The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-11-29
DOVE OF PEACE
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states and Mexico have been taking a
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 strespass and depredations,
produced succession of generals who
had ambitions to be conquerors and
by the sword to weld the five states
into an indissoiuble 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 10, 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
Whereabouts. The important work will
really be done not around the confer
ence table, but at private parleys in
hotel suffes
The delegates are mostly capable
men, of high standing in their own
countries. They will approach the
task in 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-
cepted before the conference meets.
The delegates are already talking it
over AS far as possible they will
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 Aof some note, who will nat
urally desire to sustain their reputa-
tons while in Washington. The ar
rangements may not altogether en-
courage 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 stenographic
account of the proceedings may not be
feasible. Then the conference prob
ably will not organize as a legislative
body, but as 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
listers plenipotentiary. They are Senior
Joaquin Bernado Calvo, of Costa Rica;
DR.. Luis Toledo Herrarte, of Guate-
mala; DR.. Angel Ugarte, of Honduras;
DIR. Luis Felipe Corea, of Nicaragua,
and Senior Federico Mejia, of Salvador.
OF these Minister Calvo, by reason OF
his attachments and reputation as an
~
probably be the dominant figure. He
has been a long time in Washington,
where he has made a record for eau
ton and shrewdness. He is an admir-
er of American institutions. The con-
tinued maintenance of peace and of a
stable government in Costa Rica is a
matter of pride to him. Unlike many
other Central American diplomats, he
has kept out of wrangles here at the
capital, He founded the first newspa-
per in his country and has-written on
numerous topics of public interest. DIR.
Toledo Herrarte, the only physician in
the conference, is also a writer of
great ability, particularly on scientific
and educational subjects. Minister
Corea is the pleasant young man of
Washington society, whom nearly ev-
erybody likes. A few months ago he
was married to one of the bellies of
Washington, Miss India Bell Fleming. |
The four notable orators of the con-
ference are Senior Don Luis Ander- /
son. who is Minister Calvos colleague !
from Costa Rica Senior Don Antonio |
Patres Jaurequi. dean of the Guate- |
malan diplomatic corps; Minister !
Ugarte, of Honduras, and Senior Don I
Salvador Gallegos, of Salvador. An /,
derson, a young lawyer of brilliant at
is minister of foreign af-
fairs, and is one of the four or five +
delegates here, who also participated |
in the San Jose conference. He has
had a brief political career, but helped /
toward making DIR. Cleto
Gonzales yiquez president Of Costa
Rica
The biggest man in the conference
is likely to be Jaurequi, who comes to
with reputation as one
of the foremost men of Central Amer
ica- He has devoted his life and en-
ergies to the service of Guatemala,
and has represented that Government
at Washington and at European
courts during his diplomatic career.
He has also been chief justice of
is professor of juris-
prudence and one of the best known
u-rifers of Tafin-A rnarfca D1irirfy fhe