The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-26

eisners, Though Not Questioning
Integrity and Honesty of Purpose.
Puerto cabello. Dec. 24.-This por.
has been effectively biockaded since
Monday. The blockade is being en-
forced against vessels Of all national
tiles.
Caracas. Dec 24.-The por. Of coro.
which is surrounded on the land by
the revolutionists, is not blockaded.
In Caracas this fact is believed to
mean that the British and German
fleets are working in harmony with
the revolutionists and not blockading
Coro. in order to allow the free en-
trance of Dutch schooners from en-.
racoa, bringing arms and ammunition
TO the rebels. President Castro left
the capital today for La Victoria,
where the revolutionists, under Gen
eral Matos, We're recently defeated by
government forces.
La Guaira, Dec 24.-The Red Cd"
line steamer Caracas will not be per.
mitted to enter Puerto Cabello. She
will be obliged to land the remainder.
of her cargo at Willemstad, Curacoa.
All Will BE Boarded.
All mail steamers reaching here
after Dec. 80 will be boarded from the
blockading squadron and neutral pas
sengers and the mails will be sent
ashore under flag of truce. Meek.
ceptions to this ruling in the matter
of nationality will be made.
A schooner which attempted to en-.
ter port at half.past o'clock last
night was captured.
Washington, Dec. 24.-The cabinet
spent the entire time of the meeting
yesterday in discussion of the Vene.
zuelan situation. Views for and
against the presidents acceptance o.:
the invitation to arbitrate were dis.
cussed. Pending the receipt of the
invitations 1t is stated that the presi.
dent declined TO commit himself as ia
his course.
The state department yesterday re
ceiyed cablegram from Minister
Bowen, the first for several days,
recording the establishment of the
blockade lines according to the proc
lamations already issued, and stating
that the port of coro is not yet block.
AIDED. - o.s, s.. s,
II -
pehied Himself *" Callers.
The meeting was prolonged to more
than two hours. All the members
were present except Secretary Moody,
who is out of the city. Secretary
Root was the as, ~ ssqtve at the ex-
ecutive Offices. He entered the presi.
dents office shortly after 10 O'Clock.
The president denied himself to all
callers and remained in consultation
with the secretary of war until the
arrival of the other members. Secre.
tary Hay brought to the meeting prac.
ucally nothing new relating to the
situation. No response has been re-
ceiyed TO the presidents original sug.
gestion to the powers that they con.
sent to the reference of the yene.
zuelan controversy to the arbitration
of The Hague tribunal, and no formal
request had been received that the
president act as arbitrator of the dif
fculty. That such a request will he
received formally and officially is now
practically assured.
Some Opposed to Hague Tribunal.
It is known that now some members
OF the cabinet are opposed to re.
ferring the matter to The Hague tri.
bunal for these reasons:
In the first place, they have no de.
sire to submit the Monroe doctrine
to the arbitrament of any non-Ameri-
can tribunal, not even excepting the
august and eminently fair tribunal OF
The Hague. They very much prefer
that IL this doctrine is to- be the sub
ject of arbitration, II it is to be even
brought in incidentally, that American
influences shall pass on 1t. Not tina.
the fairness of The Hague arbitrators
is impeached, but as most of them
represent European and monarchical
interests. It is realized that their
training may be,regarded as unsympa-
thetic where they are required to deal
with such an essentially Americas
subject as the Monroe doctrine. 1t l.
true that on its face the arbitration
proposal contains nothing that fndi.
Gates that this doctrine is to be at.
tackled, but so complex and numerous1