The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-12
|PROGRESSTVES TN
CHILEAN CABINET
Old Radical Leader Will AS
sumo Real Control of the
Government.
VIGOROUS POLICY AHEAD
Claro Solar Prepared to Meet
Changed Conditions
Due to War. ..
BY ERNEsro MONTENEGRO,


OF the stag OF FL Hercur4o, Santiago.
Chile.
Specially tcrftten for the Latin An, erioan
Section Of THE SuN.
On the 9Th OF this month changes in
the Chilean Cabinet took place which
gave 1t moro consistency in regard TO the
relative positions Of the majority parties
Three members of the former Cabinet
nave been retained in tho same port
foiios, the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Luis Barros Borgono, whose handling
OF international problems has been both
frm and clearsighted, the War and Navy
Ministers. Enrique Bermudez and Claro
SOLAR who has made reputation in
financial matters. All three are Lib
| erals.
At the head Of the new Cabinet is
| Anselmo Hevia Riquelme. one of the old
| leaders OF the Radicals. With large po-
| liucai experience and n pleasing per-
| sonality. he will assume what is in Chile
| the real control OF the Government, since
the head of the Cabinet is directly re-
sponsible to Congress. Although Hevia
Riquelme has not occupied q position In
the administration during the last ten
Y
tive in the internal affairs Of his party.
Once before ct the head OF the Cabinet
and Foreign Secretary at another period,
| ~ has also filled the ONCE of Chilean
Minister to Mexico, Brazil and Japan.
What gives great significance to the
entrance OF Democrat, Mr.. Organ,
into the Cabinet, is that IL aligns on one
side the doctrinaires, on the other the
conservatives; for although there are
| tn hn tNntitiro1 NJ
| Chile. one may divide them only into
| two different colors with a variety of
| shades in their components. The coming
into power of the Democrats. together
with the Liberals and Radicals and pos
| sibly the nationals" makes for the hope
that a definite policy win be adopted TO
put into practice the reforms for which
the laborfng classes and the salaried
class are aspiring.
In truth. one should not speak of re-
forms. but of the need for organization
Of the economical resources Of the coun-
try, inasmuch as the sources OF produc-
ton being intact and the credit OF Chile
at the same high standard in foreign
markets, a little more Intervention on
the part Of the Government in the reg
ulation of the food. money and industrial
markets will suffice TO make life in Chile
completely protected against the specu-
the money and stock exchange. Look
ing into the present condition of Chilean
enterprises there is a strong feeling oil
confidence in the ability Of the country
to put itself back in the economical 20
: sition that Il occupied before the war
The general impression, as II is reflected
in the daily press. IL one Of optimism OF
confidence in the full resumption of bust
ness, on the lines of industrial and agri-
~hn hN- n.
ing UP OF stocks OF every kind.
The barometer OF Chilean prosperity
II NJ TO the war. the nitrate industry, Is nc
longer the dictator of Chilean economics
since other mineral resources. as the
/ copper and iron ores, have begun to he
exploited on a tremendous scale. The
output OF mineral from the Braden Cop
per Company. the Chile Exploration and
the bethlehem Steel companies. will soor
, Guido the production Of nitrate. Thi'
does not diminish in the least the actua
value of the fertilizer and industrial
products of Chile. but on the contrary
| serves as n proof that the nitrate Is 81
! steady in it's value as to furnish In II
I self n comparison point for any othel
industry.
/ The day is drawing nearer when, tn
reserves in nitrate accumulated by TIT
, warning nations being wiped out, ever,
! to provide help for a hungry and ex
hausted world. Then the crises OF tn
last years that caused a general exodus
of workingmen from the desert wher
A the nitrate Is extracted will be entirel!
over, and the laborers that we're formed
, TO leave by the memorable law of indus
: trial paralysis, will find their way bacl
, to the formulating and dreary desert
. AS TO the exhaustion of the nitrate fields
, let me say that the reports stating tina
such would be the case In the near fu
, ture are entirely unfounded. as can b
proved by the fact that there are tract
of Government land that yet remain Il
be opened up. Not only that, but tn
| progress in methods and machinery i
making every day more profitable tn
, reworking OF the debris of the mineral o
! the old DAYS. leaving together with tn
, | afore mentioned virgin land prospec
of at least 100 years OF production a
a | the present rate OF exploitation OF tn
> nitrate fields.
Upon these bases the Chilean Govern
ment can build a solid economic struc
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