The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16
Famous Explorer Stops in
New York on Way Home
from South America
EXPECTS REVOLTS
AMONG OUR FOES
Loss of Life in the Present Drive Will
Arouse Germans, He Believes-Finds
Argentine Pro-Ally and Chilli Strictly
Neutral.

Argentine Pro-Aly and Chilli Strictly
Neutral.
NEW YORK, April l5.-Sir Ernest
H. Shackleton, the famous Antarctic
explorer, passed through New York
Sunday on his way back to England
from the Argentine. The man who
braved the dangers of the ice walled
regions that guard the south pole a
few years ago and nearly lost his life
in the attempt is in excellent health
and brimful of enthusiasm. He had
time to see but few of his friends at
the Ritz-Carlton, where he spent the
day, and then left Immediately.
He was charged with special mis-
sion from the British government to
South America. and has been III the Ar
gentine and Chile since November. His
return trip to the United States was
made through Chile, and thence to New
Orleans and Washington, d. c.
Discussing the South American sit
uation unofficially, the explorer said
The whole action OF the govern
mcnt of Argentine is pro-ally, and the
great majority of the people OF that
country feel that way, They are in
| favor Of breaking relations with Ger
many altogether, but place their faith
in the Judgment of their President,
| Iiipolyto Irigoyen, who is one Of the
most remar kable men OF the day. As
/ the responsible head of neutral gov
ernment. he has many issues to con
slider. but his svmpathies are with the
allies
Chile is absolutely neutral. There
is q much larger German element in
| Chile than in the Argentine. But tho
| German never understood the psvchol-
o9y of any community, and i'll the last
election in Chile the .pro-Germans put
up for Deputies were Overwhelmingly
defeated. and the party in power was
Ioverthrown with large Liberal ma
\ iarjfy, and only one pro-Gcrman Deputy
elected. Chile is finding the German,
Iout
When the conversation turned, as al
serious talk does these days, to tn,
smashing drive that the Bochc is Iii
recting IT the British line Sir Ernes
smiled-a smile full Of confidence, o
hope and faith, the same smile tina
carried him through polar SHOWS in
battle for discovery that few attempt
ed
Why" he said, +" do YOU not know
that the darkest hour is always bcfor
the dawn! The situation is natural,
grave when the heads Of any nation us
its man power regardless of loss o
life. But the gains made by the cnem
cannot compensate for the cnormou
loss of life.
= feel certain the war will neve
be finished until there is Il complete vi,
tory for the allies The very metho
, Of the enemy in sacrificing men show
that such a system violates humanit
and must be stamped out
When the German people really com
! ~ know how the Teuton armies hay
been slain IN countless numbers, an
are conscious too of how the world feel
toward the German nation, then wi
. come the end Of the war, III the opiI
ion of the explorer.
, : The German people do not kno'
the frightful sacrifices that have bee
made. II they were to know the Who'll
! truth, the internal situation migf
! EASILY become SO strained that whe
F. this drive IS finished, they might d,
) mand the cessation Of the war
! = A straw shows how the wind blow
= md when you see that two of OF
! aviators were given 10 years in prise
! Cor dropping pamphlets in Germany.
is readily obvious that dropping TIL;
: sort of propaganda is more serious tina
dropping bombs.
''The new propaganda organizatio
distribute these pamphlets in IL
enemy country will have a great effe,
in awakening the Germans to the re-
situation.
o ''There has been no hostile actic
on German SOIL and that gives the Gle
man people false sense of securit
t Just as, unfortunately, distance max,
u the fcrceness and Importance of tn
war dwindle when viewed from cou
of tries far removed from the scene
K, the struggle.
10 Sir Ernest smiled again, and said
-e hadn I a doubt the Germans would !
re beaten.
! c. G. Page, supposed to have perish,
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