Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-15
LOOKING TO THE UNITED STATES.
Argentina Anxious TO Ascertain Its Attitude
on Venezuelan Situation and Its Relation
to Monroe Doctrine eff 1t Is Passive,
Autonomy Of South America May Be
Jeopardized.

ing what has happened the United
States cannot allow Venezuela TO be
oppressed. There is the Monroe doc
trine, which IL sustained and applied by
the United States.
"The sinking Of the Venezuelan gun
boats was an abuse OF brutal force
This action must be compensated when
the final liquidation is made
DEPEND ON UNITED STATES.
Caracas, Dec 15,--Inactlon reigns In
government circles here. The officials
do not know what 10 do and are de-
pending entirely upon the United states
to assist them,
A movement Is on foot here headed
by prominent doctors and lawyers to
request President Castro to resign ana
10 ask Vice President Ramon Ayaia to
assume the presidency and form u cab
inet without party tendencies. IL ID
also proposed TO summon congress TO
appoint temporary president and arr
range the questions in dispute In
manner satisfactory to all concerned.
Gen. Hernandez Elmocho. who has
Just been released from prison at Mar
acabo, is expected at Caracas tomor-
row. His partlsans are very active ana
further trouble is apprehended.
The Venezuelan government an
nounces that Great Britain mas opened
the navigation Of the Orinoco river
Two warships vii patrol the mouth OF
the river and the river Itself. This
measure applies only 10 foreign ships
Vessels flying the Venezuelan flag are
excluded
The patriotic parade here yesterday
passed off without any extraordinary
incidents.
President Castro visited the tomb OF
Bolivar.
The government reports that the
German cruiser Panther Is going to the
Maraicaibo 10 destroy the forts there.
Minister Bowen at the request of the
Dutch minister DR.. Van Leyden, who
Is sick at Curacao, has taken charge OF
dutch interests here.
The leading merchants of La Guayra
arrived here last night abandoning
that port owing to the fear that II
would be shelled today.
The German cruiser Vineta is going
to visit Margarita, an island In the
Caribbean, belonging to Venezuela, 81
miles north Of Cumana.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon four
loud explosions alarmed the city Of
Porto Cabello. On investigation II was
found that British marines had blown
up the subterranean prison cells of
Castle Liberatador with dynamite.
They also burned all the wooden build
lngs surrounding the Castle and carried
away everything that could be de-
stroyed.
After the bombardment OF the forts
at Porto Cabello and the landing OF
marines on the island where the castle
Is situated the forces of the powers act
ed Just as though they were at home.
causing great Indignation among the
venezuelans When everything had
been destroyed the marines re-em-
barked.
The Venezuelan warship Miranda es-
capped the vigilance OF the German
cruisers which were searching for her
and arrived at Maracaibo yesterday.
VENEZUELAN MANIFESTO,
New York, Dec. 1.-THE following
presidential manifesto IL now being
profusely distributed here, says q
World dispatch from Caracas;
Another act OF very grave nature
on the part OF the perhdious foreigner
has Just been effected against the city
OF Puerto Cabello. viz: The lombard
ment Of that port by the combined
fleets Of England and Germany without
any previous declaration OF war OF the
fulfillment of any of the formalities
established by law for carrying on an
act OF force,
1T IL no longer an act against the
government and the people OF Venezue-
la but against the general principles
Of civilization and against those ma
tons who have valuable assets In that
port. and who. therefore. have q perfect
right TO expect the fulfillment OF the
necessary formalities in such eases.
which were utterly ignored as no time
was given for the withdrawal Of wo-
men and children from the dangers OF
the bombardment
This not only Is cowardly, but II II
an insult TO all the natious and I de-
nounce II as such In the name OF the
principles Of civilization professed by
Venezuela.
1.-THE august shades Of our liberators
are no doubt rising from their tombs.
majestic and severe. to waken In the
Venezuelans In these solemn moments
the love OF their country which is once
more under painful trial.
II call on you to answer to their sum-