The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-26
LATIN AMERICA
NEEDS ALIENS
Foreigners Already Comprise
Large Percentage Of
- Population.
LARGE NUMBER GERMANS
Area Of South America Ample
to support Three Times
Present Population.

South America needs immigration,
according to A. A. Preciado in the
New York Sun. The continent Is
large enough TO maintain a popula-
ton at least three times its present
size, as there Is plenty OF territory
which may be developed to feed the
increased population. points out the
South American expert Germany Is
preparing TO open0her doors and i'm
migrate to South America In large
numbers to relieve the crowded con-
same time take advantage OF the
undeveloped resources Of the new
world. The German population in
South America Is already large
one, and 1t seems that there 10 not
| a single country In all Latin Amer
lea which had not felt the food Of
Teutonic immigration befire the
world war.
Germany In Condition.
Whether or not this policy of i'm
migration is to be followed by other
European countries remains to be
seen. The old world, however, needs
considerable reconstruction and will
require a vast amount of labor to
rebuild the war devastated areas
Whether these countries will be
made economically to release this
potential factor in reconstruction re-
mains to be seen. While Germany was
vanquished none of her cities were
destroyed and no territory devas-
tated, and thus no immediate recon-
struction problems are facing her.
In speaking of immigration before
the war, Mr.. Preciado said:
Foreign Population Large.
IN view OF the heavy immigration OF
Germans before the war and the pros
Pective coming OF thousands of others to
the South American continent the inn |
preston has been given that of all for |
eigners in that land the Germans are in !
the majority. This. of course, is not So |
Take single country. Argentina. Near !
ly half the population Of Argentina is ,
the latest statistics of the last fifty |
years there settled in Argentina over
100000 Italians. The Spaniards were
a close second with 1.150. 900 immigrants
while only $4,000 Germans were re-
ported to have come to the country. |
during this period by over 2Oo. 900 i'm
migrants, the English by $4,000. Aus
tro-Hungarians by 10000, Swiss BY
$4,000 and Belgians by 81 200.
Italians In Argentina.
THE italian population in Argen-
tna - 81 pronounced that IL mas exer-
cised strong influence over the origi-
nal Spanish language as spoken in Ar
gentina. Spanish words have been
mixed with an italian vocabulary re- =
sulting in compound product While
the newspapers have not been infiu-
enced by the italian language and con-
tinue to write their text in good lido
matte Spanish. nevertheless in CONVEX
sation with a native of Argentina one
can readily see that the italian ~
has, replaced the liquid LIS" peculiar
to the pure Castilian.
I'm Brazil Italy has also led all other
nations in point of immigration with
the exception, OF course, of Portugal
which during the period between 1897
and 1917 sent 2,S92,000 to the Country
that was formerly her colony. During
the same period italy sent 6S6557 Inn
m n s5s i,,. Spain spain. l4s;sls; austria,
1890 This low number was due to
war conditions in Europe.
Chilean Population Divided.
I'm Valparaiso. Chile, the foreign
population is almost equally divided be-
tween Germans. Spanish and English.
while in the small southern city of
posed mostly Of Germans.
Areas Immense.
THE immense size of the south
American countries is adequate to con-
lain large populations. Although there
are many regions in the southern con-
.inent where it Is impossible for a Z
human being to live, nevertheless there :
s still sufficient quantity OF acreage :
With ideal conditions and a healthy :
climate to absorb much greater pop {
Ilation than the continent now enjoys. :
For the purpose of comparison take
he Republic of Argentina, with a I
population of s574,0o0 inhabitants and :
With an area of 1,139 900 square miles. :
Argentina is larger than Austria, Bel :
,ium. Bulgaria. Denmark, France, :
Germany, in Europe; Italy and Japan :
ombined. The larger portion OF the :
ountry is inhabitable. Yet the popu- :
alton OF Argentina as compared to the Z
ombined populations OF the countries :
mentioned is trifling.
Chile with population OF 5,0oU,o 900 :
ouls has an area of $4,000 square i