Show Central America I LIBCRTAD San Salvador via Galveston Galves-ton March 12President Bairios of Guatemala has declared that Central America should constitute one republic and that he would assume command of all military forces of the various States This is accepted by Honduras but rejected I re-jected by San Salvador Nicaragua and Costa Rica The forces of Guatemala began I be-gan immediately to march against I San Salvador President Zaldwar i telegraphed an account of the situation I situ-ation to General Diaz President of Mexico and asked him to use his influence in-fluence to prevent bloodshed In answer Diaz sent the following telegram to President Pre-sident Zaldwar Your telegram is understood un-derstood I have taken the necessary precautions against any contingency that may arise I have telegraphed President Baiiios as follows Your telegram of the 7th inst announcing your determination to declare Central America one Republic and assume yourself tae command of all the forces thereof has been received This decoration has been rejected energetically j ener-getically byyour sister Republics These circumstances created such antipathy to I your course among American citizens that my government will be obliged to take immediate action to prevent the execution exe-cution of your threat against the sister nationalities of this continent |