The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

as you know, reach an altitude. of three or four mis- and lie just behind. Never theless, our Peruvian advisers told me they believed the thing could be done, and we decided to try it. We put up our steel towers. asd# the results have proved that the Germans we're wrong We are now sending messages right over the high Andes, down to our wireless station at Iquitos on the Amazon river We are sending messa ses to different places in the high mountains, and even northward to Panama and direct to New York We have not only done that but we have sent messages right over the Andes and across the whole continent to Rio Janeiro. and we have gotten messages from ships coming into Rio We received such message from q German steamer only few days ago. The steamer had not yet landed at Rio, put t announced it's com ing to our wireless station on the top Of San CristoDal. We have, in fact the whole Of South America now accessible to that station
 What is the condition of your people as far as advancing civilization is con cerned? Are the masses, including the Indians. becoming more enlightened?'
 T think so.' said President Billing hurst. The people are advancing far more rapidly than the educated classes of Peru realize. Our laboring men are beginning to think for themselves and to make their demands upon their em- ployers I have men here every day from all parts of Peru, bringing in griev- ances of one kind or another They know that I synpathize with the laboring man, and they look for me 10 stand between Them and their efo1lloEps-e JOdeed tbpU have so much faith in my desire to help them that I fear sometimes to redress their grievances. The trouble is that when they get back home they cannot distinguish between liberty and license, and they are liable to commit outrages, relieving that I will uphold them. You we have here a nation just in the making, and many or the people of our lower classes are beginning for the first time to feel free
 'I am interested in the welfare of the FOOT man." continued Senor Billinghurst. I want to see him have better home. higher wages and a square deal. Among the other things that I am doing here in Lima Is the building of some model homes for our workmen. We are making them of concrete ana they are much more sanitary than theordinary dwell- ing"
 Does Peru want fnlmigraton?" asked.
 ''Yes,'' replied the president. "but not such immigration as is going to take away the work from it's own people. Our Asiatic labor has not proved to be success. The Chinese do not work and the Japanese are too independent and they want to work for themselves Just now We have mere labor than we can use right here i'll Lima, and our peo- pie are going to Chile I should like to see them stay here. and with the intro duction of foreign capital we ought 10 have plenty of work for every one in Peru. Our people make good workmen The laboring classes of the high Andes are efficient and even the wild Indians make excellent hands. lust now we are having quite an awakening among the laborinG men. A month or so ago a delegation of Chilean laborers came here and discussed soeialistic and other ques- tions. They were well received and upon leaving they asked some of our people to go back and make speeches in Chile. The laborers applied to me, and I sent about 20 of them there. They made speeches all over the country in favor Of fair hours and fair wages and the rights of the aboring man."
 What are the relations of Peru to the United States?' l asked
 They are of the very best nature' replied the President Of Peru. and we telieve that the friendship of the two countries will grow closer and closer. !, You are rich in money. and we are rich Tn mines and lands We can help each other I"