Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
SAY TARIFF WOULD~1
BE TRADE MENACE
Legislation
officials Believe Emergency Legislatfon
Would Hurt Relations With r"-''
South America. sss:s:

Inauguration of a modern and effec-
tive banking system. ! Asa
The political difficulties will be PAL
triotically solved in Cuba, by the
Cubans themselves" the .minister
says. Claims brought by both poaiti-
cal parties are now being passed, Npon
by the judiciary. and whatever the
courts of Cuba decide will surely be
periodically accepted by all con-
cerned." 70 ynsB
Full publicity now attends all finan-
government and the people of the re-
public are furnished each month with
information relative to the condition
of their governments treasury by re-
ports. published in the government
newspaper. !. sggs1
The new policy. according 10. Dr.
Julie Bianchi. Guatemalan minister 10
the United States. is effectinE an 1sn-
portant economy in the conduct. Of the
government.
The monthly report published In
September. which has reached Wash
ington. shows that the total income of
the government during that month
was so per cent greater than sdurtug
the same month OF the preceding
year. The total increase. according
to the report. was 6,16s.43S pesosI.rf
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Surgeon General NJ. W. Ireland OF
the Army has written to Ptesidept
Porras. of Panama, and giEens his
support to the, pror
posed Gorgas Institute for SreseRreh
in tropical diseases. which weud be
located in Panama City as a memorjal
to the late Gen. William c! Gofgss.
The Surgeon General is one ofyasnum-
Der of prominent medical menein. this
country who have promised the gov
eminent OF Panama their COOPERATION
in establishing a fund for the, fnaip-
tenance of the institution.
Senior J. E. Lefevre, secretary or the
Panama legation. is doing great
deal Of work here in connection, with
the proposed memorial and he reports
his efforts so far have been fmaftved
with success. ss,a,
Mr. Lefevre will be one of mum
Der Of speakers who will take part In
memorial exercises to Gen. Georgas
now being arranged to take place
January 16 at the Pan-Amerfcan
Union building. Others who probAbly
viii p speak are the amhasses9rssef
Pezet: DR.. Carlos Manuel de Ceepedes.
and Dr. Don Rafael H Elizalt}ta mini
lively. 'ns>S4o
= ers -
Senior Alexjandir Cesar, Nfcaraguan
minister, will go to New York this
week to complete the final negotia-
tions for loan of $4,000, 900, Advanced
by New York firm of bankers to. the
Nicaraguan republic for the eonstruc-
ton of railway. approximately hfty
miles in length, to run from5th in
terror to the Atlantic coast Of Mica
ragua.
now is under way, and workhees. the
railway itself will begin within, a
short time The project is regarded
as one Of the most significant a1aaer-
takings by the Nicaraguan- govern
ment in recent years. 1t viii open
interior, and will provide ..ffifeiept
transportation from the coast tp-the
Lake OF Nicaragua.
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Increased use of the Panama. caffal
by vessels of all nations. withs1rIica-
tions that developing commerce, he
tween the United States. Europe and
the republics of South "A ff<rfea
located along the Pacific cpast may
overburden the canal. is leading. TO
speculation over the probability of
reviving the proposal to connee1: che
Lake of Nicaragua with the, Pacific
ocean by a canal. and at the SAME
time make navigable to vessels 164 Sll
types the San Juan river. which -9ews
from the lake to the ATLANTIC ocean.
This plan once was regarded as
feasible, but later was abs RdoHed
with the decision TO build the Panama
canal. The San Juan river Is about
fifty miles long. and now is fiHvieabae
to -bottomed river steamers which
ply between the Alta ntic coast and the
Lake of Nicaragua The distance from
the lake to the Pacific oceansis -ahont
twelve miles, over country through
which the construction of a canal
would not be too difficult. sfi@s 80
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Henry M5Hiil. formerly in the diplo-
matte service of Panama, has COM
pleted pamphlet regarding tbsi his
tory of Papama's Independents. in
which he discusses the mutual rights
of the United States. Colombia sand
Panama in Central American territory.
Mr.. Hill is a student at the George
town University, and he has dedi-
Gated the pamphlet to Rexs$. ,ali
Creeden. s. J.. president Of the uni
Sers''s *. Ia uxa |,
Ecuador is planning the cohetfue1
ton of modern highway fyonrsth4
port of Esmeraldas toward Quito, copt
Meeting at Santo Domingo de los
Colorados with a road alreadyslup
ming from there to Quito. The road
will be the shortest route between
Quito and the sea and will open for
development about 1900 900. AGrss ef
land. covered with virgin forests.
generally level and about 2.606- Feet
above the sea. The concession of the
lands is said to be very liberal and
secures to the constructors OF the
road the right to something Hke
SOC, 900 acres of the land. rs5 ScE