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!. Yucatan wax warned BY the British
cruiser Indefati BILE not sto enter u
& tinay and armed to Curacao. fhe
Venezuelan government has declined
| the Fer Of a loan, made lby q German
banker Of Caracas, to settle the claims
Against il.
Italy n lkes = Hand ~
Caracas, Dec. italy has joined
hands with Germany and Eng land iii
an at Tempt to force the pa yInent Of
claims by VenezueIa The Italian
minister sent note to the Venezuelan
governmental demanding the immedi late
lpayme q $63, ooo, which he claims is
due as indemnity to Italian subjects
An Italian cruiser has arrived at La
IGuayra to enforce the demands.
& cssunboa I aptnred.
The German cruiser Vineta captured
near Guanta the Venezuelan gunboat'
Restaurado fforme George J 4
Gould IS yacht Atalanta. "a crew from
the Vineta was put aboard and the cap
Itured vessel was sent to Trinidad.
ation commission boarded
1.-The German cruiser Vineta and had a.
tai vat - I he ornnand err. The result
of the interview is unknown.
The United States gunboat Marietta;
arrived from Curacao and has an
Ichored outside Of La Guayra.
Three thousand two hundred Vene-
szuelan troops are in the neigh borhood'
LOT La Guayra.
President Castro has taken up IN new NJ
attitude. Strong in Venezuela's
rights, he has ordered that re p,risals,
are to cease, and yesterday he gave
instruc lions that all property of the
Britishiand German railroads and Brit
lsh elephone companies should be re-
turned. The government will retain
still the control Of the La Guayra rail
road, but it's admins tration will be
left independent. 5#
Demands Refused.
Caracas, Dec. is. President Castro
and the Venezuelan government have
fatty refused to accept the ultima um
OF Germany ma and Great Britain. His de-
lance means war. Here are the points
IN which he throws down the gauntlet
to the nations whose fleets now want in
the harbors Of Venezuela with shotted
guns and decks cleared for action:
AS to Germany President Castro re-
fuses II
70 recognize that the German claim
to settlement of debts through diplo-
matte channels is superior to the Vene-
zuelan constitution. 81
To admit that these claims can an be
collected other than by action in the
20 ordinary courts of Venezuela.
To pay Germany without delay1
u lis, 815 b livars. AS Sd
s. 70 make declaration immediately
recognizing the justice of other Ger
q man claims based on the construct
of a ughter house at Caracas and the
interest int on the script of the great ZEN
4e ei ailWay and to accept the YER
DICT OF mixed commission as to the
amounts. $.ss u ~. s
As to. England President Castro re-
+. fuses 3r9s &a535 fE22 5%#s 81
a To accept the British interpreta tion
of the Ben RICH incident. (The Ben
.REigh is the British steamer that was
charged with bringing munitions Of.
war to the revolutionists) 81
To make a declaration recognizing
the. justice Of the British claims aris-l
ing out Of Venezuelan interference
with British ships and the imprison-
me or ill-tre atment of British sub
5Jects during the Venezuelan civil wars.
accept the decision of mixed
GO omission as to the amount and
quantity Of the payment Of other Brit
ish claims. 5
Erpresses Gratitude.
81 New. y orlz, Dec. 1 {. -- -A cable message
was sent to President Castro asking
him e for al statement as to the Justice
Of q hisscause. The following reply was
received from Caracas:
The president directs me to express
to the people&of the United States his
gratitude fors the sympathy that the
just#cause of Venezuela. has, awakened
in them, as they seem to und erstand
that the principal object Of Germany
and England is to esta blish here gov
eminent nm e Dope lent upon those ma
tions, for which it is generally be-
lieyed that the claim upon Venezuela
is simply a pretext.
u he president believes this to be i'm
possible Of realization, because of the
Justice Of our cause and the feeling Of
the Venezuelan people, who support
the government, and because It is con
trary to the Monroe doc trine.3 a=
III ct DRIES CARDENAS,
Private Secretary to President Cast
tro:'.'' Il s5.s5
TAKES POSSESSION.
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