New-York tribune., 1905-08-21
TO FIGHT UNCLE SAN.
CASTRO BUYING GUNS.
Wants Bantam Republic to Make
american Eagles Feathers Fig.

maj the army and navy Of the United States
=, no, 5o found in the same state of unprs~
-esness that Russia declared her forces were
=. outbreak Of the war with Japan timely
q .,,q is hereby given that President Castro
-r.nszuela is girding himself for war with
Uncle sam
- ,ornedo boats. guns and ammunition at the
-. n about S2. 10000 larger amount than
-, ,ttle South American Republic has ever
-a,6a5 ~ one time for material.
tn. Indian blood that courses through his
: nerhaps responsible for the spirit of
,,r5;-+iveness that President Castro displaES'
an American who has just returned froTn
--araz,,ela is authority for the statement that
president Castro recently declared that ne was
eoine 10 fight the Yankees" which explains
the unusually large orders for Shlps' arms anu
ammunition -.
r+,s reDorted that when the Venezuelan chleI
eva,p,,ve heard recently of the appointment
- T-ae,sent Roosevelt of Judge William ].
.-,rA,,,, as special commissioner to investigate
,ar,sin affairs al Caracas, his anger was great
sr5 his language imrnoderate, He announced
that he would not permit the enissary OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt to land in Venezuela
GIVEN GOOD ADVICE
xyo ,rss aissuaded. however from HIS intention.
80 rsfuse adraittance 10 Judge Calhoun by Cen
-, Alexandra Ibarra, Minister OF Foreign AZ
.s,rs who is a West Posr48 graduate, and is well
acquainted with the military resources OF the
United States.
Judge Calhoun had been previously Informed
that IN Venezuela a passport, issued by the
State Department at Washington. has no more
worth than a cancelled postal card ano he TOOK
with him a passport signed by Nicholas Nelez
Goitiooa, Venezuelan charge d'affaires at WASH
ington.
Although he represents the President. he has
no diplomatic mission. and Judge Calhoun. con-
sidered II advisable to anticipate any possible
trouble over his credentials.
President Castro's grievance against the
United States seems TO be based solely on sus-
picion that the United States will seek TO re-
store TO the New-York and Bermudez Company
i.ts asphalt concession at Guanoco. which the
iTs4gh Federal Court of Venezuela recently de-
!clared forfeited.
Already the Castro newspapers are inveigh-
tng against what they pleased to term the
Roosevelt doctrine" Even the Monroe Doc
frine. which several times has stood in the way
of the dismemberment Of Venezuela by Euro
ipean powers. comes in for amount of abuse.
The Castro observation-disclosures that might be
assert the newspapers. is the only one they be-
iTeve in
And 10 show his contempt for the Monroe
Doctrine, President Castro. it is said. seeks to
give 10 German interests the exclusive conces-
sion for the navigation OF the Orinoco River.
with control of the custom houses in that part
of the republic.
TO SPREAD CASTRO DOCTRINE"
In his extreme antagonsm 10 this country
Castro hopes TO enlist the assistance Of Venez-
uela's neighbor republics, Peru. Colombia. Bo-
.livia and Ecuador. He is said TO be contemplat-
ing a tour of these countries for the purpose Of
spreading the Castro propaganda against the
United States His mission abroad will be to
effect a congress of South American countries
with view 10 forming an anti-North American
alliance.
Venezuela ordered. few months ago, five tor
pedo boats 10 be built at Genoa, Italy. On Au-
gust y the Congress at Caracas voted the
precedented appropriation Of S25Oo000 for the
army and navy. The following day the Verez-
uean government signed a contract with the
Schneider company. of Creusot, France. for eight
batteries Of 75-millmeter campaign guns and
four batteries Of mountain guns OF the same
caibre. the total cost being $1,000OO0.
At first il was believed that perhaps these
wsrlke preparations were a harbinger Of con-
hict with Tenezuelas oldtime enemy, Colombia
hut Castro's plan TO unite with that republic
has nullihed that theory. Now it is learned on
good authority that the Venezuelan Napoleon
Is augTnenting his fighting force 20 conquer the
United States.
And while Big Chief Castro is busily en-
gagged in mixing his paints and Strengthening
out his feathers. War Secretary Taft is in the
Far East totally oblivious to the threatening
danger. and the vessels OF the American navy
are scattered far and wide over the world.