New-York tribune., 1906-07-22

armies within three days; disarmament IN eight
days.
Of political prisonersG general amnesty recon-
mended.
Article 9-vigilance Of emigradOs. in order to
Article ITO negotiate treaty Of friendship,
commerce and navigation within two months
Article 5-Any difficulties over treaty and all
future concrete complaints between the three
countries shall be submitted to arbitration by
the President Of the United States and the Presl-
dent Of Mexico.
Article 8-This treaty is made with the moral
sanction OF the nedisting nations and others as
sisting at the conference-naTnely, Costa tuca
and Nicaragua.
The State Department has no advices to
Just when and where the three Central Aneri-
can nations win hold their meeting TO negotiate
a formal treaty of friendship in accordance with
the articles agreed upon. Neither has Mr..
Munoz, the Guatenalan Minister, any advices
on this subject further than the mere state
uent in the article that the conference shall be
within two months. 1t is believed that these
negotiations may be conducted either in Mexico
or the United States. because Of the formal
recognition by the Central American countries
Of this country and Mexico as arbiters OF their
difficulties.
The recognition in the articles of Costa Rica
and Nicaragua as constructive parties to the
peace conference is regarded by State Depart
ment officials being significant, in that 1t
really makes all FIVE Central American govern
ments parties to the peace negotiations. and
will prevent any complaints which these govern
ments might offer as to the terms had they not
been recognized in the conference.
The State Department has not had advices
which indicate positively that Honduras was
represented in the conference by it's own con-
ferrees but it is assumed that such the case.
1t is not yet known whether Costa Rica and
Nicaragua were represented by their own con-
ferrees or delegated their interests to Mr. Merry.
United States Minister accredited to those coun-
tries.
The closing chapter of the negotiations was
marked by the exchange of congratulations be-
tween the participants in the efforts to termi-
nate the dangerous state Of affairs in Central
America The pIenIpotentiaries themselves sent
cable messages to President Roosevelt and to
President Diaz, as well as TO their home gov
ernments, and President Roosevelt and President
Diaz returned graceful acknowledgements of
these tributes, and then exchanged personal
messages Of cOngratulation- The underlying ex-
preston was that the Marolehead peace pact
would be historical In Central America as 1t GER
tainly would go far to prevent any hostile coll
lision between the small republics for many
years to come constituting, as it does. a warn
ing to each that the great northern republics
have strong and selfish interest IN the MAIN
tenance of peace at their doors. The conference
actually reached its conclusions much earlier
than was expected here It being supposed that
the most that could be accomplished at the first
meeting would be the submission Of propositions
by each side, that would have to be referred to
the home governments OF the plenipotentaries
for consideration and reconciliation. The COM
plete agreement was gratifying to the officials
here particularly in view Of the happy effect
it is likely to Lave upon the Rio conference just
beginning.
The text OF the cable message received last
night at the Navy Department from Commander
Mulligan of the Marblehead is as follows
San Jose July 20.
Conference has terminated. Treaty Of peace
has been signed. Proceed at once TO AcaJutla
Panama, July 21-An official cable message
received here from Guatemala this morning says
that the peace treaty signed yesterday on noaIu
the Marblehead between Guatemala, salvSdor
and Honduras was satisfactory and hohoTAole 20
Guatemala.