Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-20
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

pink Of condition when 1t comes 10
delinquent taxesl
$50
Learned Of Revolution
In Small Tailor shop.
II Mercurio, Santiago.-AmonR the
revolutionists who participated in the
latest frustrated political disturbance
in Bolivia was o Communist called
Juan Loza. This man, with q name
so commonplace and gentle, turned out
to be one Of the most active and
ferocious champions Of the revolts
which have been generated within
the republic Of the Altiplano q; e.,
"Plateau'C In recent years. For q long
time Senior Loza was a tailor in
Iquique, afterward moving his shop to
La Paz. He was patronized by people
OF high social position, and continued
to find that an aristocracy animated
by human vanities of q sartorial order
Is not always the most prompt In
taking care of its accounts.
From these repeated disappoint-
ments and injustices 1t was only logical
that Loza should form q very poor
opinion Of the upper classes, and he
soon became convinced that, instead Of
these people being the best elements
OF human society, they were the worst,
nences TO which they had exalted
themselves. He began the cogitation
OF methods by which they could be
reduced to their proper station in life
and, uniting to himself certain others
who had also suffered from the i'm
positions Of the rich and powerful,
helped largely to stir up the latest
demonstration against the govern
ment and the aristocracy. Some Of
the latter, condemned publicly by Loza
In his anarchistic utterances. retorted
that he was an extremely poor tailor.
However that may be, he turned out
70 be very expert revolutionist and
was one OF the leaders in the abortive
effort lately set on foot to overturn the
constituted authorities and all the
piutocrats.
To some extent we are obliged to
admit he was justified. A man ar
raying other people in elegant apparel
at his own expense and forced to wear
threadbare garments upon his own
back viii naturally become incensed at
such tncongruity In the scheme of
things. Loza began to hate fashionable
clothes and all those who wore them,
and especially when worn by those who.
considering themselves superior beings,
were really less desirable citizens and
the moral interiors of the classes with
which he was obliged to associate.
Republic Of Chile
Alarmed Over tuberculosis.
A Note, Rio de Janeiro.-The Re
public OF Chile is Justly alarmed over
the large increase In that country of
tuberculosis victims. This is q peril that
also confrontS Brazil, and which re-
quires energetic and concerted action
on the part Of all the health and SAM
tary authorities. Nor are these two
lands the only ones affected. Tuber-
culosis has become q problem for all
South America.
Just why this malady should be so
prevalent and so mortal on this CONT
nent Is not yet understood, more than
that large portions of the people when
they contract the disease cannot avail
themselves Of the three eSsentials-food,
rest, climate-for successful contest
against It.
Ignorance, In many districts, Of the
proper care Of patients, and failure to
observe sanitary precautions in house.
holds, particularly In the rural districts,
leads 70 the infection Of others. Epi-
denies OF grip and malaria-occurring
more or less frequently In South Ameri-
ca-seem TO predispose the people to
the terrible scourRe, as well as various
occupations, particularly the saltpeter
industry. Virtually all South American
governments are studying the most adj,
vantageous methods Of combating the
plague, and establishing, as well, sys-
TENS Of sanitary inspection to antici-
pate the opportunities for infection or
contagion.