Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-07-15
in LATIN AMERICAS
UNCLE SAM WILL BE KEPT
BUSY MAINTAINING PEACE
To SOUTH OF us.
Half a Dozen Republics on Verge of
Boiling Over-General Unrest-Busy
Time for Secretaries Knox, Meyer
and stimson-Castro Reported in
Venezuela.

Washington.-Uncle Sam is likely to
have his hands full maintaining the
peace of Central and South America.
The report of the success Of Castro in
GLIDING the vigilance of the United
States and landing in Venezuela and
quickly rallying 1000 hard-fghting
mountainous to his standard came as
a shock to the government. When
added to this is the fact that reyolu-
tionary feeling is running high in Cuba
and Nicaragua, together with the I'M
rest in Honduras, Mexico and Haiti, it
may seem that Secretary Knox has the
prospect of lively summer ahead,
with work, possibly, for Secretaries
Meyer of the navy and Stimson of the
wan department. The feeling is grow
ing here that the time is not far dis
tant when an actual protectorate,
backed by adequate military force, will
be necessary in all those Latin meri-
can republics contiguous to the Pan
ANA canal
This Venezuelan situation is imme-
"the stormy petrel," as he is known in
diplomatic circles, and "man of des-
tiny" a self-imposed title, has been
playing a game of hide-and seek with
the gunboats of his own and other
nations. He has been at various times
reported in a score of places in the
South Atlantic and Caribbean sea, and
even lately in New York
OF his movements lately it is known
that he left Lisbon early in June
aboard a battleship purchased from the
Italian government for the Haitian
navy 1t was reported that he had a
large supply of munitions of war. For
two weeks afterward his whereabouts
was a mystery.
The next heard of him was in the
Canary islands, and finally a week
later he landed at Port du Paix, Haiti.
Now comes the report that he is in
Venezuela
Conspiracies in Cuba.
Reports of revolutionary conspira-
cies in Cuba have reached the officials
of the state, war and navy departments,
and a watch is being maintained on
the leaders. The storm centers around
Gomez, the president of the republic
He is assailed with charges of graft.
Guerrero last winter threatened to
take the Cuban regular army into the
field and start a revolution. He was
brought to a halt by the United States
government, and in a letter to Gen
eral Wood Guerrero promised to behave
He has since thoroughly organized his
rustic soldiers and it is believed here
many arms have been Struggled into
the country by his agents.
Colonel Piedra, at one time chief of
police of Havana, is at odds with the
Cuban president, and has threatened
according to reports here, to join with
Guerrero and former Minister to Mexi
co General Loynoz Castrillio and com.
bat Gomez for denomination.
A fight between the president on one
side and this band of three on the
other mans conflict between the ru
rales, over which the president rules
with an iron hand, the regular army and
former members of the latter organiza
ton.
Trouble in Nicaragua.
1t is thought another revolution is
threatened in Nicaragua unless the
$15,OO00O now being negotiated in this
country is secured and the convention
between Nicaragua and the United
States guaranteeing the paying of the
loan is ratified at this session of con
gress.
Opposed Aldrich's Plans.