Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-07


several governments may exist together Va
harmony and may be relieved from those
civil and interrepilblican wars which have
brought SO many evils upon them. The
question is OF tile highest interest 70 the
countries concerned. aud st Is attracting
notice in the diplomatic circles Of all the
governments with which these Quantities
have political or Commercial relations. Our
own relations WIKI Central America ATE
highly important and are always ufiiercou.
sideraiiOn Ia the slafa department
There Is an authentic report from Man
aqua that the new government of Nlca
agua has formally invited the other ne
puhlics to unite with 1t MS members OF
great Central American federation, TO be
established upon broad principles that shall
be mutually acceptable aud shall be main.
tgiued with all the power nj the command
OF the parties IN interest. President Zelaya
recently sent a diplomatic agent to Gaute-
mala 20 promote this object, md It Is nn.
derstood that the agent General Baca.
received satisfactory amount OK cncour.
agement. The facts Ia the case have doubt
less been communicated 70 our government
by DIR. floraeio Guzmau, the Nioaraguan
minister IN Washington. The constituent
assembly is now in session ut Mhnagua,
and The federal project Is to be laid before
it by ZclRya, whose party was successful
In the August elections. There IA, Ot
course. always DANGER that the project will
end IN smoke, As the country Is never safe
against revolution, but II President Zclaya
shall be able 10 retain his power in Mica
ragia he will surely adhere 10 his cherished
purpose OF organizing federation Of ~
publics
IL was believed at ono time that the gov.
eminent Of Sun salvador would present an
insuperable obstacle 60 tho carrying out "
the federal project, but this opinion has
been dispellcd, at least In some measure. by
President E1ota. lie declares that he does
not stand in opposition to the idea OF
federation aud merely objects to the meth
cd OF II that has been proposed. He desires
that the Central American capital shall be
established In his country, and ho demands
certain other concessions which caunot
ehsily he granted by The four other govern
ments He recently held a conference ON
tho subject with the Salvadorean military
leaders, and 1t has been aScertained that
nearly all OF them regard the project with
disiavor. holding that the country should
always maintain an attitude OF complete
independence aud should refuse to submit
to the diotaUon OF othcrpowers In any mat.
ter whatever. President Ezeta may be
able to overcome these objections before
the meeting Of tho general Central Ameri.
can congress
The government OF Guatemala, both un.
der President Barrlos and his successor,
President Reyna, Inns taken ground In IA.
vor Of the federation In recent inter.
view President Rcyna spoke hopefully Of
theprospect OF forming IL, saying that 1t
must be founded in peaceful spirit by
peaceful means and that allowance must
be made for the prejudices and prediec-
tions Of all the countries conscntng 70 lis
formation The population of Guatemala
are anxious that the general congress OF
delegates shall be convened us soon as pos.
slble aud will be represented in It by fed
erationists OF n progressive kind
The government OF Honduras Is even
more DESTROYS Of federation than any other
government, excepting that Of Nicaragua,
The newly elected chief OF state, President
Nasquez, whose predecessor in office was
General Leiya, has given his views on the
subject In direct Language, and he has the
backing of the Hondurasian congress. lie
Is an astute md determined politician, aud
IL Is not improbable that he will take n
leading part In the new movement for the
reorganization OF the public system Of Cen.
trial America
Very little is known here Concerning the
attitude of the government Of Costa Rica
toward the project, but there are reasons
forbelleving that that country will not stand
aloof II II be found chat a federation can be
peacefully constituted President Rod
riguez isnot unaware OF the course OF eyents.
1t is conceivable that the project Of fed
GRAFTON may be carried into effect soon after
the assemblage of tho congress of Central
American republics. II will not be a nov
city in the history Of that part Of tue world.
Seventy years ago u federation was there
formed which lasted for 10 years, and sub
sequently there were several attempts to re-
establish it, one OF which was In 1879, when
the Ave countries held conference in which
the prospects were hopeful for time, but
which closed without securing the desired
result, Washington Cor. New York sun.