Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-12-14

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Germany and Great Britain for the pay
ment of her claims.
Three thousand two hundred Venezuelan
| troops are in the neighborhood of La
Guayra.
BERLIN Dec. 1S.-President Castro's re-
ply to the German ultimatussa is a refusal to
yield on any point.
The Foreign office has not received the
text of the reply but only a bulletin from
the German charge d'affaires, Herr Won Pill
| grim Baltazzi, dated December 10, announc-
ing that the presidents answer had been
placed in his hands that day. and that the
Venezuelan executive refused to yield to
any Of the German demands.
This telegram, with the text OF the reply,
was filed at Port of Spain Island of Trini
dad With this exception the Foreign office
| has received no news since yesterday to
indicate that the situation has grown worse.
! A landing in force is not considered prob
able under any contingency. The orders to
| blockade the coast stand, and that is all
the naval commanders for the present are
authorized to do.
| Any proposition that Minister Bowen
might make in behalf Of President Castro
would be received in a good spirit and care
fully considered, out Of regard for the chan
mel of its transmission, but no proposition
to arbitrate has yet reached Berlin. Neither
is the Foreign ONCE aware that the United
States has made so far any suggestion to
arbitrate.
Herr Won Pilgrim Baltazzi is still on
board British vessel in the harbor of La
Gusyra.
| Italy Likely to Take Hand.
| CARACAS, Dec. ia new complication
| has arisen. 1t Is feared that Italy will
deliver a memorandum asking for the same
! treatment as Great Britain and Germany
are demanding, Up to the present moment
| 1t is impossible TO obtain definite informa-
I tion on the matter. but the Italian lega-
tion denies the delivery of any ultimatum.
The news of the arrival of the British
| Commodore Montgomery at La Guayra has
created excitement at Caracas, but UP to
tonight the authorities here have no
knowledge OF his intentions, though in gov
ernment circles il is believed a notifca-
tion of the blockade of the coast will be
| transmitted.
Acting on the advice of Mr.. Bowen, peace
| will be maintained for twenty-four hours
more, and even II the Anglo German forces
dsembark at La Guayra the troops in the
fort and the newly erected redoubts will
not fire on them. This is to give time for
Washington to answer as to the proposal
for arbitration made to Berlin and London
President Castro has taken up a new
attitude and has ordered reprisals to cease,
and yesterday gave instructions that all
the property Of British and German rail-
roads and British telephone companies
still retain the control of the La Guayra
railroad, but its administration will be left
independent.
Patriotic demonstrations took place again
yesterday and today. The Venezuelans
have decided also to boycott all goods
manufactured in Germany and Great Brit
ain and in all stores notices are posted de-
claring that henceforth the owners will re-
fuse to sell goods coming from those coun-
tries.
special train left Caracas for La
Guayra this afternoon, taking Alfred
Blohm, a leading German merchant, and a
German banker of Caracas, on a special
mission to try and obtain Germany's &C,
ceptance Of arbitration. President Castro
gave the delegates passports, though the
initiative was taken by Germans and not
by the government.
Demands of the British.
The following are copies of the demands
presented by the British and German min
listers on Monday, December 8, before EN-
barking at La Guayra:
To the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Re
: plying 10 your exeellency's note Of the 4th
Instant, have the honor 10 inform you
that 1 have received instructions from his
maJesty's government to the Yenez1 elar
government in writing, given full explana'
tions and showing that there exists nc
legitimate ground for complaint. Nor does
his majesty's government think that there
| lo m affributa m
I authorities OF Trinidad who at once acted
conformably with instructions.
l have The honor to further express tha
E his majestys government regrets the situa
| tion which has arisen, but cannot accept
nGts S as suei9at reply % to my
ton OF the Venezuelan government e
y satisfy the claims which his majestys gov
: ernment have brought forward. and 1
must be understood that they include al
= we'll founded claims which have arisen IN
q consequence of the last civil war, and th'
9 prisonment of British subjects, and also in
clIde arrangement for foreign debt.
Wants TO Establish Principle.
: have asked the Venezuelan governmen
: to make a declaration that they recognize
} in principle the justice of these claims, tha
g in the navigation cases and the cases aboy
mentioned and IA those In which British
or iIl treated and that res3ecting 'ST otbe
: claims they will accept the decision OF
: mixed commission as q the amount ant
guaranty which should be given for pay
= ment.
have also expressed the hope that tn
! Venezuelan government will defer 10 thes
| demands and not oblige his majestYs gov
| ernment to take steps to obtain satisfac
| tion.
4 l have added that his ma jesty's govern
- | ment has been informed Of the claims o
d the German government against Venezuela
8 and that the two governments have agree
, to operate Jointly for the purpose OF oh
: tanning an arrangement of all their claim
e require the immediate payment Of a sur
. | equal 10 that which In. the first case shOul
- be paid TO the German government. Az
7, balance after the payment OF urgent claim
q shall be held on account OF the uQuida
= tion of the claims which might go befor
70 the commission.
: / have. moreover. instructions from hi
majesty's government 10 state clearly tina
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