The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-15
Declared BY Honduras
Which Joins Salvador
In Fight Against
Guatemala
AS other Central American States Are
Expected to Enter the Tray
Long Standing Trouble
Coming to a Crisis.

/ Faidfna, 1uiy TIN triC9FdtH Waa
received here from san Salvador
which says that Honduras had dc
clared war against Guatemala today.
1 According TO this same message the
following proclamation has been cir
fcuiated in Salvador;
General Bonilla. commanding the
4 Salvadoyean army, has repsIIed the
/ Gustcmaian forces at Metapam, in
Salvador ten miles east Of the Guate-
malan frontier. The victorious army
af Salvador retained the positions cap
ltured from the enemy"
! The declaration OF war by Hondn,
ras upon Guatemala brings third
Estate ac lively into the Central Amari-
can trouble which has been progress
Iing with more or less seVere fighting
Land boodshsd for q month or more
IHondura. and Salvador are now ar
fayei against her neighbor the
west. Nicaragua aud Costa Rca are
| tae only two copnrie still passive
and II Aas been said that the former Is
about 10 take part il the fighting.
I7p to today Honduras had Seems
Iingly taken no part in tine dificalty
between her neighbors, Recent fa
poris, however. declared that her ter
ritory had been invaded by Guate-
malan troops in pursuit. Of fugitiyes
from the army If General Regaldo,
1.-THE Salyadnrean eommender killed In
he fights al Jicaro
Ravolgticn Lonn Planned
Thss present rieabls in Geati'd
Amer en- has been brewing for a long
tino Fo~ the past five yeas revoE-
ticnists in that country have been
planning to oyethrow Pre- ident Ca
brcra. and IN their effor have ap
.pealed for support TO certain clements
I'm Honduras and Salvador. President
Cabrera has hean hdFshly criticized by
his enemies. They declare he rules
with ext,eme despotism. that uo
uan,s life ~ safe nndez his admins
tration ana that the country morally
and economically is goile 10 the dogs
under hi unwise and ill-advisei
course On h ether hand Cabrera has
declared the revolutionary movement
neon fcquential and that the govern
ment would promptly put it down
Cabrera's torn expired in 1905. He
has insisted, however on holding the
office.
The army OF Gautemala is in fairly
good shape There are 1000 profess
ional soldiers in the republic. with
$4,000 able bodied men OF service
age. The reserves amount to about
10000 men. II was reported recent
ly that Guatemala had 10000 men
under arms near the Salvador bound |
airy line.
Many American Adventures.
The reyolutionists are said to have |
plenty Of fighting men arms, and am.
and they doubtless have in
vaded The frontiers Of Honduras. Sal |
vador and Mexico during the fighting /
against Cabrera.
There are said 10 be a number of
Americans siding with the Guatema
Ian revolliioniste. Adventures we're
enlisted at San Francisco and else
where. and dispatches have made
mention of "a contingent Of 100 Amer
cans under General Toledo
The narticination Of Honduras in
In this trouble comes as a surprise.
There has been very little 20 intimate
that this country would get into the
fray.
The army Of Honduras consists of
500 men with 200o). militia. This re-
8ublic has a total populate on Of some
hing under s00Oe0. The army Of
salvad-r is DESIGNATED of 10000 men
md militia rs 600 In case Of war. mill
tarv eervite rs comulsory from men /
rom eighteen 10 fifty wears of age.
u. S. Cruiser ordered ogt.
Tire navy denartment has ordered
he cruiser Marble head to la Bertad. 4
N the cosst n salvador she was NJ
oanaus and should arrive al la Ber-
aid not later than July IS
There is no other American war
hin within p. 800 miles' Of the scene
4 trouble.
War Follows Pe7oe Piars-
Tho present trouble in Cenir7li
ucrica follows tho ua~ticBlar efforts
N The part of Central American
fates 70 end wars uDrisires. revolu-
ions and irsurrec' idnarv pleas.
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