The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-24
WASHINGTON VIEW
BOmbardment Needless but Will Hard.
ly Interfere with Bowen.
NO EXCUSE FOR UNCLE SAM
Entering into The Quarrel at the
Present Junctufe.
MINISTER BOWEN STILL HOPEFUL
Of Peaceful Solution, Though lie Deplores
Germany's Action.
THE FATALITIES AT SAN CARLOS
It Is Hoped viii Assuaae the German
Thirst for Revenge, and Neao.
tiations Proceed.

Washington, January -Notwlthstand.
ing the Irritation felt here in governmeH,
circles at what is regarded as purely need
Tess ana rereugeful bombmdmcnt Of the
Venezuelan forts by the German warships.
the conclusion 1T the present time is thn5
tha iucjcut viii not prevent Mr.. Bowen
from successfully CARRYING out bis mission
Of pcarc. The uttcrauccs of Count Won
Buolow In the German rcichstug yesterday
are regarded here as conveying the intima.
ton that the German warshlps are acting
by direct orders from their home govern.
nent, with the purpose of ayenging thcm.
selves for the repulsc OF tho Panther III
It's nrst attack upon tho forts However
this may be- the Quilted states government
can not, az this moment see any proper
excuse for entering into this quarrel he
tween Germany and Venezuela. II is again
aud cmphatlcnlly stated that when the
United States exercised rs good offices 10
the cNtcut OF negotiations /. had exhausted
ite proper functions in that direction and
could do no more Mr.. Bowen Is again dc.
clurod TO be not the representative OF the
| United states. hut Of Venezuela. aud the
state department Is very careful to pre-
serve the appearance Of Independence on
| Mr.. Bowcu's part by declining to receive
any representations from him or encourag-
/ Ing os visits.
! Minister Bowon nas not received an an-
sver from his initial proposition to the
,nUies that the blockade be Immediately
Iroised. though exchanges are still being
4 nade between the London, Berlin and
Rome foreign offices IN an effort to pre-
pare Joint reply,
Much az he deplores the inexplicaoio
action OF Germany ii twice homharding the
epn Carlos forts with a force many times
! MS large as that Of the Nonezuelans, MIR.
: Bowen is disposed 70 treat this parade or
strength us local and, so far as he rs
concerned. win not let 1t Interfere with
his effort to secure peace
The departure Of the German charge
iduGalrpy ftem Caracas after the presenta-
tion Of M3 ultlmutum with the ensuing
euacL uu tbc legation buIldms) aud the
rcpulsc Of ;bc Pauther By the Venezuelan
forts. g. regarded as afrording motives, but
ROT excuses. for The continuing OF HOSTILE
lies OF the German men OF war 1t Is I'M
dcrstood TINT both these Incidents have
been a eonrcc Of considerable chsgrin 10
tho German emperor aud on this ground
his orders 20 the Vneta. Fake and Pan
Their are nor surprising
II IS hoped, however that the fatalities
rcportcd yesterday from the fort will be
mnlcient TO ayenge German PRIDE.
Delay ls to be expected In the negota-
tons at Washington because of the limited
mowers given representatives Of the allies
here. Il appears that they are unable to
make move save under specific instrue-
lions Of their foreign offices. In the mat
ter of the blockade all they can do IS 70
transmit their governments answers to Dir.
| Bowen.