Show sects ta or W T U 11 ityl U fafael m yes nip W R 0 R k 1 I 1 4 L V t U i X wt V 1 Z C A d M I 1 ff 7 T has been said by a famous writer riter i that the blood that has been shed in latin american revolutions would form but a small raulet in ID compari son on with the oceans of 0 blood thit have been shed in europe to indulge the ambitions of despots or to satis t f t the he righteous claims ot of freedom that truthful observation Nation may be ba applied with nith peculiar force to the republic of uruguay which dur during ng its brief existence as an dent state lias has passed through many tj periods of stress and storm but it Is just such occasions that evolve 11 4 the principles of liberty order and justice andl hindls pen sable to the survival and welfare of i nation rile rhe fratricidal wars nars in most cases nigeb in the cause of human liberty which mark the his to too of the latin americ in countries are apt to the be magn magnified fled as indications ot of the unformed character of ibero americans on account of their recent occurrence just as the proportions proportion and is sanguinary nature of european wars and revola e eions are arc unconsciously dimini diminished bed through tho the remoteness of the period in which they took place e whether or not it be true that the evolution pla t of tb the a uruguayan republic has been hastened or even enen impei impelled led by the many internecine wars ar S which ch have torn and distress distressed pd the people it Is bevona question today that the republic has entered upon an era of permanent peace based 5 r on the highest principles of justice and of 0 the I 1 4 AA 1 Is ct of all legitimate rigi rig ts 4 uruguay Is in south america what switzerland ii belg belgium and holland are in europe of small 41 territorial extent and population its people may 1 1 justl claim to have hae attained a degree of civilization J 4 e and progress equal to that of their more 1 jwj poi powerful erful neighbors W I 1 in commenting upon the laws and constitution of uruguay anatole france expressed the 0 opan pin ion that the uruguayan nation was mas caps capable his of n creating a superior tape of 0 chil hatlon the r const constitution I 1 aution which Is the one in the south C C american republics that has remained unaltered since its 18 fo formulation mu atlon eighty aty bears ears ago embodies i the he fullest liberty and protection tor for all Irre spec the fine of rice race or religion treating the same point point P il M L h at the distinguished belgian jurist in n his work belgian law lau says uruguay from the point of lew of 0 civil rights is the most ad aea e lanced of all the countries of south america 1 and when ve look at the wise provisions and high cilc ideals contained in the constitution and in subsequent legislation there would appear to be abundant abunda jit justification tor for M Sto equart a opinion the laas of uruguay as in man american states aie codified and some of these codes might well nell be used as models for tile the legislators of other countries occupying a more prominent i pa position s in the horld T orld than the republic of uru kua ua of its commercial e omm erceal code a great italian master has said that it Is one ol of the most not able legi legislative slatie works ot of our time worthy of being used as a model by all who he have to legislate on mercantile law lav the penal and rural codes are equally replete with sound and farseeing tar seeing provisions the former Is largely based upon the doctrines of 0 mancini and and the spanish and chilean codes v hile bile in regard to the rural code al M Lepell lepelletier etler in his criticisms of 0 the french rural code stated that it Is possible to envy nations which like uruguay have known hov to produce i a work of such in a country where agriculture constitutes the main source of national production commenced in 1873 the tha rural code of 0 uruguay was promulgated in july 1875 and revived three years later and it has never since then ceased to bo be changed and im proved by laws and decrees which together with nith the text ot of the original make it today a legisla tive live achievement of the highest value equally wise and just are the codes relating to civil and criminal procedure as ae well as ag the tha military and administrative codes which regulate and provide equitable laws on the subjects with which they deal without doubt uruguay Is one ot of thi the healthiest and most beautiful countries of south america differing from many in appearance through the absence of tho the covered mountains which appear bo be frequently in the southern portion of the continent the country Is flat with slight blight undulations it Is traversed bv something like rivers and small streams which make it ex fertile uruguay Uru gua from the american point of view Is a small country although alt houch it embraces a larger area ara than many important countries of europe the ownership of tho the land Is not as aa much divald ed d as it should be but just as mr farquhar Farqu bar has haa already implanted a batem of colonization in the parana the government and the railroad corn com pailles of uruguay have already purchased largo large tracts tor for the purpose of introducing a form of colonization which will ultimately give to the rapidly increasing number of settlers full onner ship the principal industry of tho the country la Is stock atoch raising nelch Is constant const antl lnor isling in extent and quilitz qu allty through the growing importation of alkali al mali of a better strain from europe the present estimate ot of the national live lire stock industry shows that the country has about head of cattle 25 sheep and about boo hogs the numbers of 0 other animals being corn com ively insignificant these ingres inures bear a numerical relation of about one crie fourth in cattle and sheep to the figures of the argentine lie ile where horse breeding is likewise conducted berj er while uruguay is not a serious competitor of argentina in supplying the foreign ecat markets it is the largest producer of beet beef extract and jerked beet beef no less than 1 1000 head of cattle having been slaughtered during the last bear 3 ear largely tor for the supply of 0 matellas mat mate ellal ilal to the klebig and other factories of a similar kind operating lu in the republic sheep raising is also an important factor