The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
Court Takes a Hand.

San Salvador, Republic of Salvador, Monday, July 13.-The Central Ameri- can Court of Justice at Cartago, Costa Rica, which came into existence as a result of the Central American Peace Conference held in Washington last year. has addressed teiegraphic com munication to the Government of 6al- vador which says that the govern ment of Honduras, by telegraph on July 10, indicted the governments of Salvador and Guatemala for protect. ing and fomenting the revolution against the Government of Honduras which was initiated In Salvador
 Continuing. Honduras declares that neither republic had complied with Ar ticle 17 of the peace treaty signed at Washington regarding the surveillance of ma1contents preparing for civil war, and that they had violated the neu- trality enioined by Article of the additional convention to said treaty.
 Furthermore. Honduras holds Salva- dor and Guatemala responsible for the loss of life and property resulting from the revolution. for the placing of Hon duras in degrading position before the other nations and for breaking their good faith with the United States and Mexico.
 The Honduran Governnaent declares 1t has sufficient proofs to condemn the republic it denouuces, and 1t offers to 1 forward them by wire or post. as the court may desire. Finally, Honduras 1 desires the court to take action to prevent worse evils until 3udgnlent shali be passed.
 I The court has decided that the m l dictment brought by Honduras requires endorsement by the presentation of l proofs as per Article IA of the cof- vention under which the Court of Jus- flee was established. Nevertheless the 1 appeal of Honduras demands attention without delay and in order to nx a l line of action for the parties concernec, producing a final judgment tne Souss s,. | has resolved that according to Aftlcles l f. 2 and 1T of the treaty Of peace anu 1 Article of the additional convention. | if Ia tha duty of Honduras. first to l indicate by telegraph the proofs which l serve as basis for the accusation and i then to forward these proofs by mall | to Cartago for reply by the accused governments, and second that order n | the meanwhile be made by Guatemala
 and Salvador adopting the following measures. which may be modified or amplified later:
 A-To abstain from all military or naval actions or any direct or indirect
 act implying intervention Tn Honduras affairs.
 | Honduras residents who arc suspected
 of revolutionary activities or who are known to be enemies of the Honduran l Government.
 Gro suppress all military prepar- | ation on their territory.
 D-Ehiciently to prosecute all mall | contents.
 Fro disarm and place under su- pervision all revolutionary forces en- l ferIne their territory.
 Fro release from the military ser vice all Hondurans and return these men to the capital where they shall be kept under surveillance
 | G-The Army of Salvador and the Army of Guatemala to eb placed each l on a peace footing. each State main-
 taining on it's frontier force sufficient | only for effecting patrol to prevent | armed men from crossing the frontier,
 and
 H-The court directs that Honduras I is not to adopt a hostile attitude to- | ward either Guatemala or Salvador. 1 This resolution has been telegraphed
 to all the States of Central America. Furthermore. the court of justice ad-
 vises Salvador that Nicaragua on July
 10. by telegraph, charged Salvador and | Guatemala with instigating the Hon.
 duran revolution, giving at the same
 time the supposed reasons for this
 course of action and urging the cout
 to take such steps as the occasion made
 necessary.
 As Nicaragua. in this telegram
 makes no formal indictment and does
 not clearly specify her charge against Salvador and Guatemala. the court 1 asked Nicaragua for additional details, 1 The court, in due course, received
 q. reply from Nicaragua declaring that the telegram of July 10. sufficed for
 the court to take action under Article 1 IS of the Convention under which The
 court was established. This article re-
 ouires the court to fix the status quo