Foreign News: Revolt Ends?

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Early this year (TIME, Feb. 11), a revolution broke out in Honduras. The revolt was caused by presidential candidates in the elections failing to receive a majority. The ballot having failed, the disappointed candidates took to bullets.

In March, President Rafael Lopez Gutierrez died. His term of office had expired on Feb. 1, but he had kept himself in office by establishing a dictatorship. Immediately after the President's demise, Generals Arias and Bueso seized power and constituted themselves dictators (TIME, Mar. 31). Thereupon Generals Tiburcio Carias and Gregorio Ferrera joined forces, wacked the dictators.

After much fighting, the revolt came to an end. Through the offices of Sumner Welles, a special peacemaker sent to Honduras by U. S. President Coolidge, the rival parties were brought together and agreed upon the selection of General Tosta as provisional President (TIME, May 12).

Less than three months later (TIME, Aug. 11), revolution again broke out. General Ferrera charged that his old friend General Tosta, under whom he was once Minister of War, was seeking to perpetuate discord in the country; at the same time he disclaimed any personal ambitions for himself.

Last week, an offer made by the U. S. Government to use its good offices in settlement of the dispute was accepted by beth sides. The end of the second revolt was envisaged.