New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-07
ANNEXERS FEAR DEATH
Delegates of Mexico and Central
America to Meet Here.
CUBA GOES WITH THE REST
George Washington Gibbons Says
Step Is Necessary to Our
Commercial Supremacy.

THE AMERICAN ANNEXATION LEAGU F.
viii meet at its headquarters. I'm Now York
city. on March 90 Delegates from Guatemala.
Honduras. Mexico. Hsyti. Nicaragua and Costa
Eica viii he present. Communicate with En-
! ecutive Committee by March Il.
Tho above advertisement. hidden in the
column or business Specials in MORN
ing newspaper. and sandwiched between an
announcement that the magic removal OF
wrinkles and a no less wonderful destroy
or OF Superfuous hair. bears the message
of a movement of worldwide import. Among
the Latin-Americans in this city are many
who favor the annexation OF their coun-
tries TO the United States, and many more
who do not: but none of them knew
thing when seen yesterday about the Amer
lean Annexation League. and as for the
advertisement they had not seen ii be-
cause some Of Them wear whiskers from
preference and others have no wrinkles
to he eradcatcd. That those who might he
interested i'm the movement did not know
about the leagues existence is small won
der for il took a reporter the better
part of a day to find a person who could
tell about the anonymous advertisement.
Search led to the office of George Wash
ington Gibbons lawyer. at No.
brother of Thomas Jefferson Gibbons.
talked freely about the aims of the league.
which. he said. was organized in 1865, but
refused to divulge the address of its head
quarters or the names OF the persons who
are going TO take part in the meeting
TO be held on March 20. that its doinss
might be heralded abroad and go into
history alongside Of that other important
event in the history of the nation-the
signing Of the Declaration of independence.
Mr.. Gibbons was a representative of the
Venezuelan government in diplomatic ca
pacity in 1887 in connection with the dis
pute with Great Britain over the Guiana
territory. lie also was mixed up in the
Cuban instruction of 1859.
Mr. Gibbons said all the countries north
OF the Isthmus OF Panama VIII have rep
restntatives at the meeting. I'm explaining
why he could not divulge the names OF
these delegates he said: IF you knew any
thing about those countries you would know
that they are republics in name only. In
reality they arc despotisms. II ] told you
their names and they got out, those men
would disappear from the face OF the earth
when they got back TO their own countries.
No son. | can't tell YOU
The reporter pressed Mr. Gibbons for in
formation about the annexation league.
Well. you see. it is this way said he.
The Panama Canal is an assured fact In
few years ships will he going through
the great waterway from the Atlantic to
the Pacific and from the Pacific to the At.
sntc." Having got the ships safely back
10 their starting point. Mr.. Gibbons contn-
ued:
The biz republics south Of the Isthmus
Of Panama DO not regard the fertilization Of
the canal by the United States with any
favor. They have the idea that We are try
ing to antsgonize them. and in this feeling
they arc encouraged by the English. Ger
mans and French. Why. in the navies of
Peru and Chill they have Japanese officers.
Doesn't that mean anything 70 YOU? So
the countries north of the isthmuS must be
annexed by the United states. cuba will
ne taken over in another year or two, and
II tho reciprocity treaty with Canada goes
through Canada too. will he annexed. In
all the American countries north of
the isthmus the better people want the an
nexation Mexico? Yes. even Mexico.
President Diaz is on his LAST legs and can
not hold out much longer I toll YOU. the
Stars and Stripes will he floating in all
those countries in 2 few years. II must be
done 10 bring about the commercial SUI
premacy If this country
Tho reporter interrupted the enthusiastic
views Of Mr.. Gibbons TO ask what assur-
ance the American Annexation League had
from the government AZ Washington that
its plans would he ratified Mr.. Gibbons
asked, Haven't you read the declarations
Of President Taft about the fortifcstion Of
the Panama Canal? They we're signn-
cant think" Mr. Gibbons gave full per
mission 10 quote him. but as 10 getting
the names of the other members Of the
league. that was impossible. The Amer
lean Annexation League will work in secret
wherever they do work; very much IN the
dark. il were.