Evening star., 1915-03-15
HOW THE WAR IN EUROPE
HURTS SOUTH AMERICA
Rev. DR.. Wood Discusses Duty OF
United States Toward Nearby
Neighbors.
Opportunity Presented for Better
Business Relations and Extension
of Courtesy, He Asserts.

That South America has suffered even
moro than its sister continent from the
effects of the great war was empha-
sized by Rev, Charles Wood, pastor OF
the Church of the Covenant. in his ser
mon last evening on the subject South
America and the War;" one of a series
on the general theme Some Moral and
Religious Aspects of the Great War.
F;urope. DR.. Wood pointed out, has
heen the great market for the nitrates,
minerals. rubber, wheat, cattle and COZ
foe ,roduced in South America Com
munication having been cut on with
Eurone that continent now for the
er.+ +,,e concentrates her attention
on the north, and ignorance ana III
d;earence IN the part of residents or
the United States with regard to their
South American neighbors are stanoihs
in the way Of better relations.
"1n Same Boat With Us"
I'VE are courteously and at times
contemptuously indignant, salo "
Wood, when any one south OF the MO
Grande or north of the st. Lawrence
claims to be an American. Ihese Ahiei
leans of the southland are in the same
boat with US. They are in one end anu
we are in the other, but both ENDS OF
boat usually sink or swim simultane-
ously. Our ignorance OF these near
neighbors, if not relations, Is mace sun
more irritating by the close resem-
blance it bears to indifference. iness
two ignorance and indifference, are as
like as two peas to most eyes. We may
plead that our Ignorance Is the cause
Of our Indifference and that we are
not SO intensely ignorant as 10 De un :
l< INV
change it for something better Each
year it is becoming less dlfncuit to
make the exchange. for South America
needs only to be known to be appre-
ciated, and knowledge of the facts IS
slowly seeping down into even the low
est strata of North American stoidity
We are compelled to confess that South
America has some points OF superiority
Needs Enumerated.
I'VE are eager to give her everything
she asks for We will build merchant
marine to carry her rich cargoes OF
our products, and we will make any
reasonable sacrifice for a sufficient re-
muneration. There are many things.
however. that she needs, more than the
output of our factories, which she Will
not ask US for, and for the lack OF
which she suffers unconsciously. She
needs greater faith in the principle OF
equality and fraternity II sne ooeS
not find that faith here it is useless for
her to look further. She needs, too, d
more complete confidence in the supe-
riority Of moral over material force.
Statue Denoting Peace.
Even in Chile. the most progressive
Of the republics. they believe theoretically
that the victories Of peace are greater
than those Of war. At the summit Of
the pass between Chile and Argentina
stands a colossal statue called the Christ
of the Andes Along its base are en-
blematic figures Of Chile and Argentina,
hand in hand, with the inscription under
meath. He Is Our Peace Who Hath Made
Both One On the verge of war over the
boundary between their countries better
counsels prevailed. and they decided, in
stead of killing each other. to erect this
statue.
The promise Of this statue. concluded
| the pastor, lis the promise of the prophets
| that the Prince of Peace shall be
| King of Kings and Lord Of Lords. The
potency Of this statue is the potency OF
Christ, who lifts men and nations out Of
barbarism and strife into brotherhood and
bcnedcence."