New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
VENEZUELA TO BE SPARED'
NO r1IL1BpsTERs no 60 FROM HERE
THE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLIC TO I"o'A AZ
MnNRoE noCTRINE. .--,-- 49,

THE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLIC to ms
MONROE DOCTRINE 49,,
II was only natural that the report - -, s.ory
sresslon In Venezuela Should % iono"o1 .,o 80
Of gigantic fnlbusterng expeai''ou - .,a r,on
,, ,S british lions tail in that section OF 'ne siooe
49,, ,o,lnouish his grip on the venezuelan
81. - The new r,mor filed two columns ana
to,d ., dvnsmite guns and 100000 sturdy ir'hA Amer
,c.n, smelling for fight with their ha'eo 100 anu
,m'nr nd eager to go to Venezuela 10 help drive ou'
the brutal Anglo-Saxon'
,..n Annexation League Whatever that may be-was
orcd,tcd with being the principal mover In the con-
snracv and behind him was syndicate of American
n,,.,sts Who 1t IS alleged, have Invested lot oil
money in tho Venezuelan gold mines on which the
crredg British lion has laid paw Colonei uiU
hons was to ship the fllibusers to Venezuela as I'M
migrants and they to have a guarantee of $40
month from the capitalists and lots Of glory from the
doughty colonel.
GENERAL DE SILVA TALKS FIGHT.
A TRIBUNE reporter first sought information aoou,
the expedition of General Francisco A. dc silva, inc
Consul Ceneral of Venezuela In this city, Gener oo
Silva said that he knew nothing about any sun
scheme, and in the present state OF aialfs inc 'no
xuelan Government would do It's utmost 10 os0o'i
any nbustering expedition because 1t would constr
tute a violation of neutrality laws and might ieau W
complications prejudicial to the appear ior 'u,.o
and the enforcement OF the Monroe doctrine "m'h
yenczuela is making TO the United States
General de Silva is q man OF the Spanish ypc' ia,
skinned with hair and eyes of Jet, and an excitaoe
tempcrament which naturally exhibits ltseH WHEN no
talks about British aggression, and then his Engsh
Is Venezuela prepared to fight on her own az
count 70 asked the reporter. . ., ,s
General de silva Strengthened hlmsei up taPpou M
breast dramatic ally, while his eyes flashed nre 4,
Yes Venezuela would fight against &c whole w0IIu io
dat. We only two myons, but we are nehS ,,S
peoples Re women will fight In Nenezuela "o W.. WI
raise an army OF one hundred zousand men, an W.
will say to British CO. get out from Us our uou
try An II zcy go, we fight, we make EN- co. UT
we perish" .,-.,. co,or,,
After this creditabe outburst OF patriotism Genera
de Silva said that he didn't apprehcnd that there
he an appeal to arms because he thought that ooat
Britain would risk collision with this county ~
ins,stng on an occupation that constituted hagrant
violation OF the Monroe doctrine For the picSeh' H'
relied upon diplomacy to obtain Justice.
THE ANNEXATION LEAGUES OBJECT.
Colonel Gibbons has Office at NO. 31I broadway,
where he follows the profession OF lawyer. Inc
Office is small, but Colonel Gibbons is big man ana
looks capable of Matching pretty big conspiracy IL
en- dlsposed He characterized the whole story OF the
cxnedton IS absurd. "NOthing Is further from inc
nurpose OF the Annexation League, he SAID imam ~
Start a 1llbustering expedition. The nainc OF inc
Icagne is something OF a misnOmer. we are aooNs
ali for the Monroe doctrine We want inc opuan
American republics brOu ght into the closest relations,
politIcal and commercial with the United Stales or
that reason we are interested In the Venezuelan ques
ton. But programme Is Simply pea'ciui as'"
tom ~, ,.,, C,,oroI Nothing
was known about any fllibuserinG expedition: ana
the placid smile which greeted Inquiries lnuca'eu tha'
no apprehension was felt about H.