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...After a fortnight's debate, voted (34-30) to return to committee the bill placing Latin-American immigrants on a quota basis...
...Subscriber Palmer, hats off for a TIME-worthy report on the Latin-American frame of mind...
When he was not exploring South America he was teaching young men at Yale their Latin-American history...
...only was Haiti burdened by all the characteristics which made stable government in Latin-American countries such a difficult problem, but in addition there were certain peculiarities which complicated the situation. Ignorance, illiteracy, and inexperience were nearly universal. Although there was a small group of intellectually elite who had had training abroad, the mass of the population was unlettered. Furthermore, both the peasants and the Government were poor. Then again, Haiti was made a republic and, though the plan was simple, the people were unable to function properly as citizens because they hardly knew what the word meant...
...Latin Power. Cienfugeos, Guantanamo, Santa Marta, Manzanillo, Sancti-Spiritus, Curityba, Cordoba-strange and Spanish are these names of Latin-American cities. But familiar and North American is their electric light and power machinery, built by U. S. capital, U. S. engineering. They are among the 643 Mexican, Central American and South American communities (population more than 8.000.000) served by subsidiaries of American & Foreign Power Co., Inc., which is in turn a subsidiary of Sidney Zollicoffer Mitchell's Electric Bond & Share...