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Show banks and Gorman business houses in the chief Brazilian cities and a large German colony in the southern part of the republic. Can it be possible that the Rio de Janeiro editor has been a pro-German during the war, and has now thrown aside his mask? FOOLISH PROPAGANDA. Scnor JIadeiros de Albuquerque, said to be one of the leading journalists of Urazil, accuses the United States of fomenting fo-menting revolutions in Mexico, and declares de-clares that Brazil is considered by this country only as a possiblo future colony. He concludes a long articlo in the pio de Janeiro A Noite by declaring that "the United States incontestably is the Prussia of tomorrow." Without doubt Senor Albuquerque is a propagandist instead in-stead of a patriot, and he bases his complaint com-plaint upon the following assertion: "The United States wants to obtain, as part of the payment of the debt of France and England, a bond for Brazil '3 debts to those powers. On the day this is realized Brazil will be sold to the United States, which, on the first occasion occa-sion we fail to meet the interest, will do. to us as she has done to the Central American nations." The United States has financed the European nations to the extent of several sev-eral billion dollars, and the people of this .country have cheerfully bought bonds in order that the money might be supplied. It now appears more than probable that American banking syndicates syndi-cates will furnish the European countries coun-tries with some hundreds of millions of dollars for reconstruction purposes in the near future. Xcw there does not appear to be any good reason why the bonds of Brazil held in France and England Eng-land should not be delivered to the United States in part payment for advances ad-vances made. Brazil certainly has no just cause to protest, unless she intends to default and then claim protection under un-der the Monroe doctrine, which Senor Albuquerque attacks in his interview. We have faith in the integrity of the Brazilian government, and we fail to understand why, when the relations existing ex-isting between tho government at Washington Wash-ington -and the government at Eio de Janeiro have been so intimate and pleasant, pleas-ant, Senor Albuquerque should belittle the part the United States took in the war by saying that "tho only American victory was the battle at St. Mihiel, gained with English artillery and French aviation." it Senor AlDuquerque is not a paid propagandist, he is one of those misguided mis-guided and jaundiced mischief makers who are attempting to pave the way . tor futuro wars of aggrandizement by fighting the league of nations. When properly developed," Brazil is destined to become one of the richest countries in the world. Jf the work of development develop-ment makes any progress in the next generation, the money will have to come from the United States, for the European Euro-pean nations, with the exception of Great Britain, are practically bankrupt. bank-rupt. Instead of trying to stir up bad feeling, such men as Senor Albuquerque should be cultivating the good graces of the New York bankers who have branch institutions in tho chief Brazilian citic ind who really want to help the South American republic. Washington advices state that proposals pro-posals have been made at Paris by the British and French governments that 'he United States accept as part payment pay-ment for the loans advanced them, notes :md bonds of some of the South American Ameri-can republics, including Brazil, which :hey hold. The plan has been approved ny our representatives at Versailles, for :he reason that it would remove some A the interests of the European powers n the western hemisphere. This would K'cord with the principles of the Mon-: Mon-: oe doctrine, regarding which a great majority of the people of tho United -t:itpi are. extremely sensitive. Without he Monro'! doctrine, which Senor Albu- uicrquo attacks, Brazil would be an : y j-rry for any of the great European :-'iMC. twins a league of nations is ;.'u and oppression prevented. 'i'h': I.'nited States could have over-ii over-ii Soutli and Central America long ;:o had the people of this country been ci,t on conquest. Instead of seeking to 'i:;;c.hc our will upon tho smaller repub-;c-, however, wo have protected thorn .nd sought to assist them in every way ssi!,le. Washington officials aro cm- ha tie in the declaration that there is 10 desire upon tho part of the United States to exert any influence on liiazil 's nternal affairs, and the attack of the Brazilian journalist hns caused great urprisc in official circles. Heretofore I hiiquer'pio has been in the habit of raiding this country for its part in the var and for its interest in pan-Amcri-an affairs. Germany has heavy inter -sta 2 ji Uracil. There are German 1. |