The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-26
Outbreak ia Cuba Prevent
ed by Governor MagOOn'S
Vigilance.
FOMENTED In NEW YORK
Want Of a Competent Leader
and F~ereknOwledge Of the
Authorities Check an Upris-
ing Said TO Have Been
Financed by Wall st.

HAVANA, Sept. GA conspiracy to
start a revolutionary movement in
Cuba a been discovered. Under in
structions issued by Governor Magoon
several suspicious persons believed to
be connected with the conspiracy nave
been Swallowed for several days past.
1t is believed that the movement is
backed by New York capitalists.
Governor Magoon has beer aware for
some time that certain individuals
were conspiring against the govern
ment, but he did not give the matter
much Importance owing to the fact
that these persons were under constant
surveillance, and hat the Cuban Rural
Guard and the American forces in the
island had been so assigned as to be
able to crush any such movement in a
few hours time. The fact that Cover
nor Magoon was cognizant of the con-
spiracy and the movements Of the agi-
tators seems to haVe served to sup
press the threatened outbreak, and
advices received from all the provinces
show hat there is no ground at all
for apprehension.
1t is a fact that certain parties here
have been conspiring for the purpose
of starting a revolution simultaneously
in the extreme eastern and the ex-
treme western provinces, and members
Of the secret police have been shadow
ing Cubans prominent politically or
who had taken leading parts in former
revolutionary outbreaks. These In
diyiduals were not molested for sew
eral reasons, one being the fact that
they were seemingly well supplied with
money, which they were distributing
in the provinces where they We're
working for recruits to their move
ment, and the government was anxious
to locate the source whenc this money
| came. This was q complete mystery.
| Another reason for permitting the sus-
poets to remain at liberty has been
the difficulty n proving the conspiracy
charge and the fact that the govern
ment wanted to give the conspirators
plenty of rope. If by any chance the
evolutionary movement had started
the Rural Guards, backed by the
American forces In the island, would
have crushed 1T in its inception.
There is reason to believe that TINS
conspiracy has been going on for sew
eral weeks. The recent miniature up
risings near Santiago and CamaJuani
were due to too great enthusiasm on
the part of some of the partisans in the
movement who failed to await the sig
nal from the chiefs in Havana. 1t is
declared that Masso PARA, a native
born Cuban, was to have been the
leader of the revolt. PARA is known
to have led several Latin-American
revolutions in the past. He tried to
return to Cuba, after being expelled,
two years ago, but the Palma admin
| s.A-.4so. Fan,a1 hfc n1trnnca In rpflrn-
ing was to organize a revolution and
would not permit him to land, Para
landed in Cuba several weeks age, and
no objection to his coming was made.
| Considering his previous record and
hat the Palma administration had OPP
posed his landing, the fact that he was
permitted to return now was COM
mented upon at the time as remark
able.
1t is pe~rsistently stated here that the
money to finance this movement was
furnished from Wall Street. There are
reports current that a certain Ameri-
can who was in Cuba recently and
spent four days in Havana, Is con-
nected with the conspiracy. The move
ments of this man were mysterious.
| No matter who is behind this attempt,
| Governor Magoon Is prepared to stamp
it out Immediately.
There is every reason to believe that
not more than one general or other
| prominent officer who was a party to
the pact with Secretary Taft at the
conclusion of the last revolution is
connected with this conspiracy. Gem
eral Pine Guerra, General Jose Miguel
| Gomez and the other Cubans who led
the revolution against former President
Palma are earnestly opposed to this
movement and stand ready to a the
field with the governmental forces
should an outbreak occur. The loyalty
of these is established, and the present
movement is necessarily without a sin
gle intelligent or capable leader. 1t is
not considered that PARA would be
able to influence any numerous ele-
ment to follow him because, in spite of
the fact that he has a certain recog-
nized ability as a revolutionary agita-
tor, he deserted the Cubap insurgents
during the war with Spain and Joined
the Spaniards against his own country
men.
All the prominent men in Cuba still
have the utmost confidence in Presl-
lent Roosevelt. Secretary Taft and
Governor Magoon, and this fact robs
the present movement of any far
= 1890.