The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
Armed Intervention Re-
pugnant to Presi-
dent DiaZ.
All His Efforts Directed
Toward Friendly
Mediation.
Has No Navy and May
Fear Zelaya'S Future
Power.

Mexico has declined TO join with the
United States in an armed Intervention
10 stop the war in Central America.
Il is understood that such an an
nouncement made public by her min
lister OF foreign affairs. has been Off
cialliy conveyed 10 The state Depart
ment.
Uncle sam is now at his wits end. lie
is confronted with the embarrassing
alternative of invoking the big stick
without the desired support Of President
Diaz or permitting the disastrous con-
lict between Nicaragua and Honduras
and her ally, Salvador, to continue I'M
I'll the intercession of foreign interests
brings European warships into Central
American waters.
II tie United States in UNFOLDING the
Monroe Doctrine is forced TO stop the
war. the action will undoubtedly undo
all the good accomplished By Score
tary Of state Root in his friendly tour
through South America last summer.
That visit was made for the express
purpose of alIayiHg the weu-known
fears OF the Central and South Amer
lean Republics that Uncle Sans attitude
toward Santo Domingo and Cuba was
but the first step toward a general col
onization policy on this hemisphere.
Mexico for Friendly Mediation.
Mexico has been working hand in
hand with the United States up 10 this
time in an earnest effort 10 restore
peace She is still laboring with us. but
her tenders win be purely those Of
friendly mediation"
The State Department has refused tn
admit that armed Intervention has been
in contemplation. The announcement of
The Mexico minister Of foreign affairs
would seem TO give fun confederation
as he declares that Mexico viii under
no condition join the United States in
joint Intervention between Nicaragua
and Honduras. Should President Rose
Welt decide to intervene. he viii be
Obliged 10 act Independently"
Diaz Fears Future.
Tt is believed that the ambitious Pres
ident Zclaya, of Nicaragua. has given
President Diaz TO understand that he
desires 10 reap the fun benefits Of his
hard-fOUght battles, and that. fearing
future complications growing out of pos
sible seeds Of hostility. Diaz considers
discretion The better part of valor. He
has no navy. While the United States
would in this case furnish the army
and navy, Mexico Would not care 10
place herself in a position where she
might in the future have 20 call on
the United States 70 protect her from
Nicaragua's aggressions.
The United States is using every pre-
caution TO prevent damage to foreign
interests in Honduras and Salvador. The
of her gunbOats are de-
handing that the rules of civilized war
fare be followed, and have already pre-
vented the Commandment of several
towns.
No Union by Force.
Minister Calvo, of Costa Riea, in an
interview last night, spoke very plain !
iy concerning the. TumOr that President
Zelaya has an ambition 20 conquer /
other Central American states and weld
them into one government. Whatever /
may be the thought of the conflict be- !
tween Nicaragua and Honduras" ne said
cit must be borne in mind that the /
union of those states by force is an i'm |
possibility. The general feeling in those
republics always has been, and is now, /
against any imposition of force. Sup
posing that an attempt of such kind
would succeed it would only be the be
ginning of most serious troubles" He
said that the feeling among the better
class of people in Central America Swas
I'm favor of a peaceful formation Of =
federation Of the five states.