Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-05-23
REVOLUTION NORMAL.
South and Central Americans Never
Pleased with Rulers.
Agitators Flourish and often Seize
the aeins of Govern nment-Hevo-
Iution4 Result In scenes
of hatchery.

of hatchery.
Revolution is a perennial institution
In Central and South America. The
southern republic that does not have
its uprising once year feels that 1t is
losing something. IT is not always nec-
essary that there should be just cause
for political upheaval. but only that
some general may experience banker
ing for the executive Office, or that
some president may wish 10 become
dictator.
In such cases the agitator gathers a
following. issues a proclamation and
seizes the reins Of government, If he
can. He kills as many Of his enemies
as be can. in the name Of the republic
and holds sway until some other fellow
comes along and Gusts him. Or, If un-
successful after few skirmishes fees
the country and later is found sarting
a revolution in sotae neighE0riEg state.
The resolutions are not joking mat
tiers, however, for those engaged in
them. They mean business while they
last and are usually attended with
scenes of butchery and the utmost tyr
amy. They cause great deal Of
trouble for the United States govern
ment too as the upsiart reyo,utionist
leaders usually think il = Incumbent
upon them 90 tread upon Uncle Sans
coat tails AT some stage Of The game,
snys the Chicago Chronicle
Revolutions have been so frequent in
Central and South America in recent
years that they are looked upon by this
government as matter ofcuurse. The
United States consul teiegraphs the
state department that a revolution has
| broken ont. The secretary OF state,
with sigh OF weariness, walks over to
the navy department and asks that a
ship be sent to the port nearest the
scene of the trouble. The navy depart
| ment complies. and the senior naval
officer brushes up on the Instructions
made and provided for such cases He
knows just what he will have to do,
for if he has been long upon the sta
tion he has been through many such
Instructions
He lands a few marines and then de-
votes the rest Of his time to seeing to
II that the belligerents do not ransack
the American legations and consuIates
and seize American merchant vessels
in their search for fleeing officials.
The weaker parties often make break
for protection under the folds of the
American flag when affairs become
critical. ard II requirts a great deal of
watchtulncss to prevent the pursuers
from violating the right Of asylum.
They are nnt always successful in
this. for The victorious generals have a
way Of shooting cir victims iilst and
then ttro,uiu. aftervard Tint they
have ufiup,d the rights OF neutrality.
PrcnNe apologies and sulutc to The
American hug aud damages follow.
hut fl,t i,,sro' help the crnd man.
| II hu, long ht,I. study with officials
Of this government what IL j. In he
maL, .', uf the Central and South
American peoples which renders them
so susceptible TO the charms OF the rev.
olutiwist OF course. mosf of the gov
S ''e "''o ''..'s ' ,u, ,n''' ure
I has n.,t.rod ,o,i,,ions ar5on,. ,hasa
fiery little republics. II seems to be
from nuturnl Unborn desire to fight
and to mike trouble. As soon as the
killing is over they dwell together
again. the opposing sides, IN brotherly
Io't ~, ""'' 'h' n'A, ,''"l' ''" rs along
an" ,i" '"s' & @ s nv, ,',, va. ep,' a.',s a, i''
agoinst ,he ,ren tbcr fou,bt for hs'
foro
.ecms 20 he inberert II, the bIoodof
Latin American pccple. This is prob.
ably IN part due TO their eNcitah'e tenn
peralueut But w,r who have studied
the question are Inclined TO thMk il Is