The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-01
THE HoNDURAN SITUATION
New Outbreak Only Recru.
descence of Old Trouble
Interesting REVIEW OF THE Cause
Prompt Action of United States
Caused Beiiigerent Dictators.
To Sit Up and Take Notice,
and Call OF War Dogs.

Panama-Centrdl Americans whe
are now In Panama and who are
greatly interested In the situation
brought about by the revolutions
ry Asvement in honduras are con.
vinced that the presidents of several
OF the republics are involved in the
affair. the ramifications or which
reach, far back.
Al ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the most
prefninent of these Central Amerl-
cans, President Cabreba, OF Gaute-
nAla, following the last conspiracy
] against his life. of which he believed
President Zelaya, OF Nicaragua, to
be the promoter, conceived plan
for Zelaya's downfall. Fearing that
without aid he could not succeed in
this, he endeavored to interest his
neightor, President FTgueroa, of
salyador, who had an old grudge
against Zelaya.
For a time tlgueroa was undecid-
ed, but eventually General Manuel
Bonita, ex-president of Honduras,
who was doposed by the revolution
promoted also by Zelaya, appeared
on the scene. He recommended
that they begin operations by re-
placing him as President Of Hondu-
ras, this merely as q preliminary
step. Later all three ReIubilcs, Hon
duras, Guatemala and Salvador, he
suggested, could join forces in an at
tack upon Nicaragua. Prior to this,
the Honduran confidential envoy in
Guatemala, General Miguel o. Bus
ttilo, had been imprisoned, 1t is be-
lieved Tor the purpose OF precipitat-
ing war with Honduras, but the chal
lenge remained unanswered.
Honduras, however, began prep
arations and increased it's Army by
10000 men. placing strong guard
along the frontiers. A revolution
ary movement was then ordered by
those who were endeavoring to
bring about change in the Hondu-
ran government, the revolutionists
Invading tnat country from the Gau
temalan and Salvadorean frontiers.
President Zelaya was taken by sur
rSse at the movement and caught
unprepared, but he Immediately saw
the peril to his government. I'm
doubtedfy to help, as much as pos
sible, the Honduran government,
Zelaya increased the Nicaraguan
Army and placed arms in the hands
of Salvadorean refugees, among
whom were number Of prominent
and popular leaders, and quietly
awaited developments.
President Figueroa, among whose
qualities courage is not believed to
be prominent, knowing that only a
spark would start powerful revo-
lutionary fire in his dominions, was
alarmed at the determined action or
Honduras and Nicaragua, and re-
fused further to aid the revolution
lists in Honduras. In the meantime
the heads of both Honduras and
Nicaragua remembered the Central
American Court of Justice recently
inaugurated at CartagOa, Costa Rfca
and promptly filed charges against
Salvador and Guatemala, not only
with the idea of gaining time, but
for the purpose of bringing more
prominently to the attention of these
Republics the possibility of Ameri
can intervention.
Shortly after the presentation OF
these charges the United States gun
boats left for Amapala with a force
Of marines and other warships were
ham district, and 1t is intended to
to proceed to the scene of trouble II
necessary, and as a result of the at
titude of the United States the be
ligerent 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, they
prefer anything to having the Unit
cd States interfere in Central Amer
lean affairs AS the matter now
stands, each one Is accusing the 9th
er and all are making claims to hav-
Ing been neutral.
TIlOJrSANnS AGAIN EMpJOYED.