| Show honduras joins san galvadon Sal vadon in attack upon neighbor on the west central america again in a state of revolution after five years of planning and work by discon tented ones nicaragua may also join in panama A telegram received here irom san salvador saya that honduras has declared war against guatemala according to this same message the following proclamation has been cincu in ballador bal vador general bonilla commander of the salvadorian Salva dorean army has repelled the guatemalan forces at Mat apama in salvador ten miles east of the guatemalan frontier the victorious army of salvador retained the positions captured from the enemy the declaration ot war by honduras on guatemala brings a third state ac lively into the central american brou trou ble which has been progressing with more or less severe fighting and blood shed tor a month or honduras and salvador are now arrayed against their neighbor on the west nicaragua and costa hica are the only two coun tries still passive and it has been said the former about to take part in the fighting the present trouble in central am erica has been brewing tor a long time for the past five years the revolutionists in that country have been planning and preparing toi the overthrow ot president cabrera and in their efforts to this end they have not tailed to appeal tor support to certain elements in honduras and salvador working on the national jealousies tor the first place among the several states forming central america president cabrera has been harshly criticized criticised by his enemies they declare he rules with extreme despotism that no mans life ie under his administration and th country morally and economically ie going to the dogs under his unwise and advised course on the other band president ca abrera has declared this revolutionary movement to be inconsequential and that the governor would promptly put it down president cabrera g term ot office n tact expired in 1905 he has how ever insisted on holding office cabrera army Is said to have no balth in him the pay of the soldiers has been in arrears the fight ing men ot the states of central am erica are little more than automatons auto matoni to be led into battle to shoot ta charge and to be killed at the corn inand of their officers the army 0 guatemala Is in fairly good shape there are some 7 professional sol diers in the republic with 6 atol bodied men of service age the ra earves amount to about 30 men I 1 was reported that guatemala had 50 men under near the salva dor b the revolutionists are said to have plenty of fighting men arms and am and they doubtless have in evaded the frontiers of honduras sal ra dor and mexico during the fighting cabera they are headed by beneral ta L barrillas Bar rillas a former pres the country ho has the as of jd and toledo guatemala than the state of ohio laUon Is 60 per cent pure indians the re chiefly jials castes and a small dortlon bt pure european de becent the trouble between salvador guatemala is anAut come of the pro gresa of the revolutionists in theli efforts to oust cabrera they hav invaded salvadorian Salva dorean territory and guatemala claims have received actual support from that government while no actual declaration of war has been made between these two countries a state of war practical exists all guatemalan citizens between 18 and 61 years of age have been called on tc join the ranks and martial law haa been declared the statement has been made thai salvadorian Salva dorean regulars are fighting with the guatemalan revolutionists but president escalon of salvador has declared that his government was ob serving strict neutrality and had noth ing to do with the revolution in guatemala the revolutionists appear so far to have had the better of it they have captured and held several towns and aa the movement progresses and sue ceede their ranks are constantly ba ing strengthened the army of salvador Is described as consisting of 3 men and the tahitian of 18 men in case of wai military service Is compulsory from 18 to 50 years of age the area of the republic Is ed at about 8 square miles |
