The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18

Null swan to the
ed Don RAMON with
twenty-three years ago,
: Ramon was then in his
is now past threesro-c and
-, Y.till full OF life, although he
hticfSed as taking frequent maps
ig the day. Indeed. one of the wits
antiago has made bon mot in
renee 20 him that to me seems
b sarcastic than just. This man
81 THE King of England reigns,
lpes not rule. The President of the
ted States rules, but does not reign.
(et President of France neither rules
h reigns The President of Chile
dps."
fsfound Don Ramon far from sleep
81 during my interview. The talk
has arranged through AR. Roland p.
sIrvey WOO in the absence of the
fSEericanN minister was charge daft
&tres OF our legation in Santiago, and
his audience WAS given in the Moneda,
bf. Chilean White House. Tho Moncda
3is} also the State Department, and be-
5fGrc going in to the President had
Il MS short talk with the Secretary of
State rs to the growth of Chile and
1.-THE great development now going on
an tho South. / asked him as to tho
nitrate fields. and whether our farm
3 ers are to continue to have their best
from this part of the world
The secretary replied that we need not
5SwsbrrY. I'VE are finding new nitrate
gd&posits right along" said he, and tho
4 iiflustry is spreading north and south.
AIEthe present demand only were to he
ssStisScd. we could supply it for 100
years, but new markets are coming up.
and the continent of Asia promises to-
sbeS ono of our chief consumers. We are
n heady sending great deal7of nitrate
Ito Japan. and also To southern Europe
5iiicludinE Russia and the Balkan states.
.sstermany is one of our CHER customers,
7.and, the Austro- IungarinnS are steadi-
1lN increasing their demand"
z s-At this point i was told that the
president was ready to see me. and
ESeEor Castro, one of the secretaries;
Ma. Harvey and myself were taken into
Z tlSe audience room. This is more like
.saAlarge parlor than like the offices of
our White House The floor is heavily
a carpeted and historical paintings hang
Y fEpm the walls The room Is luxurious
+ ly furnished. but 1t has none OF the soft
Sscouches or sofas upon which the aged
president is said TO sleep. Indeed. His.
.1tlScellency looked more like an active
d4A1ncrican business man than sleeper
He is short and straight and inclined
40 be tieshy. He has n big head a,rosy-
face and bright eyes. He asked me TO
sill down beside him, and for half IAN
t$his country. its government and its re-
51ations to the United states.
srhc President spoke OF the compile
stipn OF the Panama Canal. and thanked
1.-THE United States for the great work
flitr had done there for the world He
I, told me he hoped to come northward
Ito visit us at the close OF this year.
Ills term of office will then be over.
and he expects to visit the opening Of
tile San Francisco Exposition u NGon-
3gress will free him from the piovsion
,$tiiat the President remain In the colin-
try for one year after the close of his
term. Don Ramon told me tina; his
plan is 10 travel to Panama, examine
the canal and thence proceed By ship
IT'D San Francisco. After seeing the
FAIR he will go across the mountains
4 and plains TO Chicago, and thence on
ia Washington and New York. He
Will return 10 Chile by the Caribbean
sea and the Pacific. passing through
the canal
I asked the President as TO the effect
of the Panama Canal upon our trade
with his country He replied that ii
will undoubtedly better the relations
between the two republics, aud that
the United States viii be able To sell
mpre goods along the whole western
coast of this continent. He expects
an Immediate increase from now ON
States, and that not only from It's
mines, but also from its farms and
orchards He spoke kindly Of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, who has made Il
host of friends during his visit to
Chile, and also referred TO the coll
Yention OF the Pan-American Union At
Santiago and to the fact that our Sec
rotary OF State. Mr.. Bryan, and Mr.
.TalIn Barrett, the director of the union,
are to be present. The President be-
lieves In a closer union of the Pan
American republics, and thinks that
they should cooperate In maintaining
tfrc peace of this hemisphere
During the interview I asked Don
Ramon several questions as to his exc
c,itive powers, and ar TO the points of
difference between the republic of
Chile and ours. The Chilean Consti-
tuition Is modelled upon that Of the
United states but there are striking
differences, and IN some OF these Chile
his the advantage President Don
Barros Luco. for instance, was elected
for a fve-year term instead OF fola'
years, as was PRESIDENT Wilson, and he
cannot succeed himself. although lc
may have a second term IL another
president intervenes. This takes him
uat of politics, as far as using the
clY!l service is concerned.
Another point OF difference is in thei
conduct of thu administration. The
! President of The United States is as
sisted bNea Cabinet OF secretaries APP
pointed by himself. atlthouGh their APP
poiniments must be confirmed by The
Z Segfatc. Tho President 81 Chile APP
points his own Cabinet, but he has also
Z q Council OF State of ejcysI members
Il five Fof whom arc sncmin5t ed by him
rnd the other E7----.-----scU ~ Congress
( This coH.,e.l bas advisory flrpctions,
:aas.d ita spproSfli IS reqelfsd In many