The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-12
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recorded the views of that government
without either accepting or rejecting
them, so that our hands are free. The
matter came W in December, 1901,
when Germany was considering coer-
Give measures against Venezuela and
addressed the following promemorla TO
the state department.:
Imperial German Embassy, Washing
ton, D. c., Dec. 20, 1901.
I'm case the German government
should be obliged to use coercion
against Venezuela in connection with
the pending claims, it will have to be
considered what kind Of measures
should be applied.
THE most important measure of CO.
ercton, that is the blockade of Nene-
zuelan harbors, would have to be car
ried through without a declaration or
war preceding it. The blockade would
therefore be a peace blockade. such
blockade would touch likewise the
ships of neutral powers, inasmuch as
such ships, although a confscation of
them would not have to be considered,
would have to be turned away ana
prohibited until the blockade should
be raised. In the same manner Euro
pean states have proceeded on such oc-
casions. especially England and
France"
| Acting under cabled instructions re-
ceived to-day from their home offices
( Mr.. Won Holleben, the German ambas-
sador, a dnSir Michael Herbert, the
British ambassador, to-day presented
to the state department the thanks OF
their governments for the services of
Minister Bowen in securing the release
of the German and British subjects
arrested by President Castro. Both
diplomats discussed the Venezuelan sit
uation with Secretary Hay, who offered
| TO keen the embassies informed of all
news received here. This information
is being cabed at once from the en-
bassies to Berlin and London, which, it
is understood, are receiving the bulk OF
their advices Of the Venezuelan sltua-
ton from Washington.
Very little in the way of direct in
structions has been received by either
the German or British ambassador
from their governments on the Vene-
zuelan situation. the last few days.
They have been directed to assure the
state department that neither Great
Britain nor Germany intends to depart,
in any particular, from the plan OF
Joint action against Venezuela which
was drawn up in London and Berlin
and submitted to the state department
some weeks ago.
Mr.. Pulido, Venezuelas charge
ld'affaires, has received no confirmation
from his government of the sinking of
the Venezuelan gunboats by the foreign
fleet off La Guaira and to-day he said:
81 confess l am unable to see what the
foreign powers mean by sinking my
country's little gunboats, which are
scarcely more than yachts compared to
the foreign men of-war. I do not un-
derstand it for the reason that assur-
ances have been given only in the last
day or two that the blockade establish
ed was to be a peace blockade l re-
gard the sinking of the gunboats as alb
solutely unwarranted. The situation
has been gravely complicated thereby.
Berlin. Dec, 11.-Minister Bowen has
suddenly become famous in Germany
The newspapers print his portrait with
sketches of his career, applauding his
prompt intervention in favor of the
Germans and British at Caracas.
The foreign office now understands
that the press repores that all the per
sons arrested were subsequently releas'
! ed is correct, but the officials here are
entirely ignorant of what has transpir
. ed since Tuesday, being, as in the Chi
ma campaign, two days behind the
newspapers. If President Castro has
replied to the German and British Ill
timatums his reply is still in course O
transmission to Germany.
washington, Dec 11.--Minister Bow
en-, at Caracas, in cablegram to tn
state department, dated to-day, con
, | firms the press reports that all tn
German and British prisoners hav'
been released.
Paris, Dec. 1.-THE German authori
, ties, it is reported, insist on decisiv
action in Venezuela, and the advice
received here show that they hav
. landed q small German force, beside
, Selling the ships. The British com
mander desires to proceed slowly ant
| more in accordance With the uSua
course of diplomacy. AS result o
this friction some of the leading diplo
matte representatives at Caracas hav
reported that it is not likely that tn
British will participate in the seizur
i of the custom houses. If this is born
out the officials here consider that tn
Joint action of the operations will
| considerably interrupted.
4 Public and newspaper, opinion her
i tends to sympathizc with Venezuela a
v being the victim OF undue severity o
. the part Of strong powers
The Temps says: IF the Unite
e States has nothing to say on the Mon
d roe doctrine in this affair 1t may b
: time for Europe to speak in the interes
of universal peace"