Show statue held symbol of unity of two people senior daniel V del burgo B consol general of chile in this country has given a most interesting description ot the christ of the andes the inspiring sculpture which stands at a mountainous elp ovation ot of meters loot feet on the chile chilean an argentine fron tier says saya the newspaper la verdad verdade of caracas venezuela senior del burgo says of this appealing figure figura that the suggestion for its establishment lish ment camo came from seeing the statue of liberty in now new york harbor it la Is obien seyon meters high 23 feet and weighs three tons it can be seon seen for many kilometers on all the routes connecting the two republics of argentina and chile and to Is hold held in veneration by the peoples of both nations be cause it was brec erected ted in 1902 to seal and commemorate commo morato the peace ful settlement of the final dispute bet between woon the two great greatt south american republics it was wag we the women ot of these theme two countr countries lei who collect i od ed most mose ot of the fu aunda ads necessary to defray the cost of the statue and its transportation and erection and whose influence was most ex arted on respective govern to provide a site bite and perpetual maintenance for tho the monument the ch christ blat of the andes stands la in a Ionel lonely yand and desolate desola i to spot much the same n no 0 doubt is as tho the wilder ness in alif which ch the man alan ot sor rows spent 40 days of hla his life in prayer and fasting yet tho the statue is not really lonely nor deserted but constantly by thousands in their journeys boand to and fro who eau call it too the christ ot or amity for the statue Is the symbol of the bonds of friendship which henceforth and foi forever ever knit these tw two peoples People if together in 14 A a ChrI christian sUan fellowship low ship |