The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-27
UNION OF REPUBLICS.

Tho First Stop Taken Toward tho Confed.
Grafton of Central American Countries.
0iny End In Their uccnmIng Ono Nation.
WARRINGTON, d, c.. May 2G.-New
troatics, Of far reaching importance
havo recently been made between
Nicaragua aud Honduras. and official
copies have jus. beOn received In Wash.
ington. Tho treaties have bocn under
negotiation for some time. and wero
finally put into effect by proclamation
on the 18th OF Inst month.
They are tho first practical stop to.
ward tho formation OF n Central Amor.
lean nation out Of Nicaragua, Honduras,
Guatemala, Salvador and Costa Rica.
Tho first troaty forms n offensive
alliance against common enemies. 1t
oblitoratos commercial frontiers so that
foreign goods once admitted to one
country arc FREQ 10 enter the other. An
express provision is mado against the
possibility OF war between the countries
by au article requiring differences to bo
adjusted by arbitration by some gov.
ernncnt on the American continent.
Article SO Is the ono looking TO the un-
ion in q single nation and is as iollows:
THE high contracting partie, SOL
emnly declare Tint they caunot aud
will not consider as foreign the other
Central American countries. and that
they will labor constantly to maintain
the family bonds and the greatest cor.
dialiiy in their rotations, making COM
mon cause with them in case OF war or
difficulties with foreign countries, and
mediating in their international rola.
tions. To this end the present treaty
will be submitted to their consideration,
inviting them to subscribe to it as q
common Central American treaty until
the arrival OF the day when they shall
be incorporated in a single nation"
Tho detailed features OF tho treaty
show the closenoss OF the alliance now
formed between Nicaragua md Hon
duras. Article binds the governments
to unity their foreign policy, to act
jointly in matters concerning Central
America and to endeavor to bring about
the uniformity and harmony with the
othcA EONclHILcHko VI SClll III AllcEiCu.
The article plodging mutual olen-
sive and defensive alliance is as follows:
Both governments declare that there
shall exist between them defensive al
lance in case Of foreign war, and an Of
tensiye one against common enemies"
Article ~ arrlnges plan Of arbitra-
ton affecting all Central American
states; succeeding articles agree on uni.
form postal, tariff, and other laws, uni.
form diplomatic representation abroad,
etc. In every way possible tho bound
AIRY line is wiped out, and the countries
form 4 complete polic.ical union or
alliance.
There has been more or less conjec-
ture as to the formation OF n Central
American nation. but this treaty ap.
pears to be tho first practical step to-
ward Its accomplishments Its proclalna.
ton at Tegucigalpa, on April l5, was
followed by meeting at Managua oil
the ministers OF Salvador. Honduras
aud other republics with view TO carry
out article IS ior the acceptance OF the
treaty by all of tile countries. The text
oil another Observation-Disclosures treaty
has also been received. 1t provides for
the arbitration OF their boundary oues-
tion by n com mission. 10 be chosen by
the two countries, and il an arreemen.
on the commission is not made, then
Spain is constituted final arbitrator.