Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-20

added, began in the Aguan Valley. The
Standard Fruit & Steamship Co., the
Cuyamel Fruit Co. and the United Fruit
Co. are large operators in the area.
Discomfort Is Blamed.
At the Honduran legation the out
break was described as simply the
movement of a group Of discontented
persons.
The legation still was without official
word of the trouble, but it was ex-
planned it could not be at the instance
of the opposing Conservative party be-
cause the leader of that party, Gen.
Tiburcio Carias, was supporting the
Liberal regime.
Gen Ferrera was described as a self
styled independent with party flag
combining the colors Of the Liberal and
Conservative banners.
Nicaragua East Coast Quiet.
Of1cial dispatches indicated continued
quiet along the Eastern Coast of Mica
ragua, which was terrorized last week
by outlaws belonging to Augusta San
dino's bands.
Minister Sheldon Whitehouse TO
Guatemala informed the State Depart
ment that the German Minister there
had requested American protection for
20 Germans at Puerto Cabezas, the CEN
ter of the recent Nicaraguan trouble.
Puerto Cabezas is now we'll protected
by American forces, the gunboat Ashe-
vile being anchored there and the
cruiser Rochester and the aircraft car
rier Langley on their way.
With the arrival of the Trenton a.
Truiillo or Puerto CaStilla-theSe towns
are a part of the same portland OF
the Marblehead at Puerto Cortez to-
night, American naval strength at those
places and at La Cieba, where the
Memphis is. will total approximately l20
officers and 1900 men.
Each OF these cruisers Is Of the 1880
ton class, carrying 6-inch guns. and
each having two airplanes aboard
They carry no Marines, but each has
its specially organized and trained
landing force Of bluejackets
Ferrera is one OF the best-known gen.
erals in the country. He led an unSuc-
cessful revolt in 1924 and is understood
to have aligned himself with neither the
Liberal party Of President Colindres nor
the opposing Nationalist group. The
strength of the two parties has dead
locked the Legislature, and the Liberal
cabinet resigned recently because of de-
nunciations of its economic policies.
The trouble is credited principally tc
unemployment by DR.. Jose r. Duron
head of the Nicaraguan National Health
Department, who said there are between
10000 and 10000 joblesS along the
north coast Of his country. He is in
Washington for the Pan-American Con-
ference OF Health Directors and pre-
dicted an early suppression of the up
rising.
Honduras Long Torn by Turmoil.
Since early in the sixteenth century
Honduras has been an almost continual
sufferer from revolutions and the VIC
tim of political intrigue.
In the central portion Of Central
America, this little republic was torn
by tripartite revolutions as late as
1928 and 1924. These struggles brought
naval cruisers. Marines and bluejackets
to protect United States interests and
warning from Charles Evans Hughes
then Secretary Of State, that this coun-
try disfavored any attempt of a gov
eminent to perpetuate itself except by
constitutional process.
Revolutionary turmoil reached an in
tense pitch in February, 1924, by the
inability OF three political factions To
agree upon the manner of restoring
constitutional government, and the
United States severed diplomatic rela-
tionS.
Through the conflicts. however, strict
orders were maintained that any United
States intervention be solely on behalf
CT her interests and not in favor Of any
warning group.
Honduras, since its discovery by Co
lumbus. who claimed it for Spain, in
1902, has seethed with political unrest.
Economic Importance Increased.
Development Of banana lands and
the increased economic Importance of
the country has brought in recent
years unusual recognition by the
United States Government. In 1926
1927 this country took $l3,4S5,731 Of
Honduras $17,546, 290 exports
In April, 1924, the United States
sent a personal representative of Pres
ident Coolidge to mediate with revo-
lutionary forces. Various conferences
were held, dificulties were smoothed
out and a new President, DIR. Miguel
Paz Barona took Office the next year.
During his term q boundary dispute
arose with Guatemala and discussions
were held under the Craftsmanship of
the American Minister to Costa RIGA.
When no results were obtained the
United States Secretary of State as
sumed the role Of mediator and brought
about a submission Of the question to
central tribunal under . treaty Of
1879.