Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-30

Mexico City, Nay 28.-Mezico has
5000 men fully equipped and on
footing now on the Guatemalan from
tier. Distributed at startegic points
10 the south Of this capital are 5000
additional troops which bodies Of sol
diery can be transported to the bor-
der on "A hours notice.
While there is disposition in Of
fetal circles to modify the height Of
the tension, existing between President
Cabrera and the Mexican government,
it is admitted on ali sides that should
Cabrera carry out his intention OF eX-
ecuting the - men accused Of com
plicity in the alleged attempt to as
sassinate him, Mexico would be forced
to intervene.
More light is thrown on the recent
alleged attempt to assassinate Ca
brera by A. p Hawley an American
business man who has returned from
a trip to Guatemala and Central
American republics.
1.-TWO days after the alleged at
tempt" said Hawley 1T was known
about Central America that the whole
business was a sadly garbled plan
framed up by Cabrera himself in an
inspired moment to arouse the SYM
pathy Of the country and Of the neigh
boring republics in his behalf.
All he got was thinly Veneered
note of regret and sympathy from the
various countries who are as a mat
ter of courtesy, obliged to accept the
statement Of the government
In Guatemala City everyone knows
that the explosion Of a few harmless
powder caps was all prearranged af-
fair. Cabrera had another motive i'll
the business. Nineteen men were ar
rested charged with the crime and
after fastening a charge upon them,
he is going to show his great and good
magnanimity to all the world by par
donng each and everyone of them.
This little play is to gain the con
fdence of the outside world
Washington Keeps Watch.
Washington, May 28.-The state
department officials are watching de-
yeIopmcnts in Guatemala where great
confusion exists as the result Of the
recent attack upon the life Of Presi-
dent Cabrera. A wild panic appears
to have seized upon the government
OF that country and arrests have been
made by the wholesale of persons
suspected Of completely in the at
30
who was for sometime Chilean con-
sui general at Guatemala City and
who has just been transferred to a
similar post in London called upon
Secretary Root yesterday and de-
scribed at length the deplorable con-
dition Of the affairs in Guatemala.
Phillip Brown, American charge and
secretary of the legation at the Guate-
malan capital, has reported to the
state department by cable upon the
events connected with Cabrera eff
forts to punish instigators of the at
tack and also to crush the incipient
rebellion which threatens the cOun-
try.
Brown joined the other members Of
the diplomatic body in Guatemala
City in protest directed to Cabrera
against the proposed execution of no
less than 10 persons who had been ar
rested by the police in connection
with the attempted assassination and
when he reported this fact to the
state department he was advised
against interference in view of his
statement that, while a number of for
eigners were included in the list of
the condemned, none were Americans
However, Brown has again cabled the
department asking If he might use
his personal influence in behalf of the
prisoners and Secretary Root cabled
him the necessary permission. The
department probably will be pleased
if the charge can avert the execution
OF the sentences, for it is probable
that the execution of any of these
foreigners upon the evidence against
them, will lead to forcible foreign in
tervention which might result in IN
pleasant complications.