The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-04-27
Wnown lecturer and foreign correspondent specializing Latin American
Problems author Of "Porfio Diaz" Mexican Raze,' ETC.

cado in the secret police head
quarters. 1t was later learend
through Grafton that before dawn
on September 6, 1892, the other
three were led forth in different
directions. Floro was shot down
on the Martin Mesa road; his bro
ther and Napoles were similarly
murdered.
On the eve of President Cool
idge's address before the Pan
American Congress at Havana
early in 1928, Claudio Brouzon,
Noske Yalob, and two Cuban stu-a
dents were arrested for putting up
aiiti-imperialist posters. Neither
friends nor relatives were able to
ascertain their whereabouts--un-
til parts of human body were
found undigested in a sharks bel
~. Mrs. Brouzon identified her
husband from q coat, shirt, and an
initialled cuff-links found in the
shark. The details of Mrs. Brou-
IONS Identification and the sup
porting testimony Of friends were
given in the oldest, most con-
sentative paper Of Cuba. The
widow and all the other witnesses
were Immediately deported to
Spain.
Soon after this Identification.
the Port Captain prohibited shark
fishingl This order is given in
FL Pals of March Is, along with
news Of the discovery Of Yalob's
body in q state Of decomposition,
half eaten by fishes, still weighted
with prison chains. Evidently
the prisoners had been dropped,
either dead or alive. through q
medieval trap-door in MORO Cas-
tie to serve as food for the sharks
Ian ancient custom.
Too numerous to mention are
those who have otherwise vanish
ed--workers, political leaders and
editors. such rs Alfredo Santiago,
Of FL Heraldo Commercial. who
was arrested February 2. 1929,
and has never been heard Of since.
Every newspaper in Cuba. except
the officially subsidized HeraIdo
de Cuba, has Deem suppressed At
one time or another.
When the New York Times an
nounces that so professors were
arrested at one time, one can real
ize that arrests, like assassinations,
are often wholesale. And when
one reads the Times March IL,
1881, that, Of $50 prisoners sent
TO the Islc Of Pines penitentiary,
only 50 were reported TO have ar
rived, some understanding Of the
possible fate Of prisoners can Be
reached.
Among prisoners released but
forced into exile might be named
DR.. Pedro Herrera Sotolongo.
who had argued the unconstitu-
tionality Of the military courts
Jurisdiction over civilians. DR..
Sotoiongo appealed vafnIy FOR
American protection under the
Piatt Amendment. Another who
hoped vainly for our help uas
Luis BIanco Neunan, caught ia
1879 with . copy Of an appeal 70
the American Embassy n Bis pos.
session. BIaneo vas thrown from
q second story window BY the po-
lice. Conducted 70 prison, he re-.
covered from his injuries and
there COMMITTED suicide. = dec
ember ~. 1929. Few since then
have had the tsmerity 70 bring
any matter 70 our Embassy
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paid experts 20 Cuba. ne have IN.
ssfsenez three tfmes. re hare Sc
ceyted the fun obligation 81 main-
tainlne there . gosernment thst
guarantees ..Ilfs. property and Co.
diviAuaI liberty bit TIE net -
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ard nssiefance i that CABS teaaY
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