The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
Federal aIaiI Held Up.

Puerto Cortez, May 7--via New Or- leans, La, May 12--Commander Fuliam of the United States gunboat Marietta, fhes had an unpleasant experience with Central American administrative meth ods. This Is the tampering with his official telegrams by a Honduran com mander.
 Commander Fullam had been given orders that the American marines be withdrawn from San Pedro, one of the few interior towns to which American soldiery had been sent On the day the troops were to leave, he learned that Manuel Bonilla, commander at San Pe- dro. had been reading his telegrams and delaying their transmission until 1t suited him to forward them Com mender Fullam wired Provisional Pres. ident Davilla, at Tegucigalpa. that he hoped 1t would not be necessary for the Americans to take possession of the Honduran telegraph lines to maintaln good order. Davi1la replied condemning the San Pedro comandant's action, and the latter then wired the American commander that 1t was q telegraph op- orator who delayed and supervised the messages without authority
 Marines Are on Job.
 The result was that instead of with drawing the marines. Commander Full lam left them in the interior. They
  in a few days.
 The American commanders idea of the situation in Honduras Is shown by the following extract from his letter ito Commandante Bonilla
 "You and I very we'll know that many violent and outrageous acts have been perpetrated against for eigners. The time has come to pro- tect foreign interests fin Central Amer tna Ixy nAi n nFAafala holding them personally responsible for, the same degree of security that is assured at all times in other civil ized countries"
 An amusing feature of the recent assault upon an American negro in Puerto Cortez was the order issued by the Commandante of the post to hold a summary inquiry" into the landing of American marines who came ashore from the Marietta on the run to save the negro. A vigilance service has now been organized to prevent disor- ders.
 Prepare for Revolution.
 City of Mexico. May 13.-Machine guns will play big part in the coming revolution against Guatemala- The revolutionists, who are now organizing movement against the Cabrera Gov ernment are making different plans to
  it's own medicine
 Last summer the revolutionists who succeeded in invading Guatemalan ter ritory met with a big and most dis concerting surprise. Instead of facing a ragged and undisciplined body of troops armed with ordinary rifles, the revolutionists found themselves facing machine guns that moved an advancing force down like a modern harvester does a wheat field.
 Cabrera had imported the best of rapid fire guns These could be trans ported on backs of mules to the most advantageous places in the hills and mountains. With the guns he import ed French artillery officers and men trained in the use of this style of weapon. Then with these guns at the head of his army, Cabrera not only fairly slaughtered the revolutlonists and Salvadoran troops, but installed in them fear that precludes the possi- bility of wholesale assertions from his army to the ranks of the revolutionisst, which was confidently expected by the latter.
 Procure Machine Guns.
 As a result of this lesson. the rev. olutionists who will conduct the fight in the expected outbreak this summer will be provided with machine guns of the latest pattern. Furthermore, 1t is known that arrangements are be- ing made to secure experts to take charge oftthe light machine guns. Man uel M. GIron, Guatemalan Minister to Mexico, said he had as yet received no word from his Government since the action taken by Mexico last week in sending the Mexican Minister from Guatemala to Salvador. MT. Giron scoffed at the report that Guatemala was mobilizing troops near the Mexi- can border. declaring that even if war was imminent. this would not be nec-