Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-16


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american conzulateS sheutins ;,a,. :. . n,
! Long live the South american coun-
| tries" The participants in the dcmonStra-
| ton. before dispensing, adopted resolu-
/ ton asking President Plaza TO protest
| officially against the action Of the aihcd
! Powers
Italy TO Participate.
/ BERLIN. December l5-The Foreisn
/ Office informed the Associated Press to-
| day that Italy will particlpate IN ,,i me
| blockade. by agreement with the ai!les
f.! and that a portion Of the coast VII DE as
/ signed TO the Italian ships. Inc pro-
| ceedings against Venezuela thus become
III every respect uipart1tes.
ItaIE7> Claims
ROME. December l5.-In the Chamber
I OF DEPUTIES Foreign Minister Prlnett, re-
plyiug to an Interpolation. reviewed the
causes leading up TO Gcrllan--hngio &C
ton and said: Italy. on her side. CLAIMS
damages for her citizens who sustal ae1
losses during the inSurlectlon winch mas
disturbed the republic since April Inc
italian Minister at Caracas. having %E-
! hauSiad all efforts to bring apouf
friendly adjustment, presented a list OF
claims reduced TO u minimum OF ,Slo'26o
Continuinc. the Foreign Minister said
That as soon as he was informed OF tne
Anglo German action. he addressed OF
don and Berlin. proposing to partlclpate
in the measures these countries We're
about 10 undertake to collect similar
claims. and his proposition was AaHoi a.
The Prime Minister was followed b"
Deputy Santini. who expresses conn,
dence in the governments policy and
Urged accord with Germany and Great
I,.ifsir. The deputy warned the Italia
! Government 10 watch the United states
whose imperialism Is poil'leal anu 1, g2nI-
IL 10 Italy. the weakest OF i'ie 1fea
I9anIIty Santini declared that the ener-
| Fri,-;-i Sb#i sent the Monroe Doctrir.
I sItz--hieh. as the United States under
stood ii was not dealing with poor
Rcstaurador German
BERLIN. December 15.-Leutenant-.
C,,r533135sI,f7ar rFperk. the first officer OF
tlra c err7an cruiser Gazelle. has taISa
command OF the captQreq eLe z, ~, IN
ing The German flag. So soon as me
| RcsfallradoI has completed her eIui!-
nent at Port of Spain. Island OF mi
Odd She viii be utilized IN tue e'eF.'!tii
tlI;a1,;7riors AGAINST N"i}e7llHia.
su1.!>en vessels Worthless.
PERRIN. December l5-In official quar-
tars here it is said thai the Nres
Z17a1Eu vessels sunk Oft La GuiNfd w
old and worthless IeNtiiuE - -. -
I1~7r 10 20 to sea and that the o1l"r
-14;,,s caotllred have been sent to GER
tain West l@dian nori 10 pc f,stIt ~. :; ~ ~.
60 7--,.i,7e- the Blockade. The desrucflntl
If the Venezuelan craft II IS Stlu,
was A. rasearv in order TO prevent lHc,''
from falling into the hands OF t:4e ~ 10 ~
z7falars ar the German vessels i1;'a 10
y-..r..Z15aIa-s; Droposition through Minis
Ter Bowen To submit the question IN or
5EplIto 10 arbitration. has now been rtceiE; :3'
y
not delay G@rmany's and Great f2t l'I r,,i5s
measures previously decided upon. w
officials here do not lndlca1e VIZ ~ -,
The final decision in the arbitration pfoi
.ci+:,,, ru+ ii o-as apparently made too,
late 10 affect the general SITUATION
Later it became known that the FOR
eien Office here had received Secreta 4I,s
flaws communication cohcerlllns aiIe
Venezuelan blockade. Its terms We're nor
disclosed bat it was undSrstood 10 eN5
press the hope that the blockade wouia
10 the sinking of the two Nenezusiaii
vessels and the note. it IS considered:
does not modify the general attituoe Oh
friendly. reserve. The precise character
NJ. The blockade has not yet been notified
70 the Powers Great Britain and Ger
many have agreed thereon The German
Government submitted draft OF ne II,
blockade to-day to the BundeSTa 1,1
whose approval is necessary. INC pIEch-
ado being an act Of war. and the ouh-
dcsrath must, under the CONSTRUCTOR
.z''''' A,HGLo- BRITISH AGREEMENT.
LONDON. December ia Parllalne en-
tarv paper giving the correspondence re.
lafipg TO Venezuelan affairs was .ssueo
1l,;s afternoon 1t begins with q memo
g,"2dun which. after recountinS lhe eN-
i.fir,e. causes of complaint agalnsI en-
aZ1leIa Including the seizures or brltlSii
slips and the protestation against me
N,I,azuelan Consul at Trinidad eXactlns
improper fees for collecting customs oues
tn,t Venezuela in Trinidad, OF wticn NO
f1l- d.
Resides these specific outases ana
grounds for complaint there are causes ~; "a
which British subjects ana con, COMP !,
raye large claims against NeneZueia,
frba correspordence shows that so early
as July sd Germany tcntatTely men men
toned the Venezuelan ollhcuilleS; M. NY
Trnreigr Secretary LanSdoWne Saiu tldt
he would be quite ready 10 confer. VIZ" 81,
the view OF joint action. on AueNsI 1t,i
lord Iansdowne warned the AuliiiI a.
Ia prepare for putting pressure on eiie-
g,,eia adding: The German Amnassa-
dnr Count Wolff Metternich. has su.5,
.esfaa that the TWO Powers concerned
should partake in a loln' 1 "a vica.Hd-
-; I1orsIass suggested TO the Ad'ni-
ra1tv that it would be necessary IN oIus sa
10 bring effective pressure on Nehe Is,t
~ ,,Iocl-a6e the potts of La GuaEra. GuSi
~ ~ Csbello. and Maracaibo towards the
end Of November and seize all Vene2n-
IAN runboats. until the demands are
complied With of Oc+ober
e96 saws the blockade is open 10 some
cniection.' but he endorses the seizure
q ''ie SEIZURE OF VESSELS.
I, The next communication. dated no
yen,ber 18th. Lord Lansdowne notlm Ii.s
f.hsrre d Afraires Buchanan. at bernn,
that Germany is prepared 10 Joli,
Great Britain in final warning ana
,,,,t il had been agreed that the nrst
stan should be the seizure Of Venezuelan
.As to the Joint. execution ~, of , mea-
s,,res OF coercion" says Lore iealia-
Snwne, THE German Government recos
nizes that there is sharp o lsIihcG.. an
IN he Character Of the British and Ger .,.
nan claims. but that, neVertnelssss3;, ,iie
tr-o claims ought to stand OF lail ~. ~
rcther, and that we ought TO eNcluoe w nc
.nnssibility OF a settlement between VeL-
eeznela and one OF the two Powers, WIZ.
omt an equally satisfactory settlement
with the other, ~, ,oe,.
After settling with Germany. the moae
of procedure. and the instructions 70 DC
sent TO the naval commanders. Lot1
7 ansdowne. on November. 9th, informed
Mr.. Haggard thereof. and gave ins1rue-
ti,ns as to his course regarding me pre-
sentation of the ultimatum, and the min7
,.ter's departure from Caracas. wiiich
rave beerl since followed ont.
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