The new South-news., 1908-08-01
The H0ADU&AtSIIUAIlON
INTERESTING REVIEW or The CAUSE
Prompt lrfion 81 United states
caused briiizcrent Dio'Aiors-
10 Sit TO and Take Notice,
and sAll on Wa Dog.

Panama Central Americans who
are nov in Panama and who are
greatly Interested IN the situation
brought about b. the revoiuti0na-
~ movement Ia Honduras are con
unceA that the prcaidcnt1 ~ several
Of the republics are Involved in the
affair the ramiacatlons Of which
reach far back.
According 10 one Of The most
prominent OF these Genital Ameri-
cans. President Cabreba. Of Cauis-
mala. following the last conspiracy
against hh NE Of which be believed
President Ielaya of Nicaragua. 20
be- the promoter conceived a plan
Tor Zoiays'B downfall. Fearing that
Without aid he could not succeed In
this. be oDdcavorcd 10 interest his
nelghlor, President Flguoroa. Of
Salvador. who had an old grudgc
against leiaya
For a time igpefoa was undecid-
81. but eventually General Manuel
Bonilia. President OF Honduras.
who WaH deuoscd BY the revolution
promoted also by lelaya. appeared
Oh the scene Ho recommended
that they begin operations by re-
placing him pa President Of Bondu-
raa. this merely aa preliminary
step. Later ail three hepubncA. Hon
duras. Guatemala and salvador. he
suggcetcd. could join forces IN an at
tack upon Nicaragua. prior TO this,
tho Hondufbn conhdcatial envoy In
Guatemala. General Miguel o. Bus
THO. had been Imprisoned. IL Is be-
uovoa Tor the purpose Of prcclpitat-
ing war with Honduras, but the chal
longc remained Unanswered.
Honduras. however. began prop
arftiona and increased its army by
no 900 men. placing a strong guard
along the frontier. A revolution
arr movement waa then ordered by
those who wore endeavorinr 20
bi lnE about change In the Hondu-
ran government. the revolutlonists
invading tnnt country from the eau
tomainn and SRlyadorcan frontiers.
President Zelaya was taken by sur
prise at lac movement and caught
unprcparcd. but he Immediately saw
the peril 10 his government. I'm
doubtedly 20 help, as much as pos
sibic. the rondurnn government.
Irlaya increased the Nicarsguan
Army and placed arms In the hands
OF Salyadoroan refugees. among
whom were number OF prominent
aud popular leaders, and quietly
awaited developments.
President Flgucroa. among whose
qualities courage iE not believed to
be prominent, knowing that only a
spark would start powerful reyo-
lutionsry flrc IN his dominionr. wss
alarmed at the determined action OF
Honduras and Nicaragua. and re-
fused further TO aid the revolution
lsts In Honduras In tho meantime
the heads OF both Honduras and
Nicaragua remembered the Central
American Court OF Justice recently
inauEuratcd at Cartagoa. Costa Rica
and promptly filcd charges against
salvador and Guatemala. not only
with the idea of gaining time. but
for tho purpose OF bringing more
prominently 70 the attention of these
Republics the possibility of Ameri
san Intervention.
shortly after the presentation OF
these charges the United States sun
boats lett FOR Amarala with force
OF marines and other warships were
ham district. and ~ is intended Go
TO proceed to the scene OF trouble II
necessary. and as a result OF the at
ttude of the United states the be
ligeront sentiments OF the various
Central American Presidents cooled
considerably, for although bearing
no love for each other and standing
In constant fear or an attack from
some undetermined quarter. thoy
prefer anything TO having the Unit
ci states interfere In Central Amer
team affairs. As the matter now
stands. each one is accusing the 9th
er and all are making claims to hav-