Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
DIPLOMATS GOING
CAUSE OF REGRETS
r.'Calderon, Bolivian Statesman, Patriot
and Publicist, Has Rendered Service
Which Is Monument to the Man.

side his own country. Or. Calderon
was able to be of vast service within
his native land. which his record shows
Developed Railway system.
DR. Calderon's visits TO various
parts of the United States Impressed
| him of the need of every nation for
up-to-date railroad facilities He saw
| Industries thrive and fields bloom
and even deserts through which these
/ carriers passed turn from arid wastes
to productive spaces.
II there 10 any monument to his
service to his native land greater
than another il is his connection with
the movement to develop Boliyfa's
railway system.
When, early in his career as a di-
plomat at Washington. Dr. Calderon's
government arranged for him to go
| to London to eadeavor TO obtain a
loan for the building of railroads he
found he could interest American cap
itai in the project quite as we'll He
| therefore secured from Speyer & Co
and J. p. Morgan & Co. the financial
support which has made possible the
!
railroad in Bolivia and the survey of
additional lines
| This improvement in the railway
| system of that country opened the
wealth of deposits of copper. tin zinc
and bismuth. not to mention gold and
silver. the products of Bolivia's
mountain regions. and the rich agri-
cultural products of the valleys. $500
feet above the level Of the seas. be-
tween the Cordilleras.
Nor was this a national benefit
alone. Bolivia occupies an important
and unique position in connection
| with the welfare and progress OF
South America The country is sur
rounded by five nations. or by half Of
the republics of a continent, and. al
! though inland by location, is pos
sessed of products and supplies suit
able for the industrial needs OF the
| world.
Development Has Been Vast.
The result Of the development OF
transportation facilities has been
greater than DR.. Calderon ever ex-
pected. Neighooring nations have
recognized that their progress is
closely allied with that Of Bolivia and
practically all of them have built or
are building roads TO connect with
those of the inland nation. Argentina
has constructed her railroads to the
Bolivian border: two Chilean railroads
ascend the Andes mountains to the
bolivian line; a Peruvian road runs
Ito Lake Titicaca. and Brazil is push
ing her railroads hundreds of miles
westward from the Atlantic coast al
most to the Paraguay river. Bolivta's
eastern boundary.
There il another side to DR.. Call
deron's progressive activities. He Is
an ardent believer in the power Of
advertising. He is firmly convinced
that advertising is an up-to-date
method Of education, and that en-
lnghtenment means interest in a sub
3ect Is one Of his working principles.
He has not only represented his
country automatically. but he has
taken practical steps 70 acquaint the
whole Of the United States with Bo-
/ livfa's progress and possibilities. II
4 ~
sistent devotion to the cause that at
the Panama-Pacific exposition In San
Francisco Bolivia had an agricul-
tural and mineral exhibit second TO
J none Of the Latin-American coun-
tries.
! Method Of Exploiting Bolivia.
This exhibit was supplemented by
1 ~ l- 81 90 ses,,
films depicting the manners and GUS
| toms of the people of Bolivia, the
scenic wonders OF the country. and
Industries which have since been ex-
hibited throughout the United States
| and are stiI in demand for both edu-
cational and commercial purposes.
| DR.. CAlderon has preached his
! gospel Of my own country" In near
! ly all the large cities in the United
States. In Illinois. sor instance. he
SO forcefully set forth belief in
| dress has endeared him and his
country to thousands OF its citlsens.
I Ever since he first arrived on Ameri-
can sol. DR.. Caldcron has been a ia
miliar figure at tho majority OF the
large universities and colleges His
address at Harvard on The Eco
| nomic Conditions OF Bolivia" deliver
| cd before the special class In COM
merce. has been issued in pamphlet
| form, and is still in use and has wide
circulation.
His appearances before the National
Geographic Society were greeted with
| pleasure by members and friends OF
| that organisation. His address be-
fore the ninth annual convention OF
! the Southern Commercial Congress. in
1917, when he outlined Bolivia's po-
sition in the war and her reason for
taking sides with the allies. has been
widely quoted.
Books widely Read.
DR.. Calderon is an author of wide
repute His books on the life ana
commerce of Bolivia and his America
! During and After the War" have
! found hosts of readers and friends,
| and his grasp of the reasons for ana
the place in the worlds development
/ of the Monroe doctrine has shown him
| tn be a statesman of no mean ability.
The devotion of DR.. Calderon TO the
Pan-American Union has been WHOLE
souled. as is evidenced by the posi-
ton he has held on the board OF gov
ernors, His loss to the diplomatic
life of Washington is keenly felt BY
&ha Dop.Amer3can Union.