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Strenuous Discussion Before a Conclusion
Was Reached.
TO UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
Resolution Expressing Appreciation Of
Presidents Roosevelt and DisA
HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLE
Expedition from salvador Enters
Guatemala to Assist RevoIutionists
and Later HoNduras is
Involved

SAN JOSE, Guatemala, July "a treaty
OF peace among Guatemala, Salvador and
Honduras was signed today on board the
United States cruiser Marbehead. on the
high seas of the Guatemalan coast
The peace commissioners of Guatemala
will be landed today The commissioners
of Salvador and Honduras will be landed
at Acajutla early tomorrow. The members
of the American legations will land at the
respective points where they are accred-
tied
There was a strenuous discussion and
some difficulty in reaching mutually ac-
ceptable conditions. The Mexican minis
ter, Senor Gamboa. was active in assist
ing in bringing about an agreement.
The peace commissioners adopted resolu-
| tons thanking the presidents of the United
States and Mexico for their Intervention.
History of the Trouble.
/ The Central American war, which bade
| fair to involve four or more republics in
| addition to the two originally concerned.
| Salvador and Guatemala, began in May
with the departure OF expeditions from
! Salvador to assist Guatemalan revolution
under the leadership OF General Toledo.
! Engagements with varying results were
| fought between the insurrectionary forces
and these of the government Of Guatemala,
until Salvador formally entered the con-
nict. A little later a Guatemalan force
entered Honduras. the result being to array
| that republic on the side of Salvador.
From the moment the trouble passed be-
yond the phase of an internal disturbance
the government at Washington set about
lnstituting measures for the re-establish-
ment of peace. The cruiser Marblehead
was ordered from Panama to La Libertad.
with directions to report to Leslie Combs,
American minister TO Guatemala and Hon
duras, and Mr.. Combs and William l..
Merry minister to Costa Rica, Nicaragua
and Salvador, were instructed to use their
best endeavors with the belligerents TO
bring the war to an end. AS the same time
David e. Thompson, American ambassa-
dor TO Mexico. was instructed 10 make
such representations to the Mexican gov
ernment as might enlist les EFFORTS for the
same end. Mexieos desire for peace be-
4 tween it's neighbors being we'll known.
Mexico entered heartily into the project.
and its diplomatic representatives in Guate-
mala and Salvador were instructed to CO.
operate with Ministers Merry and Combs.
Guatemala, Salvador and Honduras agreed
to armistice beginning at o'clock the
morning Of July Is, in order that repre-
sentatives of these governments might
meet with the American and Mexican dlplo-
4
consider terms for treaty OF peace. The
conference began July 49, the cruiser being
then on the high seas OFF the coast OF
Guatemala, the Marblehead being prac-
tically neutral territory. The negotiations
proceeded expeditiously with the result that
terms mutually acceptable TO the three re-
publics were arranged July 20.
President Hears News.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y, July 2O-President
Roosevelt was unofficially informed tonight
of the signing of the treaty OF peace be-
tween Guatemala. Salvador and Honduras
today on board the American cruiser Mar,
blehead. The news was very gratifying
but It was said no statement would bC
given out by the president until word Of
the successful elimination of the negotia.
) tfons undertaken by the United States anc
Mexico reaches sagamore Hill through ON
2 cial channels. This will probably be to