Evening star., 1942-03-12

Senate" In Brazil President Varga.
appoints his prefect, or mayor, with.
out the consent Of any elected
Senate.
Both Federal Districts.
In both Washington and in Ric
the seat of the national government
is known as federal district.
Both are under the direct control OF
their national governments, and are
administered principally by the Chief
Executive and appointed function
aries.
In Washington Congress controls
appropriations for city expenditures.
In Washington President Roose-
velt's critics sometimes refer to him
as dictator" because of his
greatly increased powers, but he still
operates under the fronts Of a demo-
cratic government. In Rio. Vargas
still Is called the president" of
Brazil, although referred to mostly
by foreigners as dictator. When
Brazilians are asked about this they
admit-softly-that If he is die
tator, he is benevolent" one. In
talking with both Brazilians ard
Americans who have been there for
long time, it was found that all
admit that the Brazilian President
has accomplished much for his
country, for the good of the people.
especially the underprivileged. and
that he has done great things for
tho rortfol oit NF oil
In pushing through some city i'm
provementS, it Is admitted. he has
exercised strong hand at times and
some people have objected. but the
results, it is admitted, have been for
the benefit of the public-cspecially
in movements for the reconstruction
of the federal district AS chief
executive of the nation, he rules by
decree" He has a powerful
financial and economic council" :"
sometimes called the federal council
which helps direct the financial
and economic life of the nation
The President appoints this council
People Appear Happy.
The government Of the federal
district, as seat of the Brazilian
government, is a close combination
of national and local management
President Vargas appointed as pre-
feet" or mayor OF Rio Henrique
DodsWorth, who has been a sue
cessful administrator, so far as could
be learned by this correspondent
during a few days stay in Rio. The
city was clean, orderly, and the peo-
pie, even the laborers, appeared a
happy lot.
Many of the public services Of the
city are paid for by the national
treasury. The administration Of the
federal district is under direct con-
troll of the prefect and through the
general secretaries of the munich
pality.
Rio. however, always has been un-
der the strong guidance and control
of the national government of Bra
zil, which has taken a great pride
in the seat of government. This
was reported by Theodore w. Moves,
editor of The Star, when he visited
Rio many years ago. He held up
Rio as an example to Washington in
the matter of city building and
Identification. At that time the
people of Rio voted in national and
local elections.
I found the same spirit of pride
in the great national capital of
Brazil now. AS one Rio resident ex-
planned: 1T is the ambition of every
Brazilian to come to his national
capital, the most beautiful city in
the world. The people Of the coun-
try take great pride in Rio de jan
eiro and as a nation have spent
great sums in its Identification and
development. So much has been
spent by the federal government in
Rio that occasionally one hears
nurmurs that maybe too much is be-
ing spent in Rio. But these muir
murs are not serious"
Budget Of 547 ,506 Contos.
The 1912 budget for the federal
district Of Brazil, approved by Pres
ident Vargas in signing a decree
law" showed income Of 547,610 con-
tos, conto being 1000 900 reis. Ex-
penditures for the federal district
were estimated at 547,506 contos,
thus leaving small credit balance.
according to an analysis Of the
budget by the American Chamber
of Commerce for Brazil in its latest
bulletin.
These funds for the federal dis
trict compare with the federal budg-
ct for Brazil as a nation. of esti-
mated receipts of 4383.756 contos
and expenditures of more than
5026076, leaving a deficit OF about
$4,000 contos.
Among the principal agencies for
which the budget was approved are
the presidency, the department Of
public works. press and propaganda
department. Institute OF Geography
and Statistics. Defense Commission
of National Economy. special COM
mission, Federal Council of Foreign
Commerce, Immigration and Coloni-
zation Council, National Council of
Water and Electric Power, National
Petroleum Council, National Secur-
ity Council and the ministries of
aeronautics, agriculture, education,
finance, war, justice. marine, foreign
affairs, labor and communication.
Tax Receipts Increased.
The importance Of the federal dis
trict in the economy Of Brazil is
indicated in a report on receipt of
the federal income tax, which in the
first 10 months of 1941 showed sub
stantial increases over the cor
responding period of 1910. The two
largest contributors, according to
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