Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-03

10 SEQ a CONSIGNMENT of recruits herd
"d through the streets in chains ana
manaclcs. Before my attention camc
a Nicaragua despatch. originally sent
Ia hcadduartcrs from II General as.
scmbling volunteers for The army of
/claya. I.il>rty translated the mes.
SAGE read. Il am sending into you
liity-siX volunteers. Please send back
the rope
Another genial and wide spread
habit mt such times is the arrest OF
all tho unemployed in The larger
towns ana cities. This Is made to
include. of course. all able bodied
men without friends ana Influence
all possible political opponents, ana
| MI prisoners released from recently
captured jails. These accessions to
| me new Amy are promptly placed
hehnd bars. and kept there until the
| Guns and ammunition arrive ana tho
| lirs' step Of the campaign has hoon
| decided upon. The halfbrccds. tho
| noons. the laborcrs. whatever their
faith. color, employment. o, nationali
~. seem mysicriomsly resigned TO this
method of treatment. They seem 10
| accent II as tho New Workers. accent,
ans ovcrcrowdod subway trains ana
MIS- bridge brushes. ii is. and has
been. and must be: so why figh,
against It?
The little halfbrced pcon, accord.
nsiy. buckles on his loose fitting
leather belt. takes his pot metal Gun
and his peaked service can ana In
plain blue denim marches barofoo,ed
and mocky behind his rcsnlcndcn,
officer The latter, 1t will be noted.
always wcars shoes. and sometimes
corset. He Is nnflinchngly ana nm.
emnarrassed before the camera of tho
pntlander-h he will clear away tho
crowd. in fact. so that full Wow OF
MIS- glory may be shed upon the pass
ing stranger. He is always a marriott
ana an orator. and n politician: butt
before he would Lend to Il dav OIL
honest and actual work he and his
h'hh wonld suck his country MS drv
as INC vampires Of his native valleys
no win travel broken horse
bui these rambling little guerrilla
armies can always claim cortnin
iprinkling Of whites. Of soldiers ofI
fortune supposed to be fighting for
the love of the fight. Ue mnKcs n
romantic figure on paper. docs this
soldier OF fortune; but at close range
ynn usually find his spirit ms uncican
us ms body For the fighting. whcth.
er ne loves 1t or not. is ms inglorious
ana uhuerhand as contest between
TWO primordial Jungle enemies: and
me camp vermin, whether he opposcs
II or nor, is rs persistent and omnl-
present ms the spirit OF revolution I'm
tropical Republics. Indeed ho is -
much romancod abont and much mis-.
understood individual, this South
American soldier of fortune. He 70
more often than not mere yorpmon
WIN n yearning for travel. or nm oy
hobo. or gambler, or migratory jail
bird, or alcoholic bad man. with n
huzzard's smell for easy graft and n
criminals sullcn cnrclessness In taxi
ing chances.
Facing the Enemy.
What may be called the fifth net
in this paradoxical drama of reyolu
lion making is facing the enemy and
Iiehiing the lnttles. They need no;
he very bloody battles except over
tho cable. Ropod down volunteers
ana indifferent spirited soldiers of
fortune can scarcely be expected to
make long and desperate stanrs
against anything that looks like dis.
heartcning odds. Then too the am
mnniiion is so bad, and the pot metal
guns shoot so crooked; and neither
size cares so very much. unless it's a
cafe or two that is about to be can.
tured one begins to understand. M.
ter n time. why 1t is that General
Crespo could start Venezuela rovo.
luton with only seven mon. ana win.
Ana there arc so many things that
must not be interfered with The CITY
warehouses and the stocks therein
must not be touched. There must he
no pillaging ana burning Mt any such
point; for the Insurance companles
have ordained that in revolution time
all policies are null and void SO the
new claimant for support and popn
lar favor has to step gingerly. and
teach his men TO pillagc with tact and
discretion. There are also three even
mightier things which must always
be respected: the railways the con
snlates. and the fruit business. War.
fare can rage and llazon and seethe
| close about these three; but il mus.
never touch thcm
In FACT. the best asset between The
twentieth parallel and the equator is
Il tin consular sign. If il bears mn
eagle, it is all the better; for since
| the battle of Santiago tho Spanish.
| American has learned little more
respect for outsiders. He knows that
a real warship with real guns is n
source of danger aud much incon.
veniencc. He is. willing that the out
sidcr. the mule rs he amiably calls
nm, should come in and do The coun.
ry's work for him; hut when il comes
TO lighting he wants his old time
stage to himself. for the pursuit. OF
ms old time manner of warfare. He
VIII let n Boston company clear his
lnhsics and lay them ont in banana
farms, and build up his miasmai port
towns ana construnt on,,o,.o,a -,