The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-23
AMONG THE
ISTHMIAN REPUBLICS
UNITED States Moves to Check
Insurrection Which Involves
Honduras Government.

Panama, July 22.-Central Americans
who are now in Panama, and who are
greatly interested in the situation
brought about by the revolutionary
movement in Honduras, are convinced
that the presidents of several of the
republics are involved in the affair, the
f~ramifications Of which reach far back.
According to n of the most promi-
nent of these Central Americans, Presi-
dent Cabrera, of Guatemala, following
the last conspiracy against his life, Of
which he believed President Zelaya, Of
Nicaragua, to be the promoter, con-
'ceived a plan for Zelaya's downfall.
Appeals to Salvador.
Fearing that without aid he could not
succeed in this, he ~endeavored to inter-
lest his neighbor, President Figueroa,
of Salvador, who had al old grudge
against Zelaya, whom he charged with
giving aid openly to Prodencio Alfaro
Tor the purpose of invading Salvador.
Fol a time President Figueroas was
undecided. but eventually General Man
uel Bonilla, ex-president of Honduras,
who was deposed by the revolution pro-
NOTED also by Zelaya, appeared on the
scene. He recommended that they be-
gin operations by replacing him as pres
ident of Honduras; this merely as a
preliminary step; later all three repub-
lies, Honduras, Guatemala and Saliva
dor, he suggested could join forces
against Nicaragua.
Prior to this General Miguel Bustido
had been imprisoned, 1T Is believed, for
the purpose of precipitating war with
Honduras, but the challenge remained
unanswered.
Honduras Increases Defense.
Honduras, however, began prepara-
TONS and increased its army by 10000
men, placing a strong guard along the
frontiers. A revolutionary movement
was then ordered by those who were
sendeavoring to bring about a change
in the government Of Honduras, the
reSolu1ionists invading that country
from the Guatemalan n ~Salvadoran
frontiers.
President Zelaya 6as taken by sur
prise at the movement, but he imme-
rdiately saw the peril to his government.
Undoubtedly to help as much as pos
ssible the Honduran government, he in
creased the Nicaraguan army and
placed arms in the hands of Salvadoran
refugees and quietly awaited develop
1nents.
United States Gets Busy.
President Figueroa was alarmed at
the determined action of Honduras and
Nicaragua and refused further to aid
the r~evolutionists in Honduras. In the
meantime the heads of both Honduras
sand Nicaragua the Cen
trail American court of justice recently
Exaggerated at Carriage. Costa Rico,
and promptly filed charges against Sal
yador 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 American intervention.
Shortly after the presentation of these
charges the United States cruiser AL
bany left for Amalapa with a force
of marines and other Warships We're an
nounced as being under orders to pro-
coed to the scene of trouble if neces-
;sary. and as a result of the attitude
of the United States the beIligerent
sentiments of the various Central
American presidents cooled consider
ably.