The Washington times., 1908-07-12

show ir Haiti, but the big show is now
| on in the main tent and the cares from
the Rio Grsnde 10 cape Horn ere
| charged with lamors, food being dis
tasteful durinb the tropical summer
months.
Revolutions ere the Coney Island OF
Central and South America. Every
year whc-. f.ona Park opens the patriot
! &c generals go out and corral a man or
| two out of work. issue 4 muuifesto from
/ the jUnta. which occupies a corne. in
the cheapest restaurant. and the season
! Is on. There are fewer fatalities than
! at Coney, and it's very fascinating.
1 An army Of fourteen generals and
| three prfvstes viii descend upon q hap
| less town, too poor TO care whether it
| is capt Ired or not, and the uprising is
| started. President Davilla, OF Honduras.
| tells his minister in WASHINGTON TO IN
| form the State Department. that an at
tempt is being made BY Cabrera OF
| Guatemala and by San Saly ador to over
throw his government. Guatemala,
where the President is busy falling
everybody to keep from getting stabbed
or blown up. says it's Zelaya. Of Mica
ragua, that is doing 1t.
Costa Rica Season Late.
| The only country not involved so far
| this season is Costa Rica, where the
( Central American peace court was in
/ augurated a few weeks ago. The cere-
] monies Of this occasion have delayed
the Costa Rica season.
There are three fine side shows this
| season to make up for any lack OF ex-
| element IN the main event This is
| MeXico's revolution, the great Panama
| spectacle where the United States ma
| Tines are keeping order and preventing
/ rowdyism, and the Haitian cCnfagra-
| ton. Venezuela, further south. will not
/ figure on this summers bills because
! Of sickness.
| When, through Secretary Roots eff
! forts. the es-ntatives Of the Cen
trail American governments met in Wash
! ington and rumpled one another's frock
! coats in the general congratulation over
the establishment Of the Central Ameri-
! can peace court. It was thought that
the usual summer revolution season
would not be pulled of. The peace
! conference was very successful, but. as
| an American dipIomatist observed. the
| only oversight was that the professional
! revolutionists were not included in the
| gathering
Guatemala Began First.
By way Of inaugurating the season
| some few cadets and others IN Guate-
mala, with youthful, enterprise. beat all
! the other shows in getting on the road
/ by Matching an innocent assassination
4 plot against President Cabrera Ca
! brera wasn't assasslnated. only lost a
| finger or something like that. but a
score OF more alleged 0Iotters and revo-
lutiOn'sts were put 10 death by way OF
a flank movement to keep the people
amused and diverted. This was along
in April, much earlier than the usual
! opening. Things have been stirring
| ever since. and Cabrera has his hands
| full. juggling his neighbOrs on one side
and slIppressing those who would in
their enthusiasm do away with him
Reports come from Guatemala that
| Cabrera is imprisoning and executing
| right and left. and merely as a side
| issue IS blaming President Zelaya. OF
| Nicaragua. for aiding the revolution
lists. Just by way OF offsetting the Mica
! raugU:3n statement blaming him. Il
would seem that he has his hands full
| Being a president OF a Central Ameri-
can republic is a strenuous life IN the
] revolution season. and It takes team
like our strenuous Theodore and Big
Bill to hammer down the heads and ex-
tended hands holding bombs. and then
TO successfully sit on lhe lid.
II is the belief among some officials.
as Wen as in diplomatic circles. that at
some time in the not far distant future
! President Cabrera VIII be blown so far
of the lid THAI he viii never again re-
turo 10 earth.
Main Works in Honduras.
This. however. is but a side show:
the main works center around Hondu-
ras. where there is a Touring show.
| each ring having a president for ring
master. Uncle Sam IS more than an
interested spectator, and yester day or
ders We're issued through the State
and Navy Departments 20 the protect
ed cruiser Albany, to proceed 70 ANA
pala, where the revolutionists are ex-
pected TO play at least a one night >
! stand.
It was declared by the last peace
congress, and an agreement was drawn,
that no country could invade Honduras,
or more troops cross Honduran terri
tory, and every country was .,5edged
| TO act against any revOlutionistS plot
ting against Honduras This WIS in
tended to keep Guatemala and Mica
ragua apart, in fact, to keep them all
from attacking one another. Honduras,
II must be understood. is in the center
o: the group, With the others on each
side. Her only seaport on the Pacific
is Amapala.
Recently revOluionists captured the
town of Gracias, near the San Salvador
border They are reported as having
designs on Amapala. Although the Ad-
ministratiOn would probably hate to DO
it with a Presidential election coming,
taking the Albany's orders as a cri-
terion, it may be necessary for Uncle
Sam to do some spanking.
Meanwhile, revolution and counter
revolution go merrily along, and each
of the little republics. possibly with a
keen sense Of humOr, in serious meln.
complains 70 the United States that it
IS the other fellows, and he wouldn't
do such a, thing for the world
Cruiser Merely to Investigate.
The Albany will investigate the re-
evolutionary situation on the Pacific
coast, and will in addition bring 1OC
marines from the Isthmus to Amapala.
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