Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-24
CASTRO MOVES.
At Last He Wants a
Peaceful Settlement.
difficulties With u. s. to Be
Smoothed Over.
Venezuelan Arbitrator In Washington
To Act for His Government.

Washington. Feb. - -PIesident Cas-
ma ~ N.n-zu"lI ms at last taken
a.r,.ltd step toW.rd bringing about
,.o,4ali. conclusion Of the troubles
,.r,ljH. lriw".,l this government and
,rnrZlela. particulaT!? those pertain
it..s !, IN. a-rh III c"'trov,rsy.
;,r ,n... a.. j. Paul. the vice-presi-
d.,1 of the ren-ZutiI Federal court
ard a!-n arbitrator Tor Venezuela of
1i.r F..n,h N.hczuct;n claims. has ar
rt.d in WaShinGtDm and called at tn"
.,tat. t!rI.drtIn"nt as the special dipio-
,,.,ti,. envoy of President Castro. He
M rni VT presented his crcdntials.
I,i vii automatically do 81 soGn. prob
ably this week.
br parI comc,; 10 Wash ington 10 Sc
,ni.- IN a:nrabi" and B'edy settle
frtrt % ihr questions NOW existing be-
.,.r The tNr cove rnmtn hts. N an in
I.r.i..W with Al Official Of thr state de-
,art.I,.It h" SAID that Herbert ".
loosen. the Nnlr.i-k an minister 1t ARA
ta-. Aas dp,i,l"dl. distl.tctu to Pre>i-
t,lt r:.tru. This statement. however,
Hae entirely unnfli ial ard further
fhau b"rg information iIrrn which Of
lrlalS il ln'' s~lsil'- Wv WI tIItf IL ''tIi
i:ieD their aclions it viii have nothing
T., Ito with the matters at issue.
II * unlikely that NJ. Brwcn Will be
r.n.nvcd or traGSf' :: II al present. 1t
has been pointed out most cmphatical-
Ir 10 P!csidrlt castro nv his agents
h.rn that such course il. imDolitic for
III" United states TO .,ursu". President
C...tlr ii i said "uihu"iJatiVely would
t.. greatly please. II W. w Russell
.nU minister 10 Colombia codld be
:cpr Ia N,n, ::ltll.
His VERY wish mat Nj. Bowen be re
nnyrG Il an obs; al" 20 any such move
IN th- part nf thr STATE department.
irving p Dudley now minister to
Peru has already been selected for The
IGtr. when any change is made.
S'nor Paul, as u confidential agent.
hlS h-tu fully empowered by President
matters. That Il Is j'astr"s desire that
tn. nrg"tiations for arbitration of tn"
TyrEllI troubles b.. transferred f"om
Caf4,as Ia WLohin-tol. is certain. and
S-nnr Paul will mt" into such n"go-
t:jtiuiI in ia" mar future. His stay
IL this couRlt"y is indefinite. but his
Guii,r ~ an arbitrator 90 tn" FrCnca-
N,u"ru.lau ,liInS will Keep him rum
uir. hrtW,rn North.i"lH. Vt. whore
Mr ilun,y. tn American umpire.
lives ana Washington for 1t least two
n,utn+
Irini'i,i,l ndyIr"e r,ociI ed in Wash +
iE4tun ndirat" TIA; President castro
IS unwilling ia Hl'hitr2t" the asphalt
'ntrrNrr%Y 1t his time. He thinks
'lat u" II rjghi III che matter and de-
i:,s tl&t III" eats" 60 lea" through his
eva court. Thrn If The United states
Pry,trsn,ut - requests there will b.
An orpnltuuity fnr a review Of the leg
~ pro dings. Dr. Pauls mission d-a is
Nth this phas" Of III" question. and
nlr" With two .. thrrr ether matters
Nhi,h hay" hccn rcnding for some
tive"
In Paul sail that q mistaken i'm
rssi.ln of III" attitude Of Venezuela
Ii' Vailed in thi; county. The Nenezue-
Ian government was paying its debts.
r. d"clhrrd, and although Americans
90 M; seem u be generally aware of
~" tac; Castro was keeping the roun-
tE "ut OF fur tn"r Indebtedness. As to
.h' asphalt controversy he said:
few DAYS ago the High Federal
court rendered Il decision in one of the
'1'' which VAS misunderstood and
nIs,"ilStfurd here. II had solely 10 do
Aih an appeal taken by the defendant
!S"!" the action of IN president OF the
count in placing an embargo on tn"
!" ;hllt lake and appointing a r., ever
u tai,.' charge pending ihc final out
'"'r" Of the >u;t.
ON This appeal tn president Of tn"
f"'li WIS upheld ~ The uuanimou :
"-'iSion f his colleagues of the bench.
~" embargo being confirmed. That
means that tn" embargo must stand
ENi' IN" examinations Of the case. al
'2"'%h il does not in any way affect
lhr c.tSr ITSELF"