The Detroit times., 1913-11-07

to the personal vanity OF their rulers,
or II has been boldly stolen by die
tators and their partners In crime.
.AntiAmericanism Is cultivated by
an organized, systematic campaign
engineered by European commercial
and other concerns. 1t employs men
to write, newspapers to publish and
orators to spout matter designed to
stir up hostility to American inter-
ests. Evidently the European sense
Of decency approves Of such mea-
sures. That this subsidized service
is effective through Spanish America
Is we'll known by all who have spent
time there within the last 10 years.
How eficient this paid and dis
graceful work has been Is shown by
the fact that in most of Nicaragua
smouldering hatred OF Americans is
evident, although American bankers
lent the country $2.000,000 In the mo-
ment OF Its great stress, and In addl-
ton furnished $4,000 per month for
months In succession to exc out the
revenues OF the country, and the state
department OF the United States tried
to effect a loan Of many millions TO
put the country on It's feet.
What would Nicaragua have done
without the aid already given to her?
Nicaragua owned her railroads
many years. As they were property
of the whole people, few OF those
people believed that they might ride
and carry their goods over the lines
without paying, even as they we're
free 70 walk or ride their mules or
drive their cars over the public high
waySe
Women Of the towns along the lines
Of rail were accustomed to NIL their
wide and shallow baskets with fruit,
with cakes, candy or other comforts.
set their baskets on their heads ana
march to the stations. There they
would step aboard the trains, and
walking along the aisles stop to Cos
sip with and peddle to the passengers.
When the next station or some other
was reached these feminine train
boys stepped lightly down to wait
for the train that would carry them
home. That they would pay no fare
was seemingly as little considered as
was the fact that they were null
sance to passengers and to trainmen.
On trains running between Man
women were quite accustomed to sit.
ting in one seat. for which they paid.
and filling two or three other seats
with things they we're taking to or
from market. What matter II other
folk stood, after paying for seats?
Those others would. probably, have
filled as many seats with freight had
they got there first.
Rush hour manners Of Brooklyn
Bridge or Of the New York subways
have their counterpart among the I'M
| tutorcd- Nicaraguenses.
When Americans undertook the
management of this railroad they pro-
posed to stop this grating on the ma
ton for the profit OF the few. Con-
ductors were ordered TO make every
one show a ticket or pass or pay.
II ia current that a conductor
Polish American, insisted upon pay
ment by one OF the lady train boys
mentioned. She refused To pay, and
would not get OF the train; so was
helped on. II IL said that her neck
was broken by her slighting. OF this
! have no evidence. Those who know
these countries know what native
witnesses here are.
| II Is said that tho Same conductor
insisted on payment for three seats
filled BY the freight Of native who
himself occupied the fourth seat. ana
had a right to that orc. The son OF
Nicaragua refused to pay and refused
to put his freight into the car pro.
vided to carry such stun for small
J fees.
! Natives declare that the neck of
this man, also. was broken by his
striking the ground. But there is no
lack OF evidence that a man, who said
he was brother Of the ono put on,
drove knife tho next day deep into
the back Of TINT conductor. who died
Of the wound day OF two later.
Americans working among native
Central Americans In Nicaragua say
that they have lately been told that
a new rebellion will soon break out
and the cheerful Information is added
that their throats will be cut as one
OF the first steps.
| Job Priuting Done Right. Times
| Pp1ut1ug Co., Is John R.-st.