Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-04-18
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a SYNDICATE SUPPLIES MONEY, AIRS
AND MEN TO REBEL LEADERS


General Canal Of Haiti Said 10 Have APP
Piled to It-C1b2 Being Aided By IL
H&s Political Ina=ence-Hov II Does
Businss.
News has been received that Presi-
Gent Hippolyte Of Haiti, who Is making
tgur Ct the rep1biic, bad been attsck-
&c Deal the frontier by 3 small body Of
rsvolutiouistz
These rebels are said 70 be friends O.
General II. Canal, who IL now AZ active
candidate for The presidency.
But = revolution 70 be successful in
Haiti must be backed by an ontsids
fO1oe, and a vessel 70 bring arms into
the country is absolutely necessary.
Canal has recognized the yalus of such
outside assistance and has taken steps
70 secure IL A vessel, loaded with arms
for Haiti, has already left the United
States The reyolurionists are al pres
. witho<T arms and can do nothing
until they get them
Canal has managed his expedition in
a businesslike way. AS a matter Of
fact, il can hardly be said that he has
managed IL at all he simply handed
over the commission 70 a big American
firm which makes q speciality Of that
sort Ct business and which supplies him
with ship, arms, ammunition and fight
ing men
The same firm is supplying arms and
ammunition 10 the Cuban reyolutionists
and landing the goods in small boats
What has been termed TIE firm is ac-
tually a syndicate Of firms and repre-
senrs an enormous capital Several Of
the members Of the syndicate are inter
ested in the largest gun and frearm
factories in tbs United States
II is said that two members ars
United States senators, but al any rate
the syndicate has q pail" strong
enough 70 keep customs authorities from
interfering with the clearance Of Its
ships.
The syndicate supplies large quaint
ties Of heavy guns, small arms and am
munition 20 the United States govern
menL TO Japan, 20 China, TO Brazil OF
70 any government that may require
them. Ii PROCESSES 10 deal only with
governments, openly and aboveboard,
and indeed does transact a large bust
ness with them, but makes most Of its
money ont Of revolutions in South and
Central American republics
In it, main Office in New York most
Of the important revolutions in South
America are planned Ii supplies mon
ey, men and arms and is generally sue
cessful In its undertakings, but demands
heavy remuneration. Ii owns a respect
able feet Of small fast steamers and has
in its employ former naval and military
officers, who personally conduct opera
tons
The syndicate employs but one conf
Dental agent, who travels constantly
throughout Central and South America.
and who makes a special study Of the
political situations Of the different re-
publics. This agent, when he thinks
the country is ripe for a revolution.
proceeds 10 the spot and gets in touch
with the rebel leaders
Sometimes the rebels have money,
and sometimes they have o II they
have, the agent offers 70 deal with them
for cash, agreeing to take all the risk
Of bringing arms and ammunition into
the country.
II The revolutionists have no mouey
and the agent thinks their chances good,
he offers to supply them with money as
well as arms ON the signing Of a con-
tract to repay the amount, with inter
est, when the reyolutionists gain power
and 70 grant his firm certain valuable
concessions
In either case the agents offer is gem
orally accepted, as the rebels thereby
get rid Of the great difficulty Of clear
ing an expedition from the United
States New York Herald.