Evening star., 1922-12-17
CENTRAL AMERICAN GROUP
UNLIKELY TO TALK UNION
Proposal Probably Lacks Unanimous
Backing at This Time-Costa Rican
Affair Causes Only Temporary Delay.

keep their individuality after the
| fashion of the United States OF
America. The second is to merge the
states in a union which would de-
| stroy existing boundaries and sover-
eighties. The first proposal has
/ seemed the more practicable and IN
keeping with the idea that the union
| must develop slowly. international
Jealousy, however, as to the location
or the capital and other such com
1 Daratively unimportant details have
blocked this scheme. There also has
been the argument that IA binding
| treaty of amity and commerce be
! tween the individual states would
| accomplish virtually the same thing
! union would bring about. SO far as
the second proposal is concerned. tn"
main argument against it is cited
| in the fact that it would take many
years to bring about a sentiment
strong enough to destroy the nation
| alities which have developed in the
! last century. and that politics is to"
| dear a thing to the heart Of the Cen
| tral American to be sacrificed for
/ theory.
DIR. Bianchi Heard From.
An interesting development in III"
union proposal is statement ad-
dressed to the conferees from DR..
Julio Bianchi. who became "A politi-
\ cal exile when the government he
! represented as minister in Washing
ton was overthrown by n political
| revolution in Guatemala Dr. Blanchl
| writes from Mexico City. His state
! ment causes no more comment among
| the delegats than a snowsturm in
! Switzerland. But il is Interesting.
/ nevertheless. because it comes from
| DR.. Bianchi, who is one Of the fort
most advocates Of "A Central America
md f@n l..
of followers throus shout tcntrai
America. While not doubling the
sincerity of the United States in be
| half of Central America. "or the Go"d
will of American statesmen in th'T
search for a remedy t" cur" the p"-
f, litical evils of Central America. H.
! says. "if a thorough understanding
of the underlying peculiarlties OF
Latin American politics is lachine
! there is great risk of acting like IN"
1 bear who broke his masters nos'
while trying to rid him of ny
Take. Up Arms Proposition.
| DR.. Bianchi prefaces his argument
that a union of Central America =
| the only cure for its many Ills by
arguing that the primary cause OF
/ Central American revolutions is Az
! excessive centralizataion of power il
!
/ easily degenerates into despoi ism. ..
He places small confidence in pro
| gram of disarmament among the
Central American states. The num-
her of rifles, guns and soldiers at tn.
| command of each one of the five teh-
trail American states is a factor "'
minor Importance. he declares ''iii
regard to internal peace or unrest.
OF what possible use could Guat"-
rnala's army of 5000" or $4,000 men
| be in a war against Honduras whici
| can hardly raise AN army of 1000. II
/ a telegram from the White House IA
f.; Wa shington would instantly put an
! end to the conflict Assuming
states Or. Bianchi. that the Centra
! American governments ~oulu aertf
; on disarming. il would be necessary
| 10 find another agency capable of in
| suring their stability and shieldin1
i them against the plots OF adNentur-
erS.
Advocates Old Plan.
Or. Bianchi advocates union OF
the five Central American states uh-
der a federal government on pia II
similar TO that of the United states oi
| America 1t Will be remembered thar
! such a union was on the eve of beng
| formed between Guatemala. SalNad"i
and Honduras when a political coup
knocked it in the head. Had il NOT
F; been for that revolution Or. Bianchi
probably would be president of a
! federation of Central American states
| today instead of writing letters from
Mexico City, where he has taken lem
| porary refuge as a political exile.
The Costa Rican delegations Win
| drawsl from the conference means
1.-THE resignation of Senior OctaNl"
Beeche as Costa Rican minister to TN"
/ United States. He has representa-
I Costa Rica in Washington Tor Ia"
last two Ee3rS. and has ans" r'pr'
b sented Salvador since the SalNad"feai y
minister DR. Salvador Sol. left w ash
ington. For the present Senor bon
Gorzalo IL. Beeche. son of tn" lor'n",
Costa Rican minister. is in charge "i