The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-26
LIBERALS HOPE
 FOR CENTRAL ! AMERICA UNION
BY LAWRENCE s. HAAS
 United Press Latin American

k AgMASGu GEGN@ LAEzN American
 New York, Sept. 26 -- (UP) - A renewed movement aimed to band the i've republics of Central Amer lea together in political union ap- peared to be stirring this week, al- though there was no sign that 1t was blessed with official sponsor chip.
 Reports from Central America showed that hope had been revived among liberals of the five nations .Guatemala, Fl Salvador, Nicara- qua, Honduras and Costa Rica. that the dream of Francisco Morazarl, martyr-hero of Central American independence, the centenary of whose death has just been observ- ed, may yet be realized.
 Some influential circles in Costa Rica, one of the most sturdily democratic of the American re- publics, were of the opinion that discussions of union were not appropriate at this time, and that conference of representatives of the five countries to discuss such a unicn might best be put of until the end of the war.
 All five countries are allied with the United States in the war against the Axis, and their position as democratic belligerents implies a certain important cooperation on their part which might provide 8 propitious prelude to later efforts to unite them as a single political entity.
 Aid To Pan-AmeEicanism
 A Central American union ut1- doubtedly would be regarded fav- orably by the United States goy- ernmeH1t. which, in the past, has sponsored various meetings design ed to end discord among the five neighboring countries. A union would strengthen them to carry out more efficient program of agri- cultural, trade. industrial mining sanitation, highway, financial and social security development.
 It would tend to avert future disagreements in a part of the world so near the Panama Canal where order and prosperity come close to being an essential to the safety and welfare of the United States.
 Finally, it would provide a DOW erful argument for an-American- ism which the United States has foStered for many decades.
 The newspaper Prensa Grafica of San Salvador recently presented a plan for a Central American Union to be formed first on a To- year trial basis and to be definitely proclaimed in 1852.
 ThS plan would provide for es- tabliDhment of Central Amer ican legislative body, consisting of three members from each country. to meet once annually and select president of the union from among the five Central Ameriran presi- dents. Each president would serve ore-year term, and the formula would be repeated at the end of the first five years. The super-Iegisla- ture would meet at the capital of the unions president, and pass legislation affecting all the repub- lies, but the executives and the legislatures of each republic would continue to function during the trial period.
 The first Central American union was formed. in 1923, less than two years after the five countries won their independence from Spain. It was dominated by Guate- malan Conservative clements, and bitter struggles ensued until 1842 gan, & Honduran, were defeated by gan, e Honduran, weer defeated by the Guatemalan conservative Ra- fael Carrera. Morazan was shot by a firing squad.
 Another union was formed in 1842, without Costa Rica and was dissolved in 1845. Guatemala broke up still another union of Honduras, Salvador and Nicaragua which was formed in 1850.
 William Walker, the American ilibuster, joined forces with Lib- .rals in 1856 to dominate Nicara- yua. He became president of the republic, but forces of the other Central American republics. head ed by conservatives, defeated Walk er's troops and the filibuster was ex- scuted.
 Set Up Court For g Years
 Futile efforts to form a union were made in 1876, 1887, 1892, 1895. 1897, and 1898. In 1907 all five re- publics were represented at the first Central American conference at Washington. The conference established an arbitration court at Cartago Costa Rica, which later moved to San Jose, Costa Rican capital.
 The court functioned for nine