The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-04

! cotnmsrr- hetweao the -. eottntyt~u he
hpi~si that means q eoangortabl- and r~la-
uN"lF last trains befweeq the two cosfn.
We would indtlce many citiS~as - thts
country - visit hi. and he fel, certaIn
'Nat many thtleans would then VISIT this
u-ueht 10th
] u" President = plan- h. said d,rins
hi- short stay here we're "a rest hers
'"-day. q" to-morTo~ booa - Bs.sion.
! remain az The Hut-i Tuurains there until
I Sai'''day npun and then proceed Co
s'F"ry by q Government bssat tthe May
h1w"ri. which Pres dent Taft hal kindly
placed az his s-rvic- Ne would have
luncheon with N. President az Beverly
/ and return Ia New lOrh On Saturday
| night. On sunday he WOaIhi rest and on
Monday probably accept President raft's
invitation 70 visit West Point az that
he was not quite c-rtain. tie wo,III ike
l To 80 to NashinEtOn Ca see the ne~ build-
lng - the Bureau ~ American Republics
bit veil. West Puint interested him
greatly
And West Polat u probably will he.
u the President u infiu~ncssl by the lively
ds--ir~ ~ his military aide. TOT Kari
The tOlonel wears q helfne; quite like those
m which King Wilhelm - pictured lie
explained that the Chilean army had been
organized on the German army model
and similarly uniformed.
The President and bis party sail on the
Wilhelm der Gru@ee un Tuesday and will
, soon he Al Had Mannheim and take the
cur" there. He wants the res' more than
the waters. he said.
I am tired he said L want To- rest
President Montt will remain in Europe
until the end ~ the year and then return
10 chile and resume his fight Tor a gold
standard - currency.
He did not use the expression II resum-
ing hsht That was explained To the
reporters by another member Of the party
President Montt ~ Q Liberal and thsr-
~ Liberal majority In the Chilean Parlia-
ment. But like some other Presidents
history tells about he sometimes cannot
Induce his Legislature to adopt his poll
ci"s For years his pet policy has been
To abandon paper currency and resume
gold payments. but as yet he has not
financial a. he sees them. 4 recent
Congress passed Q currency Law which
President Montt vetoed and Parliament
passed the law over his veto. The differ
rnce ~ political wholly. not personal.
Worn out by his struggle with an OBJ
durate Congress. he was so much in need
~ rest that his physician stopped ad-
vislng him and commanded him To leave
the country and all official cares for
several months trip abroad Then Pres-
id~nt Montt wanted to resign. but Con-
gress told him that II he cent IN his resig-
nation u would bs laid upon the table.
They would not listen TO any talk 81 his
resignIng
Inv NNrAuTNUN " -
His abundant hair 10 almost whlte and
brushed back from his forehead. His .
mustache 10 scarcely t'r g"d with gray /
He has big brain box and a body 80 I
sturdy that one would supPos" that no 4
had been a soldier IN his youth rather than /
a lawyer
But ~ was a. a lawyer that Pedro Mont.
son ~ Manuel Montt. q former President .
Of Chic was educated He was elected /
TO the lower hous. OF Congress . soon after s
was only - yeara OF age After several
wears IN the lower house during which he
became the Liberal leader, he was elected
2 member Of the upper house Nearly
al his HE he has held oSfice under hIs
and AZ the came time he has
built up a large practice IN the law He
has heen Speaker OF the Chamber Of
! equities. Councillor Of state. and MIN
ists- Pl~nipotentiAry at Washington.
A. President Monte has been a power
ful force for peace During his admin
istration there has heen a notable de-
velopment OF Chiles railway system
He has said that - far az he has innu-
enced It he was prompted 10 do 80 by
his study ~ American railways During
his Presidency he has travelled IN France
and Germany 10 study their educational
~ stems. especially IN the technical
branches He has visited England 20
- methods Of irrigation
4 chilean writing in the London Tinss
.ald the ~ President Mont
He has a mind very much his own. and
ms - cknowledged to have he-n the
nam reason why the people Of Chile made
her choice % him so Overwhelmingly
British investors IN Chilean securities
s..d not fear that Months administration
Vll Permit any further issue % paper
currency or inflated budgets or an ag-
srasslye foreign policy His greatest
ambition. often avowed ~ to return the
TO its former high position IN tho
financial world. 20 govern the nation
WIN ~" greatest economy compatible
with efficient public service and To live
~ p.ar" with all its neighhors