Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS Cordial comm comments are everywhere made mado on tho the South American centennial New Orleans Picayune During the prec present nt l' l summer ummer Argentina Argentina- that most and prosperous of oC Latin A American republics will wm cel celebrate brate the one ono hundredth anniversary 5 of or Its Independence from froni Spain b by holding a n. great worlds world's world a exposition t ion and general Jubilation Those people In thi this country countr who aro are dis dis- dis I posed to sneer at tt the tho Latin Americans and believe them Inc Incapable pable of oC such fuch progress progress ress antI and enlightenment nt as we wo are aro used to would do to study the history h and present of oC Ar Argentina Considering her smaller population arid and comparative comparatiVo Isolation un until within comparatively re recent recent re- re cent years Argentina has rivalled our own phenomenal progress progresSo San Francisco Post Argentina today supplies the b best st refutation of oC tho the popular theol theory that thal tho the Latin race I Is decadent nt It remains distinctively a a. Latin LaUn state stale do- do spite tho the largo large Immigration lIon The Italian olem element nt In the population numbers while there are aro Spaniards and Jr French On tho the oth other r hand liand tho the combined population of En English Germans and Austrians t in not While h It Is true that r Argentina owes much to British and German capital for the tho building df dt her railroads and the promotion of oC her industries In- In tho the energy of oC the republic Is 11 supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied by the Latin Latan race and the predominant predominant nant characteristics of the nation remain distinctively Latin Pittsburg Dispatch Dispatch- Following the tho or order order order or- or der for two battleships given by Argentina Argentina Argen Argen- tina to A American ship yards the United States Statts government o has extended J an Invitation Invitation 10 1 tation to twenty officers rR of time tho Argentine Argentino na navy nato to cruise on board our Atlantic fleet Jeet fleetIn In order that they ma may familiarize thorn them selves b by practical experience with time the oJ operation of th these se ves vessels The Tho offer has been cordially welcomed at Buenos Aires This Incident comes at a most op opportune op- op time to draw still closer the bonds of oC good feeling Baltimore American Tho The population sustaining potentialities of oC the South American continent aro are much greater than those of oC North America Tho southern southern south south- em ern continent Is about square miles greater in area than tho the northern section of the tho western hemisphere and practically cally all of South America barring tho the steep Inclines of ot tho time mountain ranges Is habitable while a northern slice of or North orth America containing probably one ono million squat square c miles Is la never likely to be bo occupied U OC pied pled b by human beings permanently Tro Tm Troy Times U A uA great field fleM for American Ameri Amen can endeavor or lies to the tho south of oC the tho United States Th The Tho Pan-American Pan conferences con eon tho time maintenance of the bureau of oC American republics and the tho strengthening strengthening strength strength- ening In other ways of tho time friendly bonds between this country and those of oC Central and South America will do a It great deal But lInt to reap the full till measure of success trade must be pushed and American American Ameri Ameri- can ships must bo be provided for tho the commerce commerce com coin merce thus created Cleveland eland The Thc United States ha has a friend a-friend friendly a ml paternal and al almost almost almost al- al most proprietary Interest In tho time republics republic to tho the south For It was T as In largo large part duo dime to the tho successful consummation of the American colonies colonies' rebellion against English authority that these American subjects of Spain In turn were emboldened emboldened ened to rise In revolt and set up governments govern govern- ments of their own Remarkable progress s has hos been bren made thade by hy these South Americans during their century of Independence Boston Boston Post Tho people of this his southern south south- em ern om realm ha havo learned rl not only how hoy hoto to govern go themselves but how to develop tho natural and Industrial resources of the continent The They have grown Irown rich not only In tens of millions of cattle cattie and In the products of the tho soil Roll but hut tiie hav ha seamed their territory with wih railroads built bui ct cities and ard created textile and amid other factories whoso whose products find place In the worlds world's markets Los Ios Angeles Times T Within the tho next tw twenty nt years tars there thero will wi be bo two more mor wonlu powers the time nations Brazil Brazi and nd Argentina Ar Ar- or- or or of gentina ours neighbors and very sery dear friends frIend |