Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-21
CENTRAL AMERICAN FEDERATION
Costa Ricn Not DESTROYS Of Changing
Her Condition Just Yet.

Her CONDITION Just Yet.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 2O.-The Cen
tral American members of the Pan-American
party now touring the country were some
what disturbed by a cable dispatch conspicu-
ousy printed in New York paper con-
cerning the troubles between the states of
their country. The dispatch sets forth that
Costa RiCa would not become part of the
Greater Republic of Central America, be-
cause Of the belief that the proposed fedora
tion of the five states of the country was
merely a political scheme, that strained re-
lations exist between Costa Rica and Guat-
elnala, and that in spite of Costa Rica'S pro-
tests the other four states San Salvador,
Honduras Nicaragua and Guatemala, had
agreed to the proposed union and selected
President Iglesias as the first president of the
diet
Mauro Fernandez, a fnancier and lawyer
| of San Jose, Costa Rica, who is one of the
| delegates, is perhaps the best informed man
| on Central American politics in the party.
When he saw the dispatch ne said
THE question in regard to the federation
| of the Central American republics is an old
| one. After the independence Of these repub-
| lies had been won from Spain in 1921 a
| federation was made which included the
| whole five states. but not long after that
| the federation was dissolved. There were
| two parties, the separatists, who wanted in
| dividual independence for each state, ani
the federalists, who demanded union. The
! struggle resulted in triumph for the sepa-
! ratsts. In 1S4l one Of the federalist leaders
| General Moranzan of San. Salvador, in at
! tempting to restore the old order, invaded
| the republic of Costa Rca. The political
party there supported and proclaimed him
president of the republic, although he was
| not a native of the state But Costa Rica
| was not then ready to enter into any consoli.
| dation or bear the yoke of a foreign gov
| ernment. MoranZan was contaminated.
| Ever since then Costa Rlca has showr
great reluctance to participate in any con
| soldation. Popular feeling is against it, al
| though the classes, who understand the ma
| ture of a federal government and the i'm
portance of uniting all the Cenertal American
| countries into one nation, support the pTopo
| sitiOn. The only question is the good faitt
| of tho leaders of the various states. 1t s
! fact that if the leaders Of these five repub
lies, including Costa Rica, wished honestly
| to work tor federation, in spite of petty
interests and local aspirations, the fedora
tion would rise and live.
Salvador has worked more for fedora
| tion than all the others, for although Guate
mala, in 1855, declared the five republics
united there was no union by the consen
| of the five. but an attempt by General Bar
| rios to unite them by forge. All the othei
republics rose in arms against it, the Guate
| mslan forces were attacked at Chalchuapa
and Barrios died in the field and the scheme
| with him. San Salvador, Nicaragua ant
! Honduras are most working for federation
| but Costa Rica is at peace and thriving, anC
/ We want no change. In no case VIII u be
scheme of private ,partiesi but an effort t
| strengthen the Central American countries
| The best people of Costa Rica would favor {
| federation, but not until then"