The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-14
Furnishes GunbOats to AIfara to
 Fight Salvador
WANTS 4 CONFEDERATION
Gomez's Denial of Nicaraeua's Part In the Revolution Is Laughed at. Coming to See Presi-
 dent Roosevelt.

Mexico City, June 13.-Iate this after noon the following cablegram was re- ceived in this city from President Zelaya of Nicaragua
 "The revolution headed by Dr. Alfara has assumed significant proportions. He is in favor of the confederation of the Central American republics.
 "ZELAYA."
 Dr. Jose Dolores Gomez. secretary of state of Nicaragua, and close friend of Zelaya, who arrived in Mexico City yesterday bringing message from Pres ,dent zelaya to President Dlaz. said to- day:
 Nicaragua Is taking no part in the revolution in Salvador. The movement is wholly a revolutionary one, without outside aid. Nicaragua sympathizes with the revolutionists because our country is anxious to see a firm government es- tablshed in Salvador, but is taking no hand in the movement in any way"
 Mr. Gomez denies that Nicaragua fur nshed the gunboat Mono Tombo to the salvadorean revolutionists and declares that he has received reliable advices to the effect that the boat was stolen as it lay in the harbor of Corinto along side the Once De Julio, the Angeline and one other 4icaraguan vessel.
 This statement is laughed at by those who claim to be familiar with the sit uatlon. Alberto Membrane, Honduran exile capitalists decided the statement, saying:
 Nicaragua gave one of her gunboats to the revolutionists for the purpose of capturing Acajutla. and it would have been impossible to get the boat out of the harbor at Corinto without the consent of the Ncaraguan authorities The har- bor is small and thsse is large garrison there. It is ridiculous. Nicaragua is try in; to have the world believe what she knows 1t will not believe
 MT. Mebsreno was minister or pubic works of Honduras during the recent war with Nicaragua He left the coun- try after the flight of President Bonilla and has not since returned He stated that Honduras is in favor of confedera- tion and that he hopes to see all the Central American republics united under one central government soon.
 At the state department today It was said that nothing had been received from Central America today. MT. Gomez de- nies that he came to Mexico on any concrete mission, but states he will call
 
 department for several hours today. What transpired at the conference was not made public As regards the confedera- ton of Central American republics, MT. Gomez admits that the cause would be furthered by the victory of General All fara, who is known to be President Ze- laya's choice for president of Salvador
 While President Zelaya is for confed- eration he is not in favor of accom- plishing 1t by forcible means said MT. Gomez. "The president believes that by a union of the Central American repub- lies he could be permanently established and the various states left unhampered in the development of their resources Nicaragua fully appreciates the value of peace."
 Mir Gomez will remain in Mexico for several days and completing his business will leave for Washington to see Presi- dent Roosevelt, to whom he will also de- liver a message from President Zelaya.