Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28

Under Constant Surveillance.
Havana-A conspiracy to start a
revolutionary movement in Cuba has
been discovered.
Under instructions issued by Gov.
Magoon, a number of suspicious per.
sons believed to be connected with
the conspiracy have been shadowed
for several days past.
! 1t is believed that the movement Is
backed by New York capitalists.
Gov. Magoon has been aware for
several days past that certain indiyid.
uals were conspiring against the gov
ernment, but he did not give the mat.
ter much Importance, owing to the
fact that these persons were under
constant surveillance and that the
| Cuban rural guard and the American
forces in the island had been so as
| signed as to be able to crush any
| such movement in few hours time.
The fact that Gov. Magoon was cog
infant of the conspiracy and the move
ment of the agitators seemed to have
| served to suppress the threatened
outbreak and advices received by
the government here from all the
provinces show that there is no
ground for apprehension
A report was current here that a
number of local merchants had met
! for the purpose Of informing the world
of the actual situation in Cuba. Care
full investigation proved this rumor
to be absolutely untrue. Neither is
there any connection between the con-
spiraCy and the report of a possible
railroad strike or Gov. Magoon's re-
cent attitude toward the striking ci
garmakers.
1t is a fact that certain persons
have been conspiring for the purpose
of starting a revolution Simultaneous
ly in the extreme eastern and the eX-
treme western provinces of Cuba, and
members of the secret police have
been shadowing a number of Cubans
prominent politically, or who had TAX
en- leading parts in former revolution
airy outbreaks.
These individuals were not molest-
ed for several reasons, one being the
fact that they were seemingly well
supplied with money which they were
distributing in the provinces where
they were working for recruits to
their movement, and the government
was anxious to locate the source OF
tbiC M Thic
terry.
Another reason for permitting the
suspects to remain at liberty has been
the difficulty in proving the conspir.
acy charge and the fact that the gov
ernment wanted to give the conspir-
ators plenty of rope to hang them
selves.
There is reason to believe that this
conspiracy has been going on for sev,
eral weeks past. The recent miniature
uprisings near Santiago and CANA
juani were due to too great enthusi,
asm on the part of some of the parti-
sans on the movement who failed to
await the signal from the chiefs in
Havana.
1t is declared that Masso PARA, a
native-born Cuban, was to have been
the leader Of the activity PARA has
led several Latin-AmeTican revolu.
tions in the past. He tried to return
to Cuba two years ago after being ex-
PEELED, but the Palma administration
feared his purpose in returning was
to organize a revolution and would
not permit him to land.
PARA landed in Cuba several weeks
ago and no objection to his coming
was made.
Considering his previous record and
that the Palma administration had
opposed his landing, the fact that he
was permitted to return was COM
mented upon at the time as remarka.
BILE.
1t is persistently stated here that
the money to finance the movement
was Furnished from Wall Street.
There are reports current that n
certain American, who was in Cuba
recently and spent four days in Hava.
na is connected with the conspiracy.
The movements of this man were
mysterious.
Gen. Pine Guerra, Gen. Jose Mig
uel Gomez and the other Cubans who
led the revolution against former
Pres. Palma, are earnestly opposed to
this movement and stand ready to
take the field with the government
forces should an outbreak actually oc-
cur.
The loyalty of these men being es.
tablished, the present movement is
necessarily without single intell-
gent or capable leader.
1t is not considered that PARA
would be able to influence any numer-
erous element to follow him, because,
in spite Of the fact that he has a GER
tain recognized ability as revolu-
tionary agitator, h. deserted the Gu
ban insurgents in the war with Spain
and joined the Spaniards against his
own countrymen.
All the prominent men in Cuba
still have the utmost confidence in
Pres. Roosevelt, Sec. Taft and Gov.
Magoon, and this fact robs the pres
ent movement of any far-reaching or
influential support.
Lipton's Challenge Declined.