Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-07
Mr.. Bryan Tells
About His Tour
in the Southland
In Speech Before Palimpsest Club He
Describes Opportunities for Cap
ital and Brains.

W. J. Bryan was the guest at the dinner
given by the Palimpsest club at the Omaha
club last evening. After the dinner ne en-
JeFtained fifty members with a description
Of mis- recent travels through South Amer
lea. He particularly emphasized that
south America has a great future, being a
country ready for development, and urged
that the United states lend all the aid
possible in assisting in that development
Mr.. BRYAN was exceedingly optimistic
over the desire Of the country TO adopt
the educational methods Of the United
states ana pointed cut the mutual advan-
tages that might be derived IL this cuun-
try would do al in its power % encourage
the growth OF North American educational
system in that country
In Bolivia, Peru. Brazil and Argentina
an eager desire was prevalent to adopt as
many OF this country methods OF COM
neFee and education possible. He said
the wish 20 teach the English language
IN the schools shaved that the country
was attempting 60 get the benefit OF the
progress Of the United States. Especially
in Chill. Bolivia and Peru are great ap-
aartunitiss which might be taken advantage
oe hy people IN the United States VINO wish
70 invest brains and capital. He said the
entire country is on the verge OF a forward
NOV cement IN commercial development and
ooAed 10 this country % sxtfnd aid in
realizing Il
Young men Of South America ara being
sent 20 this country % study our ways
NJ doing business: car schools and our in
situations M. Bryan explained. and thase
VIVA have returned ars enthusiastic over
the United States and seem To have but
one aim. and that is to bring about similar
conditions at hcme.
An increase in the population nf south
America in the next century 10 a total
which would exceed 100. 000 lo0 was pre-
dioted. and In order 10 attain this increase,
Mr. Bryan said. that country will be Ia
Europe in the next hundred years what this
country mas been in the last hundred years
an abiding place for European lmmi-
grants. There is much undeveioped land
waiting for the touch OF ullers OF the soil,
which will blossom and bloom when actual
work Of retaining IL Is begun.
Chile will become a manufacturing cuun-
Try, Mr. Bryan claiming that its natural
water powers are bound to produce results
in that line.
Mr.. Bryan was also enthusiastic over the
Panama canal ami introduced hts remarks
with a review or the h0Fh mar adu ueen
done and what the achievement meant
not only to this country, but TO the cour-
tries Of the world.
The construction of the canal vas a
gigantic piece OF work by man, He said
chat there was nothing intricate in its con-
struction-that IL was simple enough-aut
that il was a great, big iOb. He said tIat
when the first ship went through ne vas
Interested enough in the sreat project %
want 70 be on that ship.
one o. the angles OF the work on the
oig ditch showed 20 M Bryan rhat Amer
can methods can bring about camfOrts bic
conditions most anywhere, He described
rhe sanitary conditions under which the
huge force az men worked; how the ratio
cf sickness and death was below the MINI
mum and how the effect u the methods
enploYrd vas spreading "a the natives ~
the surrounding territory
Mr. Bran declared hisneif In tava- Of
a free canal. He said IL Eaa nnt pulley
Tor thts country Ia ghaEgs Iau Tor passage
thruush ths sis aitch Easa comBlstsd a.