The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Hovies Play Big Role
in Winning Friendship
OF South Americans
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cially those that overdraw such items
as divorces, gangsters and drinking.
On the whole, however, the con-
structive features more than over
balance the destructive, and there is
no doubt but what Hollywood movies
have brought the northern and
southern continents closer together
MORE FRIENDLY TO U. ).
Thruout all of South America, the
feeling toward the United States is
more favorable than in many years.
This is in a great respect due TO
Secretary of State Cordell Hulls pol
icies with respect to South American
nations, Mann declared. Under Hull,
our attitude has been changed to the
extent that the Marines are no
longer sent to police some South
American or Central American state,
and the new policy has resulted IN
friendship.
In movies, the response of South
Americans to newsreel pictures
pretty largely demonstrates their
true sympathies. Hitler is not liked
and there is very little applause
when he is shown on the screen,
President Roosevelt gets big hand,
but it is Hull who really "brings
down the house" when he is shown
True friendship between the
United States and South America is
comparatively recent. The method
whereby this country obtained the
Panama canal long was a sore spot
in relations.
LITTLE DIFFERENCE
In the main, people in South
America look and act pretty much
as residents of the United States.
Argentina, especially, which is in
the temperate zone, has climate
that parallels ours, with the excep-
tion that the seasons are reversed
1t truly is a white mans country
and there are very few negros
within its boundaries.
Buenos Aires, which is about the
size of Chicago, in appearance is
much the same as any city in this
country. Customs, however, differ
to some extent; traffic, for instance
keeps to the left side of the street
Business men and shop keepers &c
to work about s a. m, but at noon
everyone goes home for lunch. This
creates a very real traffic problem
in the large city.
After lunch, the siesta hour is OBJ
served, and about the middle of the
afternoon business finally is resumed
and closing hours are later than il
this country.
DINNER AT P. M.
Tea is served generally about
p. M, the dinner does not come
until about 8 p. m, and then it US
ually lasts for two or two and one
half hours. Movies adjust thei
shows to make allowance for th
eating customs. One run is shown
early in the evening, before dinner
and the second does not begin unit
midnight.
During his airplane tour of Soutl
America, Mann flew over the Andes
The pass through the mountains, b
way of which planes are routed, i
five miles wide and is at an altitud
of $4,000 feet. Because of the ex
treme height an oxygen tube i
placed at each seat.
South America generally is quit
air conscious, and Italy and Ger
many especially are selling man
planes. AT Lima, Peru, Mann say
800 Italian built military planes
and with each plane was an Italia
instructor Lima, for example,
only five hours flying time from tn
Panama canal, which is quite an in
centive for keeping the good will G
South American nations.
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