The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-19
HELU AT LA GUAYRA
,p,oN,s PRESENCE THERE RE-
cARDED AS NECESSARY.
TIE VENEZUELAN IMBRoGLI0.
., ,1II IN THE IMPENDING STORM
JUST NOW.

.,., ne Expected to Break Out at
.uv Moment, HOwever-The Navy
,-o.,ing in Close Touch With the
s;,uation-NVjnister LOomis' Pro-
.e.t Against CensOring of OfhciaT
ni.uatches. But Private Dispatches
Are still Censored.
washington, Jan. 1S.-The orders to the
,,orniop TO proceed from La Guayra to
c,araco have been countermanded and
.ha will remain at La Guayra, where her
presence is regarded as necessary.
D., direction of the State Department,
.,;rister Loomis has protested to the
Venezuelan government against the eX-
,roise of censorship over any of his Of
1.,., communications, and it is under
.,ood that the protest has been effective.
Il is said that nothing has been receiv-
ed TO show any marked change in the
status in Venezuela since yesterday, when
Minister Ioomis spoke of the suppression
- . rebellion among the troops in Cara
oas the very inception of which was un-
,,rovn 10 the department of state. the
fact that such a movement could gain
haadvev in Castros own capital, is, how
.yer very significant, and it may have
heen upon reflection touching the mean
,ng of this rebellion among the troops
that led to the decision to retain the Scor-
r,on at La Guayra, the nearest port to
Caracas.
consulted
Auring the day as to the feasibility OF
reinforcing the American naval force IN
Venezuela, but while some such thing is
IN prospect, it cannot be learned that
any positive orders have yet gone out.
Unfortunately the Hartford which would
naturally be called upon first for such a
purnose is not within reach of the cable,
being on cruise from Port of Spain for
barbados. at which place she is due IN
about two days. She may be turned back
from that port when she arrives by
cable order unless the situation improves.
The Lancaster sailed from Port of Spain
Wednesday for the Cape Verde Islands, so
she is entirely beyond reach.
There is no disposition on the part OF
the authorities here to go to any unusual
length in dealing with this situation, and
they say frankly that IL is not a part ol
their purpose to browbeat or coerce the
Venezue.ans by any formidable naval
demonstration. unless such course is ab>
solutely forced upon them, which is not
believed to be at ali likely.
Admiral Farquhar of the North Allan
tic squadron will keep in close touch
with the Navy Department and he wi
not be far away from a cable end for
many days a time after he leaves Flor
ida.
Mr.. Loomis' protest against any CEN
sorship of his official mail on the part
of the Venezuelan government, was not
idly lodged and he acted by the depart
ment's direction only upon a well-ground-
cd suspicion that his cables were being
tampered with or unreasonably delayed.
His protest was made several days ago,
aud officials are satisfied the censorship
over Mr.. Loomis' communications has
ceased. Although aware of the restric-
tons imposed by the Venezuelan govern
ment upon private cable communications
the State Department has not felt itself
able 70 interfere at this stage to prevent
this practice, which is said to be common
in South and Central American countries
in almost very case of a revolutionary
movement wherein the government is get
ting the worst of it.