The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-15

; character Of the natives of these re-
! publics is that the corpusule of revo-
luton begins to circulate in their
blood at the same time. The truth is
that Central America is in a state of
anarhy.
| Down in Panama the United States
! owns a strip of territory along the
| Panama canal comprising total area
| of more than 500 square miles. At the
| eXtereme south end of these warning
republics is a constant object lesson
| of good government This strip Of
TERRITORY under the rule of Uncle Sam
has set the people Of these countries
thinking as they never have thought
before, They are studying the ques
tion Of government and Panama as a
result, is willing to enter into such
| coalition. The new republic would
not be unlike the United States Of
Brazil. The people are of practically
the same temperament and the leaders
point TO Brazil as an excellent example
OF what could be accomplished in Cen
trail America. Under the new form
OF government each republic would
surrender some of it's powers but they
would enjoy all the privileges of a
united republic.
Zelaya of Nicaragua has dreamed Of
such a union: Davila and BonIa of
Honduras have dreamed of the union;
and the presidents of Guatemala for
ages have urVed such a union. Until
tine present crisis the only obstacle
in the way of union has been the
belief that the strongest should rule
and wars have been waged in the hope
of merging under the banner Of one
OF the republics. While Uncle Sans
warships are frowning on the coast
cities the belief is rapidly gaining
ground that the six republics can and
ought to work out their destiny before
armed Intervention puts an end to
bloodshed.
Ambassador Creel of Mexico is
in Washington to confer with former
Governor Magoon of Cuba with a view
to agreeing upon some policy to be
pursued by the United States and
Mexico toward the Central American
republics. Magoon has been named
commissioner by Uncle Sam to carry
on these negotiations. Mexico and the
United States are willing to work
hand in hand in bringing about per-
petual peace in these countries and
some definite plan may be agreed up
on before the present conference ends.
That the popular language in Cen
trail America is Spanish, that the
products of all the countries are about
the same, that the interests, CONNER
cially and religious are the same, that
the whole people is disguested with
the state of anarchy which is made
the rule of tyrants possible and that
every citizen, creole, Indian, Spaniard
or Englishman, is possessed OF that
innate love of liberty, points to the
union Of all the republics. Way back
III 1923 Pedro de Alvarado. one of the
lieutenants of Cortes, conquered Guat-
emala and Salvador. The Spaniards
had taken Costa Rica and Honduras
in 1919 and 1922 respectively. Guate-
mala was occupied about the same
time. In 1921 five of them declared
their independence and early in the
following year became part of the
Mexican empire of Iturbide. On the
fall of this empire they formed a
union as the United Provinces of
Central America in 1923. In 1924 Pam
anna revolted and joined forced with
Colombia. In 1889 the Central Amer
lean union was dissolved and the
parts became separate republics. At
tempts to restore the union since that