The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-11
Our Guatemala Correspondence.
GUATEMALA, Dec. 20, 1919.
Ire PolIcv II England IN gard % Centrai An

GUATEMALA, Dec. 20, lSi9.
IRE PolIcy of England IN regard 10 Central Ane.
rIoa-7Le Deiiorabie State If A6aus in Guaie.
nala-RerOiutrons- French Interference.
Whatever may be the ultimate intention Of the
British government in regard TO Central America,
the rol cy pursued by its representative, Mr. Chat
field, has been most disastrous 90 the general well
fare, as 1t has also ever been TO the commerce of
England with the Central American States The
untlrng interference, by intrlgues, claims, and
blocksdes upon the Slater, has kept part OF tn
community constantly at war with the other, until
The States ct Hondufas, san Salvador and Mica
IaRua are almost reduced TO a state OF bafbarism
and from he recent specimens We have had OF "a r.
Chsthtld's conduct in Costa Rica and Guatemala,
n rs cerisin that they will shortly be reduced the
Gsmt degrading conoitlon, unless the United States
81 America should impose n timely interference,
and cheek the Ubiquitous policy TO which Central
America has been 20 long prey. The great inte-
feet, which manit,sls itself more aud more every
day, the UBneo states have In the welfare of this
county, IL the only hope Of saving US from falling
entirely under the lions paw OF England.
The pretended allie nee between England aud the
savagts (the MosquItos) - but a farce. England
had no more night TO make tfeaties with these sa-
wages than she hes 20 enter the United States to
make utaiies wiih the Indians Bundle John and
all his minions out Of the Mosquito country. lie
cannot quarrel with you. To do so, would be TO
quarrel with his br, ad and butter.
England. through Its representative, hes ever en-
America, Tor which a great number of claims are
Kept cCnttaniy 90 hand, % be USED when dlsObedl-
tnce is manifested 10 her viii. The occupation of
B,lze. the Mosquito country. and, lastly, the Ysla
del Tigre, together with the ceasing efforts to
Keep the county in civil war, more than suiii-
cent evidence To every rejecting mind, that the
Ultimate intention ~ the occupation Of the whole
country ~ Central America The overthrow of
the federal gOvcTnment, with General Mofazan at
lie h. ad. caused BY the same intriguing power,
which may be repeated IN every part of Central
America, without tear of contradiction.
In NY lest. gave you outline o an attack
BY the Insurgents on this city, M which killed
their gene rsL in-c chief, Guzman since which, they
attacked Chlquin.ula, Santa Rosa. and Salama,
bot have met with a severe chas1sement AT each
of the three places, having lost many IN killed aud
wounded. Leon Reymundo, who committed so
many airoCious crimes In the Antigua, was shot by
order If Guzman aud A. Perez. n short time pfevi-
Gus 10 the attack On Tins city The latter has since
fed io N Salvador, to escape similar fate. The
only remaining chief in the field. with anything
hke capabilities To carry on the revelation, Is ko-
befto Etyts. His chances are, however. at a dis
count. moot If his adherrnts having taken serious
ALARM az thef recent bad fortune, and deserted the
standard. The government has been very active
M cutuR 81 the suppes,w which have nearly all been
ltt'tNtd iftm the state ~ San Salvador. Under
al ne circumstances, think the revolution will
soon be concluded. II ~. however. sil extremely
unsafe TO ue'eL Neither goods be forwarded
H'm NE tea.ooefd without an escort Of armed
men Siuce ihe iotutn e General Csrrera. nine Of
our principal citizens have uttered imprisonment
in ne Ctsiie for having aided the insurgents se-
cle ~ ~ ue f'Noiuilon-amoug the number two |
ex-Iu sldebts--tome Of when have s,rre hsen |
,Ni' d, and others liberated after paying forced |
lrfrs.
by far The greater number Of our wealthy msr. |
chants eTe subjects of Old Srain who have sut |
fsftd, from time TO time. great injustice rom the
CONTINENT, such az forced loans, Ne, Sc About
ear sgo, in The midst ~ difficulty IT this Mind
they ItutUhed, in nass, the French Consul Mr.
Chsilsye, sohoiuBg his protection In On Official ca
peciy, which was granted. Many bitter commu.
nicttiUps Tgssed between him and the government,
which resulted m his retirement from the country,
but he hes since been replaced by Consul Gene
nj End Charge d'Ahairs, Mr. Fourcarde, who Is
not without Instructions On the subject. -Four or
Dive weeks ego, ancthtr force loan, the point of
al ihs Span.ards when an unce rsiaDdlng vas come
g., To iue sttci that they not to be again mo-
tested during the Itnding negotiations.