Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-15

I port. Every house In town was closed.
The people of Puerto Cabelo cannot
| account for this precipitate action on
| the part of the allies. (which they con-
| slider to be proof that Great Britain and
| Germany intend forcing war upon
| Venezuela. The British marines pro-
| pose to make use Of the cannon In
| Castle Libertador. No damage was
done to the town. The excitement OF
the people Is subsiding.
NEWS AROuSEs ENGLAND.
London Dec. 15--The ncas that the
first shot has been fired in Venezuela
has awakened the most aptheic 10 the
gravity of the situation whic. is deyel-
oplng In that country and demands
that the government present the official
papers in the matter to parliament are
now most lnsistent. These demands are
accompanied with comments 10 the ef.
feet that Foreign Secy, LansdOwne has
failed TO display. either In the war Of
Ace or in the foreign Office such con-
spicuous ability as to induce the nation
10 trust him with a blank cheque' in
such complicated and combustible
matter as Venezuela threatens TO
proye. The Associated Press under
stands that the papers viii be issued
today or Wednesday at the latest.
Thus far the British public has had
TO depend entirely upon press dis
matches for It's news and the serious
complaint is made that the public Is
obliged and indebted 20 American
newspapers for the text OF the British
and German ultlmatums to Venezuela.
81 al. ~ b.. al
matum does not enhance the existing
appreciation OF the British govern
ment's management OF the AFFAIR. One
newspaper. referring this morning to
that clause OF the British ultimatum
which demands the payment OF sum
equal TO that paid to Germany, SAYS
such peculiar claim makes the British
not sort Of appendix to the German
note, and asks ironically: Why did
Great Britain not entrust the whole
business 10 Germany; that country
.gould have been more expeditions In
the matter
Italy's active entrance upon the scene
Is not believed TO simplify the situation
Special dispatches from Rome assert
that signor Riva, the Italian minister
TO Venezuela, presented the Italian vi.
tlmatum at Caracas on Saturday. The
time set FOR an answer 10 this ultima.
tum expired Sunday, and according 10
the Rome dispatches Signor Riva has
already embarked on the Italian cruis-
or Giovanni Jausan. Signor Riya's two
daughters had narrow escape from
maitreatment from the populace. This
news canno, be confirmed from other
sources. II Is said that owing 20 the
fac, Of the Italian cruiser Carlo Alber-
to's beine Ice bound the cruiser Ia
puria. has been ordered 10 proceed TO
Venezuela. Italy thus viii have four or
five warships on the spot 10 cooperate
with the British and German warshlps
Most OF the morning newspapers con.
slider that the bombardment Of the
fortress at Puerto Cahello puts all like
lihood Of arbitration or any pacific set
Element Of the difficulty entirely out OF
the question. aud they begin 10 talk
seriously Of The difficulty OF enforcing
Payment of the demands should Presi-
dent Castro decide TO defy the powers
and retire 10 the interior Of the coun.
try t5
Realizing that o prolonged blockade
or hostiIties would endanger the inter-
ests and perhaps the lives Of foreign
residents OF Venezuela many nevspa.
pers are beginning 60 ask whether the
government has not acted over
hastily.