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A PROMPT ANSWER REQUIRED.
II Il is Ia the Negative, Such Steps
As May be Necessary to Secure
Justice Will be Taken.
THE NETHERLANDS READY TO ACT
As Yet France Has Presented No
Ultlmatum aud Has Seat
No Warships,

Willemstad Island Of Curacao, March
2l-The Venezuelan government, It is
announced from Caracas, has received
a note from the American minister, Mr..
Bowen, requiring an answer as TO
whether Venezuela will arbitrate the
questions pending and saying that IN
base Of a refusal the United States will
feel free to take the step which may be
necessary 20 secure justice.
HOLLAND READY TO ACT.
The charge daffalres OF the Neither
lands has advised the Venezuelan gov
eminent that Holland will use coerclve
measures in view Of the fact that sho
has been unable to secure the releass
from imprisonment In Venezuela Of Ava
Dutch sailors who have been Illegally
kept In prison for seven months.
MR. BowEN's INSTRUCTIONS.
Washington, March 2i.--In calling up
on President Castro for an answer 10
his proposition to submit to arbltra-
ton the issues between the United
states and Venezuela Mr.. Bowen Is
acting In connection with instructions
from state department which have re-
Gently been placed I'm his hands. Mr..
Bowen made q proposition Of this kind
10 the Venezuelan foreign Office sew
eral months ago and there was an ex-
change Of notes on the subject but lts
further consideration was cut OF by the
abrupt departure from the capitol L
President Castro AT moment when his
own decision was required. The Vene-
zuelan government, at that stage, had
made a counter proposition to Mr. Bow
en-, looking TO the arbitration Of the dis.
pute by The Hague tribunal but with
the Important qualification that the tri-
bunal should arbitrate as preliminary
the question as 60 whether or not the
United states government had the right.
under international law, to intervene at
all, between the Venezuelan governs
ment as under the Venezuelan governs
ment's claims the American conces-
sionaires must look 10 Venezuela for
their protection. This was construed
here as an attempt to bring into play
the old Calvo declaration. which the
United states has resolutely and
repeatedly refused 20 accept in
it's negotiations with southern repub-
lies, So Mr.. Bowen reported 20 the
state department the fact OF President
Castro's departure and asked for In
structions These were prepared with
great care and after Atty.-Gen. Moody
had. upon call from the president. fuf-
nished an opinion TO the effect that the
I'm tho Venezuelan courts
Involving the asphalt company's prop-
critics, We're so irregular az 10 amount
TO a denial OF Justice. There's
fore, Mr. Bowen was told to renew his
for free arbitration OF the
issues between Venezuela and the Unit
"a states at the nrst opportunity. and
.hs, II appears he has now done.
Beside the New York and Bermudea
asphalt case, there are three other mat
.ers which are suggested as proper sub
iocts for arbitration, namelythe Crltch-
Held claim (also based on an asphalt
,OncessionD, the claim OF de Ornoco
Steam ayigation company. based on a
violated franchise, and the claim OF tho
newspaper correspondent for damages
lrising from his summary expulsion OF
II IAfNltltAA A1fAlO ANJNNlN NfllN lhNL
lfer Of Mr. Bowen 10 arbltrate these
'ases. II Is expected that he will
report that fact 90 the state
department. and ID win be determined
what course to pursue, The minister's
OF this matter, therefore.
s not an actual ultinatum, for the
way is stu open FOR further negotia-
ions n the department decides that tina
line has not yet arrived to withdraw
Is minister and adopt some coeroiye
measures.
so ULTIMATUM FROM FRANCE.
Paris. March 2l.--The foreign Office
avs the French minister at Caracas
las not presented an ultimatum TO Ven
zuela aud no French warships HAYS
een sent 10 Venezuela. The statement
o that effect results tromthe publication
n London newspapers and dispatches
aging the presentation Of an ultlma-
um had been followed by the dispatch
T two warshlps, The officials here aro
urprised and displeased az the reports
hitch they construe as tending TO force
he hand Of France into q more aggres-
I've and billigerent policy than Francs
The United States occu-
les the best position I'm which to send
'arships owing 70 the length OF time
he American controversy with Vens-
uela has been pending, whereas ths
rcnch controversy Is OF comparative
acent origin and has not yet been de-
Idcd by the courts
The Instructions sent 10 the French
mister at Caracas directed that dlplo-
iatlc representations be made relative
> the holding up Of the vested rights
I the cable company. but did not con.
'mplatc threats or an ultimotum as the
uthorites say the AFFAIR has no grav-
y calling for steps OF such a wnr-likn
laracter. Up 10 noon today neither
reign office nor the cable company had
,ceived the expected decision OF the
aracas court upon the French Gable
,mpanys concession
The council of ministers met this
orning and Foreign Minister Decasso
ugthlly detailed tho relations with
orocco. but the statement regarding
Ie proceedings Of the council docs not
entlon Venezuela This means that
, action win be taken pending the re-
ipt Of Information as to the Caracas
iurt'S decision.