New-York tribune., 1908-12-24
-xo obtain Justice and see the rehaoiiitauon U
thsfr mother country.
REvE1.s WHILE PEOPLE SUFFER

REvEI,S WHILE PEOPLE SUFFER
-rhe world et large knows something of the
rerversity end despotism Of this man Iii NotimS'
reveals his character better than ms Inauusri' maui
,,evels ard fragrant and extravagant e1peh,ul
lures OF his I'll gotten money In Paris anu
while thousands of people of Venezuela are SUI
Ts-snv for food and living squalor and misery;
we appeal 20 the world. and want the WoiLo IL
10 know the truth There is hoI 20 o"e Re "a "a siIN,
verified ali of them being public We 40 no1
doubt that cur poor country deserves si4e 49, :!
80 ana 70 those we apply. soliciting their CO.
operation in effort TO urge the v NeneEeia,s @ t
people by means of pubhclfy 20 man - ON
end 70 the tyranny that overwhelrns them anu
30 Danish its tyTant from power
General Rolando has worked for ten months
and was soon TO see the consummation OF MS
ulans He had been President Of the state OF
Cuayana and member Of the Cabinet OF fresi-
dent Andrade He was the military chief OF the
insrrrectfon OF Manuel A. Matos against castro
fn 1901 and in that two years contest gave d
6ne demonstration OF his military ability ana
rroof Of his prestige. His most frequent an
tagonist in that uprising was General Gomez
who IS now President Of Venezuela Ihat the
movement cid not succeed was no fault OF MS
He was captured. and Castro ordered him I'M
prssoned IN San Carlos Fortress. at Maracafoo.
After being confined there three years General
Rolando was liberated by the dictator and re
part Of the country.
ORDERED TO BE REARRESTED
Last February General Castro. jealous Of
General Rolando's increasing popularity IN tle
country. and angry that the latter continued
his consistent policy Of refusing in any way to
identify himself with the Castro regime issued
an order Of arrest for General Rolando- Hear
ing Of his danger, he took passage on a sIoop
going n CURACAO. II was this incident al
though not generally known, that led TO me
rupture Of relations between Holland ana
Venezuela, as Castro demanded the eXtraditon
Of General Rolando from the Dutch island,
which was refused. He came 10 New York and
AZ once undertook the arran gements for the
overthrow OF Che Castro despotisTn- His own
resources reduced by the persecution OF castro
he required financial aid This he and Nicanor
Bolet subsequently elected treasurer OF the
5unta set ont TO obtain in this ely MI Bolet'
son OF the late y. BoIet-Peraza. was for several
wears secretary Of the Venezuelan Legation at
Washington. He. too. has been a consistent
enemy OF Castro. General Rolando, not wish
tnz TO cblieate himself or HIS country 10 cor
porations interested in Venezuela or likely TO
be interested there. hit upon she plan so sue
cessfully carried lay, the Cuban junta-
that Of issuing revolutionary bonds or certii-
Gates.
BONDS AUTHORIZED IN AUGUST
- There was organized a Venezuelan Assembly,
which in turn chose the members Of the Junta
The Assembly on August last authorized the
sunta 70 make an issue Of S1.OO0,ooO in certih-
Gates Of $1,000 each. bearing per cent interest
This was TO be a popular subscription, as il was
believed that tie general unpoPularity of Castro
would aid materially in their sale. On the face
Of the bond appears in English and Spanish:
zone year after the resignation of CiPriano
Castro as chief executive Of Venezuela, or his
dismissal by the people Of Venezuela from such
Office the United States Of Venezuela, repre-
seuted by the Venezuelan Junta. in pursuance
OF powers specially conferred upon them under
date Of August q 1908 copy of such authority
being Endorsed on the back Of this certifcate),
promises 10 pay 10 the bearer Of this certificate
one thousand dollars lS1 000) In gold coin of the
United States OF America at the Windsor Trust
Company. in the city Of New York, with interest
thereon from the date thereof at the rate Of six
per centurn g FER cent? Per annum"
HOW THE PLANS WERE DEVELOPED.
Treasurer BoIet devoted his tine to the sale
Of these certificates. his wide acquaintance be
ing Of great help IN this direction while Cen
eral Rolando devoted himself assiduously TO the
military side Of the plans. All conducted
With secrecy. even the purchasers Of the GER
tiicates being bound 10 silence. This step
taken as a necessary precaution against news of
the workings Of the junta reaching Caracas. All
the legal formalities Of the operations were ar
ranged by John r Dos PassOs, as General Ro-
iando was anxious 20 avoid relIgiously the viola
ton Of the neutrality laws and followed implic-
itly in his work the advice Of Mr.. Dos Passos.
just how much money realized does not
appear but The Tribune learns that the 1unta
has made four shipments Of arms and amnuni-
ton within the last three weeks. The total
amount Of these supplies four thousand
rifles and one million cartridges. half going 70
Curacao and half TO Trinidad. Orders for
further supplies We're couhterrnanded yesterday.
An the money received from the sale Of Ger
tiacates. said Mr.. Bolet yesterday, will be re-
turned 10 contributors.
Even as the announcement OF General Gomez s
action in deposing President Castro was re-
oeived here the 1Unta was n negotiation for
the purchase of the Seneca TO be used as a trans
port and dispatch boat. There are now in Port
of-Spain. Trinidad for which place General
Roando will sail from here on Monday, several
military chiefs who have pledged their support
20 him. as have q number Of others, some Of
whom formerly desired only to be themselves
THE leader.