The daily Alaskan., 1914-09-04
W0. Q. HIS 5-gEE
How an American Consul Brought
 a Dictator to Terms.
A THREAT AND A SURPRISE.

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 The Venezuelan Dasrot to Whom Uncle
 szm,s Official Had lssuad a Comic
 Opera ultfmagum First Got on Hta
 Hfoh Herso and Then Stepped Down. A great many years ago Phil Hanna was consul at La Guayra, Nenezueia' when a little revolution broke out A military maruunJ in command of the town announced himself dictator and, needing ugauy Co carry on his acLYi- rfns seize. d bunch of American, Eng fish and German rusiGn,s in the place and locked them in the town J1lL They wer. informed Jhat they would ] he released when they had made ceF- tain cash contributions to the reToIu- uuuary war chest
 l Hanna wa, notified of the situation, and. Iuuau- ua taa consulate and leaF- ] ing an extra sized American flag dy' ing. h. marched up 10 the hea-quar- tcrs 0. .na d..wtur ~Mr Dictator" s#d Hanna, "l note That yuu have .o.a.I un number of ] smam.au~ Permit mr Co introduce myself as .mr American euusul'
 Yne hrurov asked what interest that ] fact uaJ .oa am
 "It stumH.s tmr | am anre n the name Q. my government 90 demand l that these Aumr..aus uu released In swu,ty." rrn..H na.ua- "C--t .u a a."e rur E.n. rr.od ! rna .l.u.. a... g- n..u ..H .aar when u.s ,.... .u r.gu .. r"""ed . l1.-u.
 1 -Ym.m ua r.-H un-. without eon.n... ... w.turwr ..#E." nrurled l uarua -. ...#. .a ,a. u.me Q. my . ror.rr-.r. r.. -.. .... |. -aa Amwri. cans and .. .. European u..wus whom gua n..n n.... ur ara mot re- lrr-.t .. . ....s ."- afternoon ] snuH -...... -.. -..H r.. -.wm
 ~ro ~n... .rH y.a -.," tr w.JhT srarr.# .9 UH.,.r Why you . na1..r .. .".... ship within gom-.rU m.-. ar. ". Snow .u"
 ~U.r . -... r..# aama with from. g..5. ...~E. .H.- rat .G Those . people a.. u.. ..n.... .a 6 .'..o.N IN . she. .r. ..=. AL. IA. w.n..a oar again
 .. Hmna au.w perfectly wnu C.r there wa-.r aa ..... .u a... ma-rr than New Orleans. and .e knew gse dictator . knew it. ... .. h.. -.@..a."- uD his sleeve u. w."- H#.a .n his o..ec and waited rar.u... w#,"..a sending a clerk down |, .0e water front co watch things.
 wra dry wore on to m.dafrcmoon. . Hanna WIS grtug nervous. He must . make -..b >.Mau.w. At last his ucs sgu-er returned.
 1.-Two British cruisers are coming into -Ns rarwr. sir" aa r.-o~.eL ! ~I b#aw they Were due rnaay," re- . piled Hanna '>ow, you got word to fhr commander an.rt what we've done heNa ard rau him it'S very Important for him to cumc and sno me-"
 Alb o'clock ..u. afternoon three very . impressive oa..ans iu JHe uniform Of the British u.vg came ashore and !. marched -,rw.-W r1 rne American con . suare
 l ulmr s....aud our of his chair . shook hands aI round and explained his sur.re wne naval man wanted to . know bow l. could best serve tae 1 uu.a--irius O. rua moment
 "Iu-r g. nr.s .u sniHuo.rl and begin
 crear.mg t.usa vessels for action in line .a-r a-.auuuous way you can"
 re.... Hanna. "IlNao .Ga rest"
 As so.u as the necessary time had eran~.u to a--ure that these facts would have .u.r rm.wasEed themselves on his . dictatorship Hanna started for the . palace agaEu He didn't have to wait } for auu.rtauee
 "uaye tH- American and European ', ] prisoners been rv.eas.d:" be asked
 ~Tuey have not yet" replied the die. . ra.or.
 .Thuu permit me to soy that ot G o'clock snarn as ] mentioned this morn, linz begtu smufHg this towu"
 "Whure.s your American shirs| per. sisted tne.l.taror
 "Vnp two British cruisers that have . entered tnr 1~aar today are under my 1 o~Hr-" replied rae American consul
 "qn1 well Muw you and your town off ! this coasr u.l30e Eoruiug if you don't ner.um. To yuH get t:'
 The dictator dau.t know whether 2,
 was bluff OF u0L bat at 5.59 o'ci0ckthe
 rrfsoue~s were turned loose.
 Uauna got promotion for the job
 New York Sun.