Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-22
vENEZUELA'S REPLY
20 Germany Is Full Of Cutting and
Sarcastic Remarks.

raft. Venezuelan minister of foreign af-
fairs. by Herr Won Pilgrim Baltazzi. \
the German envoy, and dated Caracas
|Dec.5 z. This answer was transmitted
by the foreign officers to Herr Won Pill.
grim Baltazzi. Dec. 9. the sth inst he
ing feast day. 1t is signed by Lopez
Baralt and is as follows:
Caracas, Dec. 9, 1902 ~
TO the Honorable Won Pilgrim Bal
tazzi:
Sir. on the afternoon of 9TH, feast
day, an employee of the German lega-
ton called at my private residence for
the purpose of delivering a note from
you, of that date. Courtesy alone caus-
ed me to accept this note under such
circumstances.
Il think it is necessary, before stat
ing the purposes and desires of the fed
eral executive. to refer to certain
points in the first portion of your note,
which are subject to rectification, in
order to reconcile the essential object
of the note with the circumstances of
the case. The argument which the
Venezuelan government recited in it's
communication of May 3, i'm which eX-
ception was taken to all the doctrines
set forth in the preceding correspon-
dence. IS cited in the said note as the
only argument of the Venezuelan gov
eminent against diplomatic interfer-
ence in matters of a certain nature. In
| this note. as in the memorandum of
| March. 1901, this argument is based
upon the highest principles of interna-
| tional law.
| Venezuela percieves with the utmost
surprise that you attribute to it de-
i sire to consider this point only in the
! light of interior legislation. By citing
| in our not of May 8 of this year the
| 10Th article of the treaty of amity, COM
merce and navigation between the Gar
man government and the republic of
| Colombia of the 23rd of May, 1892. our
| only desire was to add another proof to
those already brought forward with
| regard to the assent of the imperial
government to this same doctrine as
maintained by Venezuela. Certain
| cases are now cited as precedents to
| enter into diplomatic relations to effect
a settlement. These cases explain
themselves. The payment of certain
credits relating to remote epochs were
adjusted with France and the doctrine
| maintained by Venezuela was then re-
spected.
I'm the convention concluded with
Spain in 1898 there appears simple
effect of circumstances analogous to
those which determine what you your
self call the agreement of the eth Oh
February. 1896, between the German
minister at Caracas and the Venezue-
liam minister of finance The said agree
ment referred to claims which pre-
yiousIy had been CLASSIFIED by the
proper iunta and in this agreement the
validity of the executive decree when
provided regulations for the eXamlna-
ton and payment of said claims is rec
ognized and said claims were SATISFIED
| in accordance with the law on the sub
ject.
..The Venezuelan government is I'M
| ahl,. TO discover in it's correspondence Il
ciro1e sentence offensive in tone. The
, | desire of this government notWlth-
standing the fact that throughout TINS
correspondence it has noted the express
sion of opinions little friendly to this
renubIic. is to ascertain which sem
fences contain the slightest offence to
IN. imperial government, in order to
evnl,in the same with the utmost
courtesy.
..Ecgarding the other points, each oil
: which comes within Il certain law, IL i
only necessary to call your attention 10
the abnormal circumstances Which
have paralyzed any course of actlon
relating to these matters.
The imperial government desires
that the government of Venezuela I'M
-nediately satisfy the claims OF ger
1 man subjects arising from the clEi
/ tnrC- II
= war and that the other matters ~
which the interests of German supJec'S
ARE. involved lie arbitrated. In oroei
chat this be done, 1t becomes hfceSSdt
| that q declaration be MADE. IL .n'
{ claims under consideration are just ,'''
. federal executive, as the represehtau''
" OF an honorable and cultured govern
| ment. hastens TO give assurance ina. d.
| euch those claims will be examiner.
.Thc Venezuelan government ON,
awaits such time when tne "oih "
paciiica ton, in which it IS earnestly
u engaged, shall permit it TO issue an VI
der re-establishing pubic cfedit. NV
claims arising out OF the present We"
4 which still devastates the fepuplf' WI
he treated with all justice uhder 'ii'
laws to be passed to cover tte lei''
| ments. hit, =. :;
"A power like NeHeZuela' -,
, need of no stimulus to prompt II " i"i,
), I'll its legal obligations 10 It's u.iiloo
ah,,itv can never expect in its inter
course with other cultured hatio,i' a.
Z ,,,,rea If action which shall not con
f ,or,, m the principles of mutual respec'
: - IA mics of reciprocal cordially
$ ''', "c;a,,od, ..R. LOPEZ BARALT.'
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