The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-13
SHARP CENSURE
FOR THE ALLIES
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DESTRUCTION OF cAsTRo's NAY
NOT LIKED AT WASH
INGToN.
MANY EXPRESS OPINION
Impression Grows That British and
German Forces Are at La Guayra
For other Purposes Than the
Collection Of Debts.

Washington, December H. The re.
ported destruction by the naval forces
of Great Britain ard Germany or the
boats of the Venezuelan navy whieip
they captured at llaGnayra has served
to give rise 70 a greats-aeal IL uufa-
yorable comment. n. official and diplo.
matte circles.
While there is ne bsrmation II His
destruction in theeSficial dispatches
received by Secretary Hay 1t is pres
sumed from certain references in the
reports of the house oil commons do
bate that he little war ships after be-
ing taken were deliberately DESTROYED
by the Germans, This act has served
to create the impression that the for
eign forces now at LaCiuayra are there
for some other purpose than merely
to secure payment Of the claims. else
| the boats would have been held as 4
sort of ransom rather than destroyed.
| There is a disposluon in Official cirs
eles to agree with senor Pulido,. at
the Venezuelan charge. that this act
complicates the situation very graYely
Senator Cullom, chairman Of the for,
oign relations committee. Expressed
practically the same view after 6e Isad
talked with the president this ilAfa
ling. The attitude d This gofeansaent
is that there il no cali for our Is
ference SO long as these eredltor GOV
Iernments@are seeking merely to secure
the payment Of just debts. but il the
English and -.erman expeditions are to
be merely punitive in their character,
there may be reason Tor the United
States stepping in
All Prisoners Released.
Minister Bowen, at Caracas. in a ca
blegram to che stae department dais
today, confirms the press reports thar
all the German and British prisoners
j have been released.
This was the only advice that came
TO the state department as to inc Sit
uation in Venezuela, but tt was wel-
comed for the officials felt thai by
releasing these civilians President
Castro had dimInIsAsA greatly the
most dangerous factor in the nroolem
Had he insisted on retaining them in
jail the allies must have dispatched
force to the capital Of Venezuela an
war outright would have ensued AS
it is, the officials here prefer I'd re-
gard the status as not one Of war. pro
vidng the allies adhere to their orig
inal programme Of a peaceful block
ade," perhaps followed by the tempo
rary seizure Of Venezuelan custom
houses. Details Of the Sinking of ID
Venezuelan navy by tne allied naval
forces are awaited with interest here.
and the officials could not but express
their regret and surprise tnat it had
been found necessary to proceed to
such extremes.
No Change of Policy.
Nothing has yet occurred to induce
the state department to change the
policy of noninterlerence which Il has
adopted The president is showing par
ticular interest in the situation and
called Secretary Hay from his regular
Thursday diplomatic reception to con-
fer respecting Venezuela. Inc chair
man of the two congressional commlt
tees charged with the care Of foreign
Affairs, also called at the state depart
ment during the forenoon 70 talk over
the Venezuelan Developments.