Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-17
Prospect for Peace in
Central America. .
American Ministers viii Not
Act as Commissioners
bh NEGOTIATIONS May Be Conducted Aboard
N American WaIship.

washington, July 1.-THE navy de-
u.rtment was informed this afternoon
nv cablegrom from Commander Multi
blehead. at La Libertad, from Panama,
which port he left last Friday night.
BEFORE sailing Commander Mulligan
was instructed by the navy department
10 report to the American minister, Mr..
Combs, at La Libertad. which Is the
mort near San Salvador. the capital or
salvador, In the absence OF Mr.
Combs, who Is entertained at CHAMP
erico. awaiting next Fridays steamer.
Mr.. Brown, the American secretary ana
charge in Salvador, will communicate
with
with Commander Mulligan and that OF
fcer will place his ship at the dispos-
al of the American legation, so that
Mr.. Brown will be in a position to car
~ out the instruction which were ca
b1ed him today from Washington TO
proffer to the government of Salvador
and Guatemala the use of this Amerl-
can warship as a place Of meeting for
the peace commissioners.
Acting Secretary Of State Adee has
not attempted at this great distance
from the scene OF the trouble to arrange
all the details Of the meeting OF the
peacs commissioners, but will leave the
stated that neither Minister Merry nor
task to the American legations. 1t is
Messrs. Combs and Brown will act in
the capacity of a peace commissioner
to either country: they are charged
simply to bring the hostile nations into
friendly relations without further loss
of blood, To that end they will inter-
est themselves In the selection of peace
commissions by the governments to
which they are respectively accredited
and will probably conduct these COM
missioners to the Marblehead and go
with them beyond the three-mile limit
TO sea, and, If called upon, will advise
them In a friendly way.
This IL not the first time the deck OF
q United States man-of-war has beer
the scene Of a peace conference; the
Marietta was thus employed six OF
eight years ago in bringing about peace
between Costa RIGA and Salvador; the
PHILADELPHIA played a similar part al
Panama during the revolution there
about 10 years ago and more recently
Commander Dillingham; brought the
Monticristi insurgents and the Domin
lean government agents together or
IMOntlCTlSI1 anu SeCuiCu pSeASS "a -
deck Of the Detroit.
The important development OF tn
day aside from the offer of the Marble
head was the assurance to the state de
Dartment from President Cabrera tina
Guatemala would refrain from turtle
hostilities II Salvador would undertake
TO do the same, which news was promt
w communicated to Minister Merry a
San Salvador In order that he Nigh
transmit the proposition to the govern
ment at that place.
Another point developed was tina
Salvador and Honduras had entered IN
to an alliance. the nature Of which J
not certainly known. but II IS believe
by the officials here that the purpos
is to agree upon the terms OF peac
that shall be proposed by the two coun
tries to Guatemala. This news came t
the state department from Charg
Brown at Guatemala City. Still an
other cablegram, this one from Minis
ter Merry, Informed the state depart
ment that the government of Hondura
insisted upon being considered alon
with Salvador in the peace negotia
tions with Guatemala. Altogether tn
prospect Of the peaceful termination o
the present difficulty Is believed TO hay
frightened considerably during the DAY