The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-18
GUNDOATS HELD hBY
FOR ANY En- URGENCY
Relations Between Honduras and
Sister Countries are
Again Strained

Nes Orleans. In, Feb. iSThe bis
stick Is hanging over The heads %
our Central American presiienla and
he iirst one 10 make warlike move
lsa;nst his neighhorB is going 20 feel
crushing blow. From go unques
l0ned source information leaked om
cre today 20 The eifeet that O nor
message has gone from washington O.
ach one 0f the Central American gov
rnments warning them thai the llrbl
vert act win call down armed inter
entlon by The United States and
dexlCo. 10 preserve the peace OF Cen
raj Amerca. 10 accordance with The
irotuooi entered into some time ago
md which resulted "a the 0rganizn
ion OF the peace tribunal at CtricSu,
lnsta Rico
Ever since last luly there has beon
Unrest In Central America. Az ihal
ime revolution was started IN Hon.
uras. and an American named Lee
'anaon WAS accused Of leading o ~
husetrlng expedition into Hundnrag
rom san galyntof. lie WAS captured
va only two weeks ago expelled from
lnnduras. after spending man,
months III prisnea On evidence ob
ained from cannon. while under dure
honduras preferred charges asains
an salvador and Guatemala hei0r
Ne peace tribunal and demanded aam
igca
The court Ia December laai rapud
ated The clalm Of Honduras. ana mi
m0goked President 9ayila. on lnf
.penIng Of congress IN January to
aaiSe some caustic remarks ehou.
PRESIDENT Cabrera Of Guatemala au
resident Fgaefua 0f sslvadur Fh
.uatemaan minister demanded ai
immediate apology and the expnHgint
/ the offensive remarks from ihe rec
fda. to- which President naplla hnai
consented
Later Guatemala withdrew her min
ster from both Honduras and Nleafi
ia and Il l8 reported that Salvaaol
I'd the same. ghus bringing about
omnleiu severance Of the diplomatic
elatIons between Guatemala ana Sal
ador on one side and Honduras anN
,Icaragua on the other
within The last TWO weeks rumora
warlike preparations have been file
All the countries affected and eNi
ienlly the washington government
ot confirmation OF the fumoes toi
Within the paRi day or two measaBef
ave gone 10 the American minister
the four capitals 70 lag before the
eapectlvr governments the hrm nten
ION Of the United states aud MeNce
uphold The teeaty Of Amapala whri
reaied the peace tribunal a Eaftagpi
md that every country Nhich knp
,crihed to that treaty and submitted
ase TO the consideration Of that lrih
nal would have 20 abide by the n
suit
As both Mexico and the United
.ates have number Of gunboaiA
Within easy reach of ihe Central am
rlean republics snd the United State.
,eens one IN Honduran waters al
nost continually, he blg stick is thus
,oised IN the air aud ready TO drop
Il the afst sign Of hostllltles.
Tho Mexican government has .
.rlegauce against Honduras because
4 the assault committed on q Mexlcsn
i puerto cortez In the Mexlcan con
mlaia recently. but iaa been awailinf
ull reports from It's consular oilceF
iefofe taking any action A Mexican
uubnat has been towering around Pn
irle cOftez fef three weeks
THE establishment Of The pence
curt at carlago evoked glft oi
II .0t0 from Andrew Carnegie iof
be construction OF a building, which
nearly completed. Carriage II ihe
nolent capital Of Costa Ricn. The
nast enlightened Of The Central amer.
can republics. aud WAS partlaly ~
troyed by a volcano IN 1862