The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-12
FOR A GREAT COLOMBIA. "
What Tribe-Uribe Is Fighting for I'm
south America.


manifesto issued by General Rafael
Uribe-Uribe. the active chief Of the Co
lombian rebels. at Maracaibo has been
received in this city. The Importance OF
this document lies In the statement made
by General Uribe-Tribc in its closing par
agraph that he is fighting now for the re-
union Of Great Colombia" as the fedora
ton of Venezuela. Colombia. and Ecuador
Was known previous To 1890. This" ne
adds. was the ambition OF the liberatOr.
General Simon Bolivar In this manites-
20 Is the explanation of the present truu-
hle on the frontiers of Venezuela and Co
. lombla- Two unsuccessful attcmpts-onc
on last Friday-have been made TO invade
Venezuela from Colombian territory by a
force Of something like six thousand men,
said 20 be- led by General Gonzalez Va
leucia- Governor Of the Department of
Sautander. A Venezuelan said yesterday.
1t looks like war without a formal dec
laratiou."
The impression among VenezueIans here
is that the Government OF Colombia has
definite knowledge Of the understanding
that is said to exist between President
Castro OF Venezuela, President AIfaro Of
Ecuador. and General Uribe-Uribe, 20 the
effect that the forces OF the three are 90
conservative Government in Colombia,
which is the only obstacle 20 the re-es-
tablishment Of Great Colombia. Colon
bia. II IS suggested has decided 10 strike
first. with the idea that many Of the Lib
erals might be induced 20 help the Gov
eminent against a foreign foe and in a
spirit OF patriotism abandon the internal
uprising
General Cribe-Cribe. IN his manifesto.
mentions the causes that induced him 10
return to the front after he declared him
self out Of the rebellion. lie says:
The Bogota Government did not re
spond 70 my sincere peace manifesto is
sued in April with a single act Of justice.
OF what il calls 'cIemency,' nor with one
word of Cancellation, nor with the most
insignificant measure showing its hone st
Intention TO substitute for the purely mill
itary regime. on which II is founded, some
other having the senblauce OF Legitimacy.
My move for pacihcation met only with
sarcastic words and hateful actions
The general recalls a long list Of cruel
ties perpetrated by the Government. and
adds.
Thus il is plain that they Ghe Cler-
icalSj want 70 add humiliation 70 con
quest. and determination TO humiliation
So with cruelty and shame on one side
and death with honor ou the other our
choice Is to night desperately on and with
out respite. Since our OppTeSsOTS do not
consent 10 loose our chains. let Us smash
Them 10 pieces or perish ia the attempt
Senior Raul Perez, who was one OF the
Liberal commission appointed 10 confer
with keHr Admiral JOuett. OF the North
Atlantic squadron. and Captain Beardsley.
Of the Powhattan, in the Instruction Of
lSS5 gave out the following statement last
night regarding the possibility Of the
United states again taking hand IN the
revolution, as II did at that time
II seems 10 Lae that Senior Herrdn.
Secretary Of the Colombian Legation at
Washington. and now acting as charge
q 'affaires is little hasty when he talks
as n he were the country at large There
is no proud nation that could welcome
foreign Intervention in its private affairs.
All COlOmbians know how diStasteful X
is and that there Is no foundation in the
treaty for 1t
-'having been one OF the commissioners
and the interpreter at the meeting be-
tween the Liberal chiefs and Captain
B,ardsley. and later with Rear Admiral
LOuctt. / remember clearly all that hap
pened when the American marines inter
fered IN Colon and TO a certain extent at
Cartagcua In those days the State De-
partment at Washington could not have
been well informed as to the causes OF
the revolution and as 70 how d president
OF the country. in order to succeed in be
coming dictator for life, had called on the
CleTicals. who promised to submit 10 him
Internationally
the United States on that occasion Dlcta-
tor NuncZ would not have succeeded in
tyrduuiZiUE the country until his death.
leaving e prey for the fanatics who
have continued the work of devastation.
They have brought the once rich and
prosperous republic OF Colombia 70 the
present condition Of ruin. with paper cur
r@ucy at $3.50 per cent. no public schools,
no payment % the foreign debt since NJ
uCZ euthrOu-d himself, no securities or
guarantees Of any kind for life or proper
ty Nothing but fanaticism and taxes
and tithes bribery and spoliatiOn. shame
and disorder in every branch OF the So
called administration
The Intervention of the United States
I'm 1855 did not benefit any American in
tCTeStS. as every American merchant who
did business there can testify. only the
ClrTicais pr0iiIed by Il. and they faJter
themselves that they can deceive the
and use the most liberal Governments ia
the world when iu peril TO protect them
against the people whom they abuse and
exploit. just by crying out that the traffic
or the isthmuS Is meHaced by insurgents
Rear Admiral J"Uett told me more than
once that had he known the exact coudi-
uuus when be went 10 Colon and Cartz-
Erua he would have acted differently II
h- had the struggle would have been Won
for progress and civilization over the con
ditious / have already enumerated. The
treaty between the United States and CO.
lOmbia il perfectly clear. and IL does not
give the least opening ICT the iutcrpreta-
case Of internal. strife Besides the rev
OlutioulSts viii not interfere with the traf-
nc there and as soon as they get the up
per hand they viii protect that same trstf-
tc and the lives and property Of citizens
and foreigners as they have not been
on f..r rTHr r4.-