New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 12, 1930, Page 4

MINUTE PORTUG RULESLIRGEAREA Possessions Are 26 Times Size of Mother Country Waghington, D. C., Sept. 12— Colonies of Portugal in Africa which have petitioned the Portu- guese government for an autone- mous status, constitute the bulk of the Portuguese world possessions, according te a bulletin from the Wahington, D. C. headquarters of the National Geographic Sosiety. “Portugal, and the Azores and Madeira Islands which constitute an integral part of the Republic, cover a slightly larger area than the state of Maine,” says the bulle- tin, ‘“but the Portuguese African possessions, if merged would be large enough to absorb 26 Portugals with many additional square miles to spare. Angola, Twice the Size of Texas “Angola, the largest African Por- tuguese possession, is nearly twice the size of Texas or twelve times larger than the homeland; Mozam- bique in East Africa, could accom- modate about ten Virginias with about 500 square miles to spare; Portuguese Guinea is slightly larger than New Hampshire and Connecti- cuit combined; the Cape Verde Is- lands are larger than the State of Rhode Island; and St. Thome and Principe Islands cover an area slightly more than five times that of the District of Columbia. “But Portugal's domain is not confined to Europe and Africa. Since the sixteenth century the small Eurouean republic has held territory in Asia, alt! gether, these Asiatic pos: not cover an area as larg: of New Hamphire, Tim e Malay Archipelago, the 1 | tuguese Asiatic colony, constitutes | about seven-eights of the republic’s. Asiatic holdings; Goa, India, is a bit | larger than Rhode Island; Damao, | India, is about twice the area of | the District of Columbia; while| Macao, at the mouth of the Canton | river, China, adds only four square | miles to Portugal's extensive for- | eign holdings. The small island of Diu off the west coast of India, is another Asiatic holding. Brazil Once Portuguese “Spacious Brazil was once under the Portuguese colors. Cabral, in search of a route to the east sailed westward to avoid difficult ocean | currents and winds. He touched Brazil and claimed it for the then| Portuguese king. Today, Portugal’s| sovereignty has passed, but her language and customs remain. “The vast colonial domain Portugal is populated by 14,77 people, including races from black to white and nearly all the varying| skin hues between them. In Africa are the blacks and browns; in India, browds, and in the Malay Archi- pelago and Macao, browns and yel- | lows. Diminutive Macao has 152, 000 yellow-skinned orientals and only 600 inhabitants of other races. “WWhen one takes into account the vOyiges of intrepid Portuguese sea- men of the fiteenth century, Portu- gal's possessions of today scem com- paratively small in area. Henry of Portugal sensed. the development gt seamanship of his ~subjects along the long Portuguese littoral. He furnishcd maps and instruments for those who would search the seas for new lands and new trade. In 1438 Cape Bojador, down the West African coast bpposite the Canary Islands was doubled. A flourishihg, protitable slave trade was developed which gave impetus to exploits of other mariners in search of new | wealth. | Cape of Good Hope Rounded, 1488, “Ten years before Columbus start- | ed westward the African Congo was discovered, and meanwhile the Azores and the Madeiras were be-| coming the: profitable sugar bowl and wine barrel of the monarchy. | In 1488 Diaz, a Portuguese mariner, rounded the Cape of Good Hope proving that the Indian Ocean accessible by sea and that the eas was within Portugal's reach “Diaz’ triumph started the ball | of Portuguese conquest and settle- | ment rolling at top speed. In 1500 | Cabral accidentally touched F il. | Debts/ One Loan will it confidential lbans — arranged promptly without embarrass- ing you in any way. This dig- nified plan has helped hun- dreds out of debt. It will help you. Investigate it today. 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A trad- | ing station had been set up at Cali- cut in 1501 and about 10 years later | | Goa, still held by the Portuguese, | | came under Portuguese domination. | The next years saw the Portuguese | tlag planted at Malacca. | “Canton, China, trade was opened Japan was accidentally dm\:overod‘l in 1542, “In little more than a half cen- tury North America was #he only known continent (Australia had not yet been discovered) which the Portuguese mariners had not touch- TRING TOLGHTEN. National Property Owners As- TAXATION BURDEN | | Sociation Studying Problems | | | | Chicago, Sept. 12 (UP)—Possible | reduction of real estate taxes and | | protection of property owners against | | unfair tax levies is the aim of the | national movement toward organiz- | ing proverty owners with real estate | men throughout the country. | | A three-way membership basis for | the organization is recommended by | the National Association of Real Es- | tate Boards. This plan would pro- vide for local representation of inter- s of property owners through the 1 real estate board, representa- | tion in state legislatton through the | state association, and national rep- | resentation through the national board. Members of property owners di- |visions of real estate boards in the |fillated with the National Property Madison, Wis.; Trenton, N. J.; De- | troit and Pontiac, Mich.; Oak Park and Harvey, Ill:New Orleans, La.: and Redwood City, Cal. An intensive research in the ‘field | of state and local taxation to deter- | mine feasible weans of lessening the ||f8 tax burden on real estate, is being | conducted by the National Property Owners' Division in collaboration with the University of Chicago. In this investigation the National asso- ciation has secured cooperation of the United States Building and Loan league, the National Association of Building Owners and Managers, and the Mortgage Bankers' Association | of America. * The research is planned to deter- | mine the following questions: | 1—Are state income taxes a meth- || od of relieving real estate of some | of its tax burden : | 2—Can sales taxes be used as a | means of relief? 3—Are constitutionat'and'atatutory limitations on taxes ahd public in- | debtedness effective? 4—What miscellaneous city reve- nues can be developed to make the | real estate levy more equjtable? Two examples of the way in which united property owners can protect their interests are cited by the Na- tional Assoclation of Real Estate Boards. In Illinols property owners divi- siong are drafting an amendment to the state constitution to remove the archaic limitation of tax uniformity. This limitation has allowed real es- tate to bear more than 75 per cent of the Illinois tax burden, in a state where real estate is estimated to rep- resent less than 50 per cent of the state's wealth. | The property owners division of | the Detroit real estate board is plan- ning court action against, a state plumbing code which the board and | other drganizations have declared to | be “an excessive and unnecessary re- quirement on the public.” Detroit | property owners hope this action will | lead to a judicial expression as to the | lengths to which the state may go | in exercise of police power through the vehicle of codes. Medford, Wis. Sept. (UP)—Sev- | eral apple trees on the farm of ‘Walter ‘Weihrouch, Cleveland town- | ship, are in blossom and have all the fragrance of the orchard in spring time. The buds on the trees | were nipped by the frost early last spring. 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