Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-12

II the United States Is to take the place
to which she Is entitled In South America
she must az once start to establish banks
Moses Vargas head OF the administrative
law department CT the University Of Chill,
at Santiago. who gave some interesting
information about his native country and
It's relation to the United states trade
conditions In an interview Mt Independ-
ence Hall. He II hero with the Pan
American delegates and is to give lectures
at Yale University and Brown University
while he Is In the United States.
lie declares that the United States and
not. the foreign nations now In the world
war across the sens has the corner on"
the saltpetre output OF the world, most Of
which Is mined in Chill.
He said that citizens of Chill are not
anxious for the war to end, because 1t
has awakened them to their own possi-
bllites and shown them the foollshness
of importing everything from Europe. the
advantages of buying things from the
United States. and that, II the war con-
tinues n few years more. they will will be
absolutely Independent of EUROPE
when the war first began" said Pro-
fessor Vargas. everything fell fiat. and
we really thought we were due for hard
times Now we see that II was all for the
best. But we also see that II the United
States is to take the place in South Amer
lean trade to which she is entitled she
will have to open banks in South America
soon.
PLENTY OF MONEY THERE.
For instance. in Chilli my native coun-
try, alone. Germany has four banks and
England has three. The United states
has none. There is plenty of money. One
bank in our country, private concern.
the Bank OF Chill has a capitalization of
SSO,OOOOOO. There are six or seven other
large banks in our capisal alone. Sant-
ago is the third largest capital in South
America. 1t has population of about
n half million. Buenos Aires and Rio de
Janeiro are the only larger cities.
'If the war continues three or four more
years. We will be absolutely Independent
of Europe; so we consider the war u
blessing to our nation"
Another result OF the war In Europe on
Chill has been that Chill Is now sending
to the United States for instructors for
the Government schools, and Is also send
ing scholarship students to this country
to study and to get their educational ideas
from the United States, instead of from
Germany
In lie University OF Chill, where Pro-
fessor Vargas is in charge OF depart
ment. there are more than 5000 students.
He was the first man to come to the Unit
ed States. to study In 20 years, when he
came here in 1904 and 1905 For a time
after his return to his native land nc was
assistant secretary OF the Department OF
Education OF Chill. but when no took the
chair at the national university he gave
up the other position.
SEND STUDENTS HER..
Previous to his time, Chilian educators
had been prejudiced to the United States
teaching methods and pro-German In
everything educational, But upon his re-
turn things took a different turn and the
United States educational methods came
into vogue. Doctor Vargas, DR.. Joseph
Calves and Edward Carransco. who are
all In Philadelphia today. are on the Pro
Chilenos en- ell Estrangero, an
organization for students of Chill in for
eign countries. that Is now sending young
to the United States to study.
This organization is philanthropic one.
which sends 10 bright young men and
women to study In foreign countries each
year. There are four in this country now.
Two former ones are teaching In Chill.
While Professor Vargas is in this coun-
try attending the Pan-American confer
ence. he has been obtaining new teachers
Tor Chilli normal schools So far he has
engaged four of them Up to 1886 there
were but four normal schools in Chill, all |
with German professors. Today there are |
Il, but the Germans are losing their |
power.
Manual training and physical culture OF |
he highest type are taught in Chill. The |
Government sent to Stockholm. Sweden. |
lor Doctor Cabzas, who is now In charge |
# the Swedish work, physical culture and |
manual training in the national school.