The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-29
DOVE OF PEACE
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lean prosperity, sustained by intelu
gence, activity and labor" as were ex
pected, likewise, from numerous Diets
Assemblies and Conventions that hav,
! been strewn along the years of Centra
I American history, back almost to 1872
when the Kingdom of Guatemala
severed its connection with the mother
country of Spain and when there be.
gan to emerge the present govern
ments of Guatemala, Honduras, Saliva.
dor, Nicaragua and Costa Rfca.
OF late years, however, the United
hand One or the other or both have
interfered at times TO stop Central
American warfare. In recent years the
petty frontier disputes, growing out OF
cases of trespass and depredations
produced succession of generals who
had ambitions to be conquerors and
| by the sword to weld the FIVE states
| into an indissoluble union. President
/ Zelaya, of Nicaragua, next to the last
| of the republics in point of popula-
| ton, reduced Salvador and Honduras,
| the second and third most populous,
| when his progress was stayed by
diplomatic representations from the
North
The thirteen lawyers and their col
leagues from the two big republics,
will undoubtedly frame a treaty of
arbitration. At least that is the
prevalent view in Latin-American cir
cles. 1t will probably provide for the
reference of disputes, that threaten
war, to the Presidents of the United
States and of Mexico for settlement.
Just now Central America is keeping
the peace under a truce which pro-
vides temporarily for such an arbitra-
ton. But the treaty to be concluded
in Washington must be ratified by
each of the five little republics. That
is an important consideration.
1t was planned that the conference
should assemble November Is, but that
was found to be Friday. Could a
treaty framed by thirteen lawyers,
who first met on Friday, expect rati-
fication by the Congresses of five re-
publics? Any way it has been de-
cided that the conference will not meet
Friday, Nov. Is, but some other day
thereabouts. The important work Will
really be done not around the confer
ence table, but at private parleys in
hotel suites.
men, of high standing in their own
countries. They will approach the
task in a practical way. Most of them
will be averse to airing the wrangles
of all Central America at the big
meetings, to avoid which there is like
ly to be a general understanding as
to what peace provisions can be ac-
cspted before the conference meets
he AL
over" AS far as possible they VIII
make the general meetings purely
formal.
The Central Americans, not unlike
many of their brethren both to the
North and to the South, are "long
winded." Four of the thirteen are
orators of some note, who will nat
urally desire to sustain their reputa-
tons while in Washington. The ar
may not altogether en-
speech-making. The delibera-
tions will be secret. Most of the dele
gates speak English, but Spanish will |
be the official language of the confer !
ence. Thus far it has been found i'm |
possible to secure stenographers who |
can "take'' Spanish and a stenographfc /
account of the proceedings may not be |
ably will not organize as a legislative |
body, but as a committee, with a chair
man and a secretary That kind of |
an organization is less conducive to /
flights of oratory.
Five of the thirteen delegates are /
''E. E. and NJ. P in Washington
which means that they are stationed |
here as ENJOYS extraordinary and min
=
Joaquin. Bernado Calvo, of Costa Rica;
DR.. Luis Toledo Herrarte, of Guate-
nala; DR.. Angel Ugarte, of Honduras;
DR.. Luis Felipe Corea, of Nicaragua,
md Senior Federico Mejia, of Salvador.
Of these Minister Calvo. by reason OF
his attainments and reputation as an
able, wise, and upright official, will
be the dominant figure. He
las been a long time in Washington
where he has made record for eau
ion and shrewdness. He is an admir-
IT of American institutions The con-
inued maintenance of peace and of a
stable government in Costa RIGA is a 1
natter of pride to him. Unlike many
ther Central American diplomats, he
las kept out of wrangles here at the
apital. He founded the first newspa-
'CI III Ills country anu mas written
topics of public interest. DR..
Toledo Herrarte, the only physician in
he conference, is also a writer OF
treat ability, particularly on scientific
nd educational subjects. Minister
Sorea is the pleasant young man of
society, whom nearly ev-
rybody likes. A few months ago he
vas married to one of the bellies of
Miss India Bell Fleming.
The four notable orators of the con-
erence are Senior Don Luis Ander-
on, who is Minister Ca1vo's colleague
rom Costa Rica; Senior Don Antonio
'atres Jaurequi dean of the Guate-
nalan diplomatic corps; Minister
Jgarte, of Honduras, and Senior Don
salvador Gallegos, of Salvador ANIL
erson, a young lawyer of brilliant at
ailments. is minister of foreign af-
airs, and is one of the four or five
elegates here who also participated
4 the San Jose conference. He has
ad a brief political career, but helped |
materially toward making DR.. Cleto
ionzales Viquez president of Costa
,ica
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