The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-07
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Washington. Aug. 6.-Expatriated
absconding bankers and cashiers. high
finance manipulators. @flim-nammers,'
ordinary crooks and criminals who are
now residents of turbulent Honduras,
escaping there to evade attractions OF
the law and possible penitentiary sen.
fences in the United States are literal
~ quaking in their boots because OF
the probability that an extradition
treaty will be effected between this
country and Honduras at the coming
session of Congress
The great fear and anxiety that
these crooks are experiencing is due
to clause in the treaty provision
which makes the law retroactive
Should such treaty be signed by the
respective governments every offend.
er who escaped from the United
States to Honduras might be extra.
dited.
Recently the state department has
been actively engaged in drawing up
a comprehensive treaty. Experts have
been carefully preparing the provis.
ions, SO that there will be no loop
holes through which crook might es.
cape.
Representatives have also been sent
to Honduras to create demand with
the better classes for such treaty be-
tween the two countries.
Hitherto every effort that the Tn.
tied states has exerted in this direc-
tion has been defeated by the Hondur-
an congress, owing. it is said to the
enormous influence OF the self-expa.
triated Americans, who dread to re-
turn to the United States. Since then
however. new administration has
come into power under the leadership
OF President Davila, who Is said to be
favorably inclined towards closer rela-
tons with the United States.
Recent advices from Honduras, how
ever, have In q great measure upset
the calculations of Secretary Knox and
other officials of the state department.
The cause of the disturbance is Man
uel Bonilla, former president of Hon
duras and close ally and friend OF
former President Zelaya Of Nicaragua
" Az ~ 40 ouA0 - UCu1uO Lie INV CA4CAk
recently started to launch another rev.
olution. Should he finally succeed in
gaining the presidency of that country
officials here believe 1t will be impos-
sible to induce the Honduran con-
gress to ratify the treaty provisions.
1t is pointed out that the Americans
there, who would be hurt by the new
treaty are aiding in every way to es.
tablish Bonilla's claim to the presi
dency, some having even gone SO far
as to contribute large sums of money
to aid the revolutionists.
Through Bonilla's efforts the state
department also claims to see the
herents, as it is known that he is max
ing every effort to resume power In
Nicaragua. Should he receive the sup
port of Bonilla, the revolutionists in
Nicaragua would be crushed. Presi-
dent Davila, it is said, refused to ex-
tend any. aid to President Zelaya dur
ing his troubles in Nicaragua before
the United States stepped in and GUST.
ed him, or during the campaign of his
successor. DR.. Madriz.
1t is hoped here that President Da-
villa will be able to crush the upris-
ing that has been reported and end
for long while any effort exerted by
either Zelaya. Bonilla or any other
usurper to gain control of Honduras.
Should peace be restored in that coun-
try the state department believes the
treaty will be ratified.
When that is accomplished extradi-