1840 Indian Rebirth

Chapter 161 [Essay Contest]

"We should also start our own newspaper like the Cherokee people." Rain said, "But at present, the news agency is only responsible for sorting out news from outside newspapers. I haven't found a suitable person to run the newspaper."

The Cherokee were the first written North American Indians and created the first Indian newspaper.

Horse Whistle also had the idea of ​​starting an Apache newspaper, but as the rainy day said, there were not many suitable people.

He and Rainy Day are more than capable, but they obviously can't support the text output of a newspaper, and they are already busy enough.

Ma Shuo pondered for a moment: "Maybe we can try soliciting essays."

"Call for papers?"

Ma Shao explained: "It is to encourage everyone to write articles, and then select high-quality articles. This can not only select editors for news agencies, but also provide articles for news agencies."

"Our tribe now has 2 people, and there are thousands of people with certain writing skills. We can find some good articles no matter what."

The most important job of Mashao is education, so the popularization of characters in the Apache tribe is extremely efficient. Most people can at least write numbers and their own names, and there are quite a few people who have the ability to write.

Of course, from the perspective of future generations, the so-called writing ability of these people is probably the level of narrative writing at the level of "learning to bike".

Those who can really write a good story in words, or explain the truth clearly, are estimated to be one in a hundred.

After a little thought on a rainy day, I couldn't help nodding: "It's a good idea."

Ma Shao continued: "In this way, we pick out some important news from the past, use them as topics, and let the contestants freely develop around the topics..."

"Winners can get cash prizes, certificates, and the opportunity to work as editors in news agencies, and their work will be exhibited publicly for others to learn from."

"We will also write an article, but we will not participate in the competition, and we will directly exhibit it together at that time."

Rainy day nodded: "Yes."

The two immediately began to pick out news from the newspapers. For Ma Shao, this was also the news he had missed in the past few months.

There are so few things worth noting.

The first was the Great Irish Famine, which sparked ongoing discussions in the international community and was always a hit in the newspapers.

Then there is the US-Mexico War. There is nothing to say about it. It is roughly the same as in history. The US military almost pushed Mexico all the way.

The only difference is that the guerrillas in Mexico are more powerful than in history.

For example, in May, due to the surrender of the upper class, Puebla, the third largest city in Mexico, was defeated without a fight and was captured by the US military.

As a result, the guerrillas directly surrounded the city from the countryside, besieged a large number of U.S. troops to this day, and inspired the Mexicans in Puebla to resist together, making it impossible for the U.S. military to advance to the Mexican capital.

In the original history, the US-Mexico War has basically ended by this time, and the US military has already entered Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.

But at least as of the news from the horse post, there has been no fighting in Mexico City.

If nothing else, the end of the Mexican-American War will be delayed by at least a few months.

Manuel Chavez became the leader of the Mexican Resistance Army. Relying on his weapons and tactical advantages, he led his men to fight everywhere. At one time, he gathered thousands of troops. However, in the Battle of Veracruz suffered heavy losses.

Of course, the U.S. military also suffered a lot in the Battle of Veracruz, with thousands of casualties, which made this battle no longer the U.S. military's "most successful amphibious landing operation in the 19th century."

There are also some news, such as the first congress of the Communist League held in London, such as the first set of postage stamps issued by the United States, such as the declaration of independence of Liberia, known as "Little America in Africa", such as Francis Guizot becoming the Prime Minister of France, such as Germany Inventor Siemens built a company...

Among them, the horse post paid special attention to a piece of news from southern Mexico: Benito Juarez became the governor of Oaxaca.

Who is this Benito Juarez?

Benito Mussolini's name was copied from him.

Mussolini's father and Lin Zexu's father obviously had the same idea, hoping that their children could learn from the man in the name.

However, Lin Zexu obviously learned it.

And Mussolini...

Benito Juárez, the role model Mussolini's father appointed him, was an Indian and a worthy hero.

In the history that the horse sentry knows, Juarez will become the first Indian-born president in Mexican history.

It was this Indian president who implemented the separation of church and state in Mexico, repelled the armed intervention of European countries, promoted social equality, and improved the education and life of Mexican Indians.

This year, Juarez became governor of the state of Oaxaca.

Of course, this does not mean that Juarez will be able to achieve the position of president smoothly in the future. In fact, he will encounter exile once a few years later.

Horse Whistle looked at the news that Juarez became governor: "Have you read the news?"

"I've seen it." Rainy day knew what he thought, "There is no doubt that we need to get in touch with Juarez, and he will become our important ally."

Horse Whistle nodded: "That's right. Soon I will go to Oaxaca, Mexico, and visit Juarez."

the next day.

On the notice board outside the chief's hall, a large notice was posted, with a line of words written in red paint on the top: Apache Communications Essay Contest.

"Essay contest?" People were attracted by the novelty, and many Apaches crowded around the notice board in the early morning, reading the information on it.

"...Everyone can submit articles for the competition. The article should be at least [-] words, around any specified topic, and the subject matter is not limited."

It didn't take long for people to get the most important information.

"[-] dollars for the first prize, [-] dollars for the [-]nd prize, [-] dollars for the [-]rd prize, and [-] dollars for the encouragement prize."

"One hundred dollars!" People always love to stare at the first prize award.

One hundred dollars is equivalent to the income of most people for several months, and now you only need to write an article, [-] words, which sounds very easy.

So people discussed it enthusiastically.

"Hey, can you write?"

"Of course I did. I've been to the upper grades of elementary school."

"I want to write too. I think it should be no problem to get an encouragement award... Ten dollars is enough to go to the drinking bar and have a good meal!"

"The call for papers will end at the end of this year. I have to inform my brother that he is still in Clark Town."

Amidst the noisy discussions, a man who smelled of cigarettes was quietly watching the call for essays on the notice board.

However, his eyes mainly stayed on several news topics designated by the call for papers: "The Great Irish Famine..."

(End of this chapter)