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PUSH CAMPAIGN TO BREAK PLOT IN PUERTO RICOIt iu. o. iiinnonues Acung 1 1 Quickly to Stem Insurrection Move7 UNDER ARREST ;Charged With Attempt to Overthrow Government of United StatesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (/P) — iUnited States authorities advanced their campaign today to break up an alleged plot to provoke a Puerto Rican insurrection, seeking to put a definite end to the movement.The federal activities resulted in . | the seizure of a loaded rifle, a bomb i and a number of documents in ad-l dition to the arrests yesterday of . seven nationalists.The seven men were released un der $10,000 bond each after Pedro • Albizu Campos, nationalist leader ; and alleged chief of a movement to,. overthrow the United States govern- , J ment in Puerto Rico by force, enter- I' lt;rd pleas of innocence for all. 'They faced a preliminary hearing March 19, however, to answer conspiracy to overthrow the govem-[ment — while a grand jury investi- ' gation of Nationalist activities was arranged.(Secretary Ickes said at Washing-i ton that the government would pro-• secute Aibizu, considered a ‘ 'very j dangerous person,” for treason.)The loaded rifle and bomb which 1 were seized were held in a locked , safe of United States Marshal t i Draughon’s office. The authorities t 1 said 50 wooden rifles, apparently us- t ed for drilling, also were found at j Albizu’s headquarters. 1 (t Among the records taken were re- , 5 cruiting cards, bearing the printed j 1 heading: “Army of Liberation, Gen- 1 ( 5 eral headquarters.” | js The warrants issued for the ar- , r rests of the seven Nationalists, who ( t surrendered yesterday and arranged i t bonds before United States Com- ( ; missioner Ramon Julia, were based on affidavits of the insular police or r L detectives. j
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Daily Messenger
Canandaigua, New York, US
Fri, Mar 06, 1936
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