Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-25
TO REESTABLlSH PEACE
7. eaty of Amity Signed at ANA
paIa tuesday.
LIKE MARBlEHEAD PACT
Provision Made for q Central Ameri-
can Congress.
QUALIFICATION AT THE NEWS
Success Of the Efforts Of American and
Mexican Governments to
End the Hostilities.
RATIFICATION AT THE NEWS

Details of the treaty Of peace and amity
between Nicaragua and Salvador, which
was signed at Amapala Tuesday last, were
received at the State Department today
through q cablegram from Philip Brown,
charge Of the United States legation at
Guatemala. 1t Is simf'a to what is known
as the Marblehead peace pact, and includes
a provision for a general Central American
peace congress to be held in Nicaragua at
some date in the near future. and a special
commercial treaty between Nicaragua and
Salvador.
The new conference to be held in Mica
ragua under the terms of this last agree
ment will be the third of such series Of
gatherings Of the republics of Central
America, and each and all with the same
purpose, namely, to conserve the peace Of
that section OF the world. The first con-
ference was held at COrlnto in 1908 and re-
suited In the adoption OF a scheme for the
settlement OF issues between the little re-
publics which. II it had been adhered to-
would have put an end for all time to the
frequent wars that have ravaged that sec
ton.
But within a year after the case of the
Corinto agreement friction again developed
and actual war between two of the repub-
les was only prevented by the active inter
vention of the United States.
The Marblehead Pact.
Sides which could not be resisted, and an
other conference was held on board the
United States steamship Marblehead about
a year ago.
The outcome was another agreement to
which four of the republics are parties, to
preserve the peace on well-defined prin-
ciples. looking to the arbitration of any
threatening issues. Nicaragua did not ad-
here to that arrangement, taking the
had already subscribed to the Corinto con-
vention.
&c. In the course of another year trouble
again developed this time between Mica
ragua and Honduras over a boundary ques-
ton, and, incidentally, Salvador was drag
ged into the war that followed. The Mica
raguan army soon prevailed over the Hon
duras governmental forces and installed
a provisional government in thorough ac-
cord with President Zelaya's policy. All
that remained to bring about a formal
restoration Of peace in Central America
then was to terminate hostiities between
Salvador and Nicaragua.
Success Of Mediation.
These never had been begun on a large
scale. but the situation really was very
threatening, and having satisfied them
selves that a general Central American war
was impending. the governments at WASH
ington and the City Of Mexico decided to
cooperate IN the eIIort 10 restore peace.
That was difficult task, but the effort
finally has resulted in success and II Is the
expectation of the officials here that as a
result of the third conference about to be
held there will be no further disturbances
in Central America, at least for many years
to come
The news of the signature of the treaty
OF Tuesday was received here with the
greatest satisfaction by the Mexican am
bassador. Mr.. Creel. who has been par
ticularly active in bringing that to a con-
cluson and. indeed. by the whole Central
American diplomatic contingent, who to-
day called at the State Department to ex-
press their qualification at the outcome.