The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-01
REPUBLIC OF
ACRE CONQUERED
Bolivian Rule Established
Over the Little Nation.
BRAZILIAN TROOPS
FAIL TO AID II
Minister Arrives in Washing
ton With the Story.

New York. Nov. 30-A special to
the Times from Washington says: The
announcement of the existence of the
Acre republic, and news of it's extinc-
ton came almost simultaneously. It
was declared in December, 1899, and it
was not crushed until August, 1900
From time to time stray newspaper
articles have mentioned rumors that
the people of Acre had declared a re-
public, but the first positive news to
that effect was contained in a recent
Denver dispatch declaring that Acre
had sent a minister to this country. If
the minister has come in good faith, he
is doomed to disappointment The re
public Of Bolivia has conquered his
country, and wiped out its short-lived
government.
The statement has just been made by
the Bolivian minister to the United
States, Senior Don Fernando Il. Qua
chalia, who has returned to Washing
ton, and is staying temporarily at the
Gordon, preparatory to establishing
legation.
The lack of information about the
short history of the republic of Acre is
due chiefly to its TemOtenesS from the
settled POI IS of South America.
The Acre -untry has not been set
tied for many years. Until quite lately
II has AlCh q BtEAl GG DlOEeQ. L lie eX
piOrers found that it was q great rub
Der country, and that led to its speedy
settlement. The country is on the Dor
der of Bolivia and Brazil but it lies
within Bolivian territory. It was set
tied by Brazilians interested in rubber.
Rebel Against Bolivia.
According to the minister's account
of the rebellion, the people of Acre
became restless under the Bolivian sys-
tenn of taxation. The complaint arose
wholly from the upper classes. They
complained of the heavy taxes, which
they declared burdenSome to the rub
Der industry. Apparently all efforts to
induce Bolivia to change her system of
taxation or modify it in the interests
of Acre failed. and at last, in December
of last year, the business men of Acre
met in convention and determined 10
throw off the authority of Bolivia. They
proclaimed an independent republic
The leader of the movement was a
Spaniard named Galvez, and he was
chosen first president of Acre.
Galvez and his government, appar-
entity, were unable to raise an army Of
any importance. They had a good op-
portunity, because the Acre region was
SO far away from the seat of govern
ment, and the country through which
troops must march was so difficult that
ians could have an army on the scene
of sufficient size to put down the re-
bellion.
Either they did nothing, or else the
half-breed wOrkingmen were not in
sympathy with the rebellion, and the
business men who were at the head of
1t could not form a sufficient army by
themselves. Whatever the reason, the
fighting force OF acre was small.
After acting as president of Acre for
three or four months. Galvez gave up
the office and went back to his coun-
try. He has since died at Madrid.
Rodriguez Aries was his successor
and Aries was, next to Galvez, the head
and front of the revolution. He was a
/ Brazilian. Brazil sent troops to the
border as soon as she heard OF the re-
beilion, but not with any intention II
aiding the rebels. The object of Brazil
was simply to protect her own interests.
Acre being on her frontier. The Bra