The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Central American Conference
Votes Postponement Of the
Proposed Federation Pact
BRYAN TREATY BLOCKS IT
Other Nations Want Agreement
With Nicaragua Modified Be-
fore Entering Consolidation
By JOHN GoLDsTRoM.
Universal Service.

The Conference on Central
American Affairs decided yester-
day not to form . United States
of Central America, but agreed to
discuss q proposal to consider
such . union three years hence.
The vote was not made public,
but 1t is understood that Saliva
dor supported Honduras motion
for an immediate union, and that
Costa Rica and Guatemala voted
with Nicaragua against 1t.
THREE YEARS STUDY.
1t was Salvador that proposed a
conference to consider a union after
the matter shall have, been studied
for three years to determine the
best form of a federation.
The indirect influence Of the
Bryan-Chamorro treaty between the
United States and Nicaragua de-
termined the result of the vote,
although the American delegation
did not vote. Article Four Of this
treaty prohibits Nicaragua from
making an international agreement
with any other nation.
RIGHTS UNDER TREATY.
BY the terms Of the treaty. con-
cluded in the first year Of the
Wilson Administration between Sec
retary of State Bryan and President
Chamorro of Nicaragua. whose
hot
United States obtained a Pacific
naval base in the Gulf Of Fonseca
and the right to dig a ship canal
through the San Juan River.
DIR. Alberto Ucles, head OF the
Honduran delegation, moved an i'm
mediate union. Although his mo-
ton was lost II is understood that
all of the five Central American
states are for it in spirit. Those
that voted against 1t do not think
that the time for a federation has
arrived. 1t is felt that the Mica
raguan treaty will first have to be
modified.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION.
DR.. ]. Gustayo Guerrero Of the
Salvadorean delegation. presented
the substitute motion. of which the
following is a translated summary:
Ito accept the fact that
henceforth the aspirations Of the
Central American nations will
tend toward their political union
In the near future, this union
being suitably prepared.
2-To proceed Immediately.
through the medium Of Central
American commissions, with the
study of various systems of fed
eration. in order to ascertain
which Of these systems would in
corporate the common interests OF
the five Central American ma
tions.
$40 adopt and put into execu-
ton these systems of federation.
ITO convene a conference Of
Central American plenipotenti-
aries in January, 1926, whose
duty shall be to establish the
basis for the union OF Central
America and decided the date
upon which the constitutional
assembly Of Central America shall
meet for the purpose of formu-
lating the political constitution Of
the new national entity.
LAWS FOR LABOR.
The five delegations unanimous
iv accepted in principle a motion
by DR.. Maxine II. Zepeda of the
Nicaraguan delegation TO discuss
treaty to establish a basis for uni
fication Of Central American legis-
iation relative to the work con-
nected with the Improvement of
the working classes"
The new Costa Rican delegation
presented the credentials of former
President Alfredo Gonzales and ].
Rafael Oreamuno. new minister to
the United States. They succeed
Jose Andras Coronado and DIR.
Octavio Beeche. outgoing minister
who resigned following a statement
by Foreign Minister Obregon criti
cising the delegation.