The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-17

MAKES A
DENIAL.
Says He Did Not Crltlclss
Vanezu0la's President
as Reported.

New York, April 15-Frank p. Loomis,
u. S. minister 20 Venezuela, spent last
night in quarantine with the rest OF the
passengers on the Red u liner Caracas,
on which he came from Porto Riso and
disembsrked this morning.
= ffv drove 1T once TO the ffutet victoria
where he will be quartered until the end
OF the present week when he goes TO
Washington TO report 10 the state depart
ment and President Mckinley lie gives
positive disclaimer TO the authorship OF
the San Juan interviews in which he was
made to ray some severely critical things
about President Castro and AYERS that an
injustice has been done him I'm this re-
spect.
To the Associated Press reporter who
Joined him at quarantine this morning,
Mr.. Loomis said: II did not say any OF
the unpleasant things about President
Castro during my stay at San Juan or.
indeed, anywhere else. have refrained
from doing so and the fact is / like Mr..
Castro very much. | was interviewed at
San Juan but IL was more a pleasant chat
than anything else
'"rhare were other passengers aboard
and present who said some unkind things,
but L certainly did not. cannot under
stand how the criticisms were put in my
referred TO were made mine. ] am quoted
as saying that President Castro drew but
$1,000 year salary, yet had made 81
100000 In two years. Now | do not even
know positively that the president gets
the salary named and know nothing OF
any money he has made.
II must also deny that ] said he plotted
10 secure my recall or removal. As /
say l like MIR. Castro very much. / can
not discuss the recent diplomatic incident
with Venezuela. There ore several points
in connection with IL that | will report on
10 the department, and naturally they are
quite confidential. / may say. however.
that the preliminary steps toward legal
settlement OF the asphalt case have been
taken in the Venezuela courts.
That is precisely where our govern
ment wished the dispute to go Ne in
sisted that the dispute be submitted for
adjudication without prejudice and car
ried our point. l do not say that our
government does not reserve the right to
intervene II justice is not done. but we
want the matter passed upon by the
courts. There was some feeling at the
height Of the incident. but IL has sub
sided and our relations at the present
time are quite satisfactory.
81 cannot say how long IL will take TO
reach a decision in the asphalt cases. I
presume the law has it's delays In Vene-
zuela as elsewhere.
President Castro seems 20 have the
country quite under control. A constitu-
tiona.l convention, the eleventh they have
had J believe has Just adjourned. and
tuerc g to bc an clec Ca a. ne autumn
IT is quite certain that Castro will be
elected president and ineugurated next
spring.
THE constitutional convention has
changed the tenure of the president from
four 10 six years. Andrade, is i am told,
at Curacao and feel that the report is
true for there Is generally a colony OF
Nenezuelans there thinking OF home and
anxious To improve the political condt-
tior
'The Barcelona affair incident which
ed by local officials i'm AN attempt
10 extort money from him has been prac
tically closed and In manner quite sat
isfactory TO us. Our government direct
ed me 10 demand an apology and the full
est reparation. our representations 10
the Venezuelan government were strong
and positive and just before leaving
was given assurances that The fullest
amends will he made. ] am convinced
tia: tn. assi RANGES glNcl the WI Id
carried out
''I do not expect 10 return To Nenezue-
La for at least five months. Four yeai
I'm the tropics has left ma in need Of
change and rest. My physician says
Carlsbad, and | am going to try and get
leave for a trip To Europe. am not de-
try, and truly a pity that its rulers are
| not always great ard 30 d.
| Minister Loomis is accompanied by his
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