The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
UNITED STATES
MAY TAKE HAND
-
OUR GOVERNMENT is WATCHlhd u
VENEZUELAN SITUATION
CLOSELY.
Should Germany and Great Britain In.
wade Venezuela, Monroe Doctrine
May Be lnvoked.--Dewey's
Fleet is Close to
LaGuayra.
LaGuayra

Washington, December IL The
prevailing opinion in Washington is
that the refusal of President Castro
to aceede 10 the demands + Great
Britain and Germany will end IN an in
yasion OF his country BY the forces of
those two governments. That means
war. The action of the combined la-
val forces in sezing the ships of The
Venezuela navy at La Guayra indicates
that the British and German govern.
ments have no idea OF submitting to
further delay,
President Castro. on the other land.
/ is resorting to the methods OF Spanish
diplomacy to secure delay
War in Venezuela would undou6ted-
" open the way to all sorts ol serious
possibilities. 1t is possible, for in.
,ance, that should such a clash como
the United States may nnu occasion to
exercise its duties under the Monroe
doctrine. None Of the officials here
/ viii discuss such possibility
1t is an open secret that herr sym
pathies are with the efforts TO force
President Castle to pay such just debts
as he may owe, Secretary Fay does
not possess a very higl opinion cr
President Castro and Reels that ih4
Venezuelan president has brought
the present trouble on himself
The secretary seems confident that
Castro will in the end give iu aiel thai
the present clash does not necessarily
mean war. AT the same t,iue, The high
officials Of the state and navy depart
ments realize fully the po5sibiIities
that might follow the pres sace in
American waters of the warshIgs er
| two European nations on mission
like the present There is NJ Amcd-
can vessel at La Guayra, but the pro-
ability is that some vessels of tie
large feet now maneuverug in the
vicinity OF Porto Rico will be ordered
there.
| The United States has forty.two YES
sells within twenly-four hours Of Veno-
zuean waters II may be taken as
more than a mere coincidence, that
Admiral Dewey is with this feet.
1t is certainly most unusual IN the
experience Of all great navies for an
| officer Of his rank to take an actiye
part in maneuyers al sea 1t mas been
frequently suggested since matters
reached an acute stage in Venezuela
that there may have been a desire in
the hearts OF President Roosevelt and
Secretary Moody 10 have Admiral
Dewey where he could be called upon
in case any extremely delicate situa-
tion developed, as is always a posi-
bility when the navies OF different ma
ltions are drawn together in cases like
this Admiral Dcwcys magnificent
handling OF the delicate situations at
Manila naturally gives his superiors
greater confidence in him than they
could have in younger and less eXpe
lrienced officers. The attitude of Ger
lmany t@gard the Monroe doctrine a
toward this government seems to give
warrant TO the thought that the pres
ence Of Perman ships on mission
! which is not Of a peaceful character
/ might develop situations which woulc
call for extremely delicate handling
and 1t is the opinion of President
Roosevelt and Secretary Moody thai
no man could handle such situations
SO well as Admiral Dewey.