The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-15
DECLARES WAR
ON GUATEMALA
Honduras Joins San Salvador
in Attack Upon Neighbor
on the West.
NICARAGUA MAY ALSO JOIN
CENTRAL AMERICA IN STATE OF
ERUPTION.
NICARAGUA MAY ALSO JOIN

Panama, July 14-A telegram received
here from San Salvador says that Hon
duras declared war against Guatemala
today.
According TO this same message the
following proclamation has been circu-
lated in Salvador:
General Bonilla, commander of the
Salvadorean army, has repealed the Guat1
emalan forces at Matapama. in Salvador.
ten miles east of the Guatemalan from
tier The victorious army of SalvadoTs
retained the positions captured from tho
enemy.
Two Pluck One.
The declara ton of war by Honduras
on Guatemala, brings a third state ac-
lively into the Central American troubles
which has been progressing with more or
less severe fighting and bloOdshed for
a month or more. Honduras and Saliva
dor are now arrayed against their neigh
Dor on the west Nicaragua and Costa
Rica are the only two countries still
passive and it has been said the former
is about TO take part in the fighting.
Up to today Honduras has seeminglW
taken no part in the difficulties between
her neighbOrs-recent reports, however,
declared her territory had been invaded
by Guatemalan troops in pursuit of fu~
gitives from the army of General Re-
SdluO. Tie SdlNduOIdn WHO
was killed in the fighting at Jicaro.
Much Jealousy Exists.
The present trouble in Central America.
has been brewing for a long time. For
the past five years the reVOlutiOnistS i'm,
that country have been planning, in
triguing and preparing for the overthrow
of President Cabrera, and in their efforts
TO this end they have not failed TO ap-
peal 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
harShly criticised by mis- enemies. They
declare he rules with extreme despOtism
that no mans life is safe under his ad-
minlstrat1on and the country morally
and economically is going to the dogs.
under his unWiSe and i'll advised course.
On the other hand President Cabrera
has declared this revolutionary move
ment TO be inconsequential and that the
governor would promptly put it down
President Cabrera term of office. in
fact expired in 1903. He has, however,
insisted on holding office
GuatemaIa's Army.
Cabrera S army is said to have no faith
IN him. The pay of the soldiers has often
been in arrears The fighting men of the
states of Central America are little more
| than automatons to be led into battle.
to shoot, to charge and to be killed a the
command of their Officers. The army of
Guatemala is in fairly good shape. There
are some 1000 professional soldiers in the
republic with 5000 able-boded men of
service age. The reserves amount to
| about 10000 men. 1t was reported that
Guatemala had $1,000 men under arms
near the Salvador boundary.
The revOlutiOnists are said to have pen-
ty Of fighting men, arms and ammun-
ton, and they doubtless have invaded
! the frontiers of Honduras Salvador and
Mexico during the fighting against Cab
rera. They are headed by General NJ l..
Barrillas, a former president of the coun-
try who has the assistance Of Generals
Castillo Pined and Toledo Guatemala
is a little larger than the state of Ohio.
Its population is 90 per cent pure Indians,
the remainder chiefly half castles and a
small portion of pure European descent
Outcome of Revolution.
The trouble between Salvador and Qua
temala is an outcome of the progress of
the revoutionists in their efforts to GUST
Cabrera. They have invaded Salvadorean
territory and Guatemala claims have re-
celYed actual support from that govern
ment. While no actual declaration of war
has been made between these two coun-
tries. a state of war practically exists.
All Guatemalan citizens between Is and
/ 80 years of age have been called on to join
the ranks, and martial law has been de-
clared.
The statement has been made that Sal
vadOrean regulars are~fghting with the
GuatemalaD revolutionists, but President
/ EscalOn of Salvador has declared that his
/ government was observing strict neu-
trality and had nothing 10 do with the
revolution in Guatemala.
/ The reYolutiOnists appear so far to have
I had the better of it. They have cap
/ tured and held several towns and as the
movement progresses and succeeds their
ranks are constantly being strengthened.
Salvador Is Small.
/ The army of Salvador is described as
consisting of 5000 men. and the militia
/ of 1900 men. In case of war military
| service is compulsory from IS to 80 years
/ of age
The area of the republic is estimated at
/ about 5000 square miles, and the total
population is estimated at 1.006S4S. Alb
original and mixed races constitute the
/ bulk of the population.
/ The participation of Honduras in this
/ trouble comes as a surprise. There has
been very little to intimate that this coun-
/ try would go into the fray. A recent dis
patch from Manuel BOnilla president of
| Honduras. to the Honduras consul gen.
/ eral at New Orleans said that the num-
/ Der of Honduras troops on the Guate-
malan frontier had been doubled for the
purpose of preserving peace. The army
| of Honduras consists of 500 men with %
600 militia This republic has an area OF
about $4,000 square miles and a total pop
ulatiOn of something near 100000.
Trying to Make Peace.
The state department at Washington
has been trying to prevent an actual
clash between Guatemala and Salvador,
! and instructions have been sent to Minis
ter Merry at San Salvador and to Minis
| ter Combs at Guatemala to use their good
| offices with the governments to which
they are accredited to bring about a
peaceful settlement of the difficulty In
addition the state department has been
in correspondence with Ambassador
! Thompson at the City of Mexico. and he
has enlisted the active support of the
| Mexican government.
Salvadors alleged assistance of the
revOIutionists in Guatemala caused Qua
temala to protest bitterly TO the United
States and Mexico. and resulted in the
efforts of the United States to avoid
1 serious hostilities.
PEASANTS WHIP CAVALRY.
Tscherkassy, Tver Province, July IA