Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-04-12
Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Waahlngton. d. w Service.


Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington. d. C.-WNU Service.
DEACE has been promised to
Nicaragua with the signing of a
pact recently between the reb-
els who have caused turmoil for
several years. and the central gov
eminent.
Next to peace, Nicaragua's great
est needs ara improved e of
transportation and communication.
At present the national railway sys-
tenn consists of a line, some $50 miles
long, running from the principal
Pacific coast port Of Corlnto, via
Leon. to the capital city. Managua,
and on TO Granada and Diriamba.
A 24-mile line linking Lake Mica
ragua with San Juan del Sur, a
few private lines, and a three-mile
steam tramway swell the republics
total railway mileage to 1876 miles.
In wet weather most Of the roads
of the country r traversable
only by ~ox-cart, but some 5000
miles of surfaced highways have
been completed or ire under con-
struction.
Although Nicaragua Is the largest
state of Central America-about
equal In area to New York state
its population Is only equal to that
of Pittsburgh, Pa. Three-fourths of
the inhabitants live In the noun
famous and upland western half of
the country.
The history Of the republic Is q
chronicle Of the sufferings of the
masses. principally of mixed Span
ish and Indian descent, under ka-
eidoscoplc changes of government.
It Is recorded that In one period of
10 years 1906 persons In succession
exercised supreme power-an aver
age period of control of hardly
more than two weeks per rulerl
Among the most dramatic Incl
dents of Nicaragua's past was the
William Walker episode, which In
a measure paralleled the Macmillan
tragedy In Mexico. During five
years of his tempestuous career this
young American adventurer became
In turn ~"llberator." virtual dictator,
president, and a refugee from Mica
ragua. Twice arrested and deport-
ed by United States forces, he was
finally made a prisoner by an officer
of the British navy and was sur
rendered to the Honduran authori-
ties. who tried and condemned him
to be shot. He was executed Sep
TENDER IL, 1860.
Twice has Nicaragua felt the pun
tive force of European powers
in 1875, when Germany blockaded
the republics principal ports to
force the payment of an indemnity
Of $4,000 for an alleged insult to
a German consul, and In 1895,
when Great Britain collected $751;
900 damages for the arrest and ex-
pulsion of one of Its consular off,
cers at Bluefelds. who had been
charged by Nicaragua with conspir-
acy against the government.
Should Prosper With Peace.
The United States has repeatedly
endeavored to bring peace out of
the Nicaraguan chaos. and United
States marine were stationed In the
republic Internationally for many
years.
When Nicaragua's political par
ties eventually permit, or are Co
creed into permitting, the populace
to settle down to cultivating the
country's rich banana lands, her
coffee plantations, her cacao groves,
and her cotton fields, there is no
reason why this largest Of the Cen
trail American republics should not
become one Of the most prosperous
The agricultural wealth of Mica.
ragua constitutes only a part of her
natural resources, for there is q
magnificent growth of mahogany
and of other cabinet woods In her
forests, and her hills are rich In
gold and silver, while on the up.
land plains there is excellent pas
turage for thousands of cattle.
The most striking physical fea'
lures Of Nicaragua are her chain OF
volcanoes. lying parallel to the Pa.
cihc seaboard, and her two great
lakes, Managua and Nicaragua, the
latter being the largest sheet OF
fresh water In the Americas south
of Lake Michigan and north Of Lake
Titicaca In the highlands Of 30
livia and Peru.
Nicaragua enjoys the advantage
of having almost at her door ar
eager customer for all her agricul
tural products. The United States
buys two-thirds Of all the republics
exports, and In return the latter
purchases ~three-fourths of her i'm
ports from us.
Three of Nicaragua's cities have
frequently basked In the news spot
light-Managua, the present capital
and Leon and Granada, each o.
which have aspired to become thu
frst city. particularly since tn,