The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-09
MEMCO'S DEMAND
ON GUATEMALA
Strained Relations Causing Some
Anxiety.
REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA IN MEXICO
Should Guatemala Refuse to Extradite
Gen. Lima, Diklomatic Relations Be-
tween the Two Republics VIII BE Ter
minated, but There Will Be No Decla-
ration of War by Mexico.

Washington, d. c. Especially The
strained relations between Mexico
and Guatemala arising from the fail
ure of the latter to surrender under
extradition proceedings for trial In
Mexico General Lima, charged with
completely in the assassination of ex-
President Barrillas, is a matter OF
serious concern to the officials here
They are sincerely desirous of the
maintenance of peace in all of the
three Americas pending the meeting
and conclusion of the second Hague
Conference; otherwise the presenta.
tion of certain subjects to the con-
ference by the United States would
lose much of its force.
With this In view the State Depart
ment has gone to unusual lengths
In its efforts to terminate the war
between Nicarauga and Honduras and
prevent its spread to other Central
American countries, and also to
guard against further troubles in the
future by providing for a permanent
peace commission to meet in Mica
ragua. The details of this last ar
rangement, particularly as to time
and place, are expected to be dis
closed in the treaty of Amalpa when
the text of that recently negotiated
convention reaches Washington.
Hence the officials view with ap-
prehension the increasing friction be-
tween Mexico and Guatemala, and
there are frequent conferences at the
l.
tween Secretary Root, Assistant Sec
retary Bacon and Ambassador Creel,
of Mexico, in the pursuit of a COM
mon purpose to avoid a fresh out
break of war. AS the situation
stands, 1t may stated upon authority
the Mexican government does not be.
lieve 1t will be necessary to go to
the length of actual hostilities.
1t does feel that it has a right to
demand of Guatemala the surrender
of fugitives who have committed tho
greatest crimes upon Mexican soil.
1t is feared that. the demand for
Jose Lima will ultimately be refus-
ed by Guatemala, If for no other rea-
son than because Lima is regarded
as the right hand man of President
Cabrera, in whose interest he is
charged with having connived at the
assassination of Barrillas. But even
in that event war might not follow,
according to this authority.
The Mexican troops that have been
mobilized on the Guatemalan from
tier to the number of 10000 would
be retained there and diplomtic re-
lations of the two countries would
be terminated, but there would be
no declaration of war and no hostile
acts on the part of Mexico so long
as there was no fresh provocation
by Guatemala.
Such situation would be un-
pleasant, but not intolerable, and
might be terminated in one or two
ways-either by the breaking out of
a revolution directed against Cabre-
ra's government, or by the decision
of the latter to yield to the Mexican
demand for Lima's eXtradition. The
Guatemalans asserts that a very act
i've junta exists in Mexico, with the
object of financing and starting a
revolution in Guatemala against the
existing government, and 1t is point
ed out that General Barrillas was
assassinated because he was the head
of that junta.