Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-06
CENTRAL AMERI-
CAN LOAD HEAVY
United States Spends Much
Money in Looking After
Sister Republic.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July g.
The recurrent problem of Central
America still confronts Secretary
Knox's administration like the ghost
of the White Mans Burden" and
the state department, which is of a
mind to wind up and take a demol-
Ishing whack at it, is pausing to
know just how to whack.
Secretary Roots policy of benevo-
lent education conducted on the dip
lomatic settlement work plan has not
had the desired effect. The little
brown-or are they white?-broth-
ers down on the tropical end Of
North America are cutting up worse
than ever. There are rumors Of rev.
OlutiOns, riots, disturbances and
every variety of civil unrest, which
come to Washington in kilograms
from consular and diplomatic officers
and the banana route from Mobile.
President Zelaya, of Nicaragua,
has practically run the American dip
lOmatic representatives out of Mic
aragua.
Honduras is in the habitual state
Of chronic unrest.
Guatemala is in the hands of a
despot.
Salvador and Costa RIGA are in
constant fear of being swallowed ur
by the neighboring tyrants.
The state department files are full
Of the claims of American citizens
The condition is so unequivocally bad
that 1t seems the question is not nov
how 1t is going to end, but when?
Next November the new home OF
the bureau of American republics,
which represents $75O,0OO worth of
EFFORT on the part of Andrew Carne-
gle to induce the Central Americans
10 enter into the grand movement fol-
peace, will be dedicated to its high
mission. 1t is a nice marble palace
and We may be sure that John Bar
rett Will make a great occasion of the
dedication, as he invariably does, but
the people down in the revolution
belt, civil employees and insuTrectos
and the few plain people. don't seem
70 care much about it,. 1t is safe
bet that when the Costa Rican, Mic
aaguan, Guatemalan, Salvadoran
and Honduranian ministers wave
tnelr silk hats as their particular flag
noated in the breeze, the folks
down home will be awaiting a chance
10 start revolution in their neigh
oors back yard while they keep an
eye on the front door.
This Central American burden is
costing the United States a pretty
penny every year. At the present
ume nve naval vessels are required
% 90 patrol duty along that tropical
Aao perpetually disturbed coast
laese are the Dubuque, Albany.
Neksburg, Paducah and Marietta
WIN S2S men in the combined crews
iaese draw in pay alone about s4O,-
wy month. There are besides the
Omeers. the cost OF maintaining the
"ssels' coal and other items. Con-
Aaerins everything. it costs the Unit
y states about 1890, 900 a year to
a'eh over Central America-which
oesnt include the upkeep of And
s Carnegie's $4,000 peace insti-
.saOn In Washington. The net result
- Oeen a lot of claims against the
governments, continued disorder
so.h there and increasing disgust
despair here in Washington.
mere is growing disposition to
strange things to make theAgame
- Tor this very expensive candle.
cse'ary Knox Is reaching out for
se and South American BUSH
There are opportunities for
Investment of American capital
central America, which is COM
'eiy a virgin field. All that is
- LILY is few more gunbOats to
@' the rapacious presidents
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