Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-12-18

la in regard to unjustifiable and arbi-
trary acts against British subjects and
property during the last two years
have been persistently disregarded and
that it has become necessary for my
government, acting in concert with
that of his imperial majesty, the Ger
man emperor, which has also serious
causes for complaint against the repub-
| lie, to insist on measures of redress"
DISCUSSING ARBITRATION.
London, Dec. 1S.-No answer has yet
been sent or decided upon regarding
The cabinet met this afternoon to dis
cuss the matter, but possibly nothing
final will be arrived at today. The ques-
ton of a guarantee for the fulfillment
of decisions arrived at, remains the
great difficulty in the governments s
view to the way of acceptance of arbi-
tration.
ECUADOR is SORRY.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Dec. 1S.-Presi-
dent Plaza has sent the following mes
sage to President Castro at Caracas:
'The government and people of Ecua-
dor express sympathy with the govern
ment and people of Venezuela in the
international conflict and hope the diff
ficulties will be peacefully and honora-
bly, settled"
CASTRO WAS ENRAGED.
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correspondent here of the Associated
Press saw President Castro and ques-
toned him in regard to the report pub
lished in the United States that the
nglo-German ultimatum had been ac-
cepted by Venezuela. The president
became enraged and said there was no
truth in the report. He added: "The
acceptance of an ultimatum cannot be
coupled with arbitration. Besides, the
Anglo-German ultimatum is not, prop
erly speaking, an ultimatum." When
asked if it were true that Venezuela
was taking diplomatic steps to arrange
for arbitration, President Castro said:
'"rhe government of Venezuela does not
propose to determine on any steps
while the proposition for arbitration
that the legation of the United States
was charged to present to Great Bri-
tain and Germany, shall remain unan-
swered." At noon no answer on the
subject of the proposed arbitration had
been received from Washington.
HELP FOR BOWEN.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The following
telegram was sent today by the navy
department to Admiral Dewey in COM
mand of the combined fleets addressed
to San Juan:
'Send competent officer with dispatch
in torpedo boat destroyer or other ves-
sci to Caracas as assistant to the Am
erican minister"
The following cablegram was also
sent to Commander Diehle Of the Mar
ietta now lying at La Guayra: "Send
Van Duzen executive officer of the
Marietta) as assistant to American
minister temporarily"
The officer from Dewey's fleet will re-
AcVC llGut. van DuZeN,
who is only an hour distant from Car
acas when he arrives upon the scene.
1t was stated at the navy department
that one reason for sending officers to
Caracas was the fact that Bowen was
almost overwhelmed with the amount
of work imposed upon him by his many
charges. He has nearly all the En-
glish residents in Caracas domiciled in
the American legation and is feeding
them free from his own table. AS for
the torpedo boat destroyer it is pointed
out that it will serve as dispatch boat
to keep Bowen in touch with the near
est cable station in case the La Guayra
cable is cut as an incident to the block
ade.