Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
EDENCION, Guadalajara.-In all
Spanish American countries
there is the constantly sounded

there is the constantly sounded
l. alarm of Yankee imperialism. "
The phrase has been used so
frequently that the idea seems real and
indisputable. But, for our part, we do
not believe that any American believes
only in himself. They expect nothing
of their own. nor any other government,
and in their business life wish to be
free from governmental interference.
Individual initiative is their main re-
lance. Personality is what is needed
to achieve power, influence and wealth.
SO instead of shouting Yankee i'm
perialismp the youth of Latin America
should start now to change its outlook
on life. Our young people must de-
velop personal initiative, too. They
must free themselves of dependence on
the government, and obsolete the notion
that it can help them solve their prob
lens. The best government has the
least possible to do with the private life
of the people. 1t iuterferes only when
absolutely necessary.
We have heard on all sides 1.-THE
Americans are stealing our lands" Why
do we let them do it? Because the
real situation is this: native Of
some Latin American country has title
to tract of land that he makes no
effort to cultivate. An American ar
riyes. He sees the value of the land
for a certain crop and offers to buy it.
In most cases the price offered is gen.
erous, more than the owner ever ex-
pected to get. so he takes it. He thinks
the American is demented. Then, after
awhile, this unproductive land has be-
come a magnificent ranch or planta-
ton, worth 10 times what it was before.
The original owner regrets his bargain
and envies the success Of the new
purchaser. He considers all Americans
robbers and imperialists.
Men and women are educated practi-
cally in North America, while in Mexico
and South America we have much
book learning, large vocabularies, but
no individual initiative. We should
adopt something Of the North American
practically, and learn to solve our own
troubles, not expecting the government
to do everything for us.
German History
OF America Is Exhibited.
Berliner Tageblatt.--A most interest
ing historical exhibition was consum-
mated recently in the Wintergarten.
Films, or at least portions of them, were
exhibited showing the development of
moving pictures from the very inception
of this dramatic invention. And it
must be confessed that the early pic
lures, before all sorts of mechanical de-
vices were used to make optical lilu-
sionS, had an appeal and beauty tnat
has not been surpassed in 80 years, for
that represents the age OF the moving
picture in the year Of 1880.
The spectators showed their appre-
citation by tumultuous applause. as the
whole science of scene projection was
evolved upon the kindergarten stage
by that exponent of such universal en-
tertainment and instruction, Herr Max
Simultaneously. He showed the proto-
type of the screen picture, mace WIN
light rays; the silhouette and the sta
tionary views of the magic lantern.
From them he progressed to the ear
lier forms of the .cinematograph;
the "Serien-A pparate," or illuminated
panorama unfolded vertically upon
the stage, and rolled from one cylinder
to another by a crank operated by the
lecturers assistant. After the "Serien-
Apparate" came the "Bioskope," or
genuine moving picture, in all essential
respects the same as we know IL To-Day.
This is the original machine which
gave to the world the first moving pic
lures in that glorious presentation, last
ing week in the Autumn of 1895.
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Peruvian Journalist
Dies at Age of IS.
Ell Concrete, Lima Recently there
died in this city at the age OF
IS years Don Jose Antonio Miro
Quesada. the illustrious publisher,
who, for a period of 40 years, d.
rected the destiny of Ell Concrete.
The death of this parsonage of i'm
maculate honor and Incompatible abil-
ity has plunged all Peruvian Journalism
into the deepest mourning, because it
was in this country that Don Jose de-
voted ali the years of his life to so
noble, yet thankless, a profession, and
especially because he loved Peru as his
own country, an affection 90 profound
that II withstood on only too many oc-