La Junta tribune., 1915-03-27
Won ON his BLUFF
How an American Consul Brought
a Dictator to Terms.

Otvt0tVj " uStutos
la THREAT AND A SURPRISE.
The Venezuelan oespot 70 Whsn Unels
Sans Official HAD Issued conie
Opera ultimstum First Get On HIS
High Horse and rhsn Stsppse Os,ss
A great many years ago PhiI Hsnns
was CONSUL at La Guayra. venexueia
when little revolution broke out
military martinez 10 cOmmsnd Of the
town announced himself dictator end.
se~1inI money TO carry on his scttyt
h~~. seized bunch Of American. Eng
isb and German residents 10 the placv
and ,ocked them In the town jaii
rhey were Informed that they W0uId
ne released when they. bad made ess.
tain cash contributions 70 IL sevoiu
uopsry war chest.
Hanna wss notined Of The situaueo.
and iooking up the consulate and Wv.
ing sn extra sized Awerican dag ~.
Ing. he marched up to the beadQuar.
iers VI the dictator.
"Mr Dictator" said Hanna. r note
that you have locked up numbes Of
Americans Permit me to tntsoducs
myself ss the American consul"
The dictator asked what interest," that
fact had for him.
1T signifies that I am here % u
name OF my government to demand
that these Americans be released 10
stnntiy." replied Hanna.
Can't do u thing for you." replied
the general They've been told that
when they cough up they'll b TUNED
tOIse''
They'll be turned loose without
conHhin. and without delay" retoeted
Hanna, - desire. 10 the name Of ny
government. TO say that II the Amen
cans and all the European citizens
whom you have locked up are not ~
,ensef by O'Clock this afseruooo !
shall procecd to shell the town"
TO shell what'il you shell Il Withr
sDorted the dictator. why. yea
haven't 40 American ship within
thousand miIs~. and you know II"
What ! snid." replied Hanna Win
frozen faced dignity. was that u thoes
people sre not released By Q o'clort ITl
she'll the town" And b. marehed CT
senin.
Hanna teew perfectly wen thst tbssv
wasn't 20 American ship nserss thas
Nev Osieana. snd b. kusw ehs dlctaess
knew T. Hut be had so0ethlae % ~
sleeve. He went beck % his oGlcs ao1
waited patiently. mesuWhile osuding .
clssk oows u ths waess fsoot = Waoso
shlneA
Ths day WOW % - oidafsssseso
Hapee was esttina seevooA He 0sa
make sa,d somehow. ~ isa hh M
senRes rsturued.
Two British csulssss ere comiag hto
The hsrboe. sis." b. seposted.
y knew they wesV due today ~
pised Hsnss. "Now. 200 get wesd to
the commasdss sboat what we've done
here aud tell him ne very important
Tor him TO rows and ~ me-"
Al 8 O'Clock that sstssuooo three vesy
Impressive ofAc~es IN the uniform oS
The British navy came sshoss and
marrbe1 strsisht 10 The Aosstcsn eop
sulata
Hams sloUrhed ous oS bio chair.
shook hssds ell roSnd and ssp,aised
bio srssps Tue naval mas wanted to
know hoW BE- could bsse sssvs the
necessitiss Of the momeeI
"Just 20 hatk on shlpbosed asd begin
eissrins thvas vssasls to- ss'ttes In
The must G.tsntstsoos way you esn."
Fvpiied Hsssa. "l'il = tbe ~"
A. sooa - tbe esrsesary tine bad
slspas'd 10 assuv shat sheas fscts would
hsvs duly supessepd shs0asivss % hi.
dktssos~h,p llsnns sssrsed ses th~
iaiss~ again He dIds't hsvs 70 vail
Tor admittantv.
-ilave the Americas snd europesn
pstsobesS hssn svleassdy r b. asked.
They hass oos yss." esr,ted The dic
tatos.
Then isrmit NE 10 ~ that q o
o'rInk sharp. - ! m~utsoeed this morn
ins. ! trgin shriIln. this eowur
"wh~re's yutif Amesscso shipsr' pf
ststesi the dhtsios.
THE iwo Briti.h erutasss that have
seierrd the hartUs today ass uedss ny
oes1esA." rei,iisd The A0eelcao coosui.
''sud ws'il blow you ae0 yeas town o6
thh ~oass hssosv 00euine u 20 cont
pssfor0. m yvv ~ Mr
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