The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-15
END OF THE MIC
ARACUAN WAR
Especial to the Silver State }

topeclal TO the SILVER State.)
WASHINGTON, October 15.-very
largely through the consistent and con
servative policy of the department Of
state of the United States, the wal
in Nicaragua has been brought to an
end and peace reigns in one Of the
richest portions of the American conti-
nent. The new government of Mica.
ragua is going ahead with its plans to
heal the scars of internecine strife and
rehabilitate the finances and COM
merce of the country. In this it has
the heartiest support of the govern
ment of the United States, which is
deeply interested in the fortunes of
the many Americans who have invest
ed sums aggregating millions of dol
lars in that country.
Sensational stories have come out
of Nicaragua regarding the treatment
of American citizens there in the past.
1t is declared by the state department
that many Of these reports have been
entirely without foundation. Among
those who have claimed American
4 citizenship in the southern republic
4
come at h0me-renegades of one sort
or another; many of them colored men
of no standing or reputation, although
there are colored citizens Of the United
States in Nicaragua who have the re-
spect and confidence of the people
among whom they now live. It has
been possible for any man claiming
to be an American citizen to 90 to the
legation and file afidavits regarding
alleged brutal outrages on his person
or property. Travellers in the coun-
try have been induced to look up these
afhdavits, which often are Of char
acter to make a free-born citizen 3
blood boil at the treatment described.
Such stories have been retailed in this
country, and some have thought that
the state department has been remiss
In looking after the interests and well
fare OF Americans in the Spanish
4 Americans Guaranteed Protection.
The state department has not
rushed to its own defense when state
ments of the kind referred to have
been circulated. However, it has con-
silently made investigations of all
alleged outrages, and in every case
where there was justice ON the side
Iof the complainant, redress has been
secured. An official of the depart.
ment is authority for the statement
that no worthy case has failed to
receive satisfaction. This will be
welcome news to all who have fancied
that our foreign policy has been
weak or futile. Americans like to
think that they can go anywhere and
feel that the protecting influence of
their flag goes with them.
| In the reorganization of the affairs
of Nicaragua every American interest
will be assured the protection it de-
serves. Probably many Americans
have been made to feel during the
past year or two that they were SUBJ
jected to unjust treatment, and that
their investments were of questionable
value. With the dawn of peace this
feeling is disappearing, and there is
warrant for stating that American
life, American capital and American
enterprise is practically as safe and
secure in Nicaragua as it is in this
or any other country. No doubt this
assurance win go far towards en-
couraging the investment of more
American capital in a country which
is offering exceptional Inducements,
and whose resources require outside
aid to make them available.
| Government Economics.
| The administration has not aban-
doned its determination to make
further economies in the conduct of
the public business. The sessions of
the cabinet held during the latter
part of September at the White house
were devoted almost wholly to con-
sidering the budgets for the various
departments and reducing the esti-
mates to the lowest possible figures
consistent with good service. hTe COM
mission appointed to probe into the
manner of conducting the various de-
partments more in line with the best
modern business practices expects to
report how large savings can be made.
Many seemingly small wastes will be
eliminated, and the resulting economies
will mount into large totals. For in
stance it has been found that the paper
ON which bank notes and silver and
certificates are printed need not be
handled so often, and a number Of
clerks assigned to that work can be as
signed to something else at consid-
erable saving. 1t is probable that the
size of the notes will be reduced, and
that saving will also be well worth
considering. Every publisher knows
that to cut the width of the margins
on his newspaper saves him money
in the case of big papers perhaps
thousands of dollars year. One pub
Usher, who will not permit black
faced type to be used in his paper,
saves hundreds of dollars year in
ink. 1t is by such seemingly small
economies that mary big concerns
swell their profits. The government,
which does business on a scale bigger
than any private corporation, is tax
ing the hint and its savings will be in
proportion while the service will not
suffer in any particular.