The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-11
KINGS SUBJECTS
ARE ARRESTED
- --
PRESIDENT CASTRO SAYS NO uL-
TiMATuM HAS BEEN
RECEIVED.
HE Declares That He VIII Preserve
the Integrity Of Venezuela At Any
cost-eritish and German
warships Gathering.


London, December 1O.--A dispatch
from Caracas. Venezuela. dated De
cember 8, says:
The combined British and German
fleet today seized he Venezuelan feet.
composed of four warships, in the haf
bor of La Guayra. II is reported also
that an ultimatum viii be delivered to-
morrow asking for an answer and a
compliance with the demand of the
British and German ministers.
Caracas. Venezuela, December o.
All German and British subjects in
Caracas were arrested today.
President Castro received the CORE
spondent Of the Associated Press at
Mirahores palace today. In reply to
questions the president Of Venezuela
said.
"The Venezuelan government has
not received any ultimatum properly
speaking. but rather simultaneous re-
quests from Great Britain and Ger.
many. The claims they ask tnis gov
ernment to settle are small and mp to
the present time we have not been
aware Of them Never having been
presented. Venezuela has consequent
" never refused to settle them, Great
Britain's action. therefore. is without
Justification.
@The Venezuelan government can.
not decide on foreign claims before
the revolution has been entirely crush
ed
What Castro win Do.
what do you inted to do in yiew
Of the present attitude OF the pow
ers?o was asked.
Enforce our rights, replied Presi-
dent Castro and explain to the world
that Venezuela has laws and prove
shat we have never denied our en-
gagements."
The president was asked what reply
the Venezuelan government would
make to the requests handed it by the
German and British ENJOYS. To this
request he replied:
The Venezuelan government is as
tonished that after the notes which
were transmitted to it by the diplo-
matte representative Of Germany and
Great Britain these ENJOYS should
ieave Caracas without awaiting the re-
ply Of the Venezuelan government. Re
qarding what he intended to do should
the powers declare blockade the
president declined TO answer.
No ultimatum had been delivered to
the Venezuelan government up to 2
O'Clock this afternoon Should Vene-
zueIa refer or fail to reply to the notes
of Great Britain and Germany it is
believed an ultimatum will then be de-
iiyered.
The British-German Side.
There arc comparatively few white
British subjects in Caracas. probably
less than fifty. The Caracas and La
Guayra railroad is a British concern
and its general manager and other
high officials are Englishmen. There
are a large number of natives of the
British West indies in Venezuela, es-
pecially in Caracas. They are negroes
with few exceptions. A census of 1S9
gives 6,l54 British subjects in Vene-
zueIa. This number includes a great
many Of the islanders. as well as the
British population in the territory
awarded TO Great Britain.
The Germans in Caracas are much
more. numerous. They are found at
the head Of important commercial
houses and banking Institutions. The
railroad from Caracas to Valencia is
a German concern.
The census Of 1884 places the mum
ber Of Germans in venezuela at 962.
dispatch from Caracas dated De
cember s, said that the British minis
ter TO Venezuela, w. H. d. Haggard
and German chcarged 'affaires. Herr
yon Pilgrim Blatszzi, left Caracas thai