Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-12
Former Accepts Chlli's Preferred
Mediation.
TO SETTLE THEIR TROUBLES
interview with Gen. Uribe-Uribe De-
elares He IL Loyal 20 His
Country.

says!
The Colombian government has ac-
cepted the proffered mediation Of Chill
TO settle the troubles between Colombia
and Venezuela. In behalf OF his gov
eminent, Senior Herboso, the CHILEAN
minister In Bogota, made the offer.
Minister Herboso cabled to President
Castro the same offer.
Acting President Marroquin has re-
piled 10 the resolution or the Pan
American congress- which appealed to
Colombia to have a peaceful solution of
her difficulties with President Castros
government DIR. Marroquin said In re-
ply that Colombia desires to have an
amcable settlement with Venezuela,
The Colombian government prefers TO
be on cordial terms with Venezuela, and
JUS grievances are entirely against
President Castro's government. The
Colombia minister of foreign affairs,
Senior Mende2, said in an interview
that the Ecuadoran government had Of
flcially announced tlat IL would pre-
serve neutrality In I'd ference to the in
ternational conflict In Colombia and
would also adopt III, same attitude In
case of Colombia BET oming involved In
an International war.
GEN, URlBE-uRIBE INTERVIEW.
Maraeaibo, Venezuela, Oct. SI.-(Cor-
respondence Associated Press.)-- cor
respondent Of the Associated Press
has just had an interview with Cen
Urlbe-Urlbe. He found the general
strongly encamped In the Cordilleras
mountains, on the frontier line between
the Venezuelan state of Tachra and
the Colombian province of Santander
His headquarters were at hamlet
called Lusiana, half days ride from
san Cristobal, capital of Tachira.
His command, numbering several
thousand Colombian liberals, We're
holding the extreme left of the Vene-
Euelan line OF defense. covering the APP
proaches Of San Cristobal and the En-
centrados railroad from the direction
OF Cucuta. Gen Chalbant Cordenne
held the CENTER with Gen. Modesto
Castro at the extreme right.
On the Colombian side Gen. Vaen-
cha, former minister; Juan Bert and
Rangel Carbiras, the Venezuelan rebel,
are In command Altogether some 49,
600 soldiers stand face to face on the
frontier. Skirmishes and raids across
the frontier are of daily, or rather, Of
y nightly occurrence.
IA Gen. Uribe-Uribe, speaking fluently
# IN French. said; president Castro has
N but recently declared this is not an in
III ternational war between Venezuela and
q Colombia, but a struggle between the
liberal and conservative parties of
both countries. Here In Venezuela we
all serve under the yellow standard Of
Ecuador. Guatemala, Nicaragua and in
the liberal stronbholds OF the Colom-
d bian guajira. We helped repel the re-
n cent attack on San Cristobal on the
part OF the Colombian and Venezuela
conservatives, under Garbras, and
now We have undertaken to help guard
the Venezuelan frontier against for
eign attacks.
a MY force is simply a part of the
n venezuela line OF defense and, as its
commander, i stand under the orders
OF Gen. lssimo Cipriano Castro, just
a like the other liberal generals on this
side of the frontier II / were to en-
n gage in separate operations | should
q run the risk OF interfering with the dis
Il position of our fellow liberals In the
n Held and would probably lose Gen.
II Castro's support, especially If | COM
s. promise his cause. We are not as yet
& strong enough to do without the help
OF our allies outside the confines Of Co.
n lombia.
~ 1T is absurd on account of this, TO
call me traitor to my country. / love
. my country with all my heart The
N conservatives say that | have prom
81 ised to repay Gen. Castro for his aid by
II concessions OF Colombian territory af-
n ter our cause shall have trlumphed.
III This Is a malicious lie.
IF boundary disputes should arise in
N the future between Colombia and Ven
n ezuela they viii be settled In regular
n form by boundary commissioners, or
I'D by arbitration, as they have been in
IA The past There are, however. some
W open promises and engagements TO
(which ! stand committed, together with
q ali my beloved countrymen In the field.
First OF all, we have engaged our
#selves, In case OF success, to do all in
Jour power to change the money stand
#erd Of Colombia from its present de-
based paper currency to standard OF
Silver and gold.
I'VE shall not repudiate any national
debts. but as soon as II can be effected.
The wretched paper bills which are now
5being turned out In Bogota by the
bushel shall be withdrawn from cirru-
81 Nation.
|@X Next we shall try to effect a definite
Excitement OF the isthmus canal uues-
lion and OF the pendinP international
negotiations. We shall. stand by all our
& national treaties, as for instance, the
&reaty with the United States OF 1916.
guaranteeing the neutrality Of the 18TH
nus railroad, but we shall put stop
NO the underhand dickcring for our
1nost valuable concessions 10 European
<ountries.
~ -Colombia's concessions TO France in
yogard to the isthmus by the terms OF
~ last treaty. expire In 1905 French
" C1pitalists have obtained an illegal ex-
C@1Fion OF these concessions. our con-
GI1es. when II last met. In 1925. refused
70 fatify these concessions The French
company is trying to sci. these conces-
elons TO American capitalists for s70.-
100000 How much better II would be
Il O. put this sum OF money Into the con-
etruction OF the canal.
I'VE have had enough OF Panama
frauds. We do not want the French 10
NEEDLE further with the canal. We
Know. as all the world knows. that the
Americans can finish the canal in half
<he time and for half the money. We
Fant Americans TO undertake the com.
I'iFiitii VI AHt NtAudtf anu we WlllnElN
occept the protection Of the great
american republic al the lsthmus. as
We have already done In regard TO the
3rans-isthmus railroad. Even at the
1present juncture we have no objection
10 the landing Of American troops al
The isthmus.
Come what may between us and our
ronservative enemies. we know that
the Americans will content themselves
sTlth protecting the railroad I have
Implicit trust that they viii hold the
balance true. BE II remembered In our
Favor that our party was the only body
of men In South America thai sympa-
rhized with the North Americans when
hey undertook the deliverance Of Cuba
from Spain. and that ! was It's spokes.
pan In our congress
Other ideals that We hope 10 realize
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