Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25
BREAK WITH
VENEZUELA
GREAT 6RlTAlN'S RELATIONS BE.
COMING STRAINED.
CAUSES ARE NUMEROUS
England impressed with Belief That
South American Government In.
tends TO Force Matters to Crucial
lssue-sritish Flag Displayed over
patos Island,

London, Sept gS,-Ghe Associated
Press is in position to announce that
diplomatic relations between Great
Britain and Venezuela are ON the verge
of being severed, Almost any hour
may bring the announcement that the
British minister at Caracas has been
given hts passport With correspondents
action toward the Venezuelan repre-
sentative in London, The cause OF
the crisis does not seem to be confined
to any particular incident but CON
Sists Of various differences which cut
minated in Venezuela assuming such
an angry attitude as to leave nowutnE
street fully impressed with the belief
that the Venezuelan government in
tends to force matters to crucial
issue. That diplomatic rupture
would result In hosttlitics is n Couttn-
goncy thus far scarcely contemplated,
! The view of the foreign Office Is that
is impossible to deal satisfactorily
with Venezuela in any matter which
may como up. In proof of this con.
tcutiou the foreign office Instances the
report Or the United States minister
ut Caracas, announcing that the Ncnc,
zuelan government had protested
against the British dag being raised
| over Patos island over which the Ven.
ezuelan government claimed the SOY.
| ereiguty, According to the British
governments understandings. Patos
| island belongs to Great Britain ms
much as Trinidad, and SO tar rs
| known no questions as to it's owner
| ship has ever arisen The inhabitants
of the island have recently been shot
or otherwise endangered through the
action of the Nonczuoaus, whether
by government or revolutionary partt
sans is not known
For the purposes of protection Of
local West Indians the authorities
hayo ordered that the British nag he
prominently displayed on the island
and hence the protest which the for
oign office says is only one of many
An exceptionally prominent official
said to the Associated Press last even
ing:
Affairs in Venezuela are so hope.
! lessly muddlCd that we can get moth.
ing done. There Is no couccaling the
fact that the Venezuelan government
| has made heated protests to our min
lister The chief grievance appears to
bo the allegation that the British
government is aiding a revolution
army. 1t Is needless to say this IL
! perfectly baseless We only wish that
| the United States would take over the
whole country and then, perhaps, we
could get some peace. OF all disturb
ances of the last decade the present
seems To be the worst This, com,
bined with the attitude Of the nominal
| government makes us somewhat in
take place The VenczueIans appear
Indifferent to any action which may
take place. The Vcne2uelans appear
inclined to be rather reckless thanks
chiefly to what presume Is n mistaken
notion that Washington will protect
them from the results OF their own
folly, however, inimiCal that might he
to III lives and property of British
subjects and those of other Euro
peaus As we understand Monroeism
Venezuela Is quite mistaken in this
matter"