The evening times., 1900-01-24

of an English Woman in Peru.
The AnglO-Saxon is always ready to
smile at South American revolutions, IN
less be happens to be engaged in the
South American trade. But if one looks
more closely into these never ceasing po-
litical eruptions Of a volcanic race there
is much in them to weep over. A civil
war in which 600 lives are sacrificed in
one city within a few days, as happened
some fifteen years ago at Baranquilla, in
the Republic Of Colombia, is a melancholy
spectacle for philanthropists. II is OBJ
yiOus to remark that this is a heavier loss
OF life than the whole OF the late war with
Spain entailed. I; is also obvious that the
recklessness with which South Americans.
on what seems to NOrtherners small prov
ocation. Will stand up 20 shoot and TO be
shot considerably dims the glory OF the
game men" Of the Southern and Western
States Of the Union. The indifference 10
death seems TO proceed in both cases
from an inability TO appreciate the ad
vantages Of life.
Those who have lived In South American
countries sometimes tell Of horrors which
the natives seemed 10 consider as neces-
sary incidents OF their revolutions, and
therefore. in their view, Of free govern
ment by the people for the people To
be awakened at midnight, for instance, by
an uproar IN the streets 70 have ones
marrow chilled BY the screams and ap-
peals for mercy OF a newly found victim,
and then 10 be cOOlly informed that they
are only going 10 hang" this OF that mem
Der Of an unpopular government; all this
Is not pleasant TO persons. especially OF
the gentler sex who have been reared in
ouieter political surroundings
One English woman, who had long re
sided At CallaO, Peru, received during ?
revolution there twenty years ago a shock
from which she never recovered, and she
was not by any means weak-minded wo-
msl. An unpopular leader having recent
Is, been hanged and burned IN the public
square. a Young half German man about
town cheerfully showed this woman what
looked like a small piece OF bog oak
which, the young man said, he was going
20 have made into a cigar holder. The
English woman took IL and examined II
closely. but failed 10 make out what the
material was. At last while she still held
il. the gay youth informed her that II was
a finger bone Of a charred hand-one OF
those lately belonging to the unpopular
man had picked out OF the black heap in
the square.
This side OF the South African Teyolu-
ton habit is ugly and grim enough, no
doubt. and il is a mistake, too, 10 suppose
that revolutions a. least those which
reach out beyond one city or province
make no difference 10 the commerce OF
those countries.
TO the planters IN the interior a revOlu-
tion Is generally q reason for not fulfilling
their contracts" a New York merchant
whose business Is with Venezuela lately
said. and even II the coast towns
are perfectly quiet. the stOppage OF trade
with the interior must result in a stop
page OF imports" At the same time there
is something comioal in the idea Of regu-
larly organized firms, or associations, with
headquarters al the capital Of the republic,
under the very nose Of the Government Ad-
minlstration. always ready 70 supply money
and arms to any responsible party OF
parties who viii take the held against the
Governm snt anywhere within the RepublS.
/ II was in this way that the beginning OF
the present Venezuelan troubles were TO
| mented at EI TacLira, Zamora. and Cara
| bobo. To be sure. the revolutionisJs had
a good political excuse in the almost no.
[ torlous fact that Andrade's election was a
rank swindle throughout but in the ordin-
/ airy course Of Sou-h American events an
/ equally serious revolution could have been
I got up with a much less serious ground Of
/ complaint under H.
The oldest thing about Venezuelan
revolutions. considering the lavish outpour-
/ ing Of blood which signaliZes their course.
/ IS that their conclusion is not marked by
| the infection OF the death penalty upon the
! unsuccessful party. The people Of Nene-
/ zuela are too humane 20 tolerate capital
| punishment by Law. The punishment for
/ getting up a revolution, like the punish
ment for killing q citizen. is Imprisonment,
and as happened with Hernandez, who
/ stirred up the anti-Andrade revolt last
/ wear. the legislature OF the republic some
/ how generally manages 20 pass az acJ OF
i indemnity in favor OF the unfortunate lead
er which frees him and is supposed TO
/ coneiliate his political following.
SO that supposing the hero OF the Occa-
/ sion fortunate enough or knowing enough
/ TO escape death on the field OF hattie. ne
/ either gets of with a brief term of i'm
! prisonment in case OF failure. or enjoys an
opportunity TO put his fingers into the
/ revenues Of the country until some Other
revolutionist succeeds in Ousting him. Fol
1 certain natures enterprises like this have
/ an Irresistible fascination.
! A New York business man who once
I lived in a Latin-American republic and
who has since visited the southern half Of
! the continent on an average Oftener thar
once a year. recently summed up the pros
meets for cessation Of these internecint
/ struggles in abou; these words: VIII the
. south American republics ever become
decently settled? Nv answer is. they hav,
TWO chances. Their peoples may become
/ fmpregnated with Northern blood, as !.
happening in Chile and Argentina. and tha
NAV teach them practical moderation, as
seems to be doing in the extreme south
The only other chance ] can see for them is
il som strong man imposes himself ol
each republic; that has been done in MeXi
co with good results and Mexico may b
counted as morally a South American re
public If neither Of these two things hap
mems then somebody from outside vii
bav~ ~ interfere sooner or later. No.
didn't say the United States. ! only. salt
somebody'-vhOever is most interested
But YOU can depend upon it, the Spanish
Americans don't understand freedom as W
do. their freedom means downing every
body that doesn't agree with them. -
New York Tribune
Tranlps Too Numerous.
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