The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-19
BERLIN SALMAGUNDI
Germany Expects SOmef OrmOf Apology
for Diplomatic Insults,
DOES NOT C0VET TROUBLE
Has Neither the Power Nor The Desire
10 Take La Guayra.
TESTING AMERICAN SENTIMENT
Now Waiting to Ascertain What the
Americans Think
TESTING AMERICAN SENTIMENT
GUARANTEE OF AWARDS IS DlSIRED
The Kaisers Government Would Rather
Retain Uncle SANS Good viii Than
to Numiate Venezuela.

Berlin December 1s.--Aside from the
official claims mentioned in the ulumatum,
| Germany expects some form Of apology
from Venezuela for the diplomatic insults
| which, the foreign Office says, are more Sc.
rlous and more gross than those OF which
Great Britain claims. The foreign office
officials point out that Premier BaNours
remarks yesterday evening In the house Of
commons about Germany having other than
financial claims must he understood na mp
plying to diplomatic reparation for the IN
suits and not e a material Indemnity. ike
money or territory
Tho foreign Office is again calling attep-
tion to the suspicious IN the United States
lest Germany eject a landing IN Venezuela.
IL says a refutation Of such suspicious ought
/ 60 be perceived In the slender forces at the
/ disposition Of Germany, There arc scarcely
800 men who could be spared from the
| squadron not sufficient number TO take
/ la Guuyra. let alone forming an expedition
| into the interior
| It is not settled whether the information
| Of the commencement Of the blockade win
| be made public 80 Berlin and London sim
| ultaueously Of take the form Of com
I
squadrons 10 rho Venezuelan authorities.
The publication viii apparently he dalsyed
| a day or two
| The foreign Office officials gay the reply
10 Venezuela s arbitration proposals. has not
| been sont The foreign office is still OK
| changing views on tho subject with Lon
don Although the foreign office does not
give the least hint Of the character of Ger
many reply, It seems certain that arbtra-
ton will not ho accepted though the re-
fusal may be accompanied by fresh suggcs.
lions,
The Cologne Gazette, In an evidently Ia.
spircj statement today, endcnvors TO allay
the uneaslness regarding Germanys actions
In Venezuela, which, according to prac-
ideally all the special dispatches coming
from America, prevails 10 the United
States.
There arc no facts. says the statement,
Ito support the distrust OF Germany ex-
pressed In many quarters. The government
Of the United States knows well that Ger
many as little thinks Of SELLING Venezuelan
territory as of planting her flag on the
mountain Of the moon. Even If we could
annex Venezuela without q protest from
the United states, we would forego so do
ing, as complications with the United
states would he bound TO follow.
Germany does not think Of waglng u
land war. She believes she can force her
just demands by means OF a blockade
The real cause OF her action was the rob
berry and plumber in the gulse OF war, con
tributions 10 which our countrymen were
exposed Payment Of our claims arising
therefrom is our drst demand Then we
insist on a settlement Of the question OF
Venezuela's relations with the Great Vene-
2uelau railroad, aud ask that the bankers
claims be submitted 10 the consideration
OF d mixed commission In the ultimatum
only the immediate payment of proved
claims was requested In fact, the German
government proceeded. In spite Of all pro
vocation with the greatest patience and
moderation
The fact which impresses the foreign OBJ
server here Is the quiet Indifference Of tue
newspapers and people toward The vcnc-
zuelau affar. Not Berlin newspaper has
leading article on the subject today, aud
the news published is largely an abstract
OF what the London md New York papers
are saying. The Germans appear to be
astonlshed at the concern in Great Britain
and the United States over what "a regard
ed here as a mere episode. Few OF the
German newspapers have correspondents
IN New York, but those who are there
telegraph that Germany Is seemingly with
out one friend In the country, and trace
the cause to Gernany's alleged attitude
toward the United States during the Span.
ish.Amercan war. The popular feeling 10
Great Britain against cooperation with
Germany Is attributed here 10 the German
peoples bearing toward Great Britain dur
Ing tic South African war. But, II public
opiuion has little concern as yet over yene-
zuelsn affairs. the foreign Office is cx-
trrmcIy sensitive over the developments OF
public feeling abroad, and especially IN the
United states. The reason for delay ia do
ing anything that would change the situa-
lion either By replying 10 Venezuela s
proposition made through Minister Bowen,