The sun., 1895-05-25
CENTRAL AMERICAN UNION
The Proposed Alliance OF All the Republies
boundary Disputes.

WAsHINGTON. May 24.-According to advioes
received here Il Central American union with q
Chicf Executive and national Congress- each
of the five republics retaining their separate
antonomy-a union. in short. modelled on that
of the United States. and which has been the
dream of the advanced Central American states
men for the last half century-seems now to be
in a fair way Of realization. Tho new impulse
given to the movement dates from the recent
occupation by the British forces of Coriuto,
This satisfied the Central Americans that their
only safety against foreign aggression lay in an
alliance of all the republics-an alliance which
will nccessitate the obliteration of all local
iealousies and the formation Of a compact union
for their greater interests and protection.
The educated classes In Central America have
long favored such a union. but the prejudices of
the masses have been difficult to overcome, and
1t is this element which has proved a stumbling
block in the way of Its success Late reports
from Central America show, however that all
classes of citizens are now beginning to appre-
ciate the necessity of federal union and the
campaign of education that is now in active
progress 1t is believed, will be followed by graf
flying results. 1t may be, a distinguished
Central American expressed 1t to-day several
come in less time; but that il viii come he had
not the slightest doubt
low as II result of the boundary dispute between
Sicaragua and Costa Rica are authoritatively
ueiicu. me 4HlchraBuan government cabled
its representative here. DR.. Guzman. on Mon
day last that the reports were without founda-
tion, and that the most cordial relations existed
between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. II would
appear, however. that the Nicaraguan Govern-
mcnt has not shown the same desire to reach a
Rica has manifested Costa RiCa sent a COM
mission into the field and retained 1t there for q
year. making careful survey of the land in
dispute. Although Nicaragua was bound by the
terms Ts. OF the treaty between the two countries
with the Costa Ricans, 1t did not do So and Tor
this reason the contention is still unsettled.
The claim or Colombia to the control of the
Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua is an old one
Colombia for century has insisted upon her
dav that Gen NJ julia julio Rensifo. pG" the SSre6 Essse
d'Ahaires of Colombia, who returned TO his
native country in January last to assist in sup
correspondence from Bogota. setting forth at
great length COlombia's claim to the Mosouito
Coast. Gen. Rengifo said to-day that the Cow
ernment had sent him number of letters,
which brought him to New York yesterday but
which he had not read and which he might not
have an opportunity of reading for several
days. lie says u bound airy dispute has existed
between coombia and Costa RicR for many
years. which involves a principle analogous to
that in the Mosquito Coast case Colombia de-
sires, first, settlement of the Costa Rican dis
pute. and when this shall have been reached O
precedent will be established with reference to
her claim to the Mosquito coast. Gen. Rengifo
quirc him to lay this matter before the State
Department, the more particularly as the dis
pute Is one which concerns only the two ooun-
tries In question. Should his Government de-
the facts in the case. however, he will do so aS
once.