Show THE LATCHSTRIXG OUT Guatemala Invites Immigration EI peciall i from tIle United States sxntl Europe Washington March 5The Guatemalan Guate-malan minister Mr Lazarlo Arrag referring re-ferring today to recent exaggerated country and unauthorized said reports regarding Our immigration laws are liberal but they are hardly so liberal as has been stated Guatemate welcomes immigration im-migration particularly from tIe United States and What Europe we especially desire is an Increase In our agrarian population Guatemala con1 itains some of the richest and most fertile fer-tile farming lands on the American continent All persons desiring to locate lo-cate there who have been previously authorized by the government agent are furnished transportation at half rates on the Pacific mail line of steamers steam-ers from San Francisco and Panama I is purposed also to establish a new line of steamers between New York and Puerto Barrios on our Atlantic coast This line will be subsidized by the Guatemalan government I hope it will be in operation within sixty days The establishment of this line Is the result of our increasing trade i with the United States and in pursuance pursu-ance of our new Immigration laws will be most liberal |