Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-27
THE READERS VIEWPOINT

SOCRATES.

10 the Editor Of the EreniRO Public Ledoer.
Sir-A good many Of the American people
do not realize how they are appreciated by
their neighbors in the southern nations. A
great many of them think they are hated;
they are regarded nothing but foes by the
Latin-Amerlcan people. These ideas l gath
cred personally while ! was studying in
Philadelphia. In fact, some of tn. questions
fired at me were OF that character These
questions could not answer correctly, for
was only sixteen years Of age when | left
Brazil for the United States. but promised I
should let them know as soon as / returned
home.
stayed in Philadelphia for six Years and
came back home few months ago. During
this time / have been In close contact with
people from Para. Ceara, Pernambuco, Bahia,
San Paulo, Matto Crosse and Rio de Janeiro
six OF the twenty Brazilian States and the
capital Of the republic, respectively Ny first
impression was that all these people had but
the same idea about the American people.
Their opinion shall relate in what follows.
America is known all over as a nation of
practical people. Any device or object that
reveals a practical idea IL American BRAZIL
ians have followed the French in their way Of
dressing, but since two three years ago
American fashion. for men and women, has
been gradually adopted throughout the
country. 1t combines simplicity with COM
fort and yet becomes exceedingly elegant
Athletics are gaining much enthusia sn
over the country thanks to American activI-
ties. Americans have introduced hockey and
baseball in San Paulo. and at Rio cricket is
becoming quite popular.
American moving pictures food the whole
OF Brazil, from north to south and from ca st
to west, and the people prefer them TO any
other make. They know by hear. hut
poorly pronounce, the names Of the most
famous players of the Fox Aim Paramount
triangle, Famous Players, Ince, etc Girls
OF high society go wild over George Walsh
In fact. they get so ridiculous as TO place his
pictures in their bedrooms. The fellows how
ever prefer Pauline Frederick and June
Caprice. American pictures are well appre-
ciated here, on account OF their Originality
moral effect and revelation OF real life
America has sent down some OF her peonIa
as merchantmen, representatives Of corpora-
tons etc. since Brazil was looked upon as a
nation OF possibilities. Thus, American Deonls
have been judged in all their particulars nv.
these types. Since they did not show much
courtesy their manners were reflected on all
OF their countrymen, and only recently this
impression has been changed, due In bettsy
types of men, such as tourists dipIomats
teachers, etc. Now the Americans are con-
Bdered as manly polite that H. dIscard-
Ing all sort OF rdicularlsm
War has brought forth all the capable
most intellectual men, Wilson was soon
picked as the foremost type of diplomat, Ne
Is known in Brazil as the man OF the ooca.
sion the Nero OF the world, a great thInksr
an impartial and independent speaker. His
speeches concerning the Liberty Loan naace
and war have been published in good Portus
guese translation In the best Brazilian papera
His integrity Is known by all who read his
speeches. $50
The elected President OF Brazil will taL,
oath on November l5 next, the day OF ths
proclamation OF the republic. One az ,hs
most important items on his program
according to what has been said by the news'
papers, 10 70 provide all means for a clossr
| relation with the United States thershv
| proving the great sfinity existing betwss..,
ltthese two great repubiica -
sl1BAsrIANo FRA0nf.rI
lcorumbs. Ms.to orVsso. Brasil, psceddsr i