Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-18

Bile to military duty, who left the
pillow share in the mould" etc. and
mustered in their simple dress, "
namely, in most cases, a hat shirt
and trousers. but no shoes. There
were i'm the streets patriotic ora
tons from impromptu speakers
and at the capital. San Jose. dem
constructions against Americans for
our assumed friendship to Panama,
mob which tore down the Pan
anna coat of arms at their consul
late-all about as the people of
large countries do when under the
same feeling, Fortunately the sit
uation was soon relieved by the
prompt action of our government.
The incident served to show that
the Monroe doctrine and the league
of nations as proposed are abso-
lutely inconsistent with each other.
and that we are rot yet ready to
allow Europe to settle American
questions by virtue of putting on a
mask labelled league of nations -
It was fortunate that our govern
ment found Costa Rica was in the
right, as the Latin American ma
tions would have been quick to be-
lieve we acted from selfish motives
if we had decided the other way.
No Color Prejudice.
A Panama paper l saw stated
their claim better than | had be-
fore seen it put-namely that
Judge White by the agreement be-
tween Panama and Costa Rica, un-
der which he acted. had power only
to approve or disapprove the find
ing made by a former arbitrator,
rot to change it. but that he did in
fact change it in favor OF costa
Rica, giving her more land tnan
the former arbitrator had gwen.
Costa RIGA is credited with being
the most promising of the Central
American republics, chiefly through
the higher character of its people
1t is said that they are almost
wholly of Spanish Indian descent
but / have never seen black m
dams and certainly some of the
people to be seen there, aside from
the Jamaica negroes, are coal
black. There is no color prejudice
apparent, in public at least. all
shades sit together in the street
and railroad cars and. indeed, seem
to mingle everywhere without q
thought of color.
In Costa RiCa one can get a
feeling of opulence even without
resorting to drink. The rate oil
exchange is posted each day ana
is about four and one half to one
In favor of the United States.
One who has SIS in U. s. money
therefore gets $22.50 in money
which looks about as we'll ana
makes a more impressive roll.
One American with us who had
relatives living in Costa Rica and
had been spending some weeks
there, covering the war period,
said it was believed the president
would be put out of office with
in a year by force because he
had incurred a debt of two mil
lions, which means about So for
every man, woman and child, in
mobilization, when he should
have submitted the question to
arbitration.
Scenery Is Beautiful.
From Limon to the capital,
San Jose, a distance of something
more than 100 miles, there is a
railroad from there to Puntarena
on the Pacific coast, railroad
of a somewhat less mileage. A
train leaves San Jose each morn
ing from each coast and about
the same time, a train leaves
each coast for San Jose, arriving
at their destination at about A
p. m. in each case. Those are
the only regular trains and it is
therefore impossible to go from
coast to coast the same day al
though the distance is less than
200 miles. The scenery in view
from the railroad from Limon to
San Jose through the valley of a
rapid river ranks with the most
beautiful l have ever seen. The
railroad runs first along the shore
and then across a belt of flat
Jungle land 10 miles or more in
width, then begins to climb,
reaches an altitude of 5000 feet
at the divide and then descends
about 1000 feet to San Jose,
which is on the Pacific slope, a
genuine Spanish built city of
about 10000 people, it is claimed.
1t reminded me of Santa Fe in
some respects, but the likeness
does not extend to all particulars
of course.
Difference in Climate.
There is an almost incredible
difference between it's climate and
the belt of tropical jungle along
the coast, where Limon is stu
ated. There humid heat with
frequent rains prevails, while at
San Jose the country is open,
there is a wet season and a dry,
there is no snow or frost, but in
the evening a light overcoat is
agreeable and yet the heat is
never excessive. Coffee is grown
more extensively than any other
crop I judged, but other crops
flourish and cattle and horses
are raised in large numbers. This
description applies to the high
lands generally and in a meas
ure to the entire Pacific slope
which has the wet and dry sea-
SOILS anu 1T Tic COdol GAIL tHlC
heat but not the humidity with
the consequent jungle growth.
Horses in Evidence.
Horses are still much in evidence
in the highland region. In San
Jose horse drawn carriages and
a trolley line are still the main
reliance of people leaving or TAX
ing the railway trains or riding
about the city and as a complete
novelty to me, milk is delivered
about the city largely by men on
horse back peculiar saddle be-
ing used having a flat top with
place for the man and for a
can holding several gallons at
each of its four corners. The
horses are somewhat similar in
size and appearance to those in
common use in New Mexico.
The only carriage road worthy
of the name which I saw or
heard of was that from San Jose
to Carriage, 10 miles in length
There are few autos in San Jose