New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-24
CENTRAL AMERICAN UNION
n,scoRp ALREADY IN THE EFFORT ~
FORM UNITED STATES.
-,,,er,-,-rroS NOT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
PEop1E-TRoUBLE AHEAD WIFI
STATE PRESIDENTS.

->,,e-,-r-r,oS NOT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
propr,p-rRoupLE AHEAD WITH THE
STATE PRESIDENTS
$780,. Nicaragua. Sept. 5-The Delegates
~ are daily holding meetings al inns p cor.
- =, dec,dtng on the articles or the w
..,,o 20 he formulated for the proposeu
,as states of Central America to De coii'
the States OF Salvador, Honduras anu -
nava had several serious differences "a" t.
.entatives of Nicaragua anc honou'a' I9,,o,
.onoa instances soldly. or nearly So IN ~
On the views OF the Delegates from odiN'"V' -,
n,,en,,on was in regard to the finances % .'e
onossd Federal Government All the Deles"'
conceded that the Federal Government shou'u
,rol the custom houses and collect t''e mp -.
ties but the Saivadoreans declared 'ha' vi" 49,
:, ~. ,,nrort duties collected from their states
shouid be returned 10 Salvador because nc 49,,
try imported as much. or more as MO"
,yauras combined The convention Voteu dsa"'S'
this however hut the next day. as u'S'u
was evident from protest puoHsheo ~ '"o ,nor
naDers by the Savadorean Delegates t"e WI -.
,,or aeread n order 10 smooth matters over Una.
one-halt the revenues collected oy the 80,
Government through the custom houses II"
S,s,a should be paid TO that State. The SaVaoo'
representatives are evidently not satlsneo WIZ"
several articles that have been aoop'eu ">'
votes by the other Delegates ,,
The members Of the convention nave a."
lives a
nonents OF the will OF the States ana peop'e Vi
ca,,,a6nr Honduras and Nicaragua, and there-
fore ignore the Diet of the Greater hepuo'.
of Central America" which had them appo'"'u
through the State governments VheF "e
really elected as they asserO. and VIII ho' SUNNI
the Constitution nomnally formula'eo ioi Wv
states and people, to the people for approval OF
disapproval ID, A.
Nanv critics ~ the work OF the convention de-
.,ora that when the Presidents of the states are
ordered by the Federal Government on its VI
eanization In compliance with the ne" NO'''''u
fiop 10 deliver UP 10 the FEDERAL 1oVerni''ei. az
,ha cannon. rifles munitions of war ano soldlers
IN the various States. there will be much opposF
,,on and that some of the Presidents will delay or
refusa altogether to comply with the order ana
thus prevent the establishment OF the uiA'eu
States of Central America II is believed tha' 'he
nositions and even the lives OF some OF the f7es'
dents OF the Central American countries depend
solely on the fact that they vigantly control per
sonany or through paid satellites. all the arms
munitions of war and soldiers in their respective
States. .,.
The following are some of the prominent articles
agreed to by the Constitution forming Assembly;
The Name-To he THE United States OF Central
The Federal DisrictTo be composed Of the four four
civil departments of Chinendeea nicaragua. mo
iureca and Morizan Honduras). ana La l MOI.
(Savador) being the land boundary OF the Gun 0!
Fonseca and extending interiorWard 70 me cr eS
NJ tho mountains that face the Pacific ocean, con-
,a,n r over 800 square miles of land and
embracing the excellent ship harbors OF CoI In
nicaragua. La Union Salvador Amapaia 'hoh-
duras). and the Dulf Of Fonseca ,
The Capitalize he, at present AmapaIa. on
Tiger Island (Honduras). in the Gulf Of Fonseca
The Federal Government to select a site. hereafter
i Miin'n the fe's'1' 0''''''' 'O' 30 '''
(Tne Government will most probably select as
the site for the Federal capital one OF the we'll
watered. elevated plateaus in the Choiuteca Noun
tans that overlook the Gulf OF Fonseca. and It's
entrance into the Pacific ocean, near RIO Cholu-
teca, Honduras)
Senators and thirteen Representatives. from each
State. and three Senators and four Representatives,
from the Federal District, elected for four years
The President is not TO be reelected The Supreme
Uomrt is sG INC 10 F Pe Covsrnmeht Orders
Terrtory-The civil departments composing the
the Federal Government. But the States and Fed
eral Government are prohibited from ceding any
o. h IS eVdeny sn eof TO prevent
foreign Power from acquiring the canal route
across Nicaragua ~,.-..-
commission. appointed by the convention s
to meet at Amapala on November 1, empowered
take. all necessary steps have election in
the States December for President. Senators
and Representatives. and 10 naugurate the per.
sons thus elected at Amapala March I. 1899. al
the officials Of the Federal Government
Tho Federal Government Is TO be the supreme
power within the States. and TO be the medium OF
communication between the States and foreign
countries
The arms. ammunition and munitions Of war
owned by each State and all the soldiers are TO be
turned over to the Federal Government on it's
organization
None OF the Presidents of the States nor any Of
the commission 10 inaUgurate the government Of
the union. can be elected President OF the Federal
Union during the term of his Office Any Of the
present Presidents of the States may resign as
such. and run for the Presidency OF the Federal
Union.
The existing State debts are not 20 be assumed
by the Federal Government. at least not at pres