The evening times., 1899-08-22

New York, Aug 22.-Gen. Juan l. Jim
inez, the revolutionary aspirant to the
Presidency of the Republic Of Santo Do
mingo. and Gen. Abelardo A. Moscoso, his
chief military representative in this coun-
try, have had serious difference, and, as
a result, General Mosco5o has withdrawn
from all participation in the revolutionary
movement. The genesis of the trouble lies
in the refusal of General Jiminez to meet
the demands which General Mcscoso re-
CARDS himself as warranted to prefer.
AS man who has been a principal in
the precipitation of at least three reyoIu-
tiOns in the last eleven years, who has re-
ceiyed nine wounds and endured impris-
onment. and who has suffered exile. Gen
eral Moseoso thinks himself entitled to
command the revolutionary armies in the
field. This General Jiminez declines to
grant. He says that the health of General
Moscoso is not equal TO the seventies of
campaign-much as he would like to avail
himself Of the generals military genius.
General Moscoso thinks himself even more
entitled to demand from General Jiminez
pledges and guarantees. These, too, the
aspirant refuses to give. And this refusal
is the ground of General Moscoso's deter
mination TO support Jiminez no longer. He
also finds his opinion OF General Jiminez
seriously impaired.
After ten years of the labor and suf-
fering Of pioneer work in preparing the
way for this revolution, conceive" ex-
claimed General Moscoso today, my dis
appointment to find that We have placed
at the head of the movement such man
as Jiminez-a man who denies everything
which he ought gratefully TO coneede, who
shows that he is without sympathy with
true liberal principles, and that he is look
ing after only his personal interests But
none can conceive the intensity of my dis
appointment.
The truth is that Jiminez. ruined as a
merchant, seeks the presidency of Santo
Domingo in order 10 rehabilitate his private
fortunes. What other Interpretation can
be put on the logic of events? In 1895 af-
fairs in the island were ripe for a revolu-
/ tion. The government had got into serious
| difficulties with France through the i'm
| prisonment of French officer. An in
demnity OF million and half of francs
was demanded, and the people were seeth-
! ing with discomfort France also was dis
gusted with the dilatory tactics of the gov
ernment- At this juncture Gen. Morales
General Moya, General Luperas. and my
self went 10 Paris. where JimineZ was then
living, to induce him TO head a revolution.
We obtained the sympathy and, so far as
1t should be feasible, the aid of the French
government All that was necessary TO
success was that Jiminez should declare
Tor the revolution and put up the money
about half million dollars.
AT that time Jiminex was at the re-
NTH OF his prosperity. He had twenty-three
business houses in Santo Domingo, the
United States, and Europe. He was worth
at least So. 600, ,6O0. What was his answer
to those who asked him to free his coun-
try! have too much private business; |
have too much money, too many interests.
at stake: ] cannot jeopardize them; | pray
you have me excused.
" General Jiminez. said You are at the
elimination Of your fortune, the turning
point OF your life. The sky of your pros
perity seems cloudless. but look closely
you viii see, no larger than a mans hand.
a cloud upon the horizon that portands a
storm which shall spread and spread until
IL may blot out the whole heaven That
cloud is the failure of your house in the
city of Santo Domingo. Large as are its
iiablities-half million dollarS-the event
may well seem to the proud merchant who
has more than score of houses all over
the world small misfortune easily repair
ed. But mark my words: Heureaux sus-
poets that you may become dangerous to
him: with him suspicion is enough; from
this time those mercantile and customs
concessions from him, which are the foun-
dation of your fortune will be taken from
you-then your star will decline Jiminez
there is tide in the affairs of men which
taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
omitted, and all the voyage of their life il
in nd Oh Tel
ing from the episode of your Santo Domin-
go failure; strike while you may with easy
success. and then. in Heureauxs s shoes, your
fortunes are safe
But Jiminez-he turned a deaf ear He
could see nothing except the hazard of his
private interests, and he was unable to dis
cern that they were already menaced AS
/ predicted, even so did Heureaux. He with
drew the valuable concessions and privi-
leges which he had extended to the mer-
chant prince. No more iogwood concessions
al $4,000 a year and profits of a million.
No more passing of goods through the GUS
TOM houses at great underyaluations, SO that
nobody in Santo Domingo might compete
with the merchant prince. And what was
the result? The chief source of Jiminsz's
success and wealth being thus transferred
TO rivals, his business languished and grad
ually decayed. until today he has but
fragment left Of his once regal fortune
just enough one might say, desperately, to
risk upon this revolution to win or lose all
Yes. Jiminez, the broken merchant. Is
now most patriotic, most ready for the
revolution-if. somebody else will only
lead it for him in the field. Still, he does
not want too able, too strong a man in
command; he does not want myself, for
instance; he fears that a victorious gen.
eral would forget Jiminez and the re-
habilitation of mis- private fortunes in the
day of triumph
What Jiminez intends, if the revolu-
ton should succeed and place him in the
Presidents chair, is to make the govern
ment family oligarchy. OF the members
of his family there are hundreds; OF the
family to which he is most nearly allied
by marriage. the Gruiions there are hun
dreds more; there is to be a Jiminez-
Grullon combine. and they are to control,
and rule, and own everything. That is
why Jminez refuses all pledges. H. will
be committed to nothing except the ag-
grandizement of himself and family.
1T is needless to say that to this will
never consent. Already ! am giving jim
inez vast amount of trouble, and l ex-
pect 10 give him more before he becomes
President Of Santo Domingo. Then, should
he become President, and carry out his
present programme. I will agitate con-
spire, and fight against him even as I have
done against Heureaux. But why talk of
Jiminez becoming President? That will
never be- The papers tell of his leaving
Cuba. presumably to go to Santo Domin-
go; but he has no idea of going there. Had
he desired to go to the front he could