Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-30
UNITED STATES WOULD
Like TO INTERVENE
Mexico Would Also Like to Assume
the Position of Peace Maker
But There Are SO Many
Conflicting Interests the
Task Is a Big One.

washington, July 20.--Am bittOn
| swelling the head and chest of Pres
ident Zelaya, and like affilction
resting on President Cabrera Of Qua
temala. cause the trouble in Central
America, and give Elihu Root, Rob-
ert bacon and Enrique Creel endless
trouble. knowing that public senti-
ment is not yet r.pe for armed inter-
vention, the men mentioned harbor
gloomy thoughts concerning affairs IN
this part OF the world.
These three men promoted a treaty
of peace and arbitration between the
live members of the Central American
family less than a year ago whereby
the war that followed the expulsion
of Manuel Bonilla from the presi-
dency OF Honduras was brought to an
end. That treaty established a high
court of justice and arbitration at
Cartago, Costa Rica, to which the five
republics solemnly promised to take
all their troubles for settlement ac-
cording to the rules of law.
Now the whole beautiful machine
threatens to fall to pieces because ze-
iaya and Cabrera are ambitious. Each
thinks himself the greatest man IN
Central America. Up to this time Ze-
laya has shown himself the holder Of
tho battar hands In that game. HON
duras is the table on which they
nave been doing the playing. :,
Conditions for the present state Of
affairs were brought ABOUT when ON
December 20, 1906. the, king Of Spain,
as arbitrator, decioed that strip OF
territory an the Chico river district.
claimed by both Honduras and Nica-
ragua, really belonged to the first
mentioned republic. American naval
and consular officers who have made
inquiries into the subject assert that
Zelaya loves that territory for the
gold 1t contains-a not very unusual
reason anywhere on earth. He has
granted concessions in that territory
to Americans, one of them a bunch
Of Plttsburgers, and he derives a con-
siderable revenue from the concession,
some of which goes into the Nicara-
qua treasury and some into the strong
box OF the Ae.aya family.
The assertion is made that Zelaya
holds tnat territory Notwithstanding
thD award ot the arbitrator, because
ne controIs The Honduran government
| through the Weakness, first OF Presi-
dent Day.llo. CABRERA, until recently.
took u hostile view of the pretensions
of Zelayd, 50 he OesuIl a n.tnso4I, the
result being that Honduras was har-
assed on the south ana west oy le-
laya and on the north aud east oy
Cabrera, who in turn has shown him.
self strong enough at times to drag
in Salvador. A lew months ago Ca
brera received the fright OF his life
through the efforts OF five cadets OF
the military academy 10 a4ssasslnate
him. Since that time Estrada Ca
brera has not been as active figure
as he vas before.
The treaty of peace and arbitration
vas framed 10 prevent the use OF the
territory OF one republic by citizens
Of another TO toment revolution in
one OF the neghbOring repuolics
That, II was believed, dealt with the
vital point. When Commander Multi
gan, little more than year ago,
made an investigation OF the trouble
that resulted in the expulsion of
Manuel Bonilla from Honduras, he
found that the chef complaint OF
each republic against its neighbor
was that 1t had offered asylum to
plotters against its peace. Mulligan
had plain talk with Zelaya. The
latter at first undertook to bluff the
American commander with the fight
ing name, but Mulllgan refused To
even bat an eye. He laid il down that
he had come there to suggest peace
to the warning Central Americans and
that he had no idea of returning
empty handed or reporting that he
had been discourteously treated by
members Of Zelaya's staff. The talk
did good. The offensive NicaIaguanS
We're kept out of Mulligan's sight and
the agreement of Ampala, which later
grew into the treaty of peace and ar
bitration. was the result Of Mulligan's
firmness.
When President Bonllla was chased
out of Honduras. Nicaraguan troops
helping the Hondurian reyolutionists.
Senor Sierra proclaimed himself presi-
dent and demanded recognition from
Mulligan. But the commanders eye
sight was poor. He also inclined an
ear to Gen. Gutierrez. commander OF
the Honduran army. who suggested
Senor Dayillo. and as Gutierrez had a
pretty fair army, as well as the favor
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