Arizona republican., 1902-12-09
.ANGL0-GERMAN
 DEMONSTRATION
The Move Against Venezuela
 Has Been Taken
The Representatives of Those Govern ments at Ciracas Have Closed Their Headquarters and Gone Aboard Warships of Their Gov ernment.

London, December o.-Gre2I BIlIaln and Germany have presented ultima tums to Venezuela which will be iol- lowed up by the seizure of the customs unless d satisfactory settlement is forthcoming within a brief period.
 The ultimatums have a time-limit but the exact date cannot be ascertained. The foreign office states with regard to time limit:
 Ut is a reasonable time in which Venezuela can satisfy the injured gov crnmcnts But notes are practically identical, although the amounts of the claims differ. The notes merely re- iterate the continued disregard by the Venezuelan government of all our rep rcsentativcs, specify cur claims and de- Tand immediate action on the part of President CastTO's government in con- nection herewith"
 Should the British ultimatum meet with d hostile reception the British minister has been instructed to go aboard a British warship or if that is impraCticablc go into the neighbOring British colony The foreign office says: There is not the slightest de- sire to cocrce Venezuela, and if any answer had been made to our repeated protests and demands no such action as new taken would have been proceeded with. It was the persistent and in sultinG disregard of all our representa- tions which compelled us to move. It is new too late in the day for anything but purely diplomatic arrangements for the satisfaction of our injuries. When the fleets have assembled there will be scarcely time to deal with the bankers or undertake the financial settlement which should have been suggested long ago and would have been welcomed by both Germany and ourselves. How ever, any bona fide proposition will re- cciVe careful attention"
 Caracas, December S.-The British minister W. II. D. HaSgard, and the German charge Tanaires. Von Pilgrim Baltazzi, left Caracas at o'clock this afternoon for La Guaira, where Min istcr Haggard went on board the Brit ish. cruiser Retribution and Herr Won Pilgrim Baltazzi boarded the German cruiser Vineta. Both the British and German legations have been closed.
 Yesterday afternoon the British min ister and the German charge d'affaires deposited at the private residence Of the foreign minister, Lipez Barralet, separate demands; the British demand being for a settlement of the claims and other matters arising out oi' the last revolutions and the German demand being for the payment of interest on the German loans and other claims. The demands are without any specific date as to the time given for answer but they are il the form of an ultf- matum.
 At 9 o'clock today Minister HaggaTd. his secretary, Grant Duff and the chan ccllor of the legation, Godfrey. left Caracas in company with the German charge d'afTaires, Ven Pilgrim Beltazzi for La Guaira. On the arrival of the train at the latter port at o'clock thirty officers met the diplomats at the station. Minister Haggard and the other members oi the British legation went on board the British cruiser Re tribution while the German charge daifaircs boarded the German cruis CT Vineta. The ministers left Caracas without previously notifying the Vene- zuelan government, probably in order to avoid any hostile demonstration.
 Yesterday and today being festivals in Caracas all the public offices were closed and it is impossible to see any one in authority regarding the depart ure of the ministers. The handing in of demand of such nature at the private residence of minister forget ting diplomatic rules. is believed in some quarters to be without precedent.
 The actual situation is incomprehen- slble here. Up to this morning no one appeared to know anything tbOut ahe Anglo-German projected demonstra- tion. The foreign minister said that he considered the menace on the part Of Germany to be admissible. while as Tor England, said the minister. she has grounds for aggression.
 The Associated Press correspondent inspected the two lega tions yesterday and there were then no preparations indicating that the ministers intended to abandon their posts The govern ment has made no military prepara- tions at La Guaira. Venezuelan citizens consider the threat of a de- monstration as a bluff and set aside the i possibility of an Anglo German de- monstration. The correspondent learn cd that one oi the chief officers of the German cruiser Vineta told a German family at La Guaira yesterday that a blockade of the coasts of Venezuela was imminent.