Latin America
that part of the New World in which Spanish, French, or Portuguese is spoken. It includes Cuba and other islands, the inhabitants of which speak Spanish or French, Mexico, the states of Central America , and all South America , save British and Dutch Guiana. Latin America is a convenient collective term for the countries in which English is not the official language. It is entirely appropriate, for the Spanish, French, and Portuguese languages are modern descendants of the Latin spoken by the soldiers and colonists of the Roman Empire.
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Latin Church
the Church of the West, as distinguished from the Oriental Church.
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Latin Cross
a cross the transverse beam of which is one-third the length of the vertical one. ius, the son
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Latin Union
THE, 1868, Spain in 1871, and subsequently Serbia and Rumania also became members. Some of the South American States also used the Latin Union coinage. Spain alone of the countries of the union coins a gold piece not used by the others. The unit of coinage in the Latin Union is the franc; it has different names elsewhere, as, in Italy, the lira; in Serbia, the dinar; in Spain, the peseta; but the value is always the same. system of France is also used, and the convenience of the coinage has led to its wide adoption. It is the most widely circulated coinage system in Europe, being used by about 148,000,000 people. The perfect decimal
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Latins
the ancient inhabitants of Latium, in Italy. In very early times the Latins formed a league of 30 cities, of which the town of Alba Longa, said to have been built by Ascanius , of Æneas, became the head. Rome was originally a colony of Alba , and thus the language of the Romans is known as the Latin language. a political combination formed in 1865 by France, Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland . These countries entered into an agreement by which the amount of silver to be coined yearly was fixed for each member of the union. Greece joined the union in
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Latitudinarian
a party in the Church of England, about the middle of the 17th century, who, wearied by the fierce religious disputes of the time, aimed at a broad or comprehensive system which might reconcile the contending parties, or at least diminish the vehemence of their controversies. They were attached to Episcopacy, but were prepared to welcome as brethren those who believed in other forms of church government.
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Latium
a considerable division of Central Italy deriving its name from the city Latium, said to have been founded by King Latinus, 1240 b. c. Æneas, according to the legend, settled here with a colony of Trojans, 1181 B. C., and the new colonists and aboriginal inhabitants, having united into one nation under his government, were known as the Latins. They formed a confederacy of towns, with Alba Longa at their head; and after the destruction of that town by the Romans, 665 B. C., the whole territory was reduced to subjection. The Latins rebelled 502 b. c. and a treaty was concluded between them and the Romans 493 b. c., by which their independence was acknowledged, and an alliance concluded between the two powers. They joined other states against Rome, and the last war waged against them commenced 340 b. c., and terminated 338 B. c., in the defeat of the Latins, after which time they ceased to exist as an independent people. The Roman franchise, 91 b. c., bestowed upon all people of Italy who were allies of Rome.
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Latour
la-toor' (1743-1800), a French soldier of the Revolution. He was much attached to the cause of Napoleon. He led a company of grenadiers. He declined higher appointments. Napoleon dubbed him "The First Grenadier of France," a title of which he was exceedingly proud. His company was known as "The Infernal Column." It always sought the point of greatest danger and claimed the honor of leading the charge. While attached to the army of the Rhine, Latour fell at Oberhausen, Bavaria, June 27, 1800. His heart was embalmed and placed in a silver box. It was carried by one of his comrades. Whenever the roll of his company was called his name was called with the rest, the oldest sergeant answering, "Died on the field of honor."
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Latrobe
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland co. It is on the Loyalhanna Creek, and on the Pennsylva- Penn nia and the Ligonier Valley railroads. It is in the center of an important agricultural and coal and iron mining district. Its industries include the manufacture of coke ovens, steel mills, paper mills, flour mills, glass factories, etc. It is the seat of a convent and a monastery, and a hospital. Pop. (1910) 8,777; (1920) 9,484.
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Latvia
a province of the Republic of Russia, along the southern part of the em part of the a of the former Baltic littoral. It consists of the former Russian province of Courland, four Courland, four southern districts of the former Russian former Russis province of Livonia, and three western tinee wester districts of the former Russian province province of Vitebsk. It has a total area of about 24,440 square miles. The government consists of a Constituent Assembly of 152 members. The first elections were held on April 17 and 18, 1920, on the basis of universal suffrage. There is a State Council of 102 members. Latvia is mainly an agricultural country. It has vast possibilities which are yet undeveloped. There are about used of 340 miles of seacoast. The majority of It is obt the population is Protestant, but in a aor powd part of Courland there are many Roman filtering. Catholics. The principal towns are dyne an cause ho Riga, Libau, Mitau, Windau, and Dvinsk. of the so The population is about 2,500,000. an LAUD
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Lauck
(WILLIAM) JETT, American economist, born at Keyser, W. concert Va., in 1879. He graduated from Washin Porte she was ington University in 1903. He served as assistant professor of economics and have an political science at Washington and Lee a to follow University from 1905 to 1908. From first nota 1907 to 1910 he was in charge of indus- - Appeari trial investigation of the United States a favori Immigration Commission. In the follow- -cess in A ing year he was chief examiner of the e first tim Tariff Board. He served as expert and by frequ consulting statistician on many impor- - where h tant commissions concerned with the the war investigation of railroad rates and kin- -entertain dred subjects. From 1917 he was statisand in tician of the United States Shipbuilding a result Labor Adjustment Board. In 1920 he an antol several reports relating published LAUG chiefly to the alleged profiteering of large an Amel corporations. field, Oh
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