The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27
MEXICO IS ASKED
TO Sys? WAR
oyS
RGquP'ssSn Salvador, Hon.
duras Former Ally
UNITED STATES TO JOIN
In Demand for Cessation of Central
American Hostilities-Bonilla Com
manded to Surrender His Cap
ital, Occupied by Nicaragua.

Mexico City, March 26-Mexico has been
at last requested to intervene and use
her best efforts to bring about peace IN
Central America. The request came from
the Republic of Salvador, and was made
to President Diaz by DR., Baltazar Es-
tupinian, the minister to Mexico from
Salvador Minister Estupinian received
telegram from his government saying Sal
vador was withdrawing all her troops
from Honduran territory, and was eager
for peace. In the message the SALIVA
dorean government asked Dr. Estuplnlah
to use his best efforts to cause the gov
ernment of Mexico to take a firm stahd
for peace. As soon as DIR. Estupinan
read the message he drove to the National
Palace and was granted an interview with
President Diaz.
What transpired there is not known
but as result of the conference mes
sage was Immediately sent to Ambassador
Creel in Washington by the President.
The contents of this dispatch was not
made public but it is stated on good au-
thoritv that President Diaz has instructed
Mr.. Creel TO Join the American govern
ment in demand for the cessation of
hostilities. DR.. Estupinian was today sue
ceeded as minister to Mexico from Sal
vador by Senior Manuel Delgado. The re-
tiring official will leave for Central Amer
lea next Saturday.
Those here who are well informed on
Central American affairs believe that this
move is the beginning IF the end. Sal
vador has been an active ally of Honduras
and in reqp ssting Mexico to step in ard
end the war it is thought she has wished
to let the world know that hereafter
Honduras was to be left to her fate. Ac-
cording to an American who has i'm
portant interests in Central America, and
who Is well acquainted with the modus.
operana' ont only of the governments oil
Nicaragua and Honduras but of the other
Central American countries unless the war
is brought to a close by Intervention on
the part of the United States and Mexico
shortly, a federation of Central American
states with President Zelaya of Nicaragua
at the helm. will be the direct result
of the present conflict
For years it has been the ambition or
Zelaya to get such a federation and ac-
COrdlnR TO Ine AMERICAN, thc PiCscit
move against Honduras is but step IN
that direction. President Zelaya was sure
of his ground before making the attempt,
and has been aided Furthermore in the
hesitancy of President Esterre Cabrera to
openly champion the cause of Honduras,
thus precluding the possibility of three
armies. those of Honduras, Salvador and
Guatemala acting in unison against
Zelaya's forces.
Puerto Cortez, March 22.-(Via steamer
to Mobile, March 26.)-The uprising at
Camayagua was by 300 or 400 men, largely
composed of the followers and friends
of the Arias family, also of disaffected
partsans opposed to Bonilla. En-
couraged by the rumors that reached
them to the effect that the column of
revolutionists and Nicaraguans moving
agains. Tegucigalpa had approached with
in two days march of the capital.
Camayagua was the home of Don Celeo
Arias, ex-president. father of Juan Augel
Arias, who was overthrown by Manuel
Bonilla in 1902, and the family of Arias
own large It's of land in that vicin-
ity.
Night before last an expedition from
Camayagua captured La Pas, a town
adjoining. four leagues distant. and their
leader. Colonel Isaac Matut, was killed.
A force is marching on Camayagua
from Tegucigalpa. another from the west
ern derartment and a third from Santa
Barbara. The city will probably be re-
captured on the 24th or 95th of March.