[122] It is impossible to print the whole of this description.—Editor.
[123] Although full accounts appeared in Truth in 1909, it was not until long afterwards, when the accounts had been confirmed, that the London daily Press took the matter up.
[124] Mr. Casement received the honour of knighthood after his return.
[125] This has been commented upon in the Introduction.—Editor.
[126] Equal to about 105 lbs.—Editor.
[128] In outlying places in Peru and other Latin American countries it is extremely difficult to obtain the conviction of or even to sustain a process against wealthy or influential persons, as in small localities the “justices” are completely overawed or influenced by them. There is, moreover, a strong element of police-court methods in Latin America such as has been rendered familiar by occurrences in New York.—Editor.
[129] Some further arrests have been made since.—Editor.
| Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber: |
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| Peruvian Governmant=> Peruvian Government {pg 41} |
| Materon=> Materón {pg 105} |
| Folis pardalis=> Felis pardalis {pg 114 n.} |
| Loyaza=> Loayza {pg 165 & 166} |
| Rubber from Matanza=> Rubber from Matanzas {pg 267} |
| Jiminéz=> Jiménez {pg 324 & 326} |
| Ghiorgo, Lieut., 190, 193=> Ghiorzo, Lieut., 190, 193 {pg 343} |