The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
THE TWO "NOTES"
The Bunch of Ultimate Sent to Castro by
ENGLAND and Germany.

! ne Bunch OF Ultimate Sent to Castro py
England and Germany.
Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 13.-The fol-
lowing are authentic copies of the de-
mands presented by the German and
British ministers Monday, Dec. s, before
embarking at La Guaira:
The British Uitimatum.
"To the Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
Replying to your excellency's@ note of the
4th inst I have the honor to inform you
that L have received instructions from
his majestys government to point out to
the Venezuelan government in writing
that regarding the steamer Ban RICH, the
British government have given full ex-
plantations and have shown that there
exists no legitimate ground for COM :
plant. Nor does his majesty's: govern
ment think that there is any reason to
attribute blame to the authorities Of
Trinidad, who only. acted conformably
with instructions. /
| Il have the honor to further express
that his majesty's government regrets the
| situation which has arisen but cannot ac-
| cept your note as sufficient reply to my
communication nor as indicative of the
! intentionE of the Venezuelan, government
| to satisfy the claims which his maiesty,s
government have brought forward and it
must be understood that they include all
we'll founded claims which have arisen
| in consequence of the last civil war and
the previous ones and the i'll treatment
and imprisonment Of British subjects and
also include an arrangement for the for
eign debt. -.' ~
| Il have asked the Venezuelan govern
ment to make a declaration that they
recognize in principle the business OF these
claims; that they will Immediately make
compensation in the, navigation eases and
I the cases above mentioned and in those
| in which British subjects have been I'M
CT Xyi INN ro1
Prospecting other claims they will accept
the decision Of a mixed commission as to
4 the amount and guaranty which should be
4 given for payment. have also ex-
|pressed the hope that the Venezuelan
i government will defer to these demands
and not oblige his majesty's government
to take steps to obtain satisfaction.
| Il have added that his majesty's gov
eminent has been informed of the claims
of the German government against Vene-
2uela and that the two governments have
agreed to operate jointly for the purpose
of obtaining an arrangement of all their
claims and that his ma jesty's government
will require the immediate payment of a;
sum equal to that which in the first case
should be paid to the German government.
:, Any balance after the payment of urgent
claims shall be held on account for the Ii,
quotation of claims which might go before
the commission. - -. e..
II have moreover instructions from his
majestys government to state clearly that
this communication must be taken as an
ultimatum,
"Haggard, British Minister"
The German Argument.
'To His Excellency Senior Lopez Baralt,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Caracas, Dec.
, 7th.-Mr Minister: In the name Of the
government Of his majesty, the German
} | emperor, have the honor to make the fol-
/. | lowing communication To the c0y onf
of Venezuela: -.' ...
THE imperial government has been duly
: informed of the note Of the minister of
; foreign affairs of Venezuela dated the
l ninth of May last. In that note the Vene-
, zuelan government refused the demands of
; the imperial government relative to the
payment Of German claims arising out of
the civil wars of 1898 to 1900 and to sup
port their refusal, referred to arguments
already put forward. The imperial gov
eminent, even after examining those ar
guments anew, do not think they can con-
slider them satisfactory. The govern
ment of the republic argues in the first
place that owing to the interior existing
! condition Of the country it is not possible
to arrange the claims of foreigners arising
: from the wars by the diplomatic course
Y thus asserting the doctrine that diploma tic
: Intervention is excluded by interior legis-
/ latiOn. 80
8 r. THAT doctrine is not in conformity with
t international law, since the question OF
q judging whether such intervention is adj
3 missible must be considered not according
q to the dispositions of the interior legisla-
ton but in accordance with the principles
of international law. The Venezuelan
e government with the intention of making
0 a dernOnstra ton of diplomatic defense
a claim that this is inadmissibles and relies
: on the twentieth article Of the treaty OF
q amity, commerce and navigation between
i the imperial government and the republic
Q of Colombia of the 23d Of July 1892.
.This argument is wanting in efficiency
n firstly because the treaty is valid only
O between the German empire and Colom-