Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS Cordial comments are everywhere made on tho ho South American centennial New Orleans During DurIn the present summer slimmer Argentina that most progressive and prosperous of or Latin American republics will celebrate tho the one ono hundredth anniversary annl of or Its Ind Independence pend front from Spain by bold holding In a great reat world worlds exposition and general Gentral Jubilation I Those people In this country countr who are arc ats posed polled to sneer at t t tho the and bell believe vo them Incapable of such Kuch progress ress rss and enlightenment nt as we are used to would do well weil to 10 study tho the history and present status of Argentina Considering her hor j smaller population UTI and J comparative Isolation until within comparatively cly re recent recent re- re cent years Argentina has actually rivalled our own phenomenal progress San Francisco Frncisco Post Pol Ar Argentina today toay supplies the tue bc best l refutation of the popular theory theol that the tho I Latin raco Is decadent It I remains distinctively cl a H I Latin Un state d de despite do spite tho ho large Immigration Tho The Italian IRlan clement In the population numbers SH OlO while there ther are arO Spaniards s and F French On Oti tho other hand the combined population of English Germans an and Au Austrians Is not nol While It I Is truo true that thal r Argentina owes much to and German capital for the building of her railroads aJ and J the promotion of her In Industries In in- s. s tho the eler energy of the republic IB is It supplied supplied sup sup- plied pled by the tho I Latin race and tho the predominant nant characteristics of or tim tho nation naton remain distinctively ely Latin Pittsburg Dispatch Following the or order order order or- or der for two battleships given sl h by Ar Argen Argentina n nUna Una tina to American Amerian ship hip yards ards the United States go el has extended an invitation invitation l In tation to twenty officers of 6 the tho Argentine I na navy nato to cruise on board our Atlantic fleet fleetin feel In order oNer that thal the they m may familiarize themselves them selves 61 1 by hy practical experience with the operation of these vessels Tho The offer ofer has been heen cor cordially lul welcomed at Buenos Aires This Incident comes at ala ita a most op op- time to draw drw still sUI closer the bonds of or good goo feeling Baltimore American Amerian Tho The population sustaining potentialities of or the South American Amerian continent are arc ar much greater than those of America tholo North The southern fouther south south- fouth- fouth era ern er continent is about abut square miles mies greater In area than the northern norther section of tho the western hemisphere an and practically prat- prat cally caly all al of South America barring tho steep In Inclines of tho the mountain f Is Is habitable while a northern slice of ur North America containing probably one million square miles Is never liever Ikel likely to be bo beo o occupied u. u pied J by human human beings bings permanently Troy Iroy Times A A great field Clel for or American Ameri Amen can endeavor or l lies s to tho the south of or tho the United States State The Tue Pan American Pa conferences conferences conferences' con con- tho the maintenance of ot the bureau of American republics and tho strengthening strength strength- ening In other r ways waya of Ih the friend friendly bonds hond between this those country countr and of Central and South Am America will wil do a great grat deal But to reap the full ful measure of success trade must bo be pushed and American American Ameri Amen can cart ships must bo be provided pra for th j commerce commerce com coin merce thus created create Cleveland Plain Dealer The United States has hui a friend friendly I a paternal and al almost almost al al- most proprietary Int Interest rest In tho republics to tho Iho south For or It was In large part duo to tho successful consummation of the America colonies colonies' s' s rebellion against En English authority that these American subjects of o Spain In turn were emboldened ened to rl rise n In revolt ro ol and set net up governments governments govern govern- ments of their own Remarkable progress ha has hal been made niad by these South Americans durnS' durnS during their century of or Independence e eBo Bo Boston ton Post The people of or this southern southern south south- em ern realm havo earned eared not only how hO tu t govern o themselves but bul how to de develop delop lop tho the natural and Industrial resources of or ortho tho tim continent They have ha grown rown rich not only In tens of millions of cattle and und andIn andIn In the products ducts of or the soil but catte th they v hav hu teamed seamed J their territory with lh railroads built bui cities and ard crea created ted textile and other factories s whoso whose products find Cud place In the worlds world's markets Los Angeles Times Within tho the next twenty years fars there will 11 bo be two more moro worle powers power th the th nations Brazil and Argentina Ar Ar- gentina neighbors and andery very ery dear friends of ot ours |