New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-26
The New Republic Of Central America,

We published, on Monday, telegraphlc
dispatch from a Washington correspondent.
announcing that three of the States Of Cen
tral America. VIZ Honduras, San Saliva
dor and Nicaragua, had united, and were
seeking to establish relations with the
American Governments This information
NAV be new in the latitude of Washington,
where we are happy to discover, intelll-
eonce, from the outer world occasionally
reaches. even though it be, aS in this IN
stance, two wears after date.
From the period of the dissolution of the
old confcderacy Of Central America, which
went cut of existence with the death of It's
President and ablest soldier and statesman,
Francisco Morazan, (shot by the tactionlsts
Of Costa Rca,) numerous attempts were
made to procure a reunion of the States
which originally composed it. But these
efforts were uniformly and successfully OPP
posed by the agents of Great Britain IN
that country, who fraternized with the old
Monarchical or servlle faction, aud lent
them the most effective aid in resisting the
wishes and defeating the objects of the
Liberal or Republican party. This malign
foreign influence prcdomlnated IN Guatema-
la and Costa Rica, which States, although
claiming to be Republican, are petty des-
potisms. governed in a most arbitrary man.
ncr by military dictators.
san Salvador. Nicaragua and Honduras.
upon several occasions, took steps toward a
Federal Union, under deceptive assurances
from Guatemala and Costa Rica, that they
would cooperate in the movement but when
the Diets assembled, rs they did at Chnen-
daga, in Nicaragua, in 1912; at Lonsonate,
in San Salvador, i'll 1916 and Nacaome, III
Honduras, in lSl7 it was found that neither
Of the Governments of Costa Rica and Qua
tcmala was acting in good faith, but aimed
only to amusc the Republican States of the
center while they should further strengthen
their relationships These three States
nevertheless agreed upon treaties Of mutual
interest, which, without amounting to pos
tive Union, contributed to harmonize their
policy, and give 1t common direction.
Such was the state of things in 1919, when
Mr. lIlse was dispatched by Folks Admins
istraton as Charge d'AfIaires to Guatemala
lie was instructed by his counsel and adj
vice, should suitable occasions offer, to pro-
mote a reunion of the States which formed
the Federation of Central America These
instructions were also made part of those
which were given by Gen Taylor to his sue
cessor. Mr. Squier This gentleman reach
ed Nicaragua in July, 1919, and upon the
both of August following he wrote to Mr.
CLAYTON, (see H. r. Docs. 3lst Congress,
lst Session, No. ~ "that between Hondu-
duras, San Salvador and Nicaragua much
cordially PREVAILED and that d" treaties ex-
listed which bound them together in very in
innate relations"
This relationship continued Mr. Squcr, at
may be suspected has resulted rather from sense of
injuries from common source often create, than
from positive good feelings between the States for
II Is Nell-known that on more than one occasion at
ptuCCs not very remote. they have been drrdyed
against each other ~ deadly strife For Il number Of
years however they have been al peace, and the
CrCachmenis and prosecutions 10 which they have
been subjected, have had the double effect Of show
ing them their weakness and danger, while nam
tanning an isolated position, and Of destroying that
foreign and uninCndiy influence which had pre-
Iiou>iy only been exercised 10 iOment anI sustain
dIscoTi among them. As consequence their exte-
nor policy has lately been the same. and copies Of
all correspondence relating TO lt have been freely
exchanged. TINS common bond, II would seem,
might be strengthened 80 70 unite them INTO a
permanent coniederacy. Upon tins point 10 Obe-
ClenCe not less 20 my inclination than my instmc-
tons, have addressed the nclOsed circular letter
90 the several states
In this letter the American Minister OBJ
served that it was IS the desire of his Gov
eminent that some consolidation of the Cen
trail American States should be effected. be-
heving. as it does, that their general inter-
ests would thus be promoted, and they be
enabled better % resist the encroachments
and thwart the designs Of foreign and un-
friendly powers"
Under these auspices the Government Of
Nicaragua took the initiative coward a new
union or consolidation. Its advances were
met. in the friendliest spirit, by San Saliva
dor and Honduras the States Of Guatemala
and Costa Rica. under the direction Of the
English Agent, Mr. Chatied, not only
standing aloof, but using every effort to de-
feat the proposed measure The Commis-
sloners named by these States met in Leon
on the lst Of November 1910, and on the
Sth Of the same month signed the bases Of
Confederation, the nature of which i, thus
set forth in a dispatch of Mr. Squier to Mr..