Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-04
Asks United States 10 H.
telvene in Honduras.
Naval Force Landed al Puerto
Cortez tor Mediation.
The nonduran Government Hopes TO
Ratlfy the Morgan Loan.

II Washington, Feb. 1.-The explana :
ton of the American naval force land
ing at Puerto Cortez in Honduras and
Undertaking to mediate between the
government force and the insurrec-
ltionists to bring about peace and pre-
went further bloodshed was had today
When the state department made pub
lie the text of kilograms exchanged
between President Taft and President
Davilla of Honduras within the past
six days. From this Geographic cor
| reSpondenCe it appears that in seek
ing to restore peace in Honduras.
President Taft is simply conforming
with the earnest wish of President
Davilla, who telegraphed him last Sum
day as follows:
The government of Honduras is re-
solved to approve the loan conven-
ton. For this suspension of hostili-
ties is necessary in order to prevent
the useless shedding of blood. If Your
Excellency can lend your valorous in
PREVENTION to the end that the war may
cease, the people and government of
Honduras will have cause again to
thank the United States and its worthy
President for the interest they are
taking for the tranquility and pros
perity of this country"
President Taft's answer was for
warded last Tuesday as follows.
Il have received Your Excellcncy's
telegram and evidence of your sincere
desire to prevent useless bloodshed and
disastrous waste of the already de-
pleted resources of your country, and
as fresh token of your appreciation
of the fact that the government of the
United States is animated solely by u
sincere desire to do what it can with
in proper limits to further the pros
perity and welfare of the people of
Honduras.
The Importance of the loan nego-
tiations to which you allude lies in
their being contributory means to the
same end and this governments in
terest is because their object COM
mends itself to all true friends of the
people of Honduras for whose benefit.
and only with whose sanction its con-
Summation is desired.
You will have learned from our
minister of what this government has
been able to do in offering its good
oliiNNS ~ StCuIt ledItIuI
of the pending difficulties and to pre-
vent fratricidal conflict"
The President accompanied this
telegram by one to Commander Coop
er of the Marietta, at Puerto Cortez.
through the navy department. to the
effect that he must not permit any
fighting in Puerto Cortez because it
was an unfortified town where there
were large American and foreign in
terests that might be injured by an I'M
necessary conflict. Capt. Cooper was
also authorized to communicate with
the leaders of Gen. Bonilla's force to
arrange, If possible an armiStice, as
surfing them i'll that case of the i'm
partial good offices of the United
States. The Marietta was obliged to
leave Puerto Cortez last Wednesday,
owing to the occurrence of a number
of suspected cases of yellow fever but
| it Is understood that the instructions
given to her captain will be carried out
/ by Commander Davis of the Tacoma,
which remains at Puerto Cortez.
| Washington, Feb 3.-The failure of
! the Congress of Honduras to ratify the
loan negotiated betewen the United
states and Honduras was reported to
the state department today in cable
gram from the American minister at
Tegucigalpa. The advices indicate that
the convention was suddenly intro
duced at the time when martial law
had been declared and the domestic
political situation at Tegucigalpa was
so embroiled. owing to doubt as to
the outcome of the BonillR revolution,
that the deputies were reluctant to
commit themselves to any propositions
The state department understands
that the treaty will be resubmitted to
the Honduran Congress as soon rs the
political situation becomes sufficiently
normal for the consideration of the
project on its merits. The American
government, it says, does not believe
the outcome of the revolution will have
any effect on the convention. as both
President Davilla and General Bonilla
are said to be committed to the pol
icy which it covers.
Honduras has Il debt Of about s110,-
100000. A refundinS plan was taken
up by j. S. Morgan & Co. of London
and carried forward in this country
by j. p Morgan & Co. The interest
of the state department has been ex-
planned as due to the chaotic condi-
ton of Honduras finances and the
desirability of having these placed on
stable basis. in order to promote
more enduring conditions in the coun-
try itself.
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