Evening star., 1924-08-31
Ambassador Collier Is Held
In Highest Esteem by Chileans
Ell Mercurio, Leading Santiago Ne,Us-
paper, Lauds Enjoys Efforts to Strength
en- Friendship of T,oo Nations.

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore W. Noyes,
who are travelling this Summer in
South America. were in Santiago.
Chile, on the Fourth of July, and
participated in the special ceremonies
celebrating Independence day, which
Ambassador Collier had arranged
One feature was a reception at
the embassy, a palatial residence
bought by our Government at a bar
gain, one of the few highly creditable
embassy buildings which the United
States owns.
AT the reception, chorus OF Amer
lean and Chilean voices sang with
fine effect to the tune Of columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean," a hymn in
Spanish. written by Camilo Henri
queZ, the editor of the first Chilean
newspaper, The Auroda de Chile,
in praise of the United States and
of its friendship with Chile. thus re-
producing the Fourth of July cele-
bration of 1912, when the American
residents in Santigo first sang this
hymn.
Americans Develop Peru.
Before coming to Chile, Mr.. and
Mrs Noyes had touched at the Panama
Canal and at Lenia, and disembarking
in the high waves Of Mollend's, had
visited Incaland, of southern Peru
and the Lake Titicaca region, giving
special attention to CuZo and Are
quipa- This portion of the trip was
made especially enjoyable through
the courtesy of General Manager
Blaisdell of the Southern Peruvian
Railroad, one of the group of Ameri-
cans of high executive ability, who
have done and are doing SO much to
develop Peru commercially, indus
t.Il, -
interest to the multitude of American
tourists.
Golfers Efforts Lnudnble.
Ambassador Collier, at Santiago.
was president of George Washington
University when appointed to rep
resent the United States in Chile. His
many friends in Washington will be
glad to know that he has done good
work at Santiago in strengthening
the friendship between the United
States and Chile. His Fourth of July
reception. was attended not only by
the American colony and American
visitors. but to a remarkable degree
by representatives of the Chilean
government, executive, legislative and
judicial, including Pre- sident Ales-
sandri and his wife. members of his
cabinet. a group of distinguished gen
u 'hiS anu fioIliiI diS JUICES VI the
highest court of Chile and the lead
ers of the Chilean Congress.
Amity Is Encouraged.
In conversation with American Wis
itors President Alessandri impresses
strongly upon them his policy of
earnest friendliness for the United
States, and his sincere desire for
peace and good feeling among all
American nations. He was an advo-
cate against strong opposition of ar
bitration, with the United States as
umpire of the Tacua-Arica contro-
versy with Peru.
Ambassador Collier returned to
Santiago port just before the Fourth Of
July celebration from a trip of care
full study of the nitrate region of
Northern Chile. He has subjected to
the same careful inspection all parts
of Chile including the beautiful lake
and fiords section of Southern Chile
The Chileans appreciate the inter-
which he takes in Chilean conditiC
Commenting upon the Fourth
July celebration, FL Mercurio
leading Santiago newspaper, says q
Ambassador Collier:
From the time of that well known
Col Poinsett, first consul general of
the United States in Chile, friend of