The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-24
CLAIM CASTRO is
STILL ON TOP IN
VENEZUELA
Recent Uprising at Caracas
Was a Fake
GOMEZ is STILL WITH HIM
The TWO Planned Opera 5ouffe Reso-
luton to Deceive Call OF
Dutch Ships

London, Dec. 24.-Despite dis
patches from Caracas announcing the
downfall of Castro and the usurpation
of the Federal power by Gen. Juan
Vincente Gomez, the Vice President of
Venezuela for years, Venezuelan
Lere in London who is intimately as
ISOLATED with the political destinies of
that country says that the coup deetat
carried out by Gomez was nothing but
a clever piece of opera bouffe, con-
ceived by Castro and Gomez, before
the formers departure for Europe, by
which they hoped to conciliate the
public mind with a change of govern
ment, got rid of certain faction of
refractory politicians in the capital
and thus persuade Holland to discon-
tinue her blockade of the Venezue-
Ian coasts, the Dutch Cabinet having
contended that its action was not di-
rected against the Venezuelan nation,
but merely against Castro's govern
ment This authority says:
"By this ruse Venezuela's dictator
hopes to ward off the crisis which he
knew was inevitable and which
prompted him to leave the country on
the plausible preteXt of having to un-
dergo an operation in Europe which
after all has now been declared wholly
unnecessary by his German physician
Whether or no, Castro remains the
head OF the Venezuelan Government.
So long as Gomez is master of the sit
uation he Is confident of not being
ousted from real power.
Whether Holland and the other pow.
ers at variance with the South Ameri-
can republic will swallow this nicely
favored bait remains TO be seen. Mean
while, my informant declares, a seri-
Gus. wellorganized revolution will ex
plode IN Venezuela in the first weeks
Of the new year, as a final effort to
wipe out the predatory system of gov
eminent which has existed i'm Vene.
zuela for the last ten years.
This government, which has the
financial backing of a number OF Eu
ropean capitalists. will be explained by
Gems, Rolando and Riera the former
leaders of the MatOs revolution.
In this connection It Is stated that
large cargo, consisting of $1,000
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ton, and six Maxim guns. with ne
volvers. etc, have been secretly
shipped in the last few days from
Southampton to the West Indies
/ destined for the two revolutionary
chiefs. who are at present az Trinidad
and Curacao awaiting the arrival Of
/ the cargo to take the field II the
present plans mature the revolution
Will break out simultaneously on tn,
western and eastern coasts OF IN,
country Rolando landing near Guiria
facing Trinidad Rlera along the coas
near Coro, a few hours sail from
| Curacao
Both men are recognized leader!
and have large fOllowlngs In thes,
parts OF the country. The coast towns
which have but feeble garrisons. car
be easily overpowered and the Govern
meut is lncapacitated from mobilizinl
! troops by sea through the seizure o
their feet by the Dutch warships. I
! will have TO send them by a land Jour
ney In each case OF over forty days
during which time the revolution vii
have assumed considerable proper
lions and established strong bases o
operation In the two extremities Of thl
country.