The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-05
CASTRO DOES NOT
DESIRE To RESIGN
Says He Hasn't Been Fighting
Two Years for Nothing
SEES AN END TO TROUBLE
If the Powers Do Not Interfere Castro
Says the Matos Revolution
VIII Soon be Part of
History. AZ:
SEES AN END TO TROUBLE

Caracas January 4.The report that
President Castro proposes to abdicate or
resign the presidency of Venezuela is
untrue. The correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press saw the President with re-
gard to this matter today. The President
laughed when questioned and then SAID
thoughtfully:
you are at liberty to say that I have
fought through two years to retain the
supreme power which was invested in me
by the people of Venezuela. 1 will no
more abdicate than 1 will resign. The
Natos revolution, without assistance
from foreign powers will soon be past
story"
The course pursued by the allied pow
ers in maintaining the blockade Of La
Guayra has caused establishment among
the foreign residents of this city. When
the Dutch steamer Prins Willem ", ar
rived off LaGuayra to take on board the
European mails, the authorities at La
Guayra sent the mail out In small boat.
This boat was stopped by the British
cruiser on blockade AID the mail bags
were taken on board the warship. The
postal clerks who were in the small boat
protests, were opened on board the cruis-
er.
Berlin Papers on Monroe Doctrine.
Berlin, January 4.-The government is
without information regarding the land
ing of German marines at Porto Cabello,
Venezuela The foreign office says that if
such landing occurred 1t must certainly
have been transient, and regards the re-
p6 of 10 house 4
Porto Cabello by German marines, as
canard.
Several newspapers today, In their
yearly political reviews, devote much at
tention to Venezuela and the Monroe
doctrine.
The Vossiche Zeitung independent
liberaD regards Germany's proceedings
against Venezuela as entirely within the
limits of international law.
whoever has a claim against another"
says the journal, tries to collect it.
whether they be private individuals or
nations. If anybody disputes our right
to compel payment of the Venezuelan
claims, we must ask that person, If he
be willing to pay the debt himself or give
guarantees therefor. If so, the matter
could be speedily settled, but IL this other
person Is unwilling to give such guar
antees, his objections do not concern us.
The United States could settle the trou-
BILE between Germany and Venezuela In
a moment, If 1t would stand good for the
payment of our claims. But the United
States Is unwilling to take this step, and
we cannot command that 1t do so. In this
case the United States should not hinder
Germany from pursuing the course that
1t deemed expedient."
The Vossische Zeitung, refers to what
1t calls the wild noise in portion Of
the American press, which declares Ger
many has no right under the Monroe
doctrine to take forcibe action in Vene-
zula and that Germany has not even re-
cognized the Monroe doctrine.
1.-The latter assertion is correct" says
the journal. mo European state ever
recognized this doctrine and we believe
no European country will ever do so. The
Monroe doctrine is not adapted to be-
come a subject of diplomatic negotia-
ton, and the document hardly exists in
which this doctrine is laid before any
European power with The request that
this power make a declaration thereon"