The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20
BRYCE's SOUTH AMERICA. 8"

South America oSser,.,ion' and Imp5sS1ion' By
psny. Publishers, New York
This fine large volume by the author
of The American Commonwealth. The
Holy Roman Empire" and other lmpor-
tan; historical works. is "a valuable and
timely contribution TO the general Ntera-
turc OF the world. In it Mr. Bryce re-
cords observations made and impress
sions formed during journey through
western and southern South America,
from Panama TO Argentina and Brazil via
the Straits OF Magellan, Mr' Bryce e%-
plains the chief points OF interest winch
he discusses in the volume. as the as
poets OF nature; the Inhabitants. the white
part OF whom are of Spanish origin eX-
cept the Brazillans, who come from Por-
tugaI; the economic resources OF the sew
eral countries; the prospects Tor the de-
velopment OF industry and commerce: the
relics OF prehistoric civilization; the ma
ture OF the Indian population, and the
conditions Of political life in the several
republics
The first eleven chapters contain de-
scrpton OF what Mr.. Bryce saw OF seen
cry and OF social and economic phe-
nomena in the seven republics OF Pana-
ma, Peru. Bolivia, Chih. Argentina.
Uruguay, and Brazil, and the subjects are
as It appears In the sequence OF the
journey. Relics OF prehistoric civiiZa
tion remain only In, Peru and Bolivia
~, w and i Y. The last GI I've Chapters OF the
book are devoted to general questions
affecting the whole South American con-
tinent, and these are discussed upon
broad and general lines. One chapter
endeavors TO indicate the causes which
have divided the vast Spanish American
dominion Gncluding Mexico and Central
America) as II stood In 1870 into the sin
teen independent republics OF today, some
Of which have become and others OF
which are becoming, true nations, with
marked national characteristics. Another
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white population Of the aborigines in the
Spanish countries. and OF the negroes in
Brazil, the only. state In which negroes
are numerous. third chapter compares
tho conditions OF settlement and of gov
erDment which determined the course Of
economic and political development in
North and South America respectively
and inquiries how far the latter CONT
related TO the former than 1t is to Europe.
snd the question is projected, us there.
in fact. such thing as that which the
word Pan n-Americanism Is intended TO
describe. or does the expression denote
an aspiration rather than a fact7" To
state the proposition In this form Is, In
doubt but that the relations OF the South
American states are closer In language
in tradition. In sentiment. and even In
commerce, with Europe than they are
history OF panishAmerica. since 1910.
in based upon tho preceding political
conditions. and these have been tho
fundamental and detcrminative agencies
Of the present political life in these coun-
tries
Chapter XVI. the last in the book
touches upon several subjects relating to
South American lands and peoples In gen.
eral. and INDUCES in few conjecturcs as
to the future, both Of the several states
and OF the continent as whole. The a.u
thor explains that these are not meant
as predictions. but rather as suggestions
Of possibilities which may serve 10 set
others thinking"
The author dlsclaims ernphatically any
intent at political prophecy or present
criticism. His effort has been mainly to
set forth conditions as keenly obscrvant
traveller sees them they are and In
the light OF historical perspective: and no
author in the world is better qualified TO
deal with this question in that spirit than
is Mr.. Bryce. whose great fame rests
upon the solid foundation OF ample prep
arat!on for the work he undertakes and
A soundncss OF Judgment that Is found ed
upon ample culture, experience and
broad minded outlook. No work so good
az this upon South America has over
before appeared In connected form, and
the world is In Mr.. Bryce's debt for It's
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