The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-01

were member OF the royal family OF
his country. On account Of this d.
plomatic fiction number OF embar-
RAISING incidents have occurred in
Washington touching the relations OF
the Austrian and Mexican ambassa-
doris. Senior Azpiroz is held by the
Austrian government as one of those
responsible for the execution OF Max
imilian and the pathetic insanity OF
poor Carlotta and is therefore not rec
ognized by the representative of the
Austrian sovereign, Ambassador Hen
genmuller. On various occasions this
has been overlooked in the entertain
ment of the two ambassadors and yarl-
Gus mem bers of the two families have
been assigned to each other as part
ners or dinner companions, necessi-
tating hurried REIMBURSEMENT at the
last moment and considerable embar-
rassment to every one concerned.
The plot thickens ia Santo Domingo.
With the failure of the Santo Do
mingan treaty ID the senate the Belgian
government considers that it is lost
and that it is now time for each
country to grab what it can to protect
itself from losses. AS fact, though,
the state department has not given up
all hope of the treaty and it will prob
ably be pressed at the next session
of congress. During the summer an
investigation Of conditions in Santo
Domingo will be made and as much
information as possible collected for
the guidance Of congress next fall.
Til, vtsI k is in charge of Prof. Hol-
lauuer, who was at one time secretary
Of the treasury of Porto Rico, and he
will make a personal visit to the is
land for the purpose Of supplying this
government with information concern
ing the financial condition of the coun-
try.
While the situation in Venezuela
is not strained, it is believed that
the postponement of action on the
Santo Domingo treaty has Influenced
President Castro to regard the United
States government as divided in its
own household and incompetent to
meet any situations which involve the
Monroe doctrine. The president is said
TO have acknowledged that he feels his
l. s. l 81,
ment were to be called upon to take
action in the affairs Of Venezuela. The
disposition manifested by Castro atthis
time is to prefer European creditors TO
American and the Venezuelan govern
ment is taking steps to settle those
debts to the exclusion of payments to
American creditors. The president is OF
the opinion that Castro and the Vene-
zuelan governmentconsider themselves
free to do so, believing that by the
failure of the senate TO uphold the adj
ministr alton this government would be
impotent TO settle conditions affecting
the interests and rights of Americans
in the Caribbean sea region.
Vice President Fairbanks, it is said,
has been considerably perturbed by
the appointment OF his feNowtowns-
man to the vice chairmanship of the
Republican national committee. He
and Mr.. New are not the best of friends
and Mr.. Fairbanks doubtless thinks
that the appointment is preiudicial to
his presidential aspirations. Governor
LaFollette, of Wisconsin,, on the other
hand, is not at ali agitated and claims
to believe that the appointment of a
chairman at this time can have nothing
to do with the nomination OF candi-
date three years hence. He recalls a
number of cases in which the uational
committee has been opposed to nomi-
nations which were made over their
heads and he recites his own and
Roosevelt's experiences as distin-
guished examples OF what can be done
even when the national committee is
opposed.
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