The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-24
MAY RESUME WAR
Nicaragua and Salvador Are
About to Clash.
CANNOT AGREE ON TERMS
ZeIayas' Terms Hard and HIS Troops
s;ilI ON the Ground 80 Reopen the
Fightlng-BeIieved That the Next
Tyxenty-fOur Hours VIII Tell.
Want United States TO Intervene.

The ENJOYS OF Nicaragua and Salvador
in session at Amapala endeavoring to ar
range terms Of peace, are still In deadlock
over the matter OF an indemnity and
other proposals made by President ze-
laya. A dispatch to the State Department
from Philip Brown. secretary of the
United States Legation in Honduras and
Guatemala. takes a rather pessimistic
view Of the situation, and expresses the
grave fear that there may be a renewal
OF hostliJies
While not willing - yield to zelaya's de
mands, the salvadoreans are anxious for
the establishment Of peace. and to this end
are seeking a compromise. Ambassador
Creel, Of Mexico, who all along has been
assisting the United States in its effort 10
bring about peace. called at the State De-
partment with Minister MeJia, of Saliva
dor, to-day and discussed the matter Of a
compromise with Assistant Secretary
Bacon. The basis Of the compromise was
not made public
War or Peace in TyyentS-fOur Hours.
Unless some agreement is reached
within the next twenty-four hours. il is
authoutatively stated that the conference
VIII come to an end, and the alternative
is inevitably a resumption Of hostilities.
While the officials here, including the
diplomatic representatives from Central
America, hope that a compromise can be
reached, they are fearful that President
Zelaya, whose claims in many respects
seem TO be well founded, will not make
any concessions.
Mere than a week ago President Ze-
lava began to withdraw all Of the Mica
raguan forces from Honduran territory.
aac because of the halt in the peace
negotiations this movement has been
stopped in order that the trops may be
ready TO resume operations in the event
that the conference fails. Salvador S
soldiers are still in the field, guarding
the frontier and a renewal of the
lighting within the next few days would
not cause surprise.
Want Countries q. Intervene,
The suggestion has been made as a re-
suit of the conference between the Cen
.trai American diplomats and the State De-
partment that Mexico and the United
States at once intervene and propose an
arbitration Of all the questions in dispute.
The effort has been made 10 have Presi-
dent Roosevelt take action in this dlrec-
ton Immediately, in view of the fact that
the Amapala conference is apparently on
the point Of breaking up. Il is possible. il
arbitration is agreed to by the two coun-
tries. that the meeting of the arbitrator
may be held in Washington.
San Francisco. April 23.-According TO
information brought from Central Amer
lea By the steamer Newport. there Is little
chance of permanent peace. even if the
warning republics reach an agreement
g. J. Won Jennings, an American, who
has been a resident of Salvador, arrived
on the Newport, commissioned 10 buy a
modern gunboat for Salvador. which
wants 10 secure several vessels, but is
determined to have one Won Jennings
says that Salvador and Guatemala are
weary of the dictatOrial methods OF Ze-
ldya and viii not remain passive as IN
the past