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Show THE CITIZEN ACQUAINTED LATIN AMERICA Getting Wakes Up HERBERT HOOVER HAS DONE MORE FOR INTERTRADE ON THIS TRIP THAN ALL OTHER FACTORS WITH Hoover busy t on a trip to Central America and the Southern continent, in an effort to a feeling of good-wi- ll between the United States and our neighbors, the interest of the American people, so far as world affairs are convemed, naturally is directed to the south at this time. More is being printed now in the newspathan ever pers about Latin-Ameribefore. This is right and proper. If we are to have closer relations with we must know the people of the countries to the south of us, and they must know us better. It is generally recognized that there has been a great deal of misunderstanding between Uncle Sam and Latin America. In this respect it is interesting to quote from Gaston Nerval, an authoraffairs. The ity on following paragraph is taken from a special article on by Mr. Nerval in a recent issue of the Washington Star: A new feeling against the United States hegemony seems to prevail in Central America, coupled with a reactionary movement against that which they believe to be Yankee imperialism. It is a matter of history that the United States has on several oc- casions interferred in the affairs of the Caribbean countries, either by armed forces or through diplomatic channels. Marines have been landed repeatedly on the shores of Nicaragua, Cuba, Santo Domingo and Haiti, and even today there are United States forces in some of those countries for the purpose of maintaining peace and order. These interventions were conducted in several instances to protect the lives and property of its citizens; in others to reestablish peace rhich had been jeopardized by revolutionary movements of the natives, and still in others to avoid the danger of a possible interference by any of the European powers against their independence, as was the case with Venezuela in the year 1895. Every step taken by the Washington government in this respect has been criticized and looked upon by the enemies of as a further proof of the pecuniary and imperialistic designs of the United Sttaes in Central America. And even though the United will 'jjtates has so far shown its good and honesty of purpose in such undertaking, however, that propaganda has already harvested its fruit and today evil designs are attributed to the landing of marines on the shores of Spanish America. This is the most serious President-elec- ce-me- nt Latin-Am-eric- an ca Latin-Ameri- ca Latin-Americ- an Latin-Ameri- ca Pan-Americani- sm that things are on the mend again, we should examine into this phase of the situation. We must get better acquainted with the nations of and they must get better acquainted with us. Let us see therefore that they get the real news of the United States and its motives and that they have the proper understanding of the peace and prosperity that we want to extend all over the Western Hemisphere. And doing this it will be necessary to swat the anti-- . American propagandist and show up his motives wherever and whenever he is located. Latin-Ameri- the expenses and taxes chargeable to passenger service were nearly 98 per cent of the total earnings, while the net income was but 2.21 per cent of the total earnings. In the department of freight service, the total earnings were $4,789,-000,00- 0, problem which this country is facing in Central America. As long as the extent of the justice or injustice of these accusations of imperialism against the United States remains unexplained, the problem will continue to hinder and impair the relations of these countries. All of which is well worth pondering over. Undoubtedly the happy result of the Nicaraguan election coupled with Mr. Hoovers visit has gone a considerable distance toward clearing up the misunderstanding in Central America. But it must be noted again that the fog of misunderstanding did not come about naturally. A great deal of it was manufactured, not altogether in the United States and Central America, but in a large measure in Europe and through European agencies. Before the World War Europe enjoyed the biggest part of the world trade with Latin America. Now conditions are reversed and the United States is getting the bulk of this trade. Naturally Europe wants to get it back and through her political agents and newspaper agencies she has been manufacturing the imperialist sentiment against the United States in Latin America, purposely misconstruing our motives in the hope that our trade with our southern neighbors would suffer thereby. Now II of which $3,750,937,000 was deducted for taxes and expenses, and the remainder of $1,038,294,000 represented the net operating income. As a result, in 1927 the railroads got 78 per cent of their total earnings from freight transportation. Seventy-fou- r per cent of their entire operating expenses and taxes were chargeable to it, and they derived from it 98 per cent of their net operating income. These figures are of particular interest at this time, when a movement is on foot to repeal the Pullman surcharge. This surcharge last year furnished the railroads with about As a consequence, without it, the lines of the nation as a whole $40,-000,00- Age. s lines. last year actually did operate their passenger service at a loss. The southern railways loss totaled and that of the western carriers exceeded $36,000,000. Without the profit from the surcharge the loss would have been $16,000,000 and respectively. American Railroads are providing the finest service in the world, in spite of low general revenues, and, in some cases, actual losses. The repeal of the surcharge or any similar action, would, at this time, be nothing short of an economic catastrophe. $9,-500,0- $52,-000,0- shown a steady increase. The new pea is hardy and withstands extreme cold. Its vigorous r. growth allows a heavy fodder The high nitrogen content makes it very desirable as a soil builder and its early growth makes it possible to turn the vegetation under snow, in spring, not to interfere with early cotton planting. It is succulent, a quality resulting in quick decomposition and early release of stored up plant food. turn-unde- 00, 00 TEETH AND TUSKS IN SALE Elephant tusks, hippopotamus teeth and rhinocerous horns changed owners in a sale held recently at Antwerp, Belgium. In all, more than 140,000 pounds of ivory, 2400 pounds of teeth and 286 pounds of horns were sold1) Teeth suitable for making billiard balls, and known as billiard teeth were in great demand. One of the strangest things in the world is why the self-mamai: employs college professors to make his de rons. iiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiL 1 I WHOOPEE I AT THE I G3IG 1 For Christmas D Ostlers Paradise ( Chocolates PROFITS ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL INVESTED YET BEST OF SERVICE IS GIVEN THE PUBLIC. FMLICS a S CHRISTMAS a E a I NEW YEARS I EVE I I E 5 a j NEW YEARS ( S a E Always First Prise at The earnings of American railroads UTAH STATE are entirely disproportionate $1,315,-577,00- statis-tip- that the southern and western ca to the amount of invested capital used for to conclusions according service, reached from a survey of a study recently submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commissihon by its Bureau of Statistics. In 1927, the total earnings derived from passenger service were Operating expenses and taxes totaled $1,315,886,000, leaving a net operating income of $29,691,000. Thus is shown further by the S. C. (AP) The Spartanburg, Austrian winter pea, a new legume introduced in this state in 1924, apparently is a success. A. A. McKeown, district farm agent, says it looks like a real find, and seems to be meeting the legume requirements of the upper cotton belt in a surprising manner. Acreage has 0. would have been giving passenger service at a net operating loss of more than $10,000,000, says the Railway It NEW AUSTRIAN PEA FAIR D May be purchased at ALL FIRST CLASS 0. DEALERS - .. . IT'S ALL IN FUN and were just waiting to date up your parties f niiiiiiiiiiiimiuiiHiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiii |
