The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-09
THE ULTIMATUMS.
They Have a Time Limit but Exact
Dates Cannot Be Ascertained.
FLEETS ARE ASSEMBLED.
Great Britain Says She Has No Time
Now TO Deal With Bankers
MOTTO IS RECONSTRUCTION. {"
The Powers May Allow a Reasonable
Time for Settlement.
SERIOUS ALARM is NOT YET FELT.
The British Foreign Office "Does Not
Lock Forward to Any Startling
Developments in Next Few Days"
MOTTO is RECONSTRUCTION 1"
The Powers May Allow a Reasonable
Time" for Settlement.
SERIOUS ALARM is NOT YET FELT

OGNClppI SflLS IN lNClt 7 CIV pdycs
London. December s.-Great Britain and
Germany have presented ultimatuns to
Venezuela which will be followed up by the
seizure Of the customs unless a satisfac.
tory settlement Is forthcoming within a
brief period, The ultimstums have time
limit, but the exact date can not be as
eertained here The foreign office states
with regard to the time limit
'It Is a reasonable time in which Vene-
suela can satisfy the injured governments,
Both notes are practically Identical, al
though the amounts OF the claims differ.
The notes merely reiterate the continued
disregard by the Venezuelan government
of all OR representations. specify our
claims and demand immediate action on IT,
part OF President castro's government
Connection herewith
BRITAIN's PLANS.
The British governments cara Is prnc
tically identical with the statements made
In previous dispatches from London, in
which It was nrst announced that the
present action was contemplated. Should
the British ultimgtum meet with a hostile
reception the British minister. W Fl. Hag.
gard, has bean instructed TO go aboard a
British yarship, or, II that 10 impossible,
to 90 into the neighborlng British colony.
The foreign office, however, does not appear
10 anticipate such & contingency, nor In
deed does It look forward to any startling
development within the next few days.
Premier Bslfour's aneuucement in the
- aft ge
garded as merely the obvious elimination
to the situation, which has been dafly be-
coming more critical for the past three
months. The Associated PreSs correspond.
ent learns that a complcsting circum.
stance has arisen in the inability Of the
foreign Office 70 communicate with Minis.
ter HaeEhrd.
The officials here believe that he 10 still
at Caracas, but owing to the reported
break OF the cable, they are ignorant as to
what steps he is taking or what the Vene-
zuelan government intends to do. The for
elgn office is hourly awaiting important
| dispatches from CaracHs, but up to late
hour tonight none had arrived, While the
government is rather worried at It's lnabll-
/ lty TO get an answer from Minister Hag-
| gard, serious alarm is not felt, especially
as inquiries have revealed the fact that
| the Venezuelan representatives, arc in a
similar situation.
ARMED DIPLOMACY.
Tho foreign office SAYS: There Is not
the slightest desire TO coerce Venezuela,
and II any answer had been made TO our
repeated protests and demands, no such ac'
tion as now taken would have been pro
ceeded with, 1t was the persistent and
insulting disregard to all representations
which compelled as to move, 1t It now too
late In the day for anything but purely
diplomatic arrangements for the satisfac
ton of our iuinries. When the fleets
have assembled there is scarcely time To
! deal with bankers and a financial settle
ment should have been suggested long ago
and would have been welcomed by both
! Germany md ourselves. However, my
bona lde proposition will receive careful
attention. Reconstruction IN commercial
affairs is always better than liquidation
and II the construction Of the zenezuelar
finances can be accomplished 10 the salts
faction Of our Diplomatic claims and indl
vldual losses. both Germany and Grea
Britain will have achieved their ends"
FRANCE rs RESTLESS.
Paris December s-Several newspaper
here are urging the French government Il
send warshlps TO participate 10 the naya
demonstration against Zenezuela. pointing
out the extent OF French interests In tina
country. It Is said at the foreign onfice
however, that the government will adhere
to its purpose to hold aloof from the move
mont, as the protocol signed by France
and Venezuela assures a settlement OF th'
French claim.
Mr. weiner, who recently made toui
Of South America in behalf OF French in
dustrlcs, will be French minister at Cara
cas-. He is now here, arranging to go TO hi
post and restore the interrupted diplmau'
intercourse between France and vonezu
ella, as soon as the Venezuelan minister ar
rives here.
The Temps today deyotes a column 70
review OF the Venezuelan situation, con
GLIDING with the statement that the Ger
man and British Representation does no
constitute a menace to the Monroe doctrine
in view Of President Roosevelts recon
message TO congress.
CASTRO DESIRES DELAY.
Washington, December s.--Thc state de
Dartment has received > cablegram iron
United States Minister Bowen, at Caracas
saying that the president OF Venezuela ha
published a letter in the newspapers Their
saying that foreign creditors must avail
the ACCOMPLISHMENT Of peace; then al
promises win be fulfilled. According L
President Cassro's statements the revolu
tionary movement In veneSueia has beei
crushed IN the West and only few town
In the Orient are stil In the possession 0