New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-13

Three years ago. when in Chile, ! found
less sympathetic attitude toward the
United oates than in any other country OF
South America There has been since pro-
found change to be seen on all hands The
other day was walking down Gale Estado.
IN Santiago, and saw In the window OF big
English bookstore q magazine I'll Norte
Americana" with the whole title page gwen
up to a picture OF the American nag. In
the old days neither the English dealer nor
the Chilean public would have allowed such
n thing Later I went to recital OF the
Chilean pianist Enrique Soro. He played
entirely his own compositions, and only
those which had never been performed in
public before. The most popular proved to
he Tmpresiones de New York" Another
morning ! found that the most prominent
thing on the front page OF "El Diario" was
the picture Of the Chilean colonsts in New
York. AID so at every turn one IL met
with similar evidences in this country,
where Germany has for years past been the
model nation.
One afternoon l gave an address before
the university students in the Alameda
to them in the frankest kind Of way about
the differences between the United States
and Chile, and urged closer friendship.
The response was remarkable. Time was de-
voted to questioning afterward. One OF the
questions was whether | thought that my
country really would like TO govern the
countries of South Anerical When / re-
ferred to the way the United States had kept
out of Mexico when there was plenty Of
of applause. The students were greatly in
terested in the opportunities given to for
eign students in the American universities.
and questioned me as to how they might
earn a part of their expenses, what was the
cost of attendance and many other prac-
teal matters.
The meeting WAS presided over by DR.. Jose
Gavez, the head of the modern language
department of the Pedagogical Institute, a
part of the university. DR.. Gslvez, who was
delegate to the recent Pan-American Sci
entifc Congress, has done wonderful things
in the last five years in making the English
language popular. When he took his pres
ent position there were only twenty stu
dents studying English. There are now over
two hundred in his classes The morning
that | visited the school, which happened
to be the morning that the President OF the
Republic was also visiting it, they kept me
busy from o'clock until II talking to the
different classes concerning study and stu
dent life in North America Professor Gal
vez has sent ten of his pupils to the United
States in the last two years, and he has five
moro who going this year.
One Reason for Better Feeling
| know Of Chilean students recently re-
turned from the United States who have
given glowing reports of the way they were
treated. This is one of the strong reasons
for the better feeling toward North America.
Another reason is seen in the visit Of uni
versity professors from our country, men
like Professor Rowe, Of the University Of
Pennsylvania; Professor Shepherd, of Co.
lumbia. and Professor Strong of the State
University of Washington. The latter is
at present teaching in the commercial de-
partment Of the University of Chile at the
same time that the Chilean professor is
teaching in the University of Washington.
One of the most brilliant receptions ever
given in the University Of Santiago was re-
Gently given to Professor Strong.
have had a theory since the beginning
of thi. trip through Latin America that the
declaration of war by the United States
would compel the Latin Americans to face
souarelv the issue as TO where their inter-
ests lie. For years there has been much
prejudice against the United States. This
was due to fundamental differences in our
point of view and theirs, and because Of
great many of our political actions which
hun hnen misunderstood In Latin America