El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

classes OF the people look askanee al
the girl who works for a wing
In order to understand soSle-L SO ~.
tfOns here 1t must be reHlemp efeu Ln4l
me country is one OF classes CniIe
mas ALWAYS had its arisJocrals7 Is
middle class and its couluou PSoP.S-
The last does the Work OF the couLtlS
and il is generally known by tne term
T-0uflino The arfstocrats are the de-
scendants Of the Spaniards anu more
especially OF the patriots among lHelL,
that had to do with freeing Chl4e lI0Hl
the yoke Of Spain 49,. tn,
ence 81 the country. They nave me
fat offices, and own nearly an o. ne
property. Some have stock IN the
nitrate and other mines, and not a lev
are engaged in the various llio, ~, = T. - =
Many Of them are rich farmers ana II Is
from them that come the heads OF UNI
versities and the chief doctors ana law
yers- The most Of the arlsloctats -
men Of fine education Iney are lns
progressive element OF the country
They are proud Of Chile and are IN
tenseiy patriotic They are not AFRAID
to fight for their rights, and they viii
not submit TO injustice either as indl-
viduals or as a nation
The middle classes are merchants ana
small land holders Among them are
many pure whites, and many who nave
more or less indian blood mixed win
that which comes down from the span
ish.
The lower class are known as the In
quilinos, or, enormously, as rotos- The
word roto Is one OF contempt It conveys
the idea Of a drunken, good for nothing
loafer, allied to that of a Quarrelsome,
bad character. This is not the nature
Of the InQuilinO, the Chilean peasant
He is good, hard working, honest
man as rule and anything but loaI-
er- He is a descendant Of the peasant
class OF north Spain and of the Arauca-
Man indians He lie fnHnHlfrnnr. and
quick to learn anything that requires
handipess and craft He can do all
kinds Of work, and makes an excellent
merchant farmer or orchardisL He IS a
horseman, and is skilled in the hand
ling of stock. He is hardy and vigor-
Gus, and noted for his endurance and
patience At the same time. he is brave.
ne IS very quick tempered and will fight
p. upon snsnt PROPAGATION he seems 10
care nothing for life, and very little for
pain
Drunkenness Is Widespread.
Drunkenness, this is the crying evil
among the Chilean peasantry. The In
I Qulnnos drink to excess in both city
and country Their chief end seems 70
be 10 get drunk, and the majority have
spree once a week Monday is called
the rotos holiday, for he is often SC
Z drunk on Sunday that he has TO take
z Monday TO recover. The liquor used is
I the vilest Of alcohol. being made OF pO-
/ tatOes and rotten vegetables. 1t would
Z as one OF the employers says XIII Inc
I ordinary man at a thousand yards The
/ stuff is gulped down in great quaint
l ties, not because il is liked, but because
I II makes the drunk come.
/ There are many saloons and a recent
! census showed 5000 places IN Santiago
l where liquor was sold, and in Val
/ paraisO the average was one saloon for
] every p men There are drinking
! places in all the Chilean villages. anC
i every small town and hacienda stO-t
/ keeps liquors for sale. Of late. there
Z have been some movements TOWARD
{ temperance, but so far but little ha.
! been accomplished
As q result Of these excuses and c.
the poor food and insanitzry conditions
/ Of the houses, the mortality among tbs
/ InQuilinos is great They breed like
/ Australian rabbits, and their babIe
l die like flies II is only the strons
I children who live and for this reasoI
{ perhaps the poems. as a class, are a.
I tough and strong as any people Of tht
l world I have seen them carrying nj
Z trate bags weighing 300 pounds eact
! and tossing them about like bags O.
! feathers -Four of them viii lift
/ piano and carry il along the roadway
/ and in the mines a peOn will tote bag
/ Of ore weighing $50 pounds UP tbs
Z nOtched stick that serves as a Ladder
! all day long.
Homes Of Poor Like PiEpens.
As to the homes Of the poems, the.