The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-24

Louis Bustnmente. lie IL one of the
strong families OF Bolivia. We have
another American returning from the
war. He Joined the British before
we got into IL, and for three years and
seven months was on the Balkan front
ana In Crete. lie says that Crete II
the greatest malaria country In the
world. The men sometimes took 80
grains of quinine In n day 10 keep down
the fever. His name is Thomas b.
Holmes, born in California Came down
TO South America In the employment
of tho Guggenheims now returning TO
work at the Lobitos oil fields. | met
also Dr. \. A. Giesecke, head of the
University of Cu2co for ten years. His
home is in Pennsylvania. | have met
several American missionae.oa, One
broke up to return home from Para
quay. lie had been down there ten
years, and said II he had made con
vert he didn't know ii.
Missionaries Not Successful
"On this question of missionaries to
proseyte the natives, | desire to say
that If 1t could be successful, II would
prove in the end serious mistake. | do
not claim TO be an authority on reli
gion, or theology that lends successfully
to Heaven, but do know its bearing on
civilization. Fortunate Is any country
whose poor and ignorant possess an abid-
ing faith in some religion ANY form of
rcligionl. This Is a truth disclosed by
philosophy drawn from history, This
class. when losing that faith, have moth
ing to bind them to organized society,
and revolution, socialism, or bolshevism
inevitably follows. Witness the French
revolution, and Russia today. The fl.
nal tendency is to become anarchists,
who have neither self.interest, nor pa.
triotism. nor family, or religious ties to
which we may appeal. To all such the
only appeal that reaches them is the
cold fear of death
Gospel of Soap and Water Best
what the Indian peoples of South |
America in their ignorant but simple |
faith need at present is the gospel of
soap and water and sanitation, not a
new religion which would but destroy |
their only hope and leave them to grope |
in darkness and despair. TO change a |
ptbplt IfllelOu REQUIRES liltIl IlS nest /
mt
Little charge of official graft is made
i'm Bolivia, and when one consults the
budget he must believe this true. Their
total about $4,000 600
gold, and so does that of the state of
Oklahoma, and Bolivia, it must be re
membcred, must keep up an army, a
diplomatic corps and customs houses
that a North American state does not.
Liked Bolivian Army and Police
above all | was most impressed with
the Bolivian army and police. Speak to
)ne and he comes to attention and sa-
utes you. He Will go several blocks to
show you the street or place you are
hunting, put you on a street car and
ell the conductor whore to let you off.
related my experience on this line
o the young soldier, Tom Holmes, and
le confirmed mine with his. The po-
iceman stands in the center of the
ross streets so long as he is on duty
You never see one of them, nor a Bo-
ivian soldier. drunk or disorderly, nor
wen in drink shop. They look and
Ict as though they were public servants
md had the honor of their nation and
If themselves to sustain.
Yellow Jack at Paita
"Our ship arrived at the port of Paita
m Sunday, August 3. This is where
he Panama hats are made, in northern
Peru We found yellow fever in its
worst, or black vomit form, prevailing
ere. The United States authorities on
he Canal Zone had quarantned against
his port until the ship anchored one
nd ne-half miles out ut sea- and put
n and took off all cargo with its crew
nd put everything in the hold of the
hip. Passengers We're allowed to get \
IF. but not to be taken off. Our ship Y
,llowed these rules, and a great guam
ty of cotton-Peruvial long staple
as loaded from lighters. one passen-
ar. the young man Holmes, had to get
# here. but was informed that he |
ould be quarantined for the duration
the scourge. But fortunately the ship
the oil company operating some 40
lies up the coast, for which he had
ntract to work appeared and he was
Ius enabled to avoid the port and
ach his destination. He had left the
llkan front on January % this year
I'd was sent to Greece, Turkey, Italy,
pain and France to England, thence to
'azil, Argentine and across the Andes
Bolivia, thence to Mollendo in Peru,
ID finally here.
1T must be remembered that yellow
yer and plague are confined to the
untries north of the Amazon, in South
nerca, Guayaquil, Ecuador, being the
)rst place, but the United States will
It permit ships making that port to
ter the canal without ample precau