New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
A SERIES OF PLOTS
OLD FEUDS REVIVED.
Honduran Revolution Gilman OF
Montbs of Central american Intrigue

~. 10 f-entra, Americans who are
NOW in Panama, and who are greatiy ii'oi
in the situation brought about py 'ho
tionarv movement in Honduras, are con'
that the presidents of several or the iepu.
are involved in the upheaval, the ramnca'o"'
of which reach far back
According to- one of the most pfohiih0
these Central Americans, President Cao'cia -
Guatemala, following the last conspiracy ae"n''.
his life. of which he believed Presloen' N.'"'
Nicaragua to be the promoter. conceived pan
for Zelaya's downfall Fearing that "i'no"' o."
he could not succeed in this, he endeavored 10
interest his neixhbor, President Figueroa OF sai-
vador who had an old grudge against Aeiaya'
whom he charged with giving openly some tinle
ago men, arms and money to Dr. Fruoe"eio
Alfaro for an invasion OF Salvador
For a time President Figueroa was undeclded'
but eventually General Manuel BoniIla. ex-
President of Honduras. who was deposed by the
revolution, promoted also by Zeiaya, appeared
on the scene He recommended that they peein
operations by replacing him President of
Honduras. this merely az a preliminary STEP
Later all three republics Honduras, Guatemala
and Salvador. he suggested, could join forces In
attack upon Nicaragua. Prior to this the
Honduran confidential envoy in Guatemala
General Miguel O. Bustillo, had been imprisoned
it Is believed, in hopes 1t would bring on war
with Honduras, but the challenge was not
taken up.
Honduras. however, began preparations and
Increased its army by ten thousand men, plac
ing strong guard along the frontiers. A revo-
Iutionary movement then ordered by those
who were endeavoring to bring about a change
IN the government of Honduras. the revolution
lists invading that country from the GuatemaIan
and salvadorean frontiers. President Zelaya
flk hyyc
caught unprepared, but he Immediately saw the
peril TO his government. Undoubtedly to help
as much as possible the Honduran government
Zeiaya increased the Nicaraguan army and
placed arms in the hands of SaIvadorean refu-
gees among whom were number of prominent
ana popular leaders, and awaited DEVELOPMENTS
PRESIDENT flgueroa, among whose qualities
courage is not believed to be prominent know
ing that only spark would start a powerful
revolutionary flre in his dominions, alarmed
at the determined action of Honduras and Mic
aragua, and refused further to aid the reyol1-
tionists In Honduras In the mean time the
heads OF both Honduras and Nicaragua remem-
bered the Central American Court of Justice re-
Gently established at Cartago. Costa Rica, and
promptly filed charges against Salvador and
Guatemala, not only with the idea of gaining
time, but to bring more prominently to the at
tention of these republics the possibility Of
American intervention.
Soon after the presentation of these charges
the United States cruiser Albany started for
Amapala with force OF marines and other war
ships were announced as being under orders to
proceed to the scene Of the trouble If necessary,
and as result of the attitude Of the United
States the belligerent sentiments of the various
Central American Presidents cooled consider
ably, for, although bearing no love for one an
other, and standing in fear of attack from
some undetermined quarter, they prefer any
thing to having the United States interfere in
Central American affairs. AS the matter now
stands, each one is accusing the other and all
are making claims to having been neutral.