12spurs us to action, but take the initiative and take it along these definite lines have suggested, namely, education of an economic nature and development of natural resources through agriculture, and to these we should add the largest possible amount of moral and financial influence.
We may de spise the Germans in this part of the world, but, however, we must recognize the efficiency of their methods and adopt similar and better methods il we should win the same amount of influence which Germany now so strikingly has in spite of their present prodicamont.
OF THE ARCHIVES On the other hand thero 18 every reason to believe that THE NATIONAL Shits all the great world powers now engaged in the present war will, at the first opportunity, put forth their utmost efforts to recover what they may have lost and lay roundations or augmenting their business and propagating their influence, especially in Central America.
After the termination of the war we will be subject to the same exercise of European influence, over every progressive step we seek to take that existed before this world war began.
That influence in the past has defeated our aims repeatedly.
It is now removed in large measure, and we