Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-28
NICARAGUA,

zclaya seems to have left Nicaragua
lor good. and the new president is
said to have taken hold of the affairs
OF state with Wgor The treasury. of
course is empty Presidents of Central
American republics, when compelled
to vacate, are generally found to have
conducted their administration on the
principle OF leaving nothing in the
treasury. just as the local "Ameri-
can party officials do And so the
treasury. is empty. But for all that.
for Nicaragua better days will be
dawning.
The country has great natural re-
sources. The chief product is coffee.
Last years crop amounted to 1900.
coo pounds. The sugar production is
new, but the yield is already valued
at over a million dollars. There are
mines producing gold, silver and cop
per, and quarries of valuable stone.
The yield of bananas is increasing.
The government has leased the to-
bacco industry to a syndicate for
twenty-four years, from 1908, for
100000 year. There are many rub
Der trees. both wild and cultivated.
Mahogany and cedar are among the
country's exports. The product of the
native camphor tree may be greatly
Increased. A country with go many.
and varied resources. and a congenial
climate. only needs a good govern
ment.
me foreign trade of Nicaragua for
lFOS Is said to have boen rather less
IN value than in 1906. The figures for
the latter year were exports, s4,231.-
oz7, and imports. s3.4OS.S29. or the
exports the United States took s2.4s2-
fS5, sending In return Sl.914.9e1 of
Imports. The remainder of Nicaragua,s
foreign trade was chiefly done with
England and Germany. Coffee con-
sti'uted the leading Item of export
bananas occupying second place. fol-
lowed by gold bullion. rubber. mahog-
any, cattle, hides and cocoanuts I'm the
order named.
The present constitution of the coun-
Try dates no further back than 1905
The legislative power IS vested in =
national assembly composed of one
chaInoer, the members OF which arc
elected by popular vote for a term of
six years. the chamber being, however
partially renewed every two years. The
executive power Is exercised by tho
president OF the Republic, assisted by
cabinet OF five ministers, or sec
retlFiPC n nj
elected by direct vote for a term Of
Fix years, every citizen over eighteen
years OF age being not only entitled
but obliged to vote. There is no vice.
president, but the Assembly elects
three so-called "designados," one of
whom takes the Presidents place in
case Of absence or disability The Sec
retaries OF state are appointed by the
president
Zelaya has held office only since
April II. 1906. and 1t SENS that his
IDEA was that the government was his
personal property. Not only was he
despotic In his administration of home
iffairs. but he carried this disposition
into his relations with foreign coun-
rles and manifested utter disregard
'or international courtesies and obli-
cations. The execution of the two
Americans was but a measure OF per-
sonal revenge. If the new president
Will learn wisdom from the mistakes
81 his predecessor. he Will give to the
country broad-mindcd administra-
Ion under which foreign capital and
enterprise will be encouraged and the