El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

benefited by the visit Of secretary
Knox TO Central America This is SO,
not only of Guatemala, but also Of
Costa Rica and Salvador, and to some
extent of Nicaragua first met the
secretary in Costa Rica and 1 saw
something OF him also during his stay
here in Guatemala He was treated
like a king by all the republics. When
he landed in Costa Rica the governor
of Port LimOn was at the wharf and
a special train was ready to carry him
to the capital There were signs OF
welcome at every station, and the
Costa RiCan flag and that OF the
United States waved side by side
everywhere At San Jose, Mr.. Knox
was given a grand dinner in the foyer
of the $4,000 900 theater. and that
night the seats were taken out OF the
orchestra and the stage raised to give
bali in his honor.
Honduras and its $4,000 Carriage.
The secretary was treated with
great respect in Nicaragua and the
same was true Of Salvador. He was not
able to go to Honduras, but that cOun-
try made great preparations for him.
The officials expected TO bring him
from Amapala, their port on the Pa
cific, over the mountains to Teguci-
galpa. the capital, which lies three
days by stage in the interior, and to
do this they sent to Guatemala for the
best rubber tired carriage and horses
that this country could furnish. They
requested president Cabrera to pick
out the carriage and team, and he
bought them of the American livery
here at a cost Of $4,000 in gold He
sent them to San Jose, the port Of
Guatemala on the Pacific, from where
they were to be shipped to Honduras
The arrangements were such that the
turnout would have reached there in
time, but. alas, in loading the horses
and carriage upon the ship the two
Il
looked and left behind. The next
steamer did not arrive until about a
week after Mr.. Knox had left Salvador
for here, and had he gone to Honduras,
the $4,000 carriage would have been
useless.
Guatemala and United States
There is no doubt but that the Cen
tral Americans are jealous of us They
think their country is the best upon
earth and that the United States wants
II. The better classes, however, realize
that their future is wrapped up in
ours and that the Monroe doctrine is
necessary to protect them from the
nations Of Europe. Guatemala is the
natural field for American capital, and
If it could have good government fair
taxation and protection it would be
the richest country on the North
American continent.
There are many here who tell me
that the GUatemalans do not like
americans DuE II the treatment OF sec
rotary Knox is to be considered, they
think far otherwise. As soon as it was
known that Mr.. Knox was coming. the
president sent out an order over the
country to brighten up the republic
for his advent. Here in Guatemala
City it was directed that all the houses
be given fresh coat Of paint and for
a whole month previous TO his arrival
the painters and whitewa shers were at
work everywhere. The doOrknO1s
Were shincd up so that they glistcncd
like gold, and the brass knobs on the
balconies were treated likewise To-
day there is no brighter town in the
tropics than this. The buildings are
Of all the colors of the rainbow. and
they are rooted with red tiles Owing
to the work done for secretary Knox.
everything looks spick. span and new.
and the whole town shines like Alad-
din's palace, which spranS up in a
night.
TriumphnI March Of Secretary Knox.
The trip of the secretary through
Guatemala was like the triumDhaI
march of an emperor. / was on the
train that brought him over the noun
tains. He was received upon landing
By the chief officers of the army and