Evening star

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U. S. Buys Salvador’s Coffee.

In El Salvador, coffee represents

87 per cent of the exports, and the

United States takes 61.8 per cent of

the exports. Coffee, too, is Guate

mala's chief crop, although bananas

are forging ahead, and the United

States takes 69 per cent of the ex

ports. Germany 14. Haiti is another

coffee exporter, coffee bringing in

more money than all the other ex

ports together—cotton, raw sugar,

sisal, bananas and cocoa. Bananas

account for more than half of

Honduras’ exports and the United

States buys 88.8 per cent of the

exports.

The United States takes 67 per

cent of Mexico's exports. Silver Is

the prinicpal export, about a third

of all, and the United States pays

a big, pegged price ff»r silver.

Nicaragua is primarily a coffee and

gold exporter. The United States

takes 67 per cent, Germany 14.

Panama is a banana shipper, and

the United States takes 57 per cent

of her exports. Peru's chief exports

are crude petroleum, almost a quar

ter of the whole: cotton, copper bars

and petroleum derivatives. In 1938

the United States took 26.8 per cent

of the export value, England 20

per cent.

Armistice

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think about that when they have to

present guaranties to a victorious

Germany.”

A special German wireless pro

gram bringing to Berlin the signing

of the peace at Compiegne closed

with these challenging words:

“The battle goes on against Eng

land.”

Just before signing the treaty,

Gen. Huntziger, the defeated

French Army leader, spoke briefly

and solemnly. He explained that

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1940). Washington, D.C., 1940-06-23. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1940-06-23/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1940-06-23.