Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
BY BEN MckELWAY.

! \ un eve oped natural re-
sources, eager to welcome the
exploitation of its hidden
wealth by American capital. is a
veritable land of buried treasures, and
! the next few years will reveal par
TALLY the great possibilities which lie
there. according to Alexandra Cesar.
country from Nicaragua, and a new
arrival here among the Latin Amer
lean diplomats.
While trade with the countries Of
South America has been increasing by
leaps and bounds, Central America.
because of practical isolation from
to lack of transportation-has
shown comparatively little progress
in obtaining the patronage or atten-
ton of the American business man.
Central America is handicapped by
lack of rail communication between
the five republics, and by lack of
facilities of modern TRANSPORTATION
between the Atlantic and Pacific sea-
! boards. Mr.. Cesar directs attention
to the fact that it takes days. some
; times weeks, to communicate between
places which could be traversed in
a few hours by rail.
Rubber, hardwoods. coffee. sugar.
minerals and oil are found in
abundance within the territories occu-
pied by the five Central American re-
publics, Yet comparatively small
quantities of these materials find their
way to the hands of the American i'm
porters. Ports on the Atlantic side
within three days sail of New Or
leans are passed by vessels which
go far beyond to obtain their cargoes.
Using Nicaragua as an example OF
a land of opportunity, Mr.. Cesar de-
clares that a population OF approx
mately 100000 occupies small part
of a country which embraces terri
tory half as large as France. Great
areas rich in minerals. furnishing an
ideal soil and location for agriculture
and cattle raising, lie untouched and
unsettled.
A railway. financed by Americans.
will be completed in Nicaragua with
in three years. and will connect the
high, interior part of the republic
with Monkey point, on the Atiantlc
coast. This railway will open for
exploitation and development virgin
land Other republics of Central
America are planning railroads, seek
ling in America funds for their con-
struction and going forward on the
work when the money is secured. The
next few years. Mr.. Cesar believes,
Will W1IneSS dH era VI iShoi hoSAS
progress in this direction.
Discussing the proposed union OF
the Central American republics, Mr..
Cesar declares Nicaragua favors the
plan, but his government hesitates 10
approve the union until the states are
, more closely connected by modern
means of communication. A union, he
believes, could not exist under the
present circumstances.
X X X
DIR. l. S. Rowe, director general of
the Pan-American Union. delivered an
address in New York "Wednesday be-
fore the New York Board of Trade
and Transportation. His subject was
! standards of Ethics in Export
Trades"
According to a recent compilation,
! there are Lightweight Brazilian stu
: dents in the United States attending
colleges and universities The num-
Der has been constantly on the in
| crease Brazirs policy has been to
! send the students who make the
| highest records in Brazilian fnstitu-
tions to the United States, paying all
! their expenses while here. Upon their
return to South America they serve as
instructors in the schools and colleges
for specified term. thus repaying
the government for it's investment.
X X
Four members of the governing
board of the American Union are
doctors of medicine, making the
largest representation of that pro-
fession which ever sat on the board
at one time. They are DR.. Beeche of
Costa Rica, DIR. Cesar of Nicaragua.
Dr. Bianchi of Guatemala and DR.. Do
minici of Venezuela.
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The present Latin American situa-
ton is due to temporary influences
which in no way hinder the eventual
development of stronger commercial
relations between these countries and
the United States. according to a sur
vey of international trade conducted
by the Guaranty Trust Company of
/, New York. South Americas newly
acquired trade balance against this
country, accompanied by deprecia-