The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-31
A PROJECT OF FEDERATION.
1t May Result In n Congress of the Five
Central American Republics.

1t May Result In Congress of the Five
Central American Republics.
All but one of the presidents of the five
republics of Central America have within a
short time expressed desire for the forma-
ton of federal union, under which the
several governments may exist together in
harmony and may be relieved from those
civil and metropolitan wars which have
brought so many evils upon them. The
question is of the highest interest to the
countries concerned. and it is attracting
notice in the diplomatic circles of all the
governments with which these countries
have political or commercial relations. Our
own relations with Central America are
highly important and are always under con
sideration in the state department.
There is an authentic report from Man
aqua that the new government of Mica
ragua has formally invited the other re
publcs to unite with it as members of n
great Central American federation, to be
established upon broad principles that shall
be mutually acceptable and shall be main
tanned with all the power at the command
of the parties i'm interest. President Xelaya
recently sent diplomatic agent to Gaute-
mala to promote this object, and 1t is UNI
dcrstood that the agent, General Baca,
received a satisfactory amount of encour
agement. The facts in the case have doubt
less been communicated to our government
by DR.. Horacio Guzman, the Nicaraguan
ministtr in Washington. The constituent
assembly is now in session at Managua,
and the federal project is to be laid before
it by Zelaya, whose party was successful
in the August elections. There is, of
course, always danger that the project will
end in smoke, as the country is never safe
against revolution, but if President Zelava
shall be able to retain his power in Mica
ragIa he will surely adhere to his cherished
purpose of organizing federation of re
publics.
1t was believed at one time that the gov
eminent of San Salvador would present an
insuperable obstacle to the carrying out of
the federal project, but this opinion has
been dispelled, at least in some measure, by
President Ezeta. He declares that he does
not stand in opposition to the idea of
federation and merely objects to the meth
cd of it that has been proposed. He desires
that the Central American capital shall be
established in his country, and he demands
! certain other concessions which cannot
easily be granted by the four other govern.
ments. He recently held a conference on
the subject with the Salvadorean military
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