Evening star., 1921-10-02
BY BEN 1fcKELwAY.
NERU today offers a good exam
pie OF the way many coun-
tries Of Latin America are


HERU today offers q good exam
r. pie Of the way many coun-
tries Of Latin America are
profiting by the experience OF
others and calling on. the United
States to send trained experts to as
sist them in passing through the same
stage of development that Is now
past history in this country. In every
southern republic today are found
citizens of the United States engaged
In some task Of reorganization OF
government or directing some I'M
provement or development scheme
along the same lines adopted here. .
The work Of these experts in South
America is the fulnllment of an idea
which originated in the Pan-Ameri-
can Union. One Of the best ways to
create real spirit of friendship and
mutual understanding, 1t was argued.
was by the interchange of students
and experts, who would lend their
experience gained in a country whose
development has been more rapid, to
republics whose national growth is
just beginning. The idea has won
popularity in all of South America,
and today we find scores of Ameri-
cans in positions Of authority In Lat
in America, and hundreds of Latin
American students studying in the
United States the same problems with
| which their governments at home are
confronted.
The result Of this method of CO.
operation will be beneficial to Latin
America and to the United States. Eu-
ropean systems will be replaced, by
American methods and at the same
time a closer and more helpful un-
derstanding between. the Americas
will be developed. Americans visit
ing Latin America will find business
and people who look to this country
for help and corporation in their
pursuit.
Peru, just beginning to awaken from
lcng economic lethargy under gov
ernment- of cliques inherited from her
| aristocratic Spanish founders, presents
| an opportunity for American invest
ment and American brains which rivals
| that Of any Latin American republic
/ Under the progressive administration
of President Leguia, Peru looks to this
| country for cooperation in the new era
just beginning. Probably in no other
country Of Latin America are Ameri-
cans so popular and the way made so
1
1 ment of her rich resources.
! 1t takes only a glance at the vari-
| Gus enterprises conducted in Peru to
| show how closely Americans are iden-
| titled with her present national life
| An American naval commission is
reported TO be doing excellent work.
| under Commander Freyer. in reor-
| ganizing the Peruvian naval establish
| ment.
| The Curtiss corporation of this coun-
| try is placing American-made airplanes
with the army and navy and aiding
1 Peru in utilizing airplanes for COM
! mercial purposes.
An, American naval officer is in charge
| of the Peruvian naval training station
| An American pedagogical mission.
under direction of Prof. Bard and a
| score Of American teachers. is reor-
| ganizing the Peruvian higher edu-
cational system, and an American
| Prof. Giesseke. is president of the
University of Cuzzo. the second Oldest
college of the western hemisphere
An American is also at, the head OF
the Lima High School.
The department Of agriculture OF
American: and the national sanitary
service of Peru is under the direction
Of Col. Wrightson. United States
Army. who assumed the post origi-
I: nally. offered to his father-in-law
| Gen Gorgas. A New York concern
is doing the engineering work In
| connection with the sanitation pro-
gram mapped out by Col Wrightson.
| An American is in charge of Peru's
fight against yellow fever: at Callao
the reorganization Of the customs