Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-21
PEACE TREATY SIGNED
GUATEMALA, SALVADOR AND
HONDURAS NOW AGREE.

dispatch from San Jose. Guatemala,
last night saws: A treaty Of peace between
Guatemala. Salvador and Honduras was
signed TODAY on board the United States
cruiser Marblehead on the high seas on
the Guatemalan coast
The peace commissioners Of Guatemala
will be landed today.
The commissioners OF Salvador and Hon.
duras will be landed at Acajutla early to-
morrow.
The members OF the American legations
will land at the respective points where
they are accredited.
There was a strenuous discussion and
some difficulty in reaching mutually ac-
ceptable conditions. The Mexican minister.
Senior Gamboa. was active in assisting IN
bringing about an agreement.
The peace commissioners adopted resolu-
tons thanking the Presidents of the United
States and Mexico for their Intervention
The State Department last night was adj
vised of the signing OF the treaty of peace
by the representatives of the belligerent re-
publcs aboard the Marbiehead. A cable
gram was received from Mr.. Merry the
American minister to Salvador, Costa hicA
and Nicaragua. announcing that treaty
of peace had been signed on board tne
American warship. In his message Mr.
a
himself and Mr.. Combs. the American min
lister to Guatemala and Honduras, which
message had not reached the State depart
ment last night. This message, II is De-
lieved. gives details to the conclusions
reached. and Is awaited anxiousty by the
officials here The department has no ad-
vices as to the details of this treaty or the
extent of the settlement of the questions.
Washington officials last night expressed
great qualification that a; peace pact was 30
promptly agreed upon. The agreement
reached today is referred to tonight by ON
Gals here as the treaty of the Marpleneao
and they expect it to go down in history by
that name.
While the Washington officials are not ao-
vised of the terms of the treaty or the aues-
lions solved aboard the Marblehead, they
assert full assurance that the action Is
sufficient to assure peace In Central Amer
lea. and that they regard as the matter OF
first consideration
The international or political questions, II
is understood here. are yet to be solved
and it is pointed out that these may De
brought before a commission or the states
Immediately involved. or might possibly De
matter for a congress, composed or rep
resentatives of all the Central American
states. to consider.
Nothing was received at the Navy De-
partrnent last night to throw any light upon
the conference aboard the Marblehead. ana
1t was stated that Commander Mulligan OF
that vessel would do no more than report
the movements of his vessel, leaving II 10
the American diplomatic representatives to
report to Washington any news OF the
treaty. .-..-
Mr. Munoz the Guatemalan minister, was
advised by newspaper men last night of
the signature of the peace treaty. He said
he had received no official advices since his
announcement regarding Guatemalan repre-
sentation at the peace conference.
The President Gratifed.
President Roosevelt was unofficially in
formed at Oyster Bay last night Of the
signing of the treaty of peace between
Guatemala, Salvador and Honduras today
on board the American cruiser Marblehead.
The news was very gratifying. but 1t was
said no statement would be given uot by
the President until word OF the successful
culmina ton of the negotiations undertaken
by the United States and Mexico reaches
Sycamore Hill through official channels.
This will probably be today
History of the Trouble.
The Central American war. which made
fair to involve four or more republics In
addition to tho two originally concerned
Salvador and GuatemaIa-began In May
with the departure of expeditions from Sal
vador to assist a Qua temalan revolution,
under the leadership of Gen. Toledo. En-
gagements with varying results were fought
between the insurrectionary forces and
those of the government of Guatemala I'M
til salvador entered the CoHtllct
A little later a Guatemalan force entered
Honduras the result being to array that
republic on the side of Salvador.
The moment the trouble passed beyond
the phase of an internal disturbance the
government at Washington set about insti-
tuting measures for the re-establishment Of
peace The cruiser Narblehead was ordered
from Panama to La Libertad. with direc-
lions to report to Leslie Combs, American
minister to Guatemala and Honduras, and
Mr. Combs and Mr.. William L. Merry. min
lister to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Saliva
dor were instructed to use their best en-
deavors with the bellgerents to bring the
war to an end At the same time David
e. Thompson. American ambassador to
Mexico. was instructed to make such rep
reservations to the Mexican government
as might enlist It's efforts for the same end,
MeXico'S desire for peace between its neigh
bors being well known. Mexico entered
heartily into the project, and its diplo-
matte representatives in Guatemala and
Salvador We're instructed 20 cooperate with
Ministers Merry and Combs.
Guatemala. Salvador and Honduras agreed
to an arnlistice, beginning at . o'clock on
the morning of July is, in order that rep
resentatives of those governments might
meet with the American and Mexican diplo-
, mats board the cruiser Marblehead to
consider terms for a treaty of peace The
conference began July 10. the cruiser being
then on the high off the coast of Guate-
mala. the Marblehead being practically ncu-
trail territory. The negotiations proceeded
expeditiously with the result that terms
mutually acceptable to the three republics
were arranged July 20.