Revolution Factories.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12253, 12 May 1903, Page 3

Revolution Factories.

A contributor to the New York Sun gives a full and particular account of the manner in which South American revolutions are 'engineered.' There is precious little patriotism, it seems, in these political movements. The real home of the South American and West Indian revolution is not in the tropics or the southern seas. It is in "a zone of Manhattan Island, bounded on the north by Fifteenth street and on the south by Thirteenth street." Every well authenticated revolution in the uneasy repxiblics, we are told, bears tho stamp of "Made in New York." The latest San Domingo revolution, for examlple, was proclaimed in New York by General Jimine/., an ex-President of the Rep-üblk'. A I'ttlo, unpretentious hotel, kept by one Senor Muro, was his bead quarters. He had friends', of course, and his term of office had not been unprofitable, but he needed backing. A certain American corporation, which Nad a longstanding- claim for hundreds of thousands of dollars against the Republic, had failed to collect the money from the existing- government^ and Jimine-/ let it be known that if he were attain President he would be more honorable n the discharge of State debts. So the lovers of liberty were enabled to buy a store of second hand rifles and supplies of ammunition, and were landed nl ports within striking distance of San Dominsro. Then the revolutionary proclamation was published, and the revolution bes-an. The example is quite typical. South America has prodxiced one great professional revolutionist in the person of General Francisco Luis Sandoval. whose services are always in demand in one Renublic or another. He knows fust where arms and ammunition can be found, where SfUnboats can be borrowed, awl, oi eoxirse. how to <ro about collecting men. The financial side of revolutions is also conducted on business principles. There are two great commercial houses ir> New Ymic which make a business of backing revolutions. They have small armies and navies at their command, am' their South American asrents ke-ep them foiilv informed as to t,he movements of the political bmou-eter in tho various Republics.