Holbrook argus., 1902-12-13
ARE MOVING ON VENEZUELA
ENGLAND NOW JOINS HANDS WITH
 GERMANY
Both Powers Will Soon Have Warships Enough on the Scene to Enforce Their Demands Against tee South American Republic.

London-Great Britain and Germany, according to official statements made, have commenced punitive measues aga inst Venezuela. German war ves- sels, it is stated, are already on the scene of the contemplated action and Great Britain expects to have squadon there capable of coping with any resistance that Venezuela might offer soon.
 Meanwhile the Associated Press cor respondent is informed that no definite answer has yet been received from Washington by the financiers who wish to bring about pacific settlement. An important communication one way or the other is expected from Wash ington. If the United States is will ing to- guarantee ts moral support to the request that Venezuela be allowed time to fulfill the suggested bargain, the plans thereof will at once be submitted to the British foreign office. If Washington refuses to suggest to the European powers that Venezuela be allowed time, it IS probable that the financial houses now interested will drop the plan alto gether. In the latter alternative the Venezuelan delegation is likely to submit the suggested settlement to the British and German Governments, with an application for time to admit of their entering into negotiations with other financial interests.
 The Venezuelan delegates maintain that their status has been seriously affected by the adoption of the aggres- sive measures announced, but they declare that it would be obviously bad policy in spite of the critical position of their country to make any sugges- tion to Europe :until the attitude of the United States, both as joint creditor and largely interested politi- cal power, has been ascertaincd.
 The Associated Press correspondent is in a position to state that Venezuela offers the payment on a unified loan of over S3 COG, ,000. interest yearly, guaranteed by the customs, with the establishment of European bank at Caracas to superintend the collection. The whole plan is on basis similar to that on which Brazil serves its European creditors. If such a method is now followed, the Venezuelan dele gation maintains, all claims can eventually be met, whereas it alleges, that a temporary stoppage ot the.cus- toms would so disturb the commerce of the country as to practically render it impossible to satisfy the European bondholders and would bring with it ,tbe danger of another revolution.
 All these details are still unknown to the powers who have ordered their warships to Venezuela. In spite of the announcement of joint action by Great Britian and Germany. the Brit fish ministry exhibits not little per plexity over the Berlin dispatch of December l, announcing that President Castro had handed to the German min ister written acceptance of part of Germanys claims, sufficiently compre- hensive to delay the presentation of joint ultimetum by Germany and Great Britian if not rendering it alto- gether unnecessary and also stating that it was understood that Great Britian s demands would be satisfied. Not the slightest official information to this effect has reached London.
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