The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-21
EX-REBEL HERE AS MINISTER
ENTER EEL MOCMO," vENEZU ELIAS
NEW ENVOY AT WASHINGTON.
Reception Committee Meets the veteran
Fighter Down tho Bay-Ilc's n Man
or Peace Now. He Says--"Let's Forget
the Past"-Hl0nOreti by Ills Odd Foe.

Gen, jose Manuel Hernandez Gel
Mocho') for years Venezuela s foremost po-
litical and revolutionary character, who has
now been appointed his country's Minister
at Washington, arrived here yesterday on
the steamer Caracas, from La Guayra
committee of local yenezuelans was
waiting in revenue cutter down the bay
to greet him. In the party were Nicolas
Hernandez. the Generals eldest son, and
Senior Augusta f. Pulido, Venezuelan
Charge d'Afaires at Washington, The
others were Consult General Rinconss,
Carlos A. Scholtz, Eduardo Meyer and
Henry I. Cadenas. They gave the veteran
an enthusiastic welcome and Gen. Herman
DEE greeted his son, whom he had not seen
for years. with long and hearty embrace.
As he stood on the deck. tall, erect and
with his broad shoulders thrown back,
Eel Mocho" hardly looked like man who
has spent a good part of thirty-three years
on the battlefield. Yet in this space OF
time he has fought against the Vene-
zuelan Government in more than a. dozen
rebellions. He has the reputation of having
participated in more uprisings than any
other man in South America.
Gen. Hernandez wore a suit of white
duck, which accumulated the deep bronze
that the tropical sun has left upon his
features. The customs inspectors. acting
under instructions from Washington,
passed his baggage without examination,
as they did that of his youngest son, Juan
Guilermo Hernandez, and Antonio PARA,
who accompanied him. The party were
then escorted to the Waldorf Astoria
When reporters. saw him last evening
the General was in good humor but was
not communicative He might easily be
mistaken for Frenchman. He has a
broad. high forehead. hair worn pompa-
dour keen dark brown eyes and a long
cur ed. thin nose. The General wears a
rather long, square beard and long mus
tache, which, like his hair, are gray. His
revolutions he has taken part in. he laugh
ingly replied: Il don't know"
want the past forgotten. The country
with the exception Of Ciudad Bolivar, Is
now at peace and | expect this state o.
things to prevail for long time. All
my efforts in the future will be directed
to helm maintain peace in venezuela. We
need it and can progress only under peace
full conditions"
was in one of the many revolts he
led that Gen. Hernandez came by his sobri-
qIet of "El Mocho 0he maimed(. While
fighting for possession of Nudad Bolivar
the fourth finger and half of the fifth finger
of his right hand were shot away. He
last fought when he tried to depose Castro,
about four years ago. He was captured
and confined in San Carlos fort at Mara
caibo three and half years, but was re-
leased at the time of the trouble with Eng
land and Germany, when he volunteered
his services in defence Of his country.
Since then he has risen to position second
only in political power to that OF President
Castro.
Gen. Hernandez retains the leadership
Of tho Liberal Nationalist party and has
recently secured several Cabinet places
and other high Offices for his partisans.
In Washington he will reestablish the leega-
ton abandoned four years age, when Jose
Andrade was Minister Senior Pulido, who
has been Charge d'Afaires, will be first
secretary. Senior PARA and Nicolas Her
nandez will he attaches.