The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
men,.ry ,ub,,c.. nor /. any eror, tried TO classify

mentary subjecta nor Il any effort tried 10 classify
the pupils according TO their intelligence In
where a large proportion Of the population is Of
German descent The Prussisn system is applied
results arc obtained than elsewhere in the re-.
| public In Valparaiso are several English scho-
lastic institutions which give fairly thorough
| school training at a moderate cost and are at
! tended by the children Of the members Yf tho
mercantile community and some CHILEAN families
| Many Of the private educational establishments
arc In the hands Of the church. but there is strong
| feeling among Chilinns against any system o.
ss Of un pSSa ess IN
United States, currency, or $50 for each child at.
| tending the school course
The Judiciary In Chill In corrupt and venal In
both higher and lower branches The procedure
In the courts Is tedious and unwieldly and the
cause Of constant complaint from nearly al PER.
any Of the Judges Matchmaking is ptactised
unblushingly by interruptions individuals who
rely upon the fact that the person threatened
with legal proceedings, no matter how unjust
the charge may be, would prefer TO pay sum o,
R N ,H s our IN he o
conducting important business operations lawyer
Is almost invariably retained at a fixed annual
tortlon that inevitably arc put forward in the
course OF tho work OF twelvemonth
exercises most decided decided effect in rctardng the
ownsrs Of landed property crowd into the ,ity
Of their estates 10 cover the cost Of life In the Gillian
capital The result Of this tendency 10 congreRatc
in the political and social centres Of Chill Is that
a system Of nhsrntresm has sprung up among
the more wealthy classes Of the landowners and
mas nov bse1ms e. pt9nounsed feature in the
any family with pretensions TO comfortable means
who ever visit the country districts for more than
o. wealth in Chill is derived from landed property
this state OF affairs cannot be otherwise than
Too often also Il happens that every cen, that can
DO obtained Is squeezed from the land 10 enable
he proprietor W keep up appearances IN the cities
regard TO this mania Of living in the towns In
reflected through every stage in the socia scales
and II results In an Impoverished rural popula-
ton whose welfare is uncared for by the Govern
ment and eScites little or no attention among
the more educated section Of the community
Indeed II IL no eNaggeration 10 say that this
reason whv SO little useful lecisia,on is nrom.
lac, that progress in this republic o"s MT l"'p
pace with the corsinnt advances rHHe IN other
parts ~ the world in tho r-ulorti1natc degree
that mgh, bc reasonably expected
The conditions already touched uron explain
TO some extent Why thrtr is such iacr Of com.
and future Of hill The r"nublic HIS many
resources of natural wealth but the obstacle IN
who consi 'cr the matter to refrain from any at.
tenn, 10 rive tl,em I" the world. Possibly in
future yrHrE railway communication across the
South American continent. md consequently
closer contact with n'h"r nations, may srrr Ia
the views Of tie reurlr In the circumstances
OF today Chill is the Jumping WI place II The
earth. and IL ~ ~ isolated from ciyIliying In.
nucnccs that nnrruw-min i~l IDEAS an prlciiCrs
have full scoie To- flourish and encourage the
cuncr' tion Of an'pust-d methods aud theories
that hinder the advent ot any real progress IN the
nnuuuai life
The commerce Of Chill is in a stasnant con
d!tiOn duo rrlnciallv TO the cUor,ric tcuIrs
already rcntinrcd. In 1928 The total trade Of
tic r"puhlic Wa valued at .1O33i 100 Irsus
Oi nj god cents each III. sU,n Currriscd IN
ported rlctCl an''.e iu The rnouft al -: ?t2 OBS
rcsos and cStoIird rrutu'ts valued Al 1851
AL p.s-iS In 1898 tho tuta cummrrvc was
I.jl0.6iO p~s,,S less than in 1877. Tie TIA L. bc
tween Chill md y ritrd states was reprr~entel
BY exports e. tlr latter unity in lSDS valued AT
81 s65 80 in | nitrd States currency. A. ctni
pared tu 81 sc NJ ~ lNa, tie ir1Tur's RON the
nit"d States wr-' returned ~ 80 80 oJ2 in
ISaS. and 8? ri 90 IN lAi.T a. the i,taI cHVurt
trahe from tlli ~ lhgh To Sh.ue ui t!r initiate
~ tOca SHIPPED VA" 30 COCO ;C',s. UlTr-rlr
and metals. ~ fnutO I'su>. sr' gold ant sIiv"r
coin, i4rN Ctd g"'"~ 1tcir T,'tAtur consisted
III general r"r,AHnai>e, nhvhAnrry and Ta..oay
li0uu-r an fo'' rrr'rc'S ~ FIRST necessity i!r.
inr N9 ~. c"r'uuTu"n ~ imported nr,c. 80
has h"rn suii further restricted. AMI Wal show
q COZ id aide fh,Irs uN ~ Na,uc when d com
rHtl-on j. GrnUr with iast yea
III" G"-Tan element ha4 lni"lv entered largely
int" AlNGn commerce. And Tern an MERCHANTS
AMI taiers are yCa-v absorbing a greater pro
moss 81 the republic. \ terr an hank has nl-n
been 'ecrntly founded In this country The
principal banking institutions aJau from native
c, nccrn-. and the ceJlrp !nruriirC and expprt
ing hon S-s are British hut those are beginning ~
feel very severely TIC German competition.