in uruguayan production and a barge portion of its wool exports finds its na into the boston market approaching the uruguayan coast by steamer a delightful impression Is made upon the trav eler tho the splendid capital montevideo la Is built in the form of an amphitheater bilth ith handsome modern edifices and gardens the scene is 13 con sider ably heightened in effect when one enters within the gates or of the city iosif there may bo be seen broad avenues wide squares and artistically designed parks fragrant with inith the perfume of the flo flowers Ners that belong to this rich land and hand some monuments that give their note of art and beautify the walks malks there also Is the never ending and triumphant procession of Uru uruguay gunj a lovely women iho he pos sess seas the distinguished qualities of theli spanish ance stresses one of the most striking charac to of the people of montevideo Is their hos bos pliable and sympathetic treatment of foreigners who regardless of origin or language are made to feel eel as much at home as though they were ere in the land of their birth montevideo Is european in appearance the more important avenues with ith their natle nathe fol lage may be likened in summer to the bols bois do da boulogne at parts paris and tho the pasech paseo del prado at madrid in autumn and the calls calle caranda becomes a veritable exposition of 0 female beamut here it Is where the better belter class women of montevideo whose beauty la Is world tamed famed pass to and fro objects of admiration to the enthus las tic of the city who gather at the street corners to gize on the enchanting procession one of the sit sights lits of Alonto montevideo video Is the beauta tul ful cemetery where apart from the elegance and artistic character of tho the monuments one may admire the pious ladles ladies in mourning praying before their dead not at long intervals but in many cyses aises almost dally daily devoting tho the utmost care to tile the of the tombs which ire general ly covered with beautiful lowers thle this Is almost a rf ligion with the better class of who thus demonstrate the sincerity with ith which their hearts hold their affections 4 OA I 1 amp M A IS M at 4 fw A 1 I 9 ral at view Y Q of montevideo the capital ot of uruguay Is built on the left bank of 0 the mouth of the river plate practically opposite ito buenos alres aires between the two cities there Is a service ot of splendid steamboats which perform the journey generally at night through the waters naters of the river plate in se beien nen or eight hours from rio de janeiro and other parts of brazil the journey Is much longer and can be made comfortably in the transatlantic liners which on their way from europe to buenos alres aires touch at brazilian and uruguayan a ports the long projected railway however e v r from san paulo to montevideo a distance of about 3 kilometers will nill soon be completed and with the regular schedule proposed the splendid equipment and the route of the line which crosses the rich brazilian states ot of parana santa anta catarina Catar lna and R rio 0 grande do sul the road should largely help the further progress ot of mon inton in uruguay there ure are two tio political parties the whites and the reds and the ambitions of these rival rinal factions have often stood in the nay may of national nil advance to such an extent has this hen the case that al clemenceau has stated griat when nhen a boy la Is born bora in uruguay he Is given a white or red ribbon which he is enjoined to defend and hand down to his progeny As illusto illustrating I 1 abing in some measure the harmful effects of revolutionary movements upon the in du autries dust rles tries a and id I 1 commerce of the country countr it may ma be interesting to point out tint thit even the process of refinement of nitoyo stock has been retarded in past years nears by revolutionary outbreaks T et e plan atlon of this is to be found in the code of the republic which pr provides for campen bation to in owners of stock which has been rom com mand mande cred during a period of resolution abit th tt code which has since been changed fixed an arbitrary value upon each animal not taking into account the higher value of improved tock stock with the result that cases frequently occurred occurred in which the loss of valuable pedigree animals ws nis compensated for on an utterly inadequate acile hence benco during the ganv years over oer which reola flonary outbreaks vere of frequent occurrence prominent stock raisers naturally limited their operations the railways which unite uruguay with some of the adjacent adji cent republics and widen the sphere of labor are being extended with agte great at vigor in all parts of the country among the man ana rail roads now non under survoy survey or construction construct i na 0 one of the most important will aill be that stipulated 1 ted for in a contract v ith ath the pan american tra I 1 continent con tinen tal railway compin from the northern northe r ls frontier of the republic to its southern border in foreleg fore lri commerce each year r shows a substantial increase over the previous corresponding responding or period and foreign capital Is flowing in to further develop tile the national resources education thich Is obligatory in its elemen tari form Is highly advanced high schools are distributed through all the large centers of the republic and taw of montevideo has a large number ot of faculties which include agri culture converce con cori merce and tho the socail sciences the government likewise maintains schools of arts and trades and a national military college through the increased immigration the number of schools has been largely added to but the government Is now further extending its aduca lional efforts ba b establishing primar primal schools throughout the republic so eo that there will be at leist est one school for every thousand of the in habitants the generous ideals tile the progressive spirit and the patriotism of render it possible for brugui to be regarded ded by ill the 0 countries ot of europe and of the rest of the world as an exam pie of the energies ind the spill aptitude u ties of south america and is i land of the fut future re for the I 1 myriad of immigrants who bave b ave the congested congested spots plot of the old horld in search 0 of f a new horizon tie new countr a now new home |