New-York tribune., 1907-10-05
WAR AGAINST CASTRO.
HIS ENEMIES TO UNITE.
General Pdredes's Brother Wants to
iSaUe Venezuela.

r--or, rserlin GERMANY comes the news Of a new
r'sn TO unite into one party the enemies OF tresi
dent Castro of Venezuela for the purpose OF an
orroed movement against that government. The
.ll is issued by Hector Luis Paredes brother Of
GENERAL Antonio Paroles, who taken prisoner
last winter while leading insurrection in Nenez-
,ea and summarily executed. Senor Paredes, who
lives in Berlin, has issued manifesto bearing the
heading: TO the Nenezuelans: Union Is Strength
Fse announces that the necessary for the pro-
,osed uprising are ready TO be delivered soon
g. capable leader is chosen 10 head it. The man.
lfesto reads in part:
Fellow eountrymen: You, know the attitude
cnriano Castro against my brother. General An
toniO Paredes and sixteen Venezuelan citizens
AXE up the defence Of that sacred cause of that
question Of honor and justice in which the Venez-
You know how many monopolies the government
Of SsSuV You have seem how thew steal Millions
from the public treasury, and you are aware how
mated without pity on the shore of the Juana and
oa board the soccoro and Zumbador.
,bs gloomy question. have submitted the case
70 the proper tribunal of the republic. and in the
T1aue Of Venezuela have asked the national Con-
TTess for justice. The moment has arrived for
eD sa4g. nsnifesation for Cipriano Castro is there
maintaining himself by mercenary weapons in
trsordinary but easy explain how the most
hated and most despised man of Venezuela keeps
which asks for order: justice and liberty Where
rule! That demonstrates that Venezuela, where
Nil signifies nothing needs discipline and organi-
zaion in order that the fate of the land may be
deprived Of morality who imposes his absurd way
OF Tuhg n ~, ne,, oe 81 ro,a bar9IIsa ~
Us lack OF discipline and because they cannot or
g ssnl5e the Tehezgesns to Secome the stronger party
al this time. We must organize ourselves ,1. hrst
and then arm ourselves to strike of in one oloW
The chains Of country.
venezuela to fight with unequal arms. hut to oh;
@ m cneTs fTSe e 9 Bere Be is Uny dhe Hay
;IGo1 neSp9T' We shall soon obtain the necessary
-Feapons 10 arm Venezuela against her oppressors
IsToJtion IG g has not vet recognized commander
chief capable of initiating and achieving the reform
20 20 so Son as tbera is an organized majority which
.se effect of nv incessant work and the oTIT
Of many military men TO help me: it is the result
Of the sympathetic echo that my public attitude
has founded in the heart Of the people
which ! am capable wish to put myself at the the
service Of the supreme leader whom the ma jo%TltX %
recognizes As long as there IS no union mere VII MI,
be arms, and as long as there are no arms the
ropoiies Of Castro. the national treasury will be
subject to the assaults OF the plunderers ana the
Countryrnen. We are in the presence Of an in
iernational conflict provoked by CIpTiano Castro
m o9o g de 0aestrste "a to I'll treat and despo
Ir,erica9 Citizens. to harass American interests
end desroil them Of their property in order to be-
come the proprietor himself? The American
nation which before has defended US against the
European Invasion Is to-day preparing for hostil.
ities against US provoked by Cipriano Castro and
IN case Of war only one way remains 10 Venezuela
viz the collective protest Of the Nenezuelans
AGAINST the proceedings of the delinquent Castro.
Venezuela cannot be held responsible for the arhi
t-ary acts Of an ignorant ruler. and Cipriano
Castro alone is responsible for the conflict which
might ensue.
Countrynen. know very we'll that ii is not with
words that one can deliver oppressed nations. but
they value still less the silence and the Indifference
in the presence Of the calamities OF our country
That the pseudo President of Venezuela has recov-
cred his health. that he has assassinated our un-
fortunate families and challenged foreigners. are
not motives believe that he has triumphed: that
Individual has placed himself under the iurisdic-
fion IF internal and external Justice. His force
consists in the division Of his adversaries am
authorized to call you 10 union and II is my OBJ
sect 70 tell YOU on this occasion that when this has
been achieved and all of assembled around
The national flag shall solve at once the prob
lens Of Venezuela.
Berlin. September. 1907.