Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-09
A UNION, Valparaiso.-As has been
stated from time to time In
these columns, we are much OPP
posed to the pending contract

these columns, we are much OPP
IL posed to the pending contract
with the American Electric Bond
& Share Co. transferring to that en-
terprise for q period Of SO ears adj the
electrical rights and resources OF Chile.
This company, which already operates
the tramWayS and other services In
Santiago, has promised to improve the
communication between that city and
Valparaiso and other cities OF Chile,
and also to furnish power and light
for every section of the country. Sucn
benefits are certainly to be welcomed,
but it is not to the national interest
that they should all be derived from
a foreign syndicate, which in the last
analysis is simply developing and ex-
plotting the country for the sake OF It's
stockholders.
The very fact that the contract Is ir-
recoverable for q period Of century Is
sufficient danger. If the foreign
monopoly failed to carry out the provi-
Sions of the contract, 1t Is doubtful
whether the government, even then,
would have the power TO revoke 1t, so
many amendments and riders quali1y
the original agreements In the docu-
ment. We should not lightly transfer
to strange and alien hands the natural
resources of our own land, or rights to
provide us with the modern necessities
and conveniences of life. The men from
New York cannot be reproached for de-
string to get all they can for their
company. That is good business with
them, but, unfortunately such good
business for outsiders is not correspond
ingly advantageous for us. and our ofn-
cials and legislators who have permitted
the submission of such monopOlist1c
contract are open to grave cenSure.
The proposed contract is unjust to
our people, and to our posterity, and
is besides prejudicial to all the native
business interests of Chile. We do not
believe that our patriotic President, Don
Carlos Ibanez, will ratify the contract
In It's present form.
X 4
"Jazz" Under
Ban I'm German Circles.
Cologne Gazette -There is a growing
sntipathy throughout Germany to what
has been called by its orIginators ''jazz"
or "Tagtime" music. The Jazz band,
the staccato "slap-stick" anu cymbal
uproars. Negro songs, Negro melodies,
Negro dances and minstrel shows" are
all under the ban Of DR.. Prick, conduc-
tor of the Weimar Symphony Orchestra,
and as q result are no longer consid-
cred "au fat" in national musical cir
cles, which are inspired by the glorious
names of Wagner and Mendelssohn and
Beethoven. Barbarism in music no
longer charms.
CycIist InvOkes
Letter Of Law for Freedom.
Neues Wiener Tagblatt, Vienna.-A
man arrested by a policeman for riding
a bicycle without q light at night has
just succeeded In extr1cating himself
from the consequences OF his act by in
yoking the letter of the law, which pro-
vides penalties for vehicles" without
lights. A bicycle is not a vehicle. for the
bicyclist supplies his own motive power,
upon a saddle. should be no more logi-
cally required to carry headlights than
an equestrian.
Asks Restrictions
On Films for Children.
FL Concrete, Lima-Our repre-
sentative at Callao has received the fol-
lowing letter with the request that It
be forwarded to us:
"Senor Corresponsal de Ell Concrete:
THE campaign which is daily becom-
ing more vigorous against screen
dramas. corrupt and corrupting, de-
serves the greatest support and indorse- |
ment. For the sake Of the children, es-
pecially, restrictions should be placed |
on certain sorts of Aims. which are any |
thing but clean and uplifting in their |
scenes and suggestions. The old Roman |
had q maxim which Is as |
true ana vital today. as when 1t was |
nrst uttered; Maxine soVsrentiA puerts :.