Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-14
TALK ON SOUTH AMERICA
ADMIRAL TODO'S VIEWS
Naval Officer Does Not Think
Highly Of Possibilities OF
These Republics.
LECTURE AT JOHNS COLLEGE
The Uaited States Likely To Feed
Saulh America Rather Thsn Vice
Versa.

On account of the severity Of the
weather, only a few persons other
than members Of the organization be-
fore which ii was given, heard Ad-
riral Todd's lecture under the au
spices Of the Philokalian Society of
st. Johns College, in Mcdowell Hall
last night, but those who did brave
the weather were we'll rewarded for
Icing so.
Godfrey Child, Of the Senior Glass,
president Of the Philokaliaus, presided
and introduced Admiral Todd as a man
Of practical achievement, who exem-
Dlified the ideals and purposes OF the
philokalian Society, which were, he
said, the cultivation Of broad and
useful knowledge that can be applied
to the needs of life and is not merely
If theore tical value.
The subject of the talk was South
America, and the Admiral sketched
is history, political organization,
inhabitants and resources in a veiy
inte reftig and Illuminating manner,
and illustrated what he bad to say
with amusing stories Of his personal
experiences as a naval officer ia those
parts.
The lecture was intensely interest
ing and impressive to those who
heard il, and at its close the presid-
ing officer thanked the Admiral on
behalf Of the Philokdian Society, and
the audience was very appreciative
of the pleasure il had received, and
thtre was much regret that, on ac-
count Of the weather, such an inter
esting ald instructive talk should
have been heard by so few.
This lecture was descriptive of the
life and character Of the people and
country oI South America. The Ad-
mirel does not think highly OF the
possibilities of these South American
Republics, for most Of them are ex-
tremely mountainous, and the rain
fall in some of them is scant, so that
vegetation and cattle are not abund-
ant. Uruguay, the Admiral believes,
TO ID a country worth while, and
worth more than all the rest of South
America put together.
As a people, he regards the Chileans
az the most aggressive add ambitious
owing in measure to the large mix
ture Of Irish blood. These Chileans,
according to the Admiral, have MT
much to boast in the way of coun-
try, and 90, when the Government
treasury runs short of cash, they en-
gage in the struggle with some
neighboring state, and usually being
quickly victorious, cause more
productive portion of SOM other
state to be made over to themselves
as a war indemnity.
This is the way they acquired their
valuable phosphate minee, which are
really not in Chilli at all. Contrary 10
the usual impression the numerous
mountain ranges contain no vslu-
able mints Of gold and silver, and
the lecturer advised his auditors,
who were mostly students Of ST.
Johns to rest assured that our own
United States is more blessed in
natural resources than South Amer
lea, and as FAR az South America
producing eating products for the
United States is concerned, il is
more likely the United States will
feed South America, than vice versa.
The lecture was delivered In on in
formal style with number OF infor.
NAL anecdotes by way of illustration.
IL was listened to attentively and thor
oughly enjoyed by rather small au-
dience on account of the incleme nj
weather.