The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-19
THE OUTLOOK DARK
Venezuelan Situation Becoming
More Complicated
ALL EUROPE TO TAKE HAND
Getting Down To the Level OF 10 Game 81
Grab-itaiy and spain Join In the
song Of way Ne what You owe
Me- Oti,e- News

A Caracas. December l6. dispatch
says. Signor de Riva, the Italian min
lister. presented Italy's ultimatum to
Venezuela at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
ltaly's affairs In Venezuela have been
placed in the hands of United States
Minister Bowen. The Italian minister
to Venezuela, Signor de Riva, has re-
ceivcd ordcrs from Rome To- leave
Caracas tomorrow morning. lie will
so on board the Italian cruiser Giovan-
nj Bausan at Ia Guayra.
The Spanish minister to Venezuela,
Senior Gaytan dc Ayala. and the Bel
gian charge %d'affaires. NJ. Van der
Heyde. have presented a Joint letter to
the Venezuelan minister of foreign af-
fairs In which they ask, In case the
claims Of other foreign powers are
paid by Venezuela. that the same
treatment given these powers be ac-
corded to Spain and Belgium.
A London, December lG, dispatch
says; Judging from the statements
given out by the foreign Office, the
Venezuelan situation does not appear
to be any nearer n settlement. Up to
a late hour tonight no suggestion had
been made that Great Britain could
eventually see Its way to submitting
its claims to arbitration, and the for
cign Office points out that Venezuela's
offer to arbitrate is extremely vague.
President Castro, In the communica-
ton In which he expresses his willing
ness to resort to arbitration, provides
no guarantee that the rights of British
subjects In Venezuela will be respected
pending the award. The foreign Office
claims that some matters are impossi-
BILE to arbitrate. %instancing the disre-
spectful treatment Of Mr.. Haggard.
British minister to Venezuela.
To arbitrate the financial claims.
however, will meet with no opposition
In official circles in London, nor Is
there any desire to stir up opposition
here by cautioning unnecessarily thd
present armed compact with Germany
but. quoting from the foreign oflEe
at the same time there Is not tNh,
slightest inclination to let Venezux 4,
go unpublished for her repeated ins,i% I,
and injuries. The offer to arbitrayt,
comes very late in the day. We al
not seeking a quarrel, but we mus
insure ourselves against a recurrence
of the acts which led to the present
situation"
The foreign Office appears to be
without official cognizance of the atti-
tude of the Washington government.
although 1t is convinced unoficially
that Washington Is anxious that fur
ther hostilities be avoided.
President Roosevelt and his cabinet
had one of the most extended and i'm
portant meetings Tuesday that has
been held this fall. Foreign affairs
particularly consumed the entire time
Of the session. The Venezuelan situa-
ton was discussed, but no conclusion
was reached different from that which
has actuated the President and his ad-
visers throughout the consideration of
the troubles between Venezuela on the
one side and Germany and Great Brit
ain on the other.
From an authoritative source the in
formation is obtained that there would
be no recession on the part OF this
government with respect to questions
involving Venezuelan or any other Of
the governments OF South or Central
America az laid down by the president
In his message to congress-. Every de-
tail of the development in the Venezu-
elan situation is being scrutinized with
the utmost care.
1t can be said authoritatively that no
apprehension exists in the minds of
any OF the administration officials that
serious roubles growing out Of IL will
accrue to this country. II is believed
that both Great Britain and Germany
will act within the arrangement which
was originally presented to this gov
ernment and to which the United
States passively assented.
The treaty with Cuba which was ne
gotiated In Havana by General Bliss
and which arrived in Washington to-
day. was presented to the cabinet and
discussed in detail. II Is ready for pre-
sentation to congress and will probably
be transmitted to the senate within
twenty-fOur hours. It is regarded as
highly important that IL should be
ratified promptly as the present Ven
ezuelan situation emphasizes the ne
cessity for coaling stations In Cuba.
Definite action upon the treaty by the
senate or congress Is scarcely to be
expected before the holiday recess, the
administration Is hopeful OF prompt
consideration OF IL after congress re-
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