The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-05
By Z. r. QUAIN
March 18th (Friday):

or Is days after We started for
Iguazu. The cabins are rapidly being
filled, passengers now coming On
board at every river port.
Many Of the passengers are men
with distinguished appearance,
mustaches and goatees. From news
papers it Is learned that these men
probably are going to Buenos Aires
in the service Of their country. They
are said to be politicians by profess
sion. We gather that there Is much
political commotion In Buenos Aires
these days and the men are going
there to exercise their civil, and
perhaps, soldierly duties and rights
as office holders. It Is difficult to
understand the details Of the present
quarrel but 1t seems that there are
some very wicked men In office and
q lot Of good men out Of office. For
the good Of the country, purely and
simply, the latter have been urged to
interfere, readjust, or, II they would
be so kind and sacrificing, reverse
the whole office-holding situation.
(Spelling out the meaning from these
Isuper-heated Spanish editorials Is
almost like reading the news from
home)
Germans Settle Along River
There are several German colon
les, or settlements, along the Parana.
They have been formed during the
past 10 years by means Of conces.
sions from the Argentine govern
ment to certain German companies
which handle the distribution Of the
land. We passed several such colon
les. One Of them alone consisted Of
|over 5000 German settlers. The neat
and orderly appearance Of the build
ings. gardens, fields, etc., among these
immigrants was very noticeable.
There was q note Of efficiency at the
river landing places which had not
been adopted everywhere BY the ma
tives. We have met q number Of these
German newcomers, both on the
steamers and ut Iguazu where the
hotel personnel was so per cent Ger
man. Most Of these people seemed
to be satisfied with their lot but some
were very homesick. Their farm
products are mainly mate. tobacco.
fruit, stock, and poultry. Their two
chief complaints are too hot climate
and too low prices on their produce.
March 18th Saturday:
Today we are again impressed By
the political turmoil in the provinces
mot city, Of Buenos Aires. A former
president Of Argentina (Alvear) came
on board ct = way station to bring
himself and his friends into the
arena. Crowds come to the docks to
swing their hats. yell viva" and show
their enthusiasm over the wordy bat.
tie. A governor Is deposed and .
vice governor appointed and the peo-
pie of all Argentina are rapidly taking
sides. We hope negotiations may last
last three more days: We shall then
be in Chile and outside Of . possible
revolutionary area-so common IN
South America.
A young German woman with her
four-months old baby Is on board.
She is on the way back to Germany.
She came up here on the Parana
with her husband about three years
ago. He was q chemist by profession
but left the. Vaterland to go west"
and try pioneering In Argentina. He
was not satisfied at all SO he went
back to Germany last year. has now
found employment and has sent for
his wife and baby. Her story Is In.
teresting. She lost q baby two years
ago from acute illness while In the
Jungle, no medical help being avail
able. The fear Of snakes was always
present. She had lost her best watch
dog two hours after he tried to fight
q "Jarara" and was bitten. The most
feared were the smaller red.ringed
and pretty coral snakes. No anti
venom has been found to counteract
their poisons. She smiles and tells
her little Carlos each morning only
80 more days Cor whatever 1t may bel
to Bremen!" with . deeper 9ervog
even than HarveyS magazine when
proclaiming Woodrow Wilson's short
ening term in office.
Dock at Buenos Aires
March 18th Sunday:
The "Ciudad de Corrientes" tied
up to the dock at Bueuos Aires THU
morning. Although We had gone t.
Puerto Aguirre and returned on Ar
lsentine boats. q custom examination
was required. We had Travelled Or
the Parana, the boundary Of Para
quay, and we had seen Brazil acrosl
the river 1T IguaSu. We might b
Smuggling something-rags and mos
lquitos, probably, from Paraguay, o.
ants from Brazil. A thorough In
spection proved that the 5000 Mttll
yellow ants, more or less, crawling In
lside the suitcases were not from
Brazil but were emigTants from
lIguazu and therefore natives Of Ar
The political section Of the passen'
Igers came into special prominence las
. evening. At one point Z crowd Of sev'
, leral thousand people had assembled
lon the river front to hail the ex-pres
. lident. Bands played. flags waved
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