The Washington times., 1907-03-29

1 his conquest over Honduras, is casting
/ his eyes toward the capitals of Saliva
/ dor, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. and al
/ ready is preparing to send his forces
/ in each direction before he has actually
! effected the capture of Boniila. the fee
/ ing President of the fallen government
OF Honduras.
This greater victory, II il comes at al.
will not come easily Information that
has reached the State Department from
various sources the past two days IN
dictate strongly Zelayas plans-to start
a campaign looking TO the achievement
! of his long cherished ambition 10 be
/ ruler of entire Central America-are now
| being formulated with the intention OF
/ striking soon and also that the other
countries involved are secretly taking
steps looking to a concerted plan OF de-
| tense Even this may not be OF aVai
against the prowess of Zeleya. for II is
/ Furthermore learned that already his
/ secret agents have invaded the restless
ranks of the other armies. with the re-
suit that all the dormant revolutionary
spirit of the different republics may turn
/ against the respective rulers and aid
Zelaya.
Revolutionist for President.
II was the revoIutionists that we're
responsible for the early downfall of Hon
duras, and since it is apparent that a
revolutionary leader viii be made Presi-
dent of that country, under a sort OF
dictatorship Of Nicaragua, revolutionary
leaders in the other three countries are
taking hope. looking for like laUrels IN
the event of victory over the present
governments
All this information and even more Is
in the hands Of the State Department
and the Mexican government, ana Il Is
considered Of sufficient import 10 cause
an the officials interested 10 sit up and
take serious notice. Following confer
ences had by the Mexican ambassador
and the ministers from Nicaragua, COSTA
Rica and Guatemala with secretary
Root Yesterday, the diplomats were IN
conference among themselves this morn
Reports received at the State Depart
ment yesterday and today indicate pam
Is that not only is Zelaya secIeuy en-
Cour8 einz the revolutionary parties IN
Guatemala. Salvador and Costa hlca'
I--It he Is promising them his IuAuTc 20
IitiCal aid If they VIII organize asallls'
the existing governments IN theii IesEtr
tive countries. A reliable report mas
Lasn received at the State Department
declaring that the reVolutloi1lsts SL -
tensIa are organizing IN New OFltals5
Z
10 Central America, ana win lile HSlp Va
Nicara qua, invading Guatemala
To Move Against Guatemala.
There is every indication that Zelaya,
now that he has practically completed
the conquest of Honduras, Is preparihs
TO move against Guatemala, as his hrsI
step in his new campaign Of conquest
These facts are known to Guatemala'
which. 1t is believed, has asked the
United States and Mexico 20 interviews
for the purpose of forcing NelaSa 70
abandon his ambitious purposes.
In the meantime. the farmers ana
merchants Of Costa Rica are armlnS
/ tbsrosaIves against the expected M
,-asion of Nicaragua No standlns army
is maintained by that little sepuDhG'
and. while IL has made seVeral appeatts
10 this country 10 prevent the neutral
inv being violated, the people are pre-
raring themselves for war.
But Intervention Is not YET Wlthih |
sight Mexico is ready and Wl4IlhS 70
take a hand, but she does not wish 10
a. u alone After having studied the
situation carefully. officials OF the state
Department do not see any loophoIe |
through which they may enter, eilileI (
with arms OF an olive branch. SO tar' (
the affair is none of ours. they nold,
and till il becomes so they VIII Aold 4
aIoof. Secretary Root has announced
himself as helms, opposed 20 this nation
taking the position of International po- /
Iicenan for the Latin-Amerlcan coun- }
tries.
Might Misunderstood Motives.
Should this country intervene by use
Of its army and navy. it is declared that
il would again be regarded with sus-
pieion by all Central and South Amer
lea and its motives misunderstood If
there is TO be intervention, II IS de-
clqred 1t must be peaceful and diplo-
matte. and not by use OF arms.
The defeat OF the HOndurdns, the cap
f1Ire of TegucigaIpa, and the establish
TnFnt of provisional government by {
Zelava terminates only one phase or the /
Central American war, State Depart
ment officials believe.
Pending the election of new Presi- !
dent in Honduras under the terms OF /
the constitution Of that state, il is un-
derstOOd that "A provisional government
already is administering the affairs or
the country under the protection and
with the support Of the victorious Mica |
Ia guan troops.
The Provisional Government.
The members Of that government it
is understood. are the same who oonstl- |
tuted the junta of the Honduran revo-
lutionists. They are Gen. Maxine |
Rosales, a military officer; Aquelo Bus |
tino. a lawyer. and Miguel Davila. !
wealthy business man and merchant. /