Evening star., 1933-01-14


sages what may be expected soon in
the world of trade or commerce. Wool
is not the chief product OF Argentina,
but 1t has been found over a long period
of time that when wool begins to rise
in value the probabilities are strongly
in favor Of a better business. At pres
ent wool is commanding better price,
and so hopes of a radical improvement
in general trade are rising correspond
ingly.
As yet this trend is not marked. but
a feeling of confidence is gaining
ground and experts are convinced that,
despite what problems still confront a
universal trade revival, commerce has
finally started up the grade. This con-
ception is supported by the knowledge
that during the past few years there
has been much oyefhauling and repair
ing of machinery and very little dis
earding or replacing. Soon all this
equipment used for transportation,
manufacture and production will be
quite beyond capacity for repair, ana
when foreign orders are then placed
for new units. Argentina will again have
profitable markets abroad for all her
own output. 1t does mot seem that
these reciprocal benefits can be much
longer delayed.
y X X
Bolivian Youth Tells
OF Chac0 Conditions.
La Razon, La PaZ-We just had a
very interesting chat with Don Juan
Antonio Rivera, who is home from the
front on a brief furlough. Don Juan
Antonio has given us his impresMpns
of life in the field.
AS is well known to all loyal citl-
gems of La Paz, this young man, IN his
early 20s, enlisted as a private at the
breaking out of hostilities, and in the
short space of three months was pro-
NOTED to a heutenancy by virtue OF his
brilliant behavior in combat and ms
patience and fortitude during the hard
ships of the campaign, on the march
and in the camp. We asked him II
military life was really tough.
Like the effort to accomplish any
other worthy success" replied Lieut.
Juan Antonio Rivera, campaigning
with the army is in no respect an easy
life nor child's play. 1t Is, however,
AN excellent school for hardening
muscles. strengthening endurance ana
developing character. 1t is in the army
that courage, manhood and PATRIOTISM
are brought to their noble and Illus
trious fruition. Only through dlthcul-
ties can we reach the skies
We agreed and asked him If It Is
true, as the enemy has been insisting,
that the Bolivian offensive was weak
ened by the inclemency OF the climate,
the impenetfability of the forests and
the vermin and disease which suddenly
appeared in the midst OF previously un-
infected environments, even before the
Paraguayans had fired their first volley.
Lieut.. Rivera replied that such asSer-
tions were merely species Of the hostile
methods employed to undermine the
Bolivian morale.
Really" he said, these conditions,
especially the first two, are an assist
ance to us. We must not forget that
the Paraguayans are handicapped py
them even more than we are, for they
must operate in the same sector, and
their troops are in no degree as Injured
TO the climate as our own men, partlcu-
larly those from the higher and colder
zones, who from their life on the noun
tain sides are adaptable to any Climate:
As for what are considered the special
dangers Of FL Chaco, this wilderness
is a protection to our forces, as well
as q menacing wilderness. 4 whole |
division can lie concealed in, the tangled
underbrush secure from discovery by
enemy airplanes which might easily
otherwise signal It's location to the foes
artillery. AS for concerted attacks by |
the Paraguayan infantry, such agrees |
forces may await in security the |
proper time to make their own Of
fensive This does not mean, however, |
that We hare not done our share OF |
the fghtinA or that we are dedicated |