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Show BRAZIL IN THE WAR. Brazil is going to be an active partner part-ner of the United States and the entente en-tente allies in the war against Germany. Ger-many. Just at present the government at Rio de Janeiro is unable to send soldiers sol-diers to Kurope, the army being employed em-ployed in watching the German colonists colo-nists in the southern part of the republic. repub-lic. But the Brazilians are going to do the next best thing. They, are about to send their fleet to the war zone to engage en-gage in patrol work, act as convoy or take part in battle with the German warships if they should venture to appear ap-pear upon the high seas. Brazil was represented at the Paris conference, and we dare say plans have been perfected under which the Brazilians will be of much help during tho remainder of the struggle. They have more at stake than the United States just now, for should the Germans win, Brazil would be invaded and we should be powerless to prevent the South American republic from becoming a German colonv. With the kaiser defeated Brazil will be iu at the death and have a voice in the peace negotiations, which will affect the whole world for all time to come. Under Un-der such conditions Brazil will be in much better position than either Argentina Ar-gentina or Chile. |