Honduran Strife

U. S. President Coolidge, who recently authorized the sale of arms to the Mexican Government, announced last week an embargo on all shipment of arms from the U. S. to Honduras. Following a call for protection of life and property from U. S. Minister Franklin Morales, 176 officers and men from the U. S. cruiser Milwaukee were landed at Amapala and marched to the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.

Honduran de facto troops fired on the blue-jackets but no one was hurt. An apology was offered, claiming that a "mistake" had been made; and the sailors were requested to withdraw. The Minister replied that they would remain until order was restored.

The Honduran incident, which excited much comment owing to the previous American occupation of Haiti, was caused by the fighting in Tegucigalpa when General Juan Angelo Arias and General Francisco Bueso-- who seized dictatorial powers on the death of former President Rafael Lopez Gutierrez--were driven from the capital by rebels led by Generals Tiburcio Carias and Gregorio Ferrera.

The latter established a de facto government.