The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
TH ENl' \ !. RE Re Publ IC. !.
Fourth Effort In Central America
to Form a Confed deratiion 's


The new confede ration composed of
the states Of Hond duras, Salvador and
Nicaragua, g Tla, recently recognized by our
state department. under the title Of the
Greater Republic of Central America.
is the fourth attempt to unite in polit-
ical brotherhood the small republics Of
Central America. The nucleus of the
present alliance is to be found in the
treaty entered into in May, 1895, oblit-
Grating the commercial barriers be-
tween Nicaragua and Honduras. I'm
that convention it was stipulated that
the two republics should exert their in
fuence upon the other Central Ameri-
can states to bring about a union of all
of them. The movement will not be
complete, therefore, until Costa Rica
and Guatemala are in the fold. In that
event the new nation will be known as
the Republic of Central America. These
states were embraced in the empire Of
Mexico under Iturbide When Mexico
became a republic, in 1924, they dis
solved the Mexican alliance and formed
a federation which existed three years:
Another federation was formed two
years later, in 1929, which had am un-
certain life of nine years, expiring in
1888 by a revolt in Guatemala. Another
federal republic was organized in .1642.
In 1847 union was effected between
Honduras, San Salvador and N icara qua,
and this union met it's fate In the wars
with Guatemala. In June, of last year,
the presidents of Salvador, Hon
duras and Nicaragua agreed upon terms
governing the external, political and
commercial relations of these states.
These relations are to be regulated by
a diet composed of one representative
from each republic, and foreign minis
ters are to be appointed by the diet.
The temporary compact Or constitu-
tion provides that it shall be the OBJ
ject of the diet to- preserve harmony
among the nations composing the fed
GRAFTON and ratify all treaties to that
end; and the congress shall pass upon
all questions arising between foreign
nations and the confederated republics.
The new nation has no capital city, but
the diet will meet annually in each Of
the capitals of the republic, the order
of the sessions to be determined by lot.
The autonomy of the respective repub-
lies In the compact will be preserved:
and local laws will remain operative un-
less in contravention of the constitu
ton. An important feature of the con-
stitution is the proviso that all treaties
Of friendship, ratified by the diet, shall!
contain a. clause providing that all cor.
troversies shall be settled by arbitra
tion. Happily, the recognition of TIN
new confederation by the United States
will create no friction with another na.
tion, and the delicate controversies like
sly to arise between this country and
Spain, by the recognition Of a Cuban re
Hubble, will be avoided In the present
instance. It was only necessary that
our government should be convinced
Of the permauency of tine greater re.
public of Central America to grant the
desired recognition. There are some
outstanding controversies between
Costa Rica and Nicaragua as to bounda-
ries, and Guatemala claims some con-
cessions to her greater size before She
will join the union, but il is to be hoped
that these two states may soon find it
to their interest to unite with the other
states.
Salvador has an estimated popula-
ton Of 100000 Of aboriginal and mixed
races, among whom are 10000 white OF
persons of European descent. The rev
enue is about Sc, 900, 900 annually. Hon
duras has a. population of 45O, 600, de:
seconded mainly from Indians, with 4
small contingent of Spanish origin. Its
annual revenue is about 81, 100000. Ths
population of Nicara qua is estimated at
$4,000, and, including uncivilized In
dians, 100000. The great mass of popu-
lation is composed of aboriginal In.
dams, negroes and mixed races, with q
small infusion of Europeans. The ar
nual revenue is nearly $s,ooo,ooo. The
admission of Guatemala would greatly
strengthen the confederation. It's pop
ulation is 100000, and it's revenue in
1894 was $11, ,S31,81 = Phi1adelphia
Ledger. %
Pitlkeathly Bannock. t
The proportions of butter, sugar
flour and rice -four are the same as for
shortcake, with the addition of quar-
ter of a pound of almonds. (blanched and