Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-14
Revolutions in Central Amer
lean States to End in Con-
federation
MEXICO TO STRIKE THE BLOW
President Diaz Gives Gut Statement
Concerning Attitude Of His Govern
ment-Demands Central Federation
NO Territorial Acquisition to Be
Permitted

Mexico City, May l4.--PrrVate caples
from Nicaragua, Salvador and London
report that revolutions are about to
be started against Guatemala in the
hope Of overthrowing the despotic gov
ernment Of Cabrera and establishing
a confederation of Central American
states.
Three and probably four forces will
move against Guatemala from different
points in Nicaragua, Honduras ana
Salvador, to scatter Cabrera's army.
General Toledo, the Guatemalan leader
who helped Barillas in the last revolu-
ton, will then enter Guatemala from
some point In Mexico, probably near
CRipas. The four armies will converge
on Guatemala City and try TO over
throw Cabrera.
Zelaya, president Of Nicaragua, will
then be made president of a conedera-
ton consisting Of Nicara qua. Guate-
mala, Honduras and Salvador. Dav1ia
win he, made governor of Honduras,
Albla,no governor OF Salvador and To-
ledo governor of Guatemala. Costa
Rico and Panama will be invited to
join the confederation.
= The revolutions will be. financed in
New York, Mexico City, London and
Berlin.
President Diaz has given a state
ment of the feeling of Mexico toward
Guatemala and his ideas for remedying
the conditions prevailing in some of
the central republics.
Mexico" he said, has thruout all
this trouble with Guatemala, which
came so near forcing us into war,
maintained the attitude of a friendly
power. That attitude is still mains
tanned. We do not want to- shed blood
to show the Guatemalan government
the error Of it's ways. and will not re-
sort to that extreme measure unless
some overt act or insult is committed
which will remand the iDhiction Ny
Mexico of a short, sharp punishment.
IF it becomes necessary to have
war we will make it a very brief one.
'Mexico's present wonderful develop
ment and progress must not be, him
dered by a. long conflict. The blow, If
struck, will fbe hard and quick
President Diaz then reviewed the
events leading UP to the present differ
ences down to the withdrawal of the
Mexican minister. mot" he said,
with the idea of severing diplomatic
relations. but to get him out of the
way of receiving any insult from that
government which would compel Mexi-
co to administer deserved punish
ment by force of arms. There, the
matter rests for the time. That is why
there is no war. It is only tenn
porary condition"
President Diaz made this important
announcements: -
1.-The problem of the Central Ameri-
can republics is a great one that for
the benefit of their salvation must be
settled sooner or later. It is none of
my business and am not ambitious
to settle it. Nevertheless, l have an
idea. I believe the best solution would
be an amalgamation Of all the Central
American countries into one strong
government under a man with enough
strength Of character and honest COM
mon sense to hold in check the revo-
lu1OHary spirit tHdlNHds uoiie ~ ihiuS1A
to retard the progress and development
of these countries Mexico is willing
at any, time to cooperate with the
United States in protectorate over
them and in any measure that will be
beneficial. do not know the feeling
of your government in this matter. but
1 assure you I stand ready to work
with it,
81 want is distinctly understood,
however. that there must be no thought
or act of territorial acquisition In this
compact. Mexico wants no addition.
it is big enough now