional or
ders, additional employment to factories
of the United States. There is re-
ciprocal quality to the enterprises which
operates for mutual benefit.
Northern Mechanical Methods Used.
At our very doorstep an important
public work has just resulted in throw
ing open of a new highway connecting
Laredo, at the border, with Mexico
City. Other new highways in Mexico
now make motor tours of the Mexican
nation, the ancient land of the Aztecs
practicable. In view of the circum-
stance that Mexico exhibited at the
Century of Progress Worlds Fair at
Chicago relics excavated from the ruins
of Monte Alban near Oaxaca, together
with many other works of art, increas-
ing interest in the republic below the
Rio Grande is anticipated.
A move initiated as a part OF the
United States recovery program has
been Invaluable to certain Latin Ameri-
can nations. 1t is the silver purchase
plan. looking to reconciliation. Hun
dreds of silver miners have been put
back to work in Mexico, Colombia
and Peru and, as silver is by-product
of copper, work has resumed at cop