Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-07-20
Honduras Joins San Salvador
In Attack Upon Neighbor
on the West.
Central America Again In a State o,
Revolution, After Five Years of
Planning and Work by Discon-
tented ones-Nicaragua May
Also Join In.

, from san Salvador says that Hondut0l
O has declared war against Guatemala
|. According to this same message the
B following proclamation has been circu
lated in Salvador:
. General Bonilla, commander of the
Salvadorean army, has repealed the
Guatemalan forces at Matapama, in
Salvador, ten miles east OF the Guate-
malan frontier. The victorious army
OF Salvador retained the positions
captured from the enemy.
The declaration of war by Honduras
on Guatemala. brings third state ac
lively into the Central American trou.
BILE which has been progressing with
more or less severe fighting and blood
shed for month or more Honduras
and Salvador are now arrayed against
their neighbor on the west. Nicaragua
and Costa Rica are the only two coun.
tries still passive and 1t has been
said the former is about to take part
in the fighting.
The present trouble in Central Am.
erica has been brewing for a Ions
time. For the past five years the revo
lutionists In that country have been
planning, intriguing and preparing fol-
the overthrow of President Cabrera
and in their efforts to this end they
have not failed to appeal for support ,
to certain elements in Honduras and
Salvador, working on the national
Jealousies for the first place among
the several states forming Central
America. President Cabrera has been
hRrshly criticised by his enemies
They declare he rules with extreme
despotism, that no mans life is safe
under his administration, and the
country morally and economically is
going to the dogs. under his unwise
and Ill advised course.
On the other hand President Ca,
brera has declared this revolutionary
movement to be inconsequential and
that the governor would promptly put
1t down.
President Cabrera's term of Office,
in fact expired in 1905. He has, how
ever, insisted on holding office.
Cabrera's army is said to have nc
faith in him. The pay Of the soldiers !
has often been In arrears. The fight '
ing men of the states of Central Am t
erica are little more than automatons :
to be led into battle, to shoot, to
charge and to be killed at the com
mand Of their officers. The army OF 5
Guatemala is in fairly good shape t.
There are some 1000 professional sol L
Hers in the republic with $4,000 able .
bodied men of service age The re-
serves amount to about 10000 men II
vas reported that Guatemala had So IL
100 men under arms near the Saliva d
Ior boundary. k
The revolutionists are said to have b,
lenty Of fighting men, arms and am IL
nunition, and they doubtless have in.
AIDED the frontiers OF Honduras, Sal d,
ador and Mexico during the fighting al
gainst CABRERA. They are headed by al
eneral M. l.. Barrillas, a former pres he
lent Of the country, who has the as tn
lstance of Generals Castillo, Pined til
nd Toledo. Guatemala is little larger
ian the state of Ohio. It's population
go per cent pure Indians, the re
lander chiefly hair castles and c.
nall portion of pure European de
,ent
~ ne trouble between salvador and
is an outcome of the pro tn
Tess of the revolutionists in their tb
forts to Gust Cabrera They have
vaded Salvadorean territory and co
latemala claims have received actual Thu
pport from that government While feI
} actual declaration of war has been TIL
ads between these two countries, a ole
att OF war practically exists. All IN,
citizens between IS and mr..
years OF age have been called on tc rar
In the ranks. and martial law has an,
en- declared. M
The statement has been made that b.,
lvadcrean regulars are fighting pr.
tn the Guatemalan revolutionists bis
t President Escalon of Salvador has
clared that his government was OBJ
wing strict neutrality and had moth.
, to do with the revolution IN 1
atemala. his
The revolutionists appear so far to her
We had the better Of It, They have
blurred and held several towns and -
the movement progresses and sue per
Ids their ranks are constantly be XIII
strengthened 10
The army of Salvador Is described son
consisting of 5000 men, and the "
itia OF is, 900 men. In case of wal ann
itarv service Is comnuIsory from ban
10 5o vaors ~ ags her
'bs areo Of tho ren,hl;c &c astirot. was
ut about & 600 square miles tact