The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-20
HONDURAS REV LUTON
Central American President. All Afrnid
of United states Interference.

Central American I'reSIucntA All Afrniu
Of United states interference.
PANAMA, July 19.--Central Ameri-
cans, who are now III Panama. and who
are greatly interested in the situation
brought about by the revolutionary
movement in Honduras, are convinced
that the Presidents or several Of the
republics are involved In the affair.
the ramiflcations Of which reach far
back.
According to one OF the most prom
inent Of these Central Americans.
President Cabrera. Of Guatemala fol :
lowing the last conspiracy against.
his life, OF which he believed President
zelaya, OF Nicaragua. to be the pro-
moter, conceived a plan for Zelaya's 8
downfall. Fearing that without aid
he could not succeed in this lie en-
deayored to interest his neighbor
president Figueroa, OF Salvador, who
had an old gr1idge against zelaya.
For a time President Flgueroa was
undecided, but eventually General
Manuel Bonilla ex-President OF Hon
duras. who was deposcd by the revo-
hutton promoted hy zeiaya. appeared
on the scene. He recommended that
they begin operations by replacing him
Ias President OF Honduras-this mercl.
as preliminary step. Latef all three
rcpublics--Honduras, Gnatema'n and
salvador-he suggested. could join
forces in an attack upon Nicaragua.
Prior to this, he Hondurar confiden-
| tai envoy in Guatemala. General Mig
uel o. Bustillo, had been Imprisoned.
|it is believed, for the purpose of pre-
cipitating war with Honduras. but the
challenge remained unanswered.
AIMED Exiles.
= =. Z,
tions. and increased Its army by 10000
men, placing strong guard along the
frontiers. revolutionary movement
was then ordered by those who were
endeavoring to bring about a change
In the government of Honduras, che
revolutionists invading that country
from the Guatenalan and salvadorean
frontiers.
President zelaya was taken by sur
prise at the movement, and caught un-
prepared, but he Immediately saw the
peril to his government. Undoubtedly
to help as much az possible, the Hon
duran government, zelaya increased the
Nicaraguan army and placed arms in
the hands OF Salvadorean refugees
among whom were a number OF promi-
/ nent and popular leaders, and quietly
awaited developments.
Appealed to Court.
President Figueroa, among whose
qualities courage is not believed tc
Je prominent. Knowing that only &
spark would start powerful reyolu.
I tionary fire in his dominlons. was
alarmed at the determined action OF
| Honduras and Nicaragua, and refused
to further aid the revolutionists ir
Honduras. Meantime the heads of bott
Honduras and Nicaragua remembered
the Central American court of Justice
recently inaugurated at Cartago, Costa
Rica. and promptly filed charges agains
Salvador and Guatemala.
Fear United States.
Shortly after the presentation O
lthese charges the United States cruis
1 err Albany left for Amapala with q;
4, force of marines. and other warship
were announced as being under order
4 to proceed to the scene OF the trouble
.lff necessary. and as a result OF thu
latitude OF the United States, the bel
4 5Iligerent sentiments OF. the various Cen
trail American presidents cooled con
siderably. for, although bearing nolov
A for each other. and standing in con
4 istant fear Of an attack from some un
A determined quarter, they prefer any
4 thing to having the United States In
4 lterfere in Central American affairs.