The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-11
LANDS
SHOULD SURROUND
PANAMA CANAL
William J. Showalter Points
Out Necessity for EncOur-
agement Of Trade With Gen.
trail America.

trial America. 4
washington, Jan il.-In the gen.
'cral opportunity the European war
has brought the United stntcs 10 in
crease lts South American trade and,
at the same time. 10 knit bonds OF In
.tcrest between itself the twenty
South American republics. the coun-
tries OF the Caribbean form a vitality
interesting phnse. n Il peculiarly de-
sirablc that the Panama canal, a.
most Important national investment.
shall be surrounded by prosperous
countries. possessing stable and
friendly governments. william Joseph
Showalter. In q survey made for the
National Geographic society. points
out that CENTRAL America h OF great
potential richness, hat u deserves
much from the war-awakcned de-
termination ON the part 81 United
States business q expand In ats
America. and that good government
alone Il necdful 10 turn his region
into one Of the carth's most favored
lie writes:
"auntamala. Honduras salvador.
Nicaragua, Costa Rica. Panama, cuba
and the n~eighhoring islands are rich
In natural almost beyond
imagination Nowhere else In the
world hes Nature been more 5ounti-
ful In her blessings than Ia the car
ribhenn region Everything that her
her treasure house holds has been
bestowed here with lavish hands. A.
someone has said. II YOU tickle the
ground with "a hoe. Il smiles back
with Il VAN Some ~ these lands are
filled with a wonderful plenty. Others
are In wrctchpd poverty. tn travelling
through them one Is impressed With
the fact that prosperity uhides With
good rule and poverty dwclla with
misrulc.
Honduras. poor. badly administer
ed. and ~undcvclopcd, b. neVcftheies'
blessed beyond measure In NATURAL re-
sources 10 has yust deposits 81 miner
/. ais: untold thousands 81 acres OF %
fret tropical fruit and vegetable
lands of the world. and great areas OF
magnificent coffee a grazing Janus.
Il. with u stable government Il must be-
, come "a land 81 plenty. salvador
across the border. b. prosperous. Al
/, though containing only 1873 square
, miles. % supports nearly 81 hlllll"h
people in comfort and returns % hal-
Z aucc of trade az about ~hd,'uo,"N' 4"
= v.,r Nisprasuu. like Honduras. BE- a
II, moor land tccming with resources ana
I, revolutions. undcyelopod. unsettled
q and hopeless
o ON Costa Uica. cuba. rauamn and
&. Dominican Republic, Hl p"r''-7''-
/. marysIously productive orchard ana
y farm lands. wealthy in their outputs
To- of sugar. tropical fruits. coffee ana
81 curious cahinct woods. every pr't''Ia-
tt,p la being made Co take advantage
n Of the trade opportunities mat ines.
o. ,.uy,,i.s evuart o. derive from the
Is pap.m4 cuual Everywhere boo lh"
II Caribbc4p countries there is uuiicll"i'
% tiau that the canal Dr. going %" hflhk 81
, grrat .trrnm 81 capital for dcNcl-
T. ,pweut purpusps and that am era oil
.r uuprcccdcuted growth and expansion
81 win result lu aiding these c"uniiie'
a.. &, f.u;ze their expectations, the uil
J. cd sintoa uiIl NOT only open up % 'l''
be- fInid for its own produce hhi ''''
viii ~strcnrthcu tho community inter
h. est with the uoighhurs al ITS FA''
r who's, lands surround the titall5 lm'
~ portaut r1uHl
~. United States business has alreau'
20 a large aud growing share "i th'
ts trade ot al, Caribbean lands "
- Guatemala. Honduras Ni''I'sn'
So Costa Uicn. Panama, cuba, % ''''''
n nican Rcpuhiio and liaitt 'u' 'm.
t- ports from the United states i'pI'
ns sent more than uuo hal' 81 ai' ih' 'W'
W ports ntn the countries Ih' Hi'','
N r.rt .f ia, aNuort OF these ouuit iH
NJ .g sent tu tho United states tn" ki'''
Goo trade ,lmp,tIt.fa o' this country ~
ED. L.-.fN. kT.aTYIfF nNNl