The record-union., 1896-11-26
Costa Rica and Guatemala Expected to
Join the Union.
Under the Articles of the Agreement
Signed, Each of the Three Re-
publicS Constitutes Itself a State
All Questions of Dispute Arising
Between the States to be Hereafter
Settled by Arbitration.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2J.-OficiaI
notice is given by the Honduras Gov
ernment through the Universal Postal
Union that by virtue of the compact Of
the Central American Union signed by
the Governments of Nicaragua, Saliva
dor and Honduras, each of those three
republics has constituted itself a State.
These States, it is cited, form one re-
public under the name of the Greater
Republic of Central America"
The Honduras Postal Director-Gen-
eral says it is expected that the repub-
lies of Costa Rica and Guatemala will
join the union.
Following are the most important az
ticles of the treaty:
Article 1.-The republics of Nicara-
qua, Honduras and FL Salvador Will
form in the future only one political
entity to exercise its transitory SOW
ereignty under the name of the Repub-
lica Mayor de Centre America. This
denomination will continue until the
republics of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
voluntarily accept the present arrange
ment. In which case it shall be called
the Republic of Central America.
Article II-By this present agree
ment the Governments that will sign
this document will not renounce their
autonomy and independence in direct
ing their own affairs in the interior:
and the constitution and secondary
laws of each State will continue i'll
force in all which is not in opposition 70
the present stipulations.
Article III-To render more COM
plete the arrangement of Article I.
there will be established a diet COM
posed of a member who is a property
owner and one substitute, elected by
each one of the republics signing the
compact. The resolutions of the Diet
will be adopted by majority vote and
for its relations to the other Govern
ments they will choose annually among
themselves those who will serve as the
representatives. The same diet will
have the power to arrange the neces-
sary laws for the exercise of its func-
tions.
Article IV-The forma ton of the
diet will have as its principal object
the preservation of harmony among
the nations herein represented and 10
maintain relations of friendship, rati-
flying for this purpose the treaties or
compacts which may be necessary. In
all the treaties of friendship which this
diet may ratify there shall be express
ly written the clause that all questions
arising shall be settled without eXcep-
ton, by arbitration.
Article VI-All of the questions that
may arise in the future or that are now
pending between the undersigned re-
publics and foreign nations shall be
quickly passed upon by the Diet in ac-
cordance with the data and instructions
to be communicated to it by the Cow
ernments interested.
Article X-The naming of the Dip
lomatic representatives and Consu5
and the reception and admission of
those accredited with such powers de-
wolves upon the Diet.
Article XII-The Diet will continue in
session successfully one year in each of
the capitals of the republics forming
this compact The order of session in
each city shall be established by lot.
Article XIII-The exchange of these
resolutions was ratified in the city Of
San Salvador the 10th of last month,
the anniversary of the glorious liberty
of the Republic of Central America,
and upon the same date the Diet estab-
liShed