The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-28

ON CENTRAL
AMERICA
United States Invited
the Governments Of
Central America to
Send Delegates to.
the Conference in
w Washington

led StdreS mas lHSlteu tuS SOVSi IL,
lments Of Guatemala, Nicaragua,
Honduras. Salvador and Costa
.Rica to send plenipotentiaries to
conference in Washington, begin
ming December 4. for a discussion
lof measures looking to the well
| being of Central America. the re
suits thereof to be embodied in a
treaty for the permanent regula
! ton of their mutual interests and
relations The state department
in making this announcement to-
might said the American legations
at the capitals of the Central
fAmerican republics we're instruct,
led October 21 to ex.end to the
I presidents of those countries invi-
lltations to the conference.
! The conference, it was explain
led. was expected to negotiate
treaties making effective provis-
ions of the treaties signed "a.
Washington, December 20. 1907,
which experience has shown to
be effective ia maintaining friend
i " relations and cooperation among
the Central American states" to
consider measures for the hmita-
Ition of ornaments in Central
| America; to attempt the working
out of a plan for setting up trib-
| unals OF inquiry for the adjust
| Iment of disputes under certain cir
cunnstances between two or more
tof the countries: and to take up.
1sany other questions which it may
!! be desired unanimously to consid-
Ter.
Call for the conference. was is
sued as result of the meeting on
august 30. last, of the presidents
fof Nicaragua. Honduras and Sal
| irador on board the u. S. Tacoma
Tin Fonseca bay. at the request at
| the Nicaraguan government. look
| ing to the establishment Of more.
peaceful relations between the
three countries and resulting in
1.-THE signing OF an agreement ae-
knowledEfng the general treaty of,
peace and friendship signed at
washington December 90, 1907, by
the five republics of Central Amer.
lea as being in force between them.
| 1t was stipulated in the agreenen:
that the Guatemalan and Costa
Ricsn governments would be ask,
! ed 70 adhere to it and that a pre-
liminary conference will be called
Il -
lin December to discuss further
measures looking to the we'll be-
ling of Central America.
The Gua.emalan and Costa Rican
governments thereupon stated that
they did not consider it neces-
sary to adhere to the August 20
agreement as they regarded the
i treaty of 1907 as still in force
and intended to abide by its pro-
visions.
| This was most gratifying" the
state department announcement
said. "and opened the way to a
ldiscussion of those further meas
ures which may be deemed neces-
sary for the welfare of the five
republics. The governments Of
Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvador
/ have informally made known to the
department that they would be
gratifed if conference could be
held in Washington in Decem-
Der to this end The department.
| in pursuance of its policy of desir-
ing by ali means to cooperate in
the peace and welfare Of this con-
tinent, has been very glad to issue
invitations to such a conference"
The text of the invitation fol-
, lows:
The government of the United
States consequently takes pleasure
lin inviting the governments of
Guatemala. Nicaragua. Honduras,
Salvador and Costa Rica to send
plenipeteneiaries to Washington for
a conference to be held beginning
Monday. December a. to discuss:
| 81 The negotiation of treaty
or treaties to make effective those
provisions of the treaties signed at
Washington on December 20. 1907,
which experience has shown to be
effective in maintaining friendly
relations and cooperation among
/ the Central American states.
90 Measures whereby. in view
OF the achievements accomplished
! with regard to the limitation of
! armamenrs by the powers parti-
cipating in the conference at Wash
iington in 1921. the Central Ameri-
can states may carry on this en-
deavor and set an example to the
world and above all to the powers
! Of this hemisphere, by adopting
effective measures for the iimita-
ton of armament in Central
America.
'.3. The working out of a plan
for setting UP tribunals of inquiry
whenever any disputes or questions
regarding the proposed treaty or
treaties, which can not he settled
! by diplomatic means. shall unfor-
tunately arise between any two
or more of the countries.
! "4. Any other questions which
the countries represented at the
conference unanimously desire TO
consider
few days left to debate the Irish
i bill, and the prime minister will
probably invite the house to pass
Lit practically without debate on an