The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-12
FRANCE TAKES REVENGE.
Hands the Venezuelan Minister His
Passport.

Passport.
WASHINGTON, March 10. 1ss5.-The
action of the French Government in
presenting passports to DIR. j.. Gil For
teoul, the Venezuelan Charge d,Affaires
at Paris, IS the concluding chapter in
a bit of interesting diplomatic history.
Two years ago in October last General
Crespo, who had headed a successful
revolution in Venezuela, entered the city
of Caracas and was at once made Presi-
dent of the Republic. Within a few days
after his successful entry, and while the
domestic affairs of the scotihtry were IN
an unsettled conditona conference was
held, consisting of the French,~ Belgian,
Spanish and German Ministers, to decide
what action they should take regarding
the damage which the citizens of their
several countries had received as a re-
suit of the revolution. The Italian Min
lister was asked to be present, but de-
secret. 1t was decided that, as the re-
personalities of the foregoing countries.
they should ,,,e; ean upon the & PRESIDENT & Of
NIT the claims of their citizens to an in
ternational commission, This conclusion
was not in keeping with the Venezuelan
law, which recognizes the general prin-
cipleS of International law that country
shall not be responsible for losses sus-
boundaries which have resulted from
revolution. The minutes of the confer
ence' showed that the diplomatiG gu guar, +,
strong criticism of Venezuela, and that
their structures upon the domestic and
foreign policy of the Government We're
A copy of the proceedings was fur
nished to the Italian Minister, who at
General Crespo. after order had been
restored, took up the claims of the citi-
zens of these countries and promptly
L hing of the diplomatic conference. Of
s OF Of II sharp saII, cTit aas
the foreigners in Venezuela for the
losses suffered by them and to express
his friendly interest in the Governments
which they represented
In January last, the minutes of the
conference above referred to We're pub
lished in the Italian green book q ccny
President Crespo was indignant at the
comments made at the conference, and
tna5 bo the waFs ref6e fbe
only two Of the original quartette then
residing in Venezuela, should be gwen
inteiligence that a French man-of-war
has been ordered to La Guayra to re-
ceive the French Ministers MI R.perts p
Ment IeReganck G6aiF WIZ WIZ aa aoabs!ess acconpany
his French colleague. The French Gov
eminent, in retaliation for the dis
fnissal of Mr.. Mont Clair, on Saturday
last sent DR.. Forteoul has passports
Mr.. Forteoul is also the repres sentative
of Switzerland. He is now at Berne,
whittier he was called some time ago
to represent the interests of Venezuela
in a claim for damages which the Presi-
dent of the Swiss epublic is arbitrating:
He will probably remain al Berne untll
diplomatic relations between France and
Venezuela have been restos&d
How long the entente cordiale VII re-
main disturbed is question which no
swer. The dismissal of the diplomatic
representatives from the two countries
cannot result in war or trouble OF a
ments reserve the right tc rid themselves
Of the diplomatic representatives of other
governments who are persona non grata.