ARGENTINA

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 120, 25 May 1925, Page 7

ARGENTINA

WHEN IT BROKE PEOM SPAIN.

The Argentine Bepublic to-day is celebrating the anniversary of its independence, the political, commercial, and historical significance of which, in its relation to South America, and the world, is without doubt riot understood by those who have not followed closely tho evolution of that nation. Senor Humberto Bidone, Consul-General in New Zealand, states that "It was on 25th May, 1810, that out of the storm of ppliticaJ j passions and grasping personal interests, there arose a strong feeling .which took possession of a handful of Argentine heroes, who drove Oisnero, Viceroy of Spa-in, from power and proclaimed to the world that a new and glorious nation had been born.

"The progress of the Argentine Republic in all branches of human activities shows that out of the depths of a prehistoric civilisation has arisen a new one clothed with European culture and with South American environs.

"By tho wise direction of its institutions of government by seers and patriots, and by having efficiently defended its inviolable sovereignity, tho Argentine has come into prominence in international- relationships. Over the plains of this country, -whore all races meet, where all languages are spoken, and where ail religions are professed, floais the blue and white flag under whose folds is to bo found a kindly home for the oppressed of tho world.

"It, is with great pleasure - that I would say to the people of New Zealand, in justice to an historical fact, that England was the first of the European nations to recognise our independence, .and that British investments to-day in Argentina cannot be much less than a thousand millions sterling. The commercial trade between Great Britain and the Argentine last year (1924) reached £106,293,805."