New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04

Capitulatlon of Cabrera followed Intermittent
nghting which began when Cabrera was holding
ihc forts of san Jose and Matamoros with an in.
trenclled position at Ia Palma. All attempts by
the Cabrera forces To invale Guatemala City were
heaten off. lively street lighting occurring in sev-
erai suburbs. The Herrera forces surrounded
Fort San Jose and compelled It's capitulaiion.
chen drove II wedge between Nntnmoros and La
d'nima and gradually surrounded the latter place.
The loss of life among cornbatants was not
heavy considering the amount Of ammunition
used, but there were many casualties among the
civilians during the bombardment OF the capital
and In the street Fighting.
From San Salvador there are reports that men,
women and children TO the number of 500 were
killed In the recent fighting In Guatemala city.
Numerous adherents of Cabrera who remained
faithful to their chief were Killed in their own
houses. Many Guafemalnns who fled from the
country are returning.
Cabrera's fnte, II appears. Is yet to be deter.
mined. At the time of his surrender his personal
safety was guaranteed, according to one report.
Guatemala refugees in San Salvador have asked
President Herrera that Cabrera he tried In n
competent court" He said in reply that his gov.
erninert was In favor of trying Cabrera In the
Guatemalan courts. II is further reported that
Cabrera Inns been given the alternative by the ma
donal assembly Of standing trial for his "crimes"
or leaving the country forever with his family.
Sending his decision Cabrera il n prisoner.
President Carlos Herrera is said to be the
next richest Guatcmalan after Cabrera. The for.
mer dictator hns amissed an enormous fortune. II
Is said, largely by confiscation " plantations and
sther properties in Guatemala. Ills principal foes
are among the land owning class. many Of whom
ne has driven from their country IN order TO con
fSraie their holdings. Herrera has been Jailed
over and over again in order that he might be
persuaded to give n voluntary contribution" To-
ward running the government. Cabrera. It is said.
becoming bored finally at this constant round %,
arresiIng Herrera. remarked that the only way OF
getting MI II"rr"rG's money awnv from him WAS
"a kill him. However. be was afraid that foreign
nations might object tn this. because Of the sec.
and richest mans great prominence. 50 he refine.
fnntly allowed him 10 stay alive. and that is
whrr" Cabrera evidently made n mistake. An
psr"ntly Herrera must have become bored bv his
many Hrrps's-or else he was afraid that Cabrera
might change his mind.
Grim old Cabrera fought hard TO turn the IA
sies on his enemies. as he has 40 often done he.
fore IN his sensational career. At one time his
forces. heinming in the capital from every side
mad begun honhardlng il: and The dictator's re-.
entry into The city was imminent.
Ard Guatemala knows only too well what S,cb
y rr-enfry means. snys r. II. Ybarra in th,. New
Nork Times. writing lust before Cabrnra's SIR.
Spnder. There have been plenty of plots against
before. and each time plenty OF mon
women. too. ~ some caScs-have been stood nm
against n wall and shot. His way. since he came
&" power Ia Guatemala in 1898. has been soaked
ia blood; the prisons have been packed with his
opponents: mysterious stories have been
constantly told of how Influential foes Of his have
forever. leaving No trace Of what lie.
fell them.
For Cabrera takes no chances. Even his aDoI.
,gists admit that his methods are. 10 put it mild
~. drastic. one If them wrote in The course of q
estimate Of the Guatpmalan dictator.
egTRnvtfg.-- L.. - .--,I.-- a. .xr "
game" II that is what an admirer puts it,
-hink Of what his enemies have TO say,
Cabrera j. the last Of the breed Of genuine
attn ~dfeiators. He is an auachronisIn.