The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-09
ULTIMATUMS TO VENEZUELA.
BRITAIN AND GERMANY DEMAND
IHMEDItTE SETTIENENT.
Claims Have Rccn Accommodating for TWO
Years. Premier Raifour Tells the House
Of Comnions-TwO Nations Now Ready
TO Take Measures 10 Enforce Thcm-C,s.
tro says He'll Pay When war Is Over.
.speoil CaJle Ds,p1fchss 10 THs ST,

tro says He'll Pay When war Is Over.
.speciil Cdjle Dispatches 10 TIM SrN.
LONDON. Dec. Sin the House OF Com.
mons to-day Prime Minister Balfour an
| nounced that an utimatum had been sent to
! Venezuela in regard to the British and Ger.
| man claims In the event of an un,atis.
! factory reply the German and British Gov.
ernments would take measures to enforce
| their claims
Replying TO n question by Sir Henry Camp
! bel!-8anncrman, Mr. Balfour said that tor the
| pas, two years tho British Government had
very grave cause for complaint on various
occa sions OF njustifoble Interference on the
part of the Venezuelan Government with
the liberty and property Of his Majcs,y's
subjects No effort had been spared to
| obtain an amicable settlement Of the qies.
tons at ISSUE No satisfactory cxplana.
ton had been forthcoming. however, and
| lately the representations Of the British
! Minister had been left practically un.
noticed.
There were also cases in which British
subjects and companies had large claims
| against the Government Of Venezuela.
The British Government had been acting
| in conjunct ion with the German Govern
ment. which also had large claims against
| Venezuela. and final communication
had now been made TO that country by his
Majesty's Minister and the German Charge
! d'Adaires. TO the effect that II no satisfac-
! tory reply was received the two Govern.
mcn's had decided to take such measures
~ nigh. DO necessary to enforce payment
| 81 the claims.
Replying 10 question bv Mr.. Thomas
! Gibson Bowles, Mr. Balfour said he believed
the communication sent TO the Venezuelan
Government by Great Britain and Germany
! was neither Joint nor identical
MIR. James Kerr Iiardie, Labor member
for Merhyr Tydvi. asked if the ultima,um
| was intended TO enforce the payment Of
| private claims. Mr. Balfour did no, answer
GERMANS DEMAND
BERLIN Dec. S. Chancellor von Bllow
! to-day presented to the Reichstag memo
randum regarding Venezuela. specifying
! Germanr's grievance against that country.
! II says tina: the questions al issue relate
! TO the demands Of German residents Of
! Venezuela and the claims Of German con-
tractors respecting the Venczu elan Cow
ornmen''s non-fulfimcnt Of its covenanted
| obligations
II adds that German settlers lost in the
! civil var prior To 1900, 10000 boivars
| through forced loans, seizure Of cattle
and pillaging Of houses and estates. and
| in the Last civil war they lost an additional
| 5000 600 bolivars
The commission of Venezuelan officials
! appointed in January, 1901, TO decide the
| clnims was not satisfactory, because all
! claims arising previous 10 Presideni Castro.
! administration were ignored. diplomatic
lnI al 81.
would only be paid with bonds of the new
! revolutionary loan, which would be evi-
| Gently almost worthless The German
Minister at Caracas having failed 10 get
these points eltered. Germany felt COM
! PEELED 20 refuse altogether to recognize
the commission.
| Similar reiu-als were made bv Great
Britain, the United States Italy. Spain and
the Netherlands but as Venezuela insisted
Germany examined the claims and made
| Venezuela responsible for those which
were apparently well founded Venc-
zueia then promised satisfactory solution
! through Congress. but the latter simply
| reverted TO the commission. Nenrx'i.la
| declined further discussion and refused 10
settle by diplomatic means.
! That, cont nuoS the memorandum IL not
/ ~ 'N''''uiF' NiNiI law, ana
IA the whole attitude OF the Venezuelan
! Government indicates an endeavor T, o refuse
to settle foreign claims in accordance with
INTERNATIONAL law and IA Germans have
! lately been treated by Venezuelan troops
| with especial violence. which, il unpun-
| ished, might create the impression that
! Germans will be lcft unprotected to tie
mercy Of foreign tyranny, the imperial
~ ~ Ra,,
| the Government, on Dec. : an ul,imatum
! demanding the immediate payment oi the
/ war claims to 1900 and a satisfactory state
| ment regarding tie fixing and guaranteeing
! the amount of the claims arising from the
| recent civil war.
Al tho Same time the German claims
| in connection with the building Of the
| slaughter house at Caracas and the claims
| of In" German Great Nenezunan Railway
| Company for guaranteed interest must
| bc settled.
The ultimatum concludes that il a salts
| factory reply II not forthcoming imme-
distely Germany. to its regret. will be COM
PEELED 10 take measures to obtain sotis-
! faction.
APPROVAL OF OUR ATTITUDE.
LoNDoS, Dec With the exception of
one hHCi'Gl lohriNl, winch tHyS, Ne are
| departing from the good rule Of ron-inter-
| ference in commercial concerns" aud ar
other parcr, which regards the vi, imaium
to Venezuela as disproportiora big
| proceeding, the newspapers entirely sup
| port tie Government action.
Approval Of the attitude of the United
| States Is generally expressed, and the
| Tunes remarks that II would lie difficult TO
conceive an apter lhis,ra ion of President
| Rooscvelt's remarks in his recent message
about tie proper policing of the world than
| that afforded by The authorities at Caracas,
| adding tina, the attempt Of the New York
yellow press TO make mischief by appealing
| to the Monroe Doctrine is treated 10y Wash
| iugron e. il deserves
LEGATION srAFFs LEAVE CARACAS
CARACAS. Dec. S.-The stats of the British
and German lcga atoms loft here to-day by
train FOR Iaguayra. where they embarked
! on the warsh,ps Of their respective nations.
CAsrRo's ANSWER
WAsHISGToN. Doc. S,-Thc following
telegram WINS received al the State Deyart-
mcnt this evening from II. W. Bowen,
United States Minister AT Caracas.