The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-21
Notes and news
Of Interest
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peace. Five years ago these two
prosperous and high spirited re-
Dublics of South America were on
the verge Of war. They We're in
creasing their armaments to the ut
most of their ability. They had each
two gigantic warships of the latest
pattern building in the ship yards
Of Europe. They were spending in
credible sums ofmOhey upon these
preparations for war amounting, as
was reported at the time, TO S. an
nuaIfY per capita of their popuga-,
ton. The British ministers residing
at Buenos Ayres and Santiago used
their good offices with the two gov
ernments to prevent the calamity Of
war and to secure a peaceful set
Element Of the dispute. The result
was that a treaty was entered into
by the two governments submitting
the controversy to the arbitration Of
the King Of England. He entrusted
the case to eminent, jurists and eX-
pert geographers, who examined it
carefully, and in due time submitted
their decision awarding a part Of
the disputed territory to one OF the
republics and part to the other.
The decision was cheerfully accept
ed by both-and the results Of this
disarmament have been most re-
markable.
With the money saved by the les
SEEMING OF military and naval ex-
penses, internal and coast improve
ments have been made, good roads
have been constructed. Chile has
turned an arsenal into a school for
manual training, and is building a
much needed breakWater in the
harbor Of Valparaiso, and has COM
menced Systematically the improve.
ment of her commercial facilities
along the coast. One or two of Ar
gentina's war vessels have gone into
her commercial fleet aud are now
plying back and forth across the
Atlantic ia honorable and lucrative
business. The completion Of the
great trans-andeans railway through
the heart of the mountains has
brought the two republics into the.
most intimate relations Of trade and
travel.
But more significant than any of
these material results has been the
change in the attitude of the Argen-
tines and Ghileans toward each 9th
er. All the old bitterness and dis
trust have passed away, and the
most cordial good feeling and con-
tidence have taken their place.
The suggestion of Bishop Bona
yente as to the erection of a statue
of Christ on the boundary at Puente
Del Inca was quickly carried into
execution. The. Christian Mothers
Association Of Buenos Ayres, one OF
the largest Womens organizations in
the world, undertook the task of Sc
curing funds and having a statue
created. The work was entrusted
to the young Argentine sculptor,
Mate Alfonso, and the statue was
cast at the arsenal of Buenos Ayres
from old cannon taken from an an
Gent fortress toutside the city. The
base is in granite. On this IsHa gram
tie sphere, on which the outlines of
the world are shetehed, resting up
or. a granite column twenty-five feet
high. The figure Of Christ above, in
bronze, is twenty-s six feet.in height.
The cross ii his left hand is five
feet higher ne right hand Isl
stretched out in blessing. On the
granite base are two bronze tablets,
one given By the wofkingmen's un-l
loon, and the other BY tie working
women One gives the record Of the.
creation, on the other is. this IN
scription
Sooner Shall these mountains
crumble into dust than Argentines
and Ghileans break the peace to
which they have pledged themselves
at the feet Of Christ the Redeemer.
Death of Herman POLICEMAN.
When the distressing news was