Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03

Found-Tcrra incognita, named Brit
ism Honduras. by Col Charles Lind
bergh. Owner may recover by describ-
ing property, proving title and paying
for the expedition which made THIS
discovery.
The press dispatch from Belize, Brit
sh Honduras. December 80 contained
this paragraph:
Before Col Lindbcreh could reply
deafcning cheers rose from the crowd
Lindbereh smiled boyishly and bowed
in acknowledgment. He said ne was
glad he had come TO British Honduras,
and iaughingly admitted that there
were a few in America who had never
heard OF such a colony"
British Honduras is the only country
In Central America which is not re-
public. the only one which Is not peo-
pied by I.atns. and the only hold OF
Great Britain or any other European
power, In the great isthmus between
North and South America.
II is about the size OF Massachusetts,
and has population OF 45,3l7, OF
which ] 900 are whites. the rest West
Indian negroes. Maya Indians, CARDS
and o few Guatemalans.
Great efforts we're made Immediately
after our Civil War 10 induce South
erners 10 emigrate to British Honduras
yet the fact that even today there are
only thousand whites In that country
indicates that there was never SIAM
pede In that direction Nevertheless
the climate ts Salubrious, the soil. aside
from mountains. extremely rich and
productive, and the lines Of communi-
cation with the commerce OF the world
almost unsurpassed. considering the de-
velopment Of the country,
-
The chief indigenous resources OF the
region logwood. mahogany and chicle
are not increasing III commercial I'M
portance. Logwood was used for dyes
until coal-tar dyes displaced the sap or
juice Of the tree Mahogany continues
10 be priced In furniture. but 1t Is no
more valuable today than our own black
walnut Chicle Is the base Of our chew
ing gum. and. now that so many OF our
ladies have taken to smoking, how can
| they continue to maaticate chicieP
Honduras" means the region OF
great depths" and, with these staples
losing their demand. the name seems
BETTING to Honduran hopes Tor
modern developments OF bananas ana
sugar and the possibilities OF other ag-
rlcultural production
The total exports in 1913 were So
i26. Us, and In 1921. S3.04o,45 Half
tn. exports are te-exportS ot gooda
originating IN Guatemala ana merely
passing through British Honduras,
The imports IN 1913 amounted To So
| 1875. a6a. and in 1921 tn 50. 343l33 That
does not indicate much progress In the
last IL or Is years. especially In view
~ the fact that the dollar IN 1921 was
valued al only about ~ cents, In 1921
the exports were less than In 1913 and
the imports about xla7, 764 greater
The best customer OF British Hon
duras Is not Great Britain, but the
United States oi America The total
value Of exports Ia the mother conn
try" In lD2i was &40i37e, while To the
United States the amount was 81
007, afa
II Was on the shore ot Honduras that
Columbus first touched the continent
Later Corteg and Alvafad0 Invaded II
| and took possession, founding city ~
| 1897, which was destroyed by "A flood
| ~ 1871 but was rebuilt and named LA
Antigua
In 1893 Il Scotch buccaneer named
Wallace, with his band OF plfatea. dis"
| covered aeeeas Ia the mainland al
| Belize, through dangerous channels
which would serve 40 a safe retreat aft =
er pirationi raid, where war vehaels
could not follow The location became
| known M Waiiece Wallis Wallis ana,
Ms sounded by the Spanish, heiise, Tbs
spaniaids had never really occupied the
| nriuhborhood OF Helike, bu claimed lis
sovereignty until the Scotch pIraiea.
encroaohlng upon and capturing the
| Spanish settlements, Involved Their
mnlhef colintrIcs IN war 1hia was IN
| The reign Ut Cromwell
The inst regular establishment al
English i0gEeis aeeklng lngWnod and
mahogany was made ~ lHhl War fol
lowed IA 1867 hetween Spain aud Ems
| land rea,ltlna IN English Vlrtnry, and
| ~ 1910 spain oeded IN England, Nv
ihe 0odoiphn treaty. The so'eleientY
over all lands ~ America and the Weal
Indies held by Spain ~ that time