Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-30
VISIT OF MINISTER LOOMS.
He VIII Confer With State Depa TT.
nien& OMefa1s Reearding Venezuela.

He win Confer With State Depart
nien& Ohaefa1s Regarding Venezuela.
MI Francis B. L0omis United States
n mister to Veneztfela, has arrived in
washington. He il on leave of absence
from his post. and while in Washington
during the coming week he will advise with
the officials on the subject of negotiate ting
q reciprocity treaty, and also a parcels
st convention between the United States
and Venezuela. Mr.. Loomis expects to I'm
ish his business with the department in a
few days and will return to Venezuela on
the steamer leaving New York on the 18th
proxfmo.
In the course of a recent interview In re-
gard to his unexpected return to the Unit
ed States at this time, Minister LOOMS
said: THE people of Venezuela are salts
fed that the United States j. their friend,
ard as consequence a native of this coun-
try can today have anything they possess.
They have implicit faith in the final finding
OF the arbitration tribunal.
"Venezuela's whole case has been work
ed up by w. L. Scruggs. who was minister
to that country under President Harrison.
and from what know of it is is a strong
one. The Paris end of 1t Is being looked
after by the Marquis de Rojas, who was
formerly venezuela's minister to France.
Just who will present the case to the
tribunal has not been decided, but the
Choate, ex-senator Edmunds, Judge Day
and Senator Foraker are under considera-
ton, and one of these gentlemen will be
selected.
What interests the citizens of this coun-
try most. however, is the negotiating of a
parcel post treaty whereby merchants will
be enabled to send samples weighing from
five to twelve pounds to Venezuela with
out the trouble and expense of getting out
bills of lading and things of that kind This
is a privilege that European merchants
have, and to compete with them ours must
be put on the same footing.
Now is the time for our merchants to
secure a foothold in Venezuela. That
country is just emerging from period of
great commercial depression, the feeling of
the people is of the warmest kind for
Americans and American goods, and lit
tie judicious work on the part of our bust
field that is now almost monopolzed by
French. English and Germans.
= The National Association of Manufac-
turers of the United States appreciates
this. and In furtherance of it is going to
open a permanent exhibition in Caracas
1ext February that will help introduce
American goods. This exhibition will be
held in a hall 100 feet long by IS feet wide,
and will show American machinery at
work. Similar expeditions will be started
all over South America.
There is also magnificent opening in
81 ezueia for American contractors. When
ffesldent-eiect Andrade assumes the reins
OF office next February he will inaugurate
a series of public improvements that will
cost millions of dollars, and American con-
tractors Will find it an easy matter to get
many of them.
BESIDES all the things / have mentioned
there are gold mines of exceeding richness,
and asphalt. coal and oil in great album
dafce; L heard just before leaving that
Gov. PinSree will be successful in getting
control of some tn the most valuable as.
phalt concession in the world