Evening star., 1918-03-31
BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.
. HILE has an alien hyphenated

~ HILE has an alien hyphenated
n league. The discovery of its
u existence has raised some inter-
~ esting questions for the Chilean
government and the Chilean people.
They are not unlike those which have
been raised in the United States. Fun
damentally. they touch the question of
foreign nationality in the heart Of the
body polite.
The German-Chilean League Is the
name Of the foreign nationality organ
ization in the southernmost country of
South America Newspaper readers who
follow these matters will be struck
with the similarity between this league
and the German-American- Alliance.
which has been under investigation by
the United States Senate. The Teutontc
organization in Chile, however. has
nothing in the nature of charter or
government sanction. 1t is more In the
nature of secret organization though
its sponsors hardly could expect to keep
its existence secret. More likely, the
expectation was to fool the Chilean
people as to it's real aims, just as the
attempt was made to fool the American
people regarding the purposes of the
German-American Alliance.
The newspapers of Santiago and VAL
paraiso have lifted the veil from the
German Chilean League by puplshlls
the contents of pamphlet which was
issued by it. Also they have comment
ed with marked bluntness on the league
and Its aims.
Il
Some excerpts from this pamphlet are
illuminating as showing how German
propaganda works throughout the
world. The league. the pamphlet says.
is founded for an indefinite period. 1t
has certain duties while the war lasts.
and these are enumerated, but it also
purposes to look ahead and far beyond
the war.
After some general statements of its
prospective work summary is made of
its duties both in the present and in
the future. These include harmonizing
and intoxicating German naturalization
with Chilean public thought, awaken
ing the enthusiasm of the German
Chilean descendants born in Chile, pro-
ducing understanding between the
league and the Spanish -Chileans and
producing feeling Of attraction be-
tween the members of the league, sub
jects Of the German empire and the
Spanish-Chilean citizens. By Spanish
Chilean 1t is presumed that the native
Chileans of Spanish origin and descent
are meant.
Two other duties of the league are
enumerated. They are very significant
These are. in the exact language Of the
pamphlet:
ITO make influence felt e-en in the eoy
ernment, increase 1t, and make it most durable
. 10 procure Tor ourselves 1.-THE German nation
nlaation. n place within the constitution of the
Chilean state which corresponds to l,s and to
wnlcn we ny or numbers, our finances, economic
spiritual and cultural strength have right
Directions are given how these oh
!ects are to be made effective through
the established organizations, schools.
German churches, institutions and
newspapers. supplemented by the per-
sonal influence of the individual mem
bers. The level of personal influence,
1t is explained. should be elevated by
means of good appointments in oest
so that there may be
prepared a greater number of pro-
fessional German-Chileans. such as
lawyers. professors. doctors. druggists,
turaliSts. ard so on.
A significant paragraph relates to the
German education of the girls These,
it is clered. must be prepared to
make good housekeepers and German
mothers. Those who have had an in
sight Of the conditions of the country
know. the pamphlet says what has
yet to be done in the rearing OF chill
dren In German homes ito protect the
future generation from Chi1eanizing in
huence."
This suggestion is one that seems to
have set the Chilean people thinking
pretty seriously about The German ma
tionality in their midst. Chile has
siye and self-conf'dent nation. and
this her leading writers have attributed
to the homogeneity of the people
The pamphlet points out further
fields for the activities of the league
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