The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20
Inc Governor OF the Department Of

& Morales, minister or government NuoIlcs
the Governor OF the Department Of
Panama Y
HOW @ALBAN RAISED THE MONEY.
liz. government was almost, II not en-.
5tirely. bankrupt. and, In order TO raise
money. levied freely upon the people.
These levies were maze through tho
departmental Administrations. for Bogota
was helpless, the only money known
there beng a worthless paper currency,
while the only money known or &C.
cepted In this department was. ana still
is. Colon bian silver The methods
adopted for levying upon the people Tor
morlay to dcfray the expenses incident
to supprcsslng the reyolutionssw most
henous In character and tyrannical In,
operation. Outside Of Panama 1t Is gem
orally understood that this money was
raised by voluntary subscription Here,
where all the facts are known the term
"vuluntury subscription is symbolical
with outrage polite plunder and other
5reprehcnsbic means, In which might fig
ures as solitary virtue.
One Incident, tho most notable among
the many that are generally known ana
definitely authenticated. will serve to
4 Illustrate the grotesQue nature Of these
voluntary Subscription schemes. The
revolution having been protractcd forai
years. and the Liberals having been SO
thoroughly drained of money that their
resources were almostsentlrely exhausted,
Governor Allan reached II point where 1t
was necessary for hin 10 raise ilnme-
dialcly. "a large sum orSmoney. UP to that
time the whO.e expense OF the revolution,
on botli sides, had been borne by the
Liberals. who were Its 4 instigators and
promoters, and who, by the voluntary
SUBSCRIPTION process had been CONF
PEELED to defray the expenses OF suppress
Ing that movement for which they were
Themselves responsible. In his last dl.
.lcmma. however, Governor Albun had re-
sort to the resources of the Conserfu-
ttivcs, the hour having arrived when they
could no longer escape eXtOrtion. The
INCIDENT can best be created in the words
OF a Conservative who was one OF the
sufferers
Some twenty-five or thirty prominent
Conservatives of Panama gathered ct
Governor Adams residence one morn
Ing In answer to an invitation to break
fast with the Governor" SAID the former
Conservative In relating the incident TO.
your cores pondcnt, Breakfast was served
E In elaborate fashion. The convet sa ion
was general, the revolution being ely
discussed in a desultory way until 'coff-e 4
and cigarettes were served. at that pc MT
Governor AlDan entered upon an elabo
rnto statement OF the condition on the
lslhmus. He detailed the progi ess of tho
revolution, praised us one and all for the
staGnch manner In which we had sup
ported Tie government, and finally I'D.
mitted that he was exceedingly hard
pressed for money, declaring after an elab-
crate explanation that he was compelled
to raise a very large sum OF money I'M
mediately. Entering then upon Il circun-
III fb,.sr RI
tho Liberals until they could no longer
assist the government, he led up In I'M
Adolf way to tho climax, which was
reached when he drew Il paper from his
pocket and remarked:
'.'Now senorcs, must have this money.
and | am compelled, much " my regret,
to ask you to assist me In raising II. !
have here subscription list, which re-
cites that the amounts you Will put down 4
opposite yyur names are gtve! volunta. lily.
10 show that l have no desire TO act un-
fairly, have headed this list With my !
own subscription for $4,000, and trust
that you viii not let me Guido you W
rendering tho government generous SUPP
port. Incidentally, ! must say that you
are all under arrest, The house Is st-
rounded by soldiers: none of you can es-
cape
"A
fully, the Governor moved toward tho
exit saying as he withdrew;
with your permission Will retire
for one hour AT the end OF that TIME !
shall return, and during my nbsenru
trust that you Will arrange this volun-
tary subscription among yourselves with
IN spirit OF generosity that my ilnpern-
tive demands can all be satisfied without
aEnoyance,
AN ARMY MAIZE BY FORCE.
The sequel TO the story Is involved III no
mystery, The company OF CONSERVATIVES
vas helpless They ragged and fllmed; pur
Alban was not Il man to be trlLled WIN,
md when at tho end Of the hour lie RI
burned the 'vUuntury subscrlptlon' had
Al been consummatcd, The only parallel for
this system Of raising noneyAto dofray
the expenses of the revolution Is found
in the scnemes resorteu 10 for procurlag
soldiers to fight with the government
forces These soldiers were never KNOWN
by any other name than ''yolunteeri,''
) but they were the most remarkable VOL
aunteers'' the world has ever known All
schemes OF CONSUMPTION were, discounted
by Adams method Tor increasing the
strength of his armR Ills recruiting PAR
ties would go into tho BUSH away from
the Liberal forces, and without compass
sion draft the services OF every aple-
bodied male above ten years OF age Win
whom they came IN contact. Ia b Il
These men, whether negroes or Colom-
sbians, whether Liberals or Conser ya lives,
whether they knew What heSreyol utloa