Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-30
REPUBLIC OF
ACRE IS NO MORE
It Was Born in 1899 and Died
in 1900,
BOLIVIA CRUSHED IT OUT.
Of Existence aud Ia.
tinction Made simultaneously W
Washington Its lite stormy

New York Nov 30-A special to the
Times from Washington says The am
nouncement of the existence OF the
Acre republic and news of its extinction
came almost simultaneously 70 was
declared IN December, 1899. and IL was
not crushed until August. 1900 From
time to time stray new spaper articles
have mentioned rumors that the people
of Acre had declared q republic but the
first positive news to that effect was
contained In a recent Denver dispatch
declaring that Acre had sent q minister
TO this country. II the minister has
come IN good faith he Us doomed 90 dis
appointment, The republic of Bolivia
has conquered his country and wiped
out It's short lived government
This statement has just been made by
the Bolivian minister 90 the United
States, Senior Don Fernando p. Guacha-
lIa who has returned to Washington,
and is staying temporarily at the Cor
don preparatory % establishing lega-
ton.
The lack Of Information about the
short history OF the republic OF Acre is
due chiefly TO It's remOteuess from the
settled portions OF South America.
There are large tracts of that great
continent which have never been set
tied, and are little known and there
are said TO be large sections which have
never been explored.
H. 9V tfstf haa Gf l.av, 1s.1
many years. Until quite lately II has
never been explored The explorers
found that II was a great rubber coun-
try, and that led TO It's speedy settle
ment IL Is far away from the thickly
populated portions Of both Bolivia and
Brazil, but especially Bolivia. The
country is on the border OF Bolivia and
Brazil, but It lies within Bolivian ter
ritory, Ii was settled by Brazllians in
terested IN rubber The Bolivian min
lister, however. has declared positively
that there was no boundary dispute
between the two countries. According
To his account Of the rebellion the peo-
pie Of Acre became restless under the
Bolivian system OF taxation. The com
plant arose wholly from the upper
classes They complained Of the heavy
taxes which they declared burdensOme
10 the rubber industry II was claimed
that the business interests Of Acre were
suffering by reason Of H. Apparently
an 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 de-
termined 90 throw of the authority Of
Bolivia. They proclaimed an independ-
ent republic. The leader of the move
ment was a Spaniard named Galyezand
he was chosen first president of Acre.
This rebellion differed partly from the
ordinary South American revolution.
Such revolutions are generally I'm the
interests Of some politician who desires
90 make himself president by over
throwing the existing administration
This rebellion was a secession Of a part
OF the Bolivian republic. and an at
tempt to create a new government
Galyez and his government appar-
entity, were unable TO raise an army
OF any Importance They had a good
opportunity because the Acre region
was so far away from the seat OF gov
eminent and the country through which
troops must march was so difficult
that 4 would be months before the
Bolivians could have an army on the
scene OF sufficient size to put down the
rebellion,
Either they did nothing or else the
half breed workngmen were not in
sympathy with the rebellion and the
business men who were at the head OF
it 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 20 his country.
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
rebellion but not with any intention OF
aiding the rebels. The object OF Bra
Zil was simply TO protect her own in
tercsts, Acre being on her frontier The
Brazilian troops remained there for
some time and there were several
clashes between the soldiers and the
people OF Acre. but no battles OF any
consequence
The Bolivian army reached Acre IN
the summer and began the work OF re-
storing the country to its allegiance
This was a simple matter as far as the
actual fighting was concerned. owing 10
feeble preparations Of Acre but the
country Us so large that II was some
time before order was entirely restored
Aries fed 90 Brazil and the other lead
erS OF the revolt also made their escape
after Offering some Intellectual reSist-
ancc 10 the Boliviaus In August. The
rebellion was finally crushed The Boz
gF Ia In
I'm order 10 make sure that no new at
tempt AZ rebellion Is made.
senior Guachalia has no knowledge Of
Henry w Phillips. who is said To be
the minister OF Acre 10 the United
states. He ala not figure among the
leaders Of the revolution and / never
knew his name before said he
Secretary Cridler says the state de-
partment knows nothing whatever OF
the Acre republic nor OF Mr.. Phillips.
Il may be that the Acre rebels. al
though their government had been
overthrown are still keeping up some
show OF armed force and hope 10 be
recognized as beligerents by some 9TH
or country and that this assis accounts
for Mr. Phillips mission. The Bolivian
minister. however, Is convinced that the
rebellion Is utterly crushed.
n the Acre Insurgents desired reCog-
milton Il seems that Brazil would be the
most hopeful quarter TO which to APP
peal. but the minister says that Brill
has not only not recognized them but
has IN all respects acted In a way
most friendly 10 Bolivia
War Department Army Bill.
Washington. Nov 30.-The House
committee on military affairs has made
public a letter received from Secretary
Root. transmitting a draft OF a bill
prepared by the war department for the