Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

we would only go halfway. At the
same time, wish to emphasize the bene-
| fits which many of our students could get
from year or two of study In South
America
IT Is more than a question Of the in
terchange of students, however. What
we also need is an interchange Of the
leading men. The mere fact that a man
like Colonel Roosevelt wished to visit
these countries of South America was a
big step in the making of better relations.
AS far as I could learn, he also made an
excellent impression. It Is the same way
with the visits which Robert Bacon and
Secretary Root have paid to South
America in the past few years. 1 heard
references to these trips constantly.
Between the present war and tn. at
fractions of the San Francisco Exposi-
ton, there will undoubtedly be a great
number of South Americans who will
visit this country in the next year Ar
gentina Is spending a great deal OF
money and care on her representa- ton at
san Francisco. She is also contemplating
the creation of several national COM
missions, which will come to the United
states to study various fields of activity
rms coming December Chill will send a
commission to study our trade schools
ana Tancredo Pinochet Le-Brun, director
OF the National Trade School of Santiago,
ana one of the biggest educators in Chilli,
VIII be at the head of the commission.
ne South Americans are thus ready TO |
uo 'heir snare In the establishment OF |
more intimate relations with us II Is I
our duty as we'll as to our interests, to |
respond. III only the firms which already |
NtI.a
anu those VINO are about to establish |
them would choose as their REPRESENT
AtlFes men or experience and culture who
know the language OF the countries and
inuerstand their customs. not only will
ne trade or these particular firms be
Sard VIII be made In the realization on
ne position which the United States
mould naturally hold In the esteem as
Heli as IN the markets OF South America
Az the same time. steps should be
aheh 10 insure better knowledge to
~, ehit9reh or their neighbors on the
oIth' 1 wlsn all could see the State
ohooi or Modern Languages in Buenos
Atres' Ihere they teach history in Eng
sh' arithmetic in French, and so on
mere technical terms are infrequent
liu uhiinportsnt, the subject is usually
nusht ,,It IN foreign language. As re-
utt' the pupils are good lfnguists with
Ut having devoted additional time IN
ne study OF languages. Our Treatment
the modern languages is notoriousIy
shclent.' and this Is particularly -tr,,s
Spanish. >''ue
bLUNDERs MADE HERE.
VI course, this is all going to take
me- for our ignorance and misinforms-
on OF South America are almost incon-
sivable. Take. for instance, ths mstter
languages Few Americans know that
atside OF Brazil where the official Ian
lage Is Portuguese. the official language
all the South American countries 90
oanish. The Spanish Is as near TO the
IRE oastinan as our English is TO thar
England. our conception of soutk
merican geography Is equally AZ Ssuit
nave seen some of the letters from orr
ms 10 clients In Argentina From az
shown as 10 distance
ID TO the sizes OF the cities, / think
monuer mat the firms can carry on
y trade down there.
naturally, what arousss the rssspt-
snt or the South Americans more tban
ythlns else Is the cheerful way In yvbirb |
lump the citizens OF the various coun-
ies under the term South Americans
q uiSLlllss them as being all the same
reality. each country Is trying 10 de
Top its own national characteristics
're and more, without OF coursa
akening their international relations
tor this reason. l think that the work
the Pan-American Division in lead
: the way toward a better understanJ-
OF south America cannot be over
lmated This trip from which l havs
i returned has been most encouraging
was organized TO represent the Amer
universities and there were such
n as Prof, Leon c, Marshall OF Chit
co. Prof Chester Lloyd Jones, OF Wis
tsln, and Prof, F. r. Luquiens. OF Yale
LETT here on May 80. and visited ali Il
big educational institutions OF Brazil 4
lgnay' Argentina. Chill, ana Peru.
erywhere We were received most cor 4
lly and were shown a keen apprscIs-
OF our efforts to bring the countries
south America Into more intimate re-
ons With our own country, intellectu-
p politically and commercially"