The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-07-26
TREATY OF PEACE
HAS BEEN SIGNED
CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLICS
ARE IN ACCORD.
WORK DONE IN RECORD TIME
Commissioners Meet on United States
Warship Marblehead and Com
plete Compact Within Period
Of Forty Eight Hours.

San Jose, Guatemala, July PA
treaty of peace between Guatemala,
Salvador and Honduras was signed
Friday on board the United States
cruiser Marblehead, on the high seas
on the Gratemalan coast.
There was a strenuous discussion
and some difficulty in reaching null
tually acceptable conditions.
The Mexican minister, Senior Gam.
boa, was active in assisting in bring
ing about an agreement.
The peace commissioners adopted
resolutions thanking the presidents Of
the United States and Mexico for
their intervention.
President Informed.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 21.-Presi.
dent Roosevelt was unofflcially in.
formed Friday night Of the signing Of
the treaty of peace between Guate.
mala, Salvador and Honduras Friday
on board the American cruiser Mar.
blehead. The news was very crafty.
ing, but it was said no statement
would be given out by the president
until word of the successful culmina.
tion of the negotiations undertaken by
the United States and Mexico reaches
Sycamore Hill through official chan.
nels.
History of the Trouble.
The Central American war, which
babe fair to involve four or more re.
publics in addition to the two origi.
nally concerned, Salvador and Guate.
mala, began in May with the depar.
ture of expeditions from Salvador to
assist Guatemalan 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, until Salvador formally
entered the conflict 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 beyond the phase of an inter.
nal disturbance the government at
Washington set about instituting
measures for the establishment of
pease.
The cruiser Marblehead was or
dered from Panama to La Libertad,
with directions to report to Leslie
Combs, American minister to Guate.
mala and Honduras, and Mr.. Combs
and William L. Merry, minister to
Costa RIGA, Nicaragua and Salvador,
were instructed TO use their best en-.
deayors with the belligerents to bring
the war to an end.
At the same time David E. Thomp- |
son, American ambassador to Mexico.
was instructed to make such repre-
sensations to the Mexican govern
ment as might enlist its efforts for
the same end, Mexico's desire for
peace between its neighbors being
well known.
Mexico entered heartily into the
project, and its diplomatic represent.
atives in Guatemala and Salvador
were instructed to cooperate with
Ministers Merry and Combs.
Guatemala, Salvador and Honduras
agreed to an armistice beginning at
hye o'clock the morning Of July IS,
In order that representatives of those
governments might meet with the
American and Mexican diplomats on
board the cruiser Marblehead to con.
slider terms for treaty of peace.
The conference began July 10, the
cruiser being then on the high seas
OF the coast of Guatemala, the Mar.
blehead being practically neutral ter.
ritory.
The negotiations proceeded expedi-
tiously with the result that terms mu,
tuaily acceptable to the three repub-
lies were arranged July 20.