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land and Germany. secures the re.
lease Of some OF the Prisoners Taken
b, CastrO-Others Held-Foreigners
Property seized-Castro Grants Am.
nesty TO Al venezuelans TO Meet This
(risis-Atu,ude Of Our Government
Causes Comment in wsshing ton-Lon.
don Asks How Far the Allies Can 60.
Special Cable Dsspaiehss 10 The srS.
patriotic demonstration in Caracas on
Tuesday night
On receipt Of the news that the Venezue-
Ian warships had been seized large crowds
paraded the streets carrying banners.
Violent sp -eches were made. and a mob
attempted to break in the doors of the
German Legation and Consulate. shouting
Death to the Germans" The police
made no attempt to dispense the demon-
strators.
All the British residents were arrested
except Messrs. Cherry and Wallis, the lat
ter being director Of telephones. They
seven Germans were arrested. NJ. Gofart,
the Belgian Charge d'Afaires. was also
arrested by mistake.
British and German flags were burned
during the evening.
CALL TO ARMS
PARIS, Dec. i0.-The Venezuelan repre-
sentative here has received a communion
ton from the Government at Caracas
stating that Great Britain and Germany
concertedly committed an act Of hostility
on Dec in a manner a. arbitrary az UNI
precedented bv selling Venezuelan vessels
along the quay at La Guayra.
This act aroused the highest possible
Indignation in Venezuela. and the Govern
ment. taking justified reprisals. caused
all the subjects Of hostile countries resid-
ing in Venezuela to be arrested. 1t has
also taken possession OF the railways and
other undertakings belonging to them.
Furthermore, the communication AIDES,
President Castro has appealed to Vene-
zuelans to take up arms. He has decreed
q general amnesty for political offences
and has ordered the restitutioniof the con.
fscated property Of Venezuelan citizens.
SEIZURE OF THE BOLIVAR
PoRr OF SPAIN Trinidad, Dec. iO.-The
British warships Charybiis, interchangeable
Alert, Fantome and Quail concentrated
here on Monday.
Last night the Charybdis seized tho
Venezuelan gunboat Bolivar and landed
nc
crew TO Gulria, on the Venezuelan coast
opposite Trinidad
The Quail left for the purpose Of seizing
the Venezuelan vessel which Is blockading
the mouth of the Orinoco River. The
nquadron will seize President Castro's
ships, but not the Venezuelan custom
houses.
BLOCKADE OF THE COAST.
The German vessels will blockade the
entire Venezuelan coast from La Guayra
TO the Colombian frontier while the British
ships will blockade from La Guayra 20
Demerara. British Guiana.
WHAT II CASTRO pERsIsTsp
LONDON, Dec. ii.-While a majority Of
the newspapers here editorially advise
President Castro to "agree with his adj
versary quickly dwelling incidentally
upon tho evil practices Of Venezuela and
the deserved chastisement which awaits
her II the demands are not met, the ultra
Conservative Morning Post raises some
persistent questions as to what will happen
II Venezuela persists in her recalcitrancy.
The problem, says the Post. Il how to
coerce a State which the coercers are not
prepared to crush or conquer The seizure
of the so-caed fleet does not affect anybody
except the few Venezuelan sailors captured
while seizing custom houses Is merely a
detail blockade, nasmuch az no payment Of
dutiee 10 foreigners will prevent the vene-
zuelan officials from n elforcing payment
OF the same.
A blockade would cause some incon-
venience to the population, but hardly
such distress as TO make determined
population yield where an important ma
tional cause Is involved. Under a pro.
longed blockade American. British and
German traders would no the chief sufferers
The only hope is that a blockade would
produce such an effect that the shrinkage
Of Venezuelan revenues would induce
President Castro and his Ministers to
change their attitude. but II the blockade
provokes an outburst Of Venezuelan pat riot
ism Germany and Great Britain may have
to proceed to further coercive measures.
which would hardly take other form than
the landing OF troops, followed by military
operations
THINKS TROOPS SHOULD HAVE Bil N landed
After pointing out the manifest delays
and d "A ,ulties OF such n course, the Post
oontenus that 1t would not be worth Ger
many's and Great Britain's while--cer-
tainly not Great Britain's-to spend mil
lions In coercing a country which cannot
be annexed and is likely to prove bank
rupt.
The most obvious operation. the paper
adds, would have been 10 have landed
one or two small parties Immediately tho
ultimatum expired and to have tried to
seize the chief personages Of the Venezuelan
Government
.HAvE WE 4 FREE HAND"
The Daily Ners, although it unsparnsly
condemns President Castro. also dwells
on the seriousness Of the position.
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