The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-24
The PRESIDENTS
ARE INVOLVED
Plots In the Several Central American
States.
UNCLE SAM CHECKING THEM.
Attitude of the United States Cools
the Warlike Schemes of the Several
RuleRs-Pr Cabrera's Plan
to Encompass the Downfall of
President Zelaya, -

Panama (By Cable). - Central
Americans who are now in Panama,
and who are interested in the situa-
ton brought about by the revolution
airy movement in Honduras, are con-
WINGED that the presidents of several
of the republics are involved in the
affair, the ramifications OF which
reach far back. According to one of
these Central Americans, President
Cabrera. of Guatemala. following the
last conspiracy against his life, of
which he believed President Zelaya,
of Nicaragua, to be the promoter,
conceived a plan for Zelaya's down
fall. Fearing that without aid he
could not succeed in this, he endeav-
ored to interest his neighbor, Presi-
dent Figueroa. of Salvador, who had
an old grudge against Zelaya, whom
he charged with giving openly some
time ago, men. arms and money to
DR.. Prudencio Alfero for the pur-
pose of invading Salvador.
For a time President Figueroa
was undecided. but eventually Gen.
Manuel Bonilla, ex-president of Hon
duras. who was deposed by the revo-
luton promoted also by Zelaya, APP
peared on the scene. He recon-
mended that they begin operations
by replacing him as president of
Honduras, this merely as prelim-
mary step. Later all three republics
(Honduras, Guatemala and Saliva
dor), he suggested. could join forces
in an attack upon Nicaragua.
Prior to this the Honduran conf
Dental envoy in Guatemala. Gen.
Miguel O. Bustillo. had been inn
prisoned, it Is believed. for the pur-
pose of precipitating war with Hon
duras,, but the challenge remained
unanswered.
Honduras, however, began prepare
tions and increased its army by TO-
600 men, placing strong guard
along the frontiers A revolutiony
movement was then ordered by those
who we're endeavoring to bring about
change in the government of Hon
duras, the revolutionists. invading
that country from the Guatenlalan
and Salvadorean frontiers. President
Zelaya was taken by surprise at the
movement and caught unprepared,
but he Immediately saw the peril to
help as much as possible the Hondu-'
ran government. Zelaya increased the
Nicaraugan Army and placed arms
in the hands OF Salvadorean refugees,
among whom were a number of
prominent and popular leaders, and
quietly awaited developments.
President Figueroa. among whose
qualities courage Is not believed to
ha nroun{uant HnnwfnU fhok nv1v
spark would start a powerful revo-
lutionary FIRE in his dominion. was
alarmed at the determined action of
Honduras and Nicaragua and refused
further to aid the revolutionists In
Honduras.
In the meantime the heads of both
Honduras and Nicaragua remem bered
the Central American court of JUS
tice recently inaugurated at Carriage
Costa RIGA, and promptly filed
charges against Salvador and Guate-
mala. not only with the idea of
gaming time, but for the purpose of
bringing more prominently TO the
attention of these republics the pos
stbility of American intervention.
Shortly after the presentation of
these charges the United States cruz
ser Albany left for Amapala with
force of marines and other warships
we're announced as being under or
ders to proceed to the scene of the
trouble II necessary. and as result
of the attitude of the United States
the belligerent sentiments of the
various Central American presidents
cooled considerably, for, although
bearing no love for each other and
standing in constant fear of an at
tack from some undetermined quar-
ter, they prefer anything to having
the United States interfere in Gen.
trail American affairs. AS the matter
now stands, each one is accusing the
other and all are making claims to
having been neutral.
u. s. Marines Ready.
Colon, July 19.-The United States
cruiser Des Moines arrived here from
Guantanamo.
Lieutenant Colonel Cole. command
er of the American marines on the
Isthmus of Panama. recently receiv-
ed orders from Washington to have
$50 marines ready for immediate
field service It was believed that
the intention was to dispatch these
marines to Honduras on the cruiser
Des Moines.
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