Evening journal., 1916-05-04

only thing ! know bout South Amcri-
ca is that it's west coast is on a north
snd-soutn line with tke east coast OF
North America
"If ! tliught that was really the
My thing you knew about South
America" smiled Uncle Harry I'D
send you upstairs 10 study your geog
raphy and / would write letter TO
your teacher. As a matter of fact,
though. few people actually realize
that the west coast of South America
is on a line with the east coast Of
orth America; most people natural
ly think that it is on a line with the
west coast OF North America
Uncle Harry turned suddenly to
Joe. How mary countries are there
in South America" he challenged.
"Why-er-er." begaL Joe. hesitating,
while he tried to collect his thoughts.
playing for Darkness said Uncle
Harry. laughingly. Jimmy, your
turn to bat"
We'll. said Jimmy. there's Areen-
tine and Brazil and Chile and COlum-
bia d-and-and-"
Three 'adns' and out called cut
Uncle Harry. Now It's my turn. In
addition to those you have named
there are Bolivia and Ecuador and
Paraguay and Peru and Uruguay and
Venezuela and the three Guianas."
what do you mean by the three
Guianas?" asked Jimmy
81 mean British, French end Dutch
Guiana. Now. Jimmy, can YOU tell
me which is the largest country in
South American
Brazil" answered Jimmy prompt
ly. its just a little smaller than the
United States with Alaska thrown in
Right you are" said Uncle Har-
ry Now, how many people has Bra
zil?"
We'll. the United States has about
a hundred million; I'll guess that
Brazil has fifty million"
Wrong. Go down TO the foot OF
the class. Brazil has only fifteen mill
lion people. In fact the entire con
tinent Of South America has only
about forty million people. less than
half the population Of the United
States.
But while South America is not as
nopulous as North America. IL has
without doubt wonderful future Its
people. i'm certain countries. are alert
business men and is rich I'm mineral
wealth. in gold and copper and Oil as
YOU know from your geography The
business nations Of Europe have long
traded with the South Americans, but
now they are busy fighting and haven't
as much time as previously TO make
things 20 sell to the South Ameri-
cans"
"The United States sells goods TO
the South Americans too, doesn't it?"
asked Joe.
yes" replied Uncle Harry, "but
I'm sorry to say that we have not
been as much on the alert as we should
have been. The South Americans are
huving many things from Europe that
they should buy from us, partly be-
cause we haven't gone after their
business and partly because we
haven't very many ships to send
goods down to South America-mer-
chant marine. we call it,
But now that the nations in
Europe are busy fighting. 4 should
think that the United States would
send more goods down to South
America. Germany and France and
England cannot furnish the goods and
the South Americans have to have
them" This from Jimmy.
"You are right answered Uncle
Harry. I'VE arc selling more goods
10 the South American countries than
over before and correspondingly we
are buying more South American
goods; you see. a great many Of the
business houses in Europe that usual
lv buv South American goods are not
buying during the war, so the South
Americans are selling the goods in
this country instead. have here a
clipping that will interest YOU
Uncle Harry fumbled in his pocket
and drew out a piece torn from a
newspaper.
"'South American Trade Expands.
he read. 1.-The total exports and inn
ports between this country and South
American countries for the eight