Evening star., 1921-06-12
LET'S JOIN HANDS,
BIANCHI PROPOSES
Minister From Guatemala Wants United
States and Central America to
Work Toeether. ::

the way of better understanding be.
tween the people Of the United States
and Latin America, DR.. Bianchi says,
is mutual ignorance of the Lam
guages.
tween the two great sections of our
continent" the minister states. and
We must exert every effort to batter
down this barrier by increasing the
use of English in Latin Americe
and the use of Spanish in the United
States. A start in this direction has
been made in my country. where. zs
in most of Latin America. the study
of English in high schools and COL
leees is not only encouraged, but
compulsory"
PropOses Language League.
The trouble with the present sys-
tenn of language teaching, DR.. Bian-
chi states, is that the knowledge
gained does not last. Ic
But" he continues. I'VE must con-
tinue our present method until we
procure a better one. I think the
proper way to procure better
method is to organize society or
league to promote the study of Span
ish in the United States and the
study of English in Latin America
SO that we can talk. understand each
other and get down to real business
for our mutual profit and welfare. !
believe that only through such con-
certed effort will We be able to tear
down the barrier of language and
attain the goal Of understanding we
seek"
In his own country Dr. Bianchi is' q
surgeon, who has attained promi-
nence in his profession. And while
busy as a surgeon he had time to
study the political disease of his own
country. Guatemala was suffering the
malady of tyrant. Estrada Cabrera
held office as a president, but ruled
as a dictator. and Bianchi and MEM
bers of his party decided that Guate-
mala's disease could only be cured BY
a mai jor operation-a revolution. How
the unionist party overthrew Cabrera
is the story Of one of the most IN
teresting chapters in the history OF
Central America. and Julio Biancht
played the leading role in the drama.
Refused the Presidency.
He was asked. but refused. to take
refusal. DR. Bianchi betrays a new
personality in a Latin American poll
tician.
IT was one of the leaders in the
revolution up to Cabrera's removal.
he states. but the day of leaders is
revolution is at an end"
Then, with a twinkle in his eye.
DR. Bianchi explains further: with
the deposed president even now In
Jail. guarded against mob demand
ing his death. how could /, the father
of eight children. accept the presi-
dency."
ing its doors to immigration. DR.:
Bianchi forecasts a great nood OF
who would fee from the wars after
math overseas -
Latin America has the land" he
saws. land the business men OF
the United States have the money.
Europe's people want to leave Europe
They are not wanted in the United
States at the present time. But
Latin America wants these tmmi-
grants.
Plenty Of Rich Land.
MY country, Guatemala. has q
surface Of nearly $4,000 square miles
of extremely rich soil. there is ny
winter and the plants grow the yes
round. Guatemala's feeding capac
is auual to that of 100000 squaA-
, miles in the temperate zone. ana
there is room for 100000 more I'M
hahitants at the least.
at cts ioin hands and make tropical
America a real white mans country.
Then you will have demonstrated your
unselfish motives in the Monroe doc
trine and you will have developed q
market for your manufactured Eooos'
and. as by-product. there will re-
main a strong. healthy democracy
that will be your steadfast frieno
and eventually your dependable ally
in safeguarding the new world
against any aggression"
Or. Bianchi's chief pride in life
TODAY is his family of eight children.
the largest family in the diplomats
corps in Washington. Their home y
not the stereotyped legation. with
its combining restrictions irksome to
children. but a big playhouse. with
a snacious lawn surrounding 1t. Sew
erai months ago the Biancht chh.
dren saw their first snowfall ana
moving nictures all over the country
showed the minister romping in the
snow with his eight delightful chill