The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-26
VENEZUELA.

Venezuela little Venice, Span
ards in because when they landed the coast they
ced native village whose houses built upon piles
them above the agnant of immense plain 1t followed
the general history Spanish beginning with oppression
OF the aboriginal inhabitants and continuing the policy Of oppres
sion towards the Spanhbon inhabitants every office and every
monopoly being given mpecnious hdago and broken sol
dr courers and lawyers of European SPAIN until the revou
tonary period $780, Venezuela allie
glance to the mother country 1914 becoming port the Re
public Columbia in that and separating and setting for
: itself in 1920 ~.
The of the failure Of South American and
Central American Republics nauguate thoroughly stable
governments have been properly studied out 1t is mat
ter Tor some future historian, who has hne hed hore n
Racial undoubtedly to be considered miarism plays
large ppa the evil methods OF finance evil methods OF
iaNaton and whole tram OF Ills WhCh are derived from spanish
msrue have also their share Whatever the causes may be- the
history enczuea like history of every South American
Republic written IN letters OF blood hre revolution counter
revolution reckless expenditure OF public funds and epudated
debts Though considerable extent it is sparsey populated
having population OF 100000 or whereabouts.
The Republic has been often with European powers
OF merchants and others resident within the
Republic Their property has been conscaed and again.
redress been obanabe. There long standing
boundary dispute between the British colony and the Republic
1885, which threatened time
bring States which eventual
settled by arbitration In 1895 france, Germany and other
powers nea came to blows over the losses sustained bv their
respective subjects during 1892 between the elected
evenay became rrent and WAS nnaIIl Killed in 1905 in
rmsh in another revolution under General Hernandez who
himself captured shortly afterwards.
made by diplomatic representatives OF the
subjects the Venezuela Government have been utterly
avang Promises have been made, promises have been
broken immunity the Venezuelan has grown
laughter and laughter and and sefcOnhden till
action had to be akenby the aggrieved powers.
The preparations carrying present program have
been OF discussion for long time The of Ger
and Great Britain undertaken without thorough
understanding with the OF the United States. Inns
the the executive and the attitude the
Senate The chosen carefully considered and agreed
The elections the elections dis
ahead President Roosevelt has distinctly expressed him
self upon his Interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine
: depreciation is thoroughly understood by the powers
Tins clear exposition the Monroe Doctrine have
chill down President CaSros back The United States proposes
maintain the integrity every foot of land already
pied by European powers through the entire American continent
No European will any portion of Amer
support any South American Republic repudang just
debts does it propose save such from the
: quences OF reputation, or the merted punishment
The question OF arbitration the which naturally
sdered from the But arbitration of question
until the Castro government had been taught lesson As long
Castro maintained the attitude which he did, impossible
deal with Venezuela His attitude is changing
day. and he will the necessary that he will abide
by the decision will modest British subjects
in the meanwhile This is what has been aimed is true
that the European mainly interested having the
claims of their subjects attended but true that the
United States desires these little irresponsible should I'M
dersand that while the Monroe Doctrine will be guarded the
last drop of blood will not be a financial rascaity