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the landing Of American marines and
! sailors. is between the forces of the
| de facto government, headed by Pres
| ident Gutierrez and an unorganized
| bandit force. headed by leader
named Munguia. Whether Munguia
is supporting one Of the revolution
AIRY parties or operating without any
| connection with the revolutionary
movement has not been disclosed.
| Two Chief Contestants.
The two principal revolutionary
movements are those Of Gems. Arias
who is understood to be dominating
the de facto government forces and
to hold the capital, Teguoigalpa. and
| most of the north coastal region OF
, Honduras. and the party headed by
Gen. Carias. who obtained the great
tial elections, but failed of the nee
essary majority. Gen. Carias pro-
claimed himself president February
and withdrew toward the Nicarag-
uan border. Subsequent reports have
not shown to what extent he has
been personally engaged in directing
the fighting forces.
The third presidential candidate.
BonilIa, also lis said to have some
military support, but just which force
is seeking his preferment is not
known.
Advancing From West.
OF the active military forces that
commanded by Gen. FeTrera has oc
cupicd most of the southwestern part
of Honduras, including the town of
Conayagua, principal interior city of
Honduras, next to the capital. and
was recently reported as advancing
from the west to attack the capital.
\ second force, commanded by Cen.
Tosta, has been operating in the
north. and occupied the town of San
Pedro Sula, principal city in the north
coastal district. This force has been
advancing toward Puerto Cortes and
is said to have occupied the town.
of Tela.
Presumably the approach of an at
lacking force caused the American
consul at Puerto Cortes to send out
Friday the request that a warship
be ordered to that place. So far as
known there has been no fighting in
the vicinity of Puerto Cortes.
Troops DemornliIed.
The de facto government forces in
the capital and along the north coast
are said to be greatly demoralized
and to be offering little resistance to
the revolutfonists. 1t is not known,
however, whether the rival active
military commanders. Gems. Ferrera
and Tosta, are operating independ-
emily or supporting the candidacy
of one or the other of the three
presidential candidates who have
proclaimed themselves provisional
president.
The de facto president, Lopez
Gutierrez. could not succeed himself
under the Honduran constitution and
announced at the conclusion of his
constitutional term his intention of
retaining power only long enough to
permit new election to be con-
Quoted.
With American lives and property
in Honduras jeopardized by the revo-
iutionary activity, the Washington
government has sought to find some
way of bringing the rival political
and military leaders together in
order to arrange a program under
which a peaceful solution Of the
difficulty could be worked out. Thus
far every effort has failed and Off
cials here are frankly pessimistic> as
to the outlook. Whether the landing
Of American forces at Celba will be
followed by a more extensive. inter-
vention to restore order cannot now
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