The Washington times., 1908-06-26
Day as Celebrated
By Other Countries of America

The ether nations Of America have
holidays, corresponding 70 our Fourth
of July. which they celebrate as their
independence days Most also have fes-
rivals analogous TO our Washington's
Birthday and 70 such locally celebrated
anniversaries as Lincoln's Birthday
throughout the North and West, tho
Battle Of Bunker Hill In New England
the Defense Of Fort MeHenry. and the
Battle Of North Point in Maryland,
Jackson's victory at New Orleans. in
Louisiana; the heroic resistance of the
Alamo in Texas, and others elsewhere
Texas and California besides the
Fourth Of July as a national holiday,
might have Independence days OF their
own. for each. after secession from
Mexico. was an individual republic:
Texas for some years following 1885, and
California for a short time preceding
the final holsting of the Stars and
Stripes on July 5, 1916.
Panama Has Many.
Panama seems 10 beat the world in
respect to number Of independence days.
She has one on November Is. because
on that day in 1871 the isthmus became
independent of Spain; another on No
vember 8. because on that day. in 1903.
Panama asserted her independence OF
Colombia. II the tiny republic ever
comes to be really independent OF the
UniJeu States II may have a third
The Independence day OF Cuba is Off
cially May %. in memory Of Cuba's get
ting rid Of the Spanish yoke IN 1898. But
the people pay little attention to It, for
( they sulk over their subordinatiOn 10
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much independence anyhow
central American republics are In
nensely proud Of themselves and of
lhelr independence. as small nations in
Narlably are Central America rose in
general inSurrecuOn against Spain in
/ III. but the date varied in the different
localities. Almost everything varies in
! Central America except the tedious,
m0notOnous CsnJral-Anerican sameness
| OF the recurTtnt variety Of wars in what
passes for history down there Little
( of genuine interest for the outside world
has ever happened in Central America.
/ Costa Rlca. after q secession from
! Spain on october p, 1851 was part OF
/ the attempted confederation of Central
/ America from 1874 10 $50. then was foI
{ a time united TO Mexico. and finally
I INDICATED herself as a nation by act oil
1 her congress or August So. 1N4S, and
I was recognized as independent by Spain
4 IT. a treaty dated May 10. 1850. being the
/ first Central American state SO rec0s-
/ uized.
/ An insurrection against Spain occurred
/ in Guatemala IN 1871 on March Il
] 1872. declaration OF independence wa,
I made Lnen until 1b-jy Nicaragua. witt
( a brief union with Mexico by way o
{ a cnauge, was nOmiuaIly a member o
/ the Confederation Of Central America
/ and usually at war with most OF IN,
] Clner members as well as internally
On April IL, $50, she set up as an in
/ dependent nation and established her
{ self as such on March q. 1877.
Every Kind in Honduras.
A declaration Of independence on Oc
4 tober 20. IS3S. after the futile attcmpt 4
form a confederation OF Central Amer
ca in Is22, started Honduras on hel
amazirR career OF civil wars and I'D
/ heavals- She achieved her kind OF In
! dependence on January i. 1893. and ha.
Z suffered from It uniuterruptedlv eve
/ since After secession from Spsin f,
1921, on September II. annexation TO an,
separation from Mexico. union with Sal
vadOr and Honduras. Nicaragua inde
pendence was acknowledged By SpaH
IN 1850, IN a treaty dated July p He
population celebrates September Is a
I independence day
Salvador made a declaration Of indie
pendenCe on September .. 1871. Ate
the long failure TO construct a confed
/ erGcy with Guatemala. Honduras an
Nicaragua, she declared herself a sep
l arate republic IN 1899 and estabIfshe
I herself as independent IN I95c vhfc
was confirmed on March 70 1864 by
constituent congress
Mexico. In sharp contrast to the 9ur
nation so 18th Of her. has had much 4
her past % arouse sympathy IN anyone
native or foreign.
Hidalgo's Patriotism Houored.
At Dolores. where he was curate DO
Miguel HidalgC. on September IS, Isl
made the first proclamation OF Mexica
independence Dolores was bat an 81