The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-09
VENEZUELA
AND COLOMBIA
Tha Former Wants to Recognize
the Enemies of the
Latter.

PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad,
August 1.-The Venezuelan Minister of
War, Senior Pulido, who is the leader
Of an important political party. has re-
signed, after a violent scene in the Cab
met, during which the Minister refused
to accept the orders of President Cas-
! tro to recognize the revolutionists in
Colombia as belligerents and to deliver
a passport to Senior Rico, the Colom-
bian Minister. Pulido denies that the
invaders of Venezuelan territory are
Colombians, as President Castro claims,
but insists that they are revolutionists.
The resignation of the War Minister
| has caused profound impression The
situation is critical. The Government
| troops have been defeated in their first
encounter with the rebels near San
Cristobal. other upNsings are taking
| place in the interior of the country.
Senior Guerra succeeds Pulido as Min
lister of War.
| CHICAGO, August 2.-"The men who
are trying to overthrow the Venezuelan
| Government by melting a revolt in
TIE western mountains and by trying
| to draw Colombia into the trouble are
| friends of former President Andrade .
says Pedro AIvizua, Venezuelan Consul
| in Chicago.
when the eX-President was expelled
some of the mountain people were still
in sympathy with him but they are few
| III number and can accomplish little.
They are trying to induce Colombia to
take their side against President Cas-
II. and the Government now in con-
! troll in Venezuela. 1 do not think they
cau succeed in that. The heads of the
| two Governments are ON the best of
terms, and there is not the slightest en-
nifty between the people. DR.. CARVE
Iros, the leader of the revolution may
possibly be able to find a few recruits
among the Colombians, but they will
be so very few that they will not add
materially to his forces.
There is another reason why Colon
| bia will not interfere with affairs in
| Vcnezuela. Colombia is herself en-
Gaged in revolution at the present
moment"
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Au-
gust I'm consequence of the resigna-
ton of Senior Pulido. Minister of War
| it is feared that President Castro of
| Venezuela, as proposed to the Cabinet
will declare war against Colombia, not
withstanding public opinion against
such a move.
| The President, it is understood, sug-
gested that passports be handed to the
Minister from Colombia.
| 1t is feared that the most serious com
plications will follow the present stu
alton.
| NEW YORK, August 2.-Venezuela
| is again on the eve of a revolution and
not only is that unfortunate republic
approaching a state of civil war but
serious complications will, in all prob
ability, arise between the Governments
| of Venezuela and Colombia, says the
| Port Of Spain (TrinidaO correspond
| ent of the Herald. President Castro.
while facing the uprising against his
own authority, is also accused of fur
| thering directly the revolution against
the Colombian Government.
Arms, ammunition and the other ac-
| cessories of war have been quietly
struggled into Venezuela through the
waterways of the republic, and the
| first engagement is expected to be the
| signal for uprisings in several widely
| separated districts.
! General Castro is expected to again
assert his power by placing a strict
censorship on all telegraph dispatches
| from that country as well as ordering
a close scrutiny of all mail matter pass
| ing through the general postoffice in
| Caracas.
| To add to the seriousness of the sit
uation in Venezuela itself. it is well
| known that in the adjoining Republic
of Colombia a very strong feeling of re-
sentiment against the Castro govern
ment exists on account of what is con-
sidered a serious breach of international
| law on the part of Venezuela for its
alleged recognition of, if not actual as
sistance, to the leaders of the revolu-
tionary party of Colombia.
| 1t is even said that not only has the
Venezuelan government permitted its
ports to be used by the Colombian rev
olutionists as a base for the collection
of supplies, but it has winked at, If not
actually assisted. the Colombian revo-
| lutionists with certain articles of war.
NEW YORK. August "A dispatch
! to the Herald from Port of Spain. Trim
dad says
| a report has been current that Gen
eraI Rafael Tribe Tribe. from Antigua,
| Republic of Colombia, arrived in Ca
racas several days ago under the name
of "Senor Victor Zorro" and had an in
| terview of about three hours with Gen
eral Castro. He went to La Guayara
soon afterward and proceeded on board
| the Venezuelan gunboat Augusta. the
name of which had been changed to
Zumbador. He found it well supplied
with munitions of war and started i'm
mediately for Maracaibo, where he met
about 5000 troops on the frontier be-
tween Venezuela and Colombia. ready
to act at once in the invasion of Co
| lombian territory.
Within twenty-four hours another
dispatch was received here that the Co
lombian Government had discovered the
plan laid down by General Tribe Tribe
after his consultation with General
Castro and that 5000 Colombian SOL
diers had been sent out to meet the in
vaders
REVOLUTIONISTS DEFEATED.
CARACAS, Venezuela, August q