The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

from 10 to Is cents a day. This small
wage is practically all that Guatemala
gets out OF her coffee crop.
Jealous of Americans.
The Germans are very jealous OF
Americans and they are secretly OPP
posing every American investment
They have done this as to all electrical
propositions. and they want 10 Keep
the Americans out of the wholesale
and retail trade. AS il is now the
largest stores belong to them, and
they have their drummers going over
the country. Much of the business is
very profitable. and this is so of all
banking and mercantile enterprises.
The ordinary interest rate is 10 per
cent and the pawnbrokers get per
cent a month. The chief banks nave
franchises from the government, ana
they make loars in return for the right
TO issue certain amounts OF currency
which as l have shown. is worth now
only s cents on the dollar AitoSetner.
there are six banks. each of winch mas
capital ranging from $9,o9o.ooo 10
$40 600 600 in gold. There ought 20
be big American bank here and the
country should be financed by the
United States Under the Monroe Doc
t-ine we have to be responsible to a
certain extent for its business arrange
nents. and TO keep other nations from
enforcing their claims We snail nave
10 arrange for the debts
Some Big American Investments'
Within the past few years consider
able American capital has come into
this country. The Motsgua Valley ana
its banana lands belong to the Uniteo
Fruit Company, which has there many
thousand acres. and about 10000. L
believe. already planted TO bananas
The railroads of the country are In
the hands of Americans and they have
big schemes for controlling the trans
nortation. They will eventually COM
pIete the system in conjunction with
Mexico. and will extend their lines
through the country south Of this TO
the Isthmus of Panama
Americans own the shipping which
comes TO Guatemala The United Fruit
Company has steamers twice week
to New Orleans. and 1t frequently
sends ships to New York Its steam
or, fly the English flag and they have
English commanders, but they are
bough, with American money. and they
: carrv little else but American freight
and passengers. The reason why the
| fruit company uses such steamers Is
b.cause uaoe- the navigation laws All
cleaners sailing Under the A1e1csn
/ aac, must y. built in the United states.
and ships can be bought more cheapiy
. IN EnSland
I The English steamers are not al
wavs satisfactory to the American
messenger. The English captain is
d sometimes inclined 10 be coclSy and to
show his preference for his own coun-
frr. On voyage -ew weeks aeO
an American woman took the AmeTi-
r.~Tr az n
the sidsboard IN the saloon and raised
il IN little higher than the British
aar which decorated the other side
/ she thought this a joke. but the Eng
/ lish captain SId not see IL that way.
ana - thereupon ordered the ste~ar 2
70 null down the American flag and
leave ID the British
American Trade
II the trade h . were rigntiy nan
Tef u night be nOnopolized By the
t-,ericans. but as IL - the Germans
ave more than half as much - we
have and the English are very close &c
fhsn. our exports TO Guatemala rot
t-fwecn two and three million collar
"a year. and Germany ard the Oni'ce
Kingdom each sends over = miiion
Germany buys a great deal more thar
re DO. and the United Ainsooin
most half as much
/ our trade Is rot properly vorkeo
Ne should DO 80 the Germans. W.
should eend drumners here VINO hno.
tho language. ana who have lived lon'
4 enough In Latin America 70 KNOW ~
people We should send oct our os'a
iosues g. The language Of th> ccun
~ ara Mt IN EnElish. - re are nov
doing
saeatiuc - this head So
e-f~rdav from woman "ro oa,s -
travelling On cne Of tne riNeI
a.. - r4~,<InH near the I1r