The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-13
DECLARES CASTRO
WILL NOT YIELD
COURTS MUST SETTLE CASES IN
DISPUTE.
VENEZUELA OFFICIAL TALKS
President Of South American Republic
Said to Have Absolutely Re-
fused to Arbitrate-- His
Reply Received.

Caracas, Venezuela, April 12.-"Presi-
York & Bermudez Asphalt company
case from the Venezuelan courts, and
will not resubmit the Olcott case to ar
bitration If the whole American army
and navy come to Venezuela"
This emphatic statement of Gen. Ale
jandro Ybarra, the Venezuelan secretary
of foreign affairs, reflects the spirit of
the reply which President Castro made
to the recent proposal Of the American
state department for the arbitration of
the Bermudez and olcott cases,
Runor Causes Uneasiness. a-s
1t was generally rumored throughout
Venezula that the demand of the United
States was little less than an ultimatum
to Gen. Castro, and the reply of the Ven~
ezuelan president was awaited with in
terest. Predictions of Intervention fol-
lowing the refusal of Castro to yield
we're freely made, and there was much
uneasiness when it was announced that
the Venezuelan government had moi
only refused the demand to arbitrate the
case, but had supplemented it's refusal
with request that the United States
declare whether it has any respect for
the sovereignty and the courts of Vene
zuela.
Nearly two weeks have passed since
Castro made his reply, and as no action
has been taken by the United States, ant
no further demands have been made, til,
last demand CT the United States has
gone the way of many previous requests
for arbitration and the incident is prac
tically closed as far as its discussiCl in
Caracas is concerned.
Castro's Reply Received.
Wash ;ngton, April 12.-Through the
incoming South American mail the
state department Tuesday received from
Minister Bowen a copy ofPresident Cas-
tros reply to the minister's proposi
ton to submit the issues between th'
United States and Venezuela to arb
tration. 1t has been decided thai
there Is no urgency attached to the
matter, and unless something unex-
pected should occur in Venezuela, the
reply will be allowed to remain for the
consideration of the cabinet at the
conclusion of President Roosevelt's
western trip. Meanwhile the state de-
partment officials decline to throw any
light on the character of the language
used by President Castro in his reply.
Interest at Washington.
Throughout the diplomatic corps keen
"a . n fiDT ToI
answer which President Castro is said
to have made to Minister Bowen's latest
request for arbitration of the pending
questions between the United States and
Venezuela. Although Venezuelan lega-
ton officials say the text Of the dispatch
was not included in the mail which
reached the legation Tuesday, and which
left Caracas after the answer was deliv-
cred to Mr.. Bowen, 1t has become noised
among diplomats that the answer was
undiplomatic and almost threatening in
wording. The knowledge possessed by
certain diplomats on the subject here In
dicates clearly that the character, IL not
the exact text of the answer has been
known for some time to the diplomatic
corps in Caracas, and there is reason to
believe that several foreign govern
ments already have been advised of its
text.
While diplomats who have inquired at
the state department have been in
formed that practically no action will be
taken regarding Venezuela until Presi-
dent Roosevelt returns from his western
trip, they also have received the intima-
ton that II the exact text of Castro's an
swer comprises an insult to the Ameri-
can minister it will not pass unnoticed