Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-13
CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR.
USURPATION BY BARRIOs NOT
TO BE PERMITTED.

I
Inuependence-MexicO Warns Barrios
TO Stop-InfOrmatiOn ON the Subject
Asked for in the United States Senate.
LIBERTAD, SAN SALVADOR, March r.
On March President Barrios, of Guate-
mala, declared in the Assembly of that
! country that Central America should con-
| stitute one republic, and at the same time
| he made public announcement that he
would assume command of all the mill
| tary forces of the various States. This
| declaration was accepted bv Honduras
but was rejected by San Salvador, Mica.
Tagua and Costa Rica.
TROOPS WHO DIDN'T GO FAR.
The forces of Guatemala began immedl-
ately TO march against San Salvador
The people of the latter republic rose as
one man to resist the invasion, and YES
terday Guatemala ceased hostilities.
President BarriOs. however, sent n re.
quest TO President Zaldivar, of San Saliva
dor, that the latter country should ap-
point two commissioners who should
proceed to Guatemala with power to treat
in the present crisis. Whether this re-
quest will receive any attention has not
yet become known, Meanwhile President
Laldiyar had telegraphed an account Of
tue situation TO Gen. DIaz, President of
ll-
iluence to prevent blOodshed.
MEXICAN PROHIBITION.
In answer to this the following tele-
gram was sent to President Zadfyar:
"GOur telegram Of March I is UNDER
stood. L have taken the necessary pre-
cautions against any contingency that
may arise. | have telegraphed to Presi-
dent Barrios as follows:
"1Our telegram of March Z, announcing
your determination to declare Central
Americ one republic, to assume Yourself
command of all the forces thereof. has
been received. This declaration has been
made by your assembly only and has been
rejected energetically by your sister re-
publics. These circumstances have
created such antipathy to your course
among Mexican citizens that my govern
ment will be obliged to take immediate
action to prevent the execution of your
threat against sister natiOnalities of this
continent"
The people OF San Salvador are enthusI-
astic In their determination to preserve
their independence. The patriotic feeling
now runs so high that President Zaldivar
has extreme difficulty in restraining his
troops.
NICARAGUA's RUSH TO ARMS.
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, March 12.-Aotiye
war preparations are being made through
Oub IliO country. Inc government has
now several thousand men ready to send
To the frontier.
Strenuous efforts to resist President
Barrios are being made in Costa Rica,
and large number of soldiers are ready
to move at short notice. Great enthu-
siasm is manifested, and confidence In the
final result is displayed.
1t is thought very probable in some
quarters that Guatemala will cOnsiderthe
before affpmnfinQs fya
ures, and that friendly solution of the
difficult problem of uniting the five States
may be arrived at.
SENATORIAL ACTION.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-In the Sem
ate to-day Senator Manderson offered a
resolution which he asked should be
printed and lie upon the table. 1t calls
upon the Secretary of State for such in
formation as the department may have
regarding the rumored attempt of Gen.
Rufino Barrios, President of Guatemala.
to seize upon territory, or destroy the in
tegrity of the Republics Of Nicaragua,
Honduras, San Salvador and Costa Rica,
and to report what steps were being
taken by the government to preserve the
rights of the United States under existing
or pending treaties.
THE GOVERNMENTS POLICY.
Senator Henderson said tonight to the
NEWS correspondent that he considered
our government at least partially COM
mitted to the protection of Nicaragua
from aggression on the part of President
BarriOs, of Guatemala, especially since
we have reason to believe that 1t was the
negotiation Ofthe Nicaraguan canal treaty
which stirred President Barrios up. That
treaty is still pending in the Senate. The
NicaragUan Government has a light to
consider the possibility that it may yet be
ratified. In that state of affairs it is the
duty of our government to interpOse in
accordance with the spirit of the third
section OF the treaty and protect Mica
ragua from President Barrios. If
Nicaragua appeals to us our
interference will have to be given il We
would avoid the disgrace of deserting a
feeble ally in his hour of need. MIR. Man
dersOn thinks that the Foreign Relations
Committee will report favOrably and that
the Senate will adopt the resolution he
offered to-day asking the Secretary of
State for information about the movement
of President Barrios and the attitude of
the administration toward 1t. Ii the
resolution had been adopted to-day the
Secretary of State would not have been
able to furnish the Senate with any news
about the Barrios movement. The State
has no information about il
other than that in the news
papers. 1t is well understood that the
does not take that view of
the Barrios movement and its duty re-
specting it which Mr.. Henderson does.
1t does not consider the Nicaraguan canal
treaty at all binding. 1t does not recog-
nize any obligations to Nicaragua. 1t
does not propose to do anything that will
involve this country in a needless quar-
rel. The President will not initiate either
the ehtangling policy of Arthur or the
lingo policy of Blaine.