Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-16
Central Americas Warning Re-
pubIiCs TO Arhitrate Their Diff
ferenCes--NO More BIOOdShed.
AT ROOSEvELT'S WORD.
Army Of Salvador .Obtained viC-
tory at PIatanar, Killing e.
900 GuatemaIanS.
HONDURAS REsENTS INVASION.
That Country Objects to the 0cCup-
ing of Her Territory for Warfare
Tribunal to be Chosen.

WASHINGTON, July 16. - Guate-
mala, Salvador and Honduras have ac-
cepted the tender of the good offices Of
the United States for settlement Of
their national differences.
Once more President Roosevelt has
thrown the weight of his influence to
end a war. The governments of Sal
vador, Guatemala and Honduras have
agreed to quit fighting and submit to
the peaceful arbitration of their differ
ences.
A tribunal composed of disinterested
nations or peace conferees represent
ing the fighting nations will be called
upon to make Il lasting treaty.
1t is stated that while both Guate-
mala and Salvador have accepted in
principle the proposition for peace
conference the question of arbitration
would be subject of future considera-
tion. A fortnight ago there was a dis
position on the part of the belligerents
to arbitrate. The question then was
whether Guatemala had injured Saliva
dor by harboring insurgents on her ter
ritory or whether Salvador by doing the
same thing had injured Guatemala, but
the recent battle with the death of
General Regalado. the former president
of Salvador and the leader of the Sal
vadorean troops, changed the situation.
or boundary question is in dispute the
matter of indemnity. for invasion Of
territory would be a main question be-
fore the peace conference.
A dispatch from San Salvador says
the Salvadorean army on Friday night
again attacked the Guatemalan forces
at Platanar and obtained victory
over them. the Guatemalans suffering
a loss of 1000 men in killed, wounded
and prisoners.
The Guatemalan army which invad-
ed by way of Santa Fe was repulsed
by the Honduran army.
Honduras is making common cause
with Salvador
Honduras has sent troops into Qua
temala, thus giving the revolutionists
strong support.
United States Ministers Combs at
Guatemala City and Merry at San Sal
vador under orders from this govern
ment have approached respectively
Presidents Cabrera and Escalon in an
endeavor to re-establish peace between
Guatemala and Salvador. President
Cabrera informed Mr. Combs that he
IN, f,
peace provided the United States gov
ernment will guarantee that further
hostilities against Guatemala will
cease
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived from President Bonilla of Hon
duras:
Honduras has not declared war.
Guatemala invaded territory without
previous declaration
In reply to a request for a statement
as to the truth or falsity of reports
that Nicaragua has assisted in the war
against Guatemala the following state
ment from President Zelaya has been
received:
Nicaragua has been, is and will re-
main neutral
The following proclamation has been
circulated in Salvador:
General Bonilla, commanding the
SAlvadorean army, has repealed the
Guatemalan forces at Metapam, in Sal
vador, ten miles east of the Guate-
malan frontier. The victorious army
of Salvador retained the positions cap
tured from the enemy"
Up to now Honduras has seemingly
taken no part in the difficulties be-
tween her neghbors. Recent reports,
however, declared her territory had
been invaded by Guatemalan troops in
pursuit of fugltives from the army of
General Regalado, the Salvadorean
commander, who was killed.
The trouble between Salvador and
Guatemala is an outcome of the prog
ress of the revolutiOnists in their efforts
to oust Cabrera. They have invaded
Salvadorean territory and Guatemala
claims have received actual support
from that government.
President Cabrera is in fact usurper
of office, his term having expired III
1905. He has followed, however, the
example of many of his predecessors
and insisted on holding office
The fact that Honduras has been
drawn into the Central American con
tilct complicates the situation.
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