New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
s.r,tors Hear Cabrera Has
Reen Told He Must Re-
Inouish Office He Has
Held for a Generation
Amazement Is Expressed
n;e,ator Declared 10 Have
Been Best Friend of the
Nation in Latin America
Neg Yori5 T1hune
Wash ,trrcN E.t-,1,f


WASHINGTON. Aug. l7-Senators
:, ,be Foreign Relations Committee
,ssr.ed to-day that the State Depart
,ep had notified President Estrada
CABRERA, Of Guatemala. who has been
rsiet Executive Of that country for a
,.ueration. that K viii not stand for
4. running again for reelection. There
Ass been no publicity about the notif-
ation.
The position was taken by the State
pevartment that the United States
,ould not permit the continuance of
.r absolute dictatorship such as
Cabrera has maintained, and insists
.ss, not only must he not be a candi-
Sa.e at the next election, but he must
see 10 il that the election is open and
free
Senator's on the committee, who have
lust discovered this action in unofficial
ways, declared that they were as
sornded 8. tie news.
Senators Express Amazement
swhy. that's the one country in all
Latin Ame, ca which has 100 per
cen. rsco1d p Jaw and order" said one
Senator. "N hy on earth is the State
Department doing that"
at seems said another Senator.
Shat, not satisfied with debating in
san,o Domineo holding enc President in
power III Cuba and trying to throw
smother on; Costa Rica. our State
Department would now take I'D an ad :
7 J..
Other Senators asserted Estrada Ca
hrers has been the best friend this
government has had in the last few
years in all Latin America 1t was one
Of the Few Countries. they said. which
stood firm against German intrigue.
When the United States called on him
70 do so, he declared war against Ger
many. Later he rad PASSED through his
Congress an act seizing German prop
erty, and when this went into effect.
6. the demand OF the State Depart
msn., he permitted Representatives Of
A. Mitchell Palmer alien property Gus
todian. TO come into Guatemala and
virtually supervise the seizure and
handling OF this property. This act.
Senator's declared. in Latin Aneri-
can country, and remem bering the pos
slbilltles Of graft IN such a confsca-
ton, is one 70 cause wonder.
Opposed Latin League
It was recalled that il was Estrada
Cabrera who broke up the proposed
Latin American league of nations,
proposed about last Christmas and Wig
OrOasly pressed by some of the South
American states and Mexico. The real
dbjec. OF this league was 10 protect
the small Latin American states from
ne entertainments Of the United States
Country Made Prosperous
Admirers 81 Estrada Cabrera in the
Senate do not dispute the claim of the
State Department that he is and has
been dictator. They admit that he
has been the Porfrio Diaz of Guate-
mala and that he mas held Office per
haps by INSCRIPTIONS means But they
ADD there have been virtually no rev
buttons. The country has been enor-
mOusly prosperous, and foreign inter-
ests have been absolutely protected.
Further, It is argued by Cabrera's ad
mlrers that there never has been ne
cessity since he obtained power, many
years ago, for repres citations to be
made to Guatemala because of the kill
Ing OF Americans or foreigners of any
other nationality.
These Senator's think that Cabrera
is probably very wealthy. and that, as
ne Is also getting very old, it is not
unlikely that he Will retire rather than
have trouble with the United States
and spend the remainder Of his days
at Monte Carlo, Paris or some other
Place IN which he can enjoy his money.
They fear, however, that reign of
revolutions and many outrages on for
egn interests Will follow his retire
nent