Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-18
Venezuela's Insultsltoo Serious
 to Pass By.
ALSO EXPECTS CLAIM BE PAID


 Government With a Few Crack War
 Vessels.
 Berlin. Dec 1S.-Aside from the fi- naEeial claims mentioned i'll her ulti- nlatuR Germany expects some form 0E apology from Venezuela for the diplomatic insults which the foreign :; 0 Llee gays are more serious and more gress than those of which Great Brit an complains. The foreign office of !. 1 piaIs point out that Premier Balfour's remark yesterday evening in the Brit , iIh house of commons about Germany Having other than financial claims, Inust be understood as applying to di- Iilematic reparation for these insults lnd net to q material indemnity, like money or erritory. -
 The foreign office is again calling at tention to tine suspicious in the United States lest Germany effect landing in Venezuela. 1t says q refutation of such suspicious ought to be perceived in the slender forces at the disposition of Germany. There are scarcely three hundred men who could be shared from the squadron, not sufficient number to take La Guaira, let alone form an expedition into the interior.
 It is not settled whether the notiti- cation of the commencement of the blockade will occur ill Berlin and Lon don simultaneously or take the form of a communication from the two commanders of the squadrons to the Venezuelan authorities. The. publfca- ;tion will. apparently, be delayed tday or two. ..s :.
 The officials of the foreign office say that the reply to Yenezuela's ar bitration proposal has not yet been sent. The foreign office is still ex- changing views on the subject with ,London. Although the foreign office does not give the least hint of the char acter of Germany's reply it seems that arbitration will not be accepted, though the refusal may be accompani- ed by fresh suggestions.
 It was announced from Caracas last night that the blockade of La Guaira, notification of which in the names of Great Britain and Germany was com municated to the Venezuelan govern ment December 13, went into effect yesterday. It was added that the Eblockade applied only to Venezuelan vessels.
 The Cologne Gazette. in an evidently inspired statement, published to-day. endeavors to al1ay the uneasiness re- garding GermanY,s actions in Venezu- ella. which, according to practically all the special dispatches coming from America. prevails in the United States. stThere are no facts" says the state ment, ito support the distrust of Ger many expressed in many quarters. The government of the United States knows well that Germany as little thinks of seizing Venezuela territory as of plant 4aor Ao on Ina foin inc of 10 moon. Even if we could annex Ven .ezuela without protest from the United States we would forego so doing. as complications with the United States would be bound to follow. Germany does not think of waging land war. She believes she can enforce her just demands by means of a blockade. The real cause of her action was the rob- lbery and plunder in the guise of war contributions to which our countrymen were exposed. Payment of our claims arising therefrom is our first demand. Then we insist on a settlement of the question of Nenezuela's relations with the Creant Venezuelan railroad. and ask that the bankers claims be sub -mitted to the consideration of a mixed commission Tn the ultimatum only the immediate payment of proved claims was requested. Tn fact, the German government proceeded in spite of all provocation with the greatest pa tience and moderation"
 Rome. Dec Js.lnstructions have been sent to Signor De Riva the Italian minister 10 Venezuela. who is lon board the Italian cruiser Giovanni IBausan at La Guaira to be guided by circumstances and the best measures to take. always. however. bearing in mind the agreement with Germany and Great Britain and the necessity for uniformity of action. The Italian government co1siders that the Gio- vanni nausan, Elba and Agordat are Sufficient to cooperate in the tri- partite blockade of the Venezuelan coast
 London, Dec 1S-No answer has vet been sent or decided upon regarding the Venezuelan arbitration propOsi- ton. The cabinet met this. afternoon to discuss the matter but possibly nothing final will be arrived at to-day. The question of a guarantee of tLe full fillmert of the decisions arrived at re- mains the great difficulty in the gov ernment's point of view in the way of the acceptance of arbitration.
 
 New York, Dee 1s.-Among the pas eengers who will start for Venezuela on the steamer Maracaibo on Saturday will be Nicholas Hernandez, )the % years-o1d son of General Jose Maria Hernandez "El Mohco." Young Her nandez is a compositor. at present en- ployed in Danbury, Conn. He tele- eraphed friend that he would go to Caracas to enlist in his fathers com mand.
 Tn addition to the number of person al offers from United States citizens at the Venezuelan consulate to enlist in Castro's army, the ul-general has received just forty-six letters, the writers of which wish to serve. Among fhe senders of these communications are ex-army officers and discharged soldiers. One man who owns steam yacht offers this to repair the naval force destroyed by the warships and says he will man her. too. without any thought of remuneration.s Senor Y. Mestre Annabiie, former captain z IA - e., o '. c7, n q xrr and fhn 17a1to of