No. 319. ARCHIVES ORLO STATES Continent, from far off Europe, there comes the vibration of the press before the danger that is advancing upon us.
And from the sister Republics in ideals and aspirations and misfortunes, not one word.
Therefore, Salvador may properly be said to be the trouble maker of Central America, an undeniable fact that is known to every one who has ever resided in this country.
Innumerable friends and acquaintances of mine, some of the best people of Salvador, have often told me that in their opinion all revolutions in Central America would be a thing of the past if these countries were under a protectorate of the United States, and one of these gentlemen said to me only yesterday, very earnestly and emphatically, that the way to bring about such a protectorate would be simply to establish it, and the sooner the better! had hesitated to report this to the Department, but why not say it?
It is the expression of feeling of men of large affairs, with incomes ranging from 50, 000. to 300, 000. per annum men of travel, of education, and of family, whose principal ideal is the proEvery gress, properity, and happiness of these countries.
issue has its side of opposition, or opposite opinions, and this question is no exception to the general rule.
Hence, it may not be altogether unnatural for the suggested protectorate for Nicaragua to find contrary, or antagonistic arguments but from some one of the other Central American Republics, as an unaccustomed innovation, an innovation to which, in a relatively short time, the people would naturally adjust themselves.