The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-12
EXIL FOSTER
GREAT UPHEAVAL
Central America Threatened
With It's Most Stupendous
Revolution.
ARMS ALREADY PURCHASED
Soldiers Of Fortune Await, in
New Orleans, Call TO
Battle.

New Orleans. La. June 11.-k nown
since the Walker expedition .of the
carly ftfties as tho hotbed OF revolu-'
lion. and the Mecca fs:iilihusters. New.
Orleans Is preparing for another an.
nual upheavai in Central America. and
unless Uncle Sam steps in and spoils
the game that large strip OF land from
the southern border of mexico to Pan
ANA. with the possible exception of
Costa Rica. may witness within the
next six months, the most stupendous
upheaval in the history of Central
America
Every summer there is more or less
talk of revolution in some Central
American county, and more or less
planning by people who have an axe
to grind, or whoHare willing to mako
a few hundred thousand. dollars In
cash or valuable concessions by
financing movement for a change of
government In the little republics.
Never before. perha ps. have there been
SO many people of known revolutions
AIRY designs in New Orleans as right
now. and they are leading score of
secret service agents of this and other
countries a merry chase these hot days
and nights.
II stories handed out by the gov
eminent agents are true, Jose Santos
Zelaya. eNiled former president of
Nicaragua, has Joined hands with
prominent members Of the Cientitice
party of Mexico. in plan which in
wolves a general political upheaval,
embracing Guatemala. Honduras and
Nicaragua. ii not Salvador, as well.
Several hundred eXiles from these
countries are now in New Orleans, and
daily these malcontents are holding
as full conferences as the eagle eyes
he on nj
nit fi
Await Call to Arms
These are said to have already pur-
chased In this country 5000 rifles,
800, 600 rounds of ammunition and the
former United States torpedo boat
Winslow. They are said to be nego-
tiating for the former gunboat Siren,
now in Central American waters, and
a vessel or two for. use on the Pacific
side A large number of soldiers OF
fortune including a half-dozen mem
bers of the American Legion. which was
commanded By Cara baldi in the Mex
lean revolt, are here awaiting the call
to arms, and General Lee Christmas,
the best known of all the professional
war men, is expected to- arrive within
a few days from Honduras. where he
recently helped Manuel l3onila In gain
ing possession of that country.
~ IN i OEtlieT ~ years tIesc revolutions
have met with slight resistance from
the United States government They
have formed plans here more or less
openly, even taking newspaper folk
and others into their confidence, and
boat Hoads of arms ard other war ma
terial have been sent out of. this port,
and from Mobile, Ala, under the nose
OF revenue cutters and secret service
men. who were supposed to be under
orders to prevent such movements.
There has been. n change, however,
and the United States government Is
planning to prosecute violators Of the
neutrality laws to the fullest extent,
to the end that peace may reign in
the little republics.
Expedition Reported. ii
New Orleans, La June Efforts
here tonight to confirm a report pub
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