The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
BRAIN STORMS
BLOW IN CHILE
Angered at Editorials in United
States Papers Regarding
the Recent
n Election.
81 ENCE OF GERMANS
Little South American Country Re-
mains Neutral and People Are
Not Excited OVer
War.
IBy Roy w. Howard, President OF
the United Press.]

by RGy w. hOWaTd, EieSiooh' VI
the United Press.]
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 14.t-The
ultra neutral and pro-German ele-
ments Of the press are suffering from
brain storms today as the result OF
editorials published in the United
States. interpreting the Chilean elec'
ton as favorable to the allies. They
declare that the intimation that Chile
is susceptible to foreign influences m
insulting. This attitude is taken not
withstanding the free activities OF
the German South American institute
which Is the most pernicious force
in furthering German propaganda
since the activities of Bernstorr IN
the United States.
The cold fact is the elections here
afford only the most infinitesimal en-
couragement for the allies. Natur-
ally, the pro-allies and those democ-
ratically inclined belong to the vic
torious parties and the pro-Germans
are enrolled among the defeated con-
servatives and clerlcals.
But neither the victor or the van
quished was committed on issues OF
the war in the platforms.
!. The results OF the election actually
were determined by domestic issues
and not by international issues. The
utmost satisfaction that can be de-
rived by the allies is from the fact
that the reorganized congress and
ministry certainly are not biased IN
favor of Germany.
(! It is an indisputable fact. derived
from a fortnights Interrogation OF the
best informed individuals OF all
classes, that Chile now presents the
really rarest of international phe-
nomena-a genuine neutral
( Entirely different from American
neutrality, which after Belgium, was
official only, Chilean neutrality IS
nationwide excepting a limited num-
Der of individuals who are partisan
according to their environment ana
I interests. Otherwise, the disinterest
is absolute.
/ This disinterest however, positive
Iy is not to be construed as pro-Ger-
manism. Far removed from the con
f1ict, not affected by submarines ana
proiiting immensely from the nitrate
industry, which is the backbone or
] their prosperity the Chlleans are
/ amazingly unmoved by the conflicting
issues of the war. The most unemo-
/ tional and practical of Latin-Amerl-
cans. the Chileans have been cor
! rectly dubbed the Yankees of South
America.
! The Chilean public, inversly to
ours. has accepted and adopted the
governments neutrality All the
! belligerents are assiduously counting
! Chile. In return, Chile is welcoming
all and playing no favorites.
Meanwhile the moral issues being
injected into the interna tional stu
/ alton and emphasized by President
Wilson have not created ripple
, here. They are not given thought
except among the pro-allies and the
intellectuals.
I Making the world safe for democ-
racy and the rights of sn1ah nations
are not appealing issues to nation
whose German-trained army admit
! tedly is not surpassed in South
! America and which has its own AL
Lorraine problem in the pending
! territorial dispute regarding the. ulti
mate ownership of the provinces OF
Pacna and africa, taken from Peru
+ in 1879.
Despite the belief in the United
, States to the contrary, however
: Americans here are unanimous in the
opinion that the coldnesS of Chile
I extends TO all the belligerents in the
war and should not be construed as
unfriendly to the United States.