The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-22
BIG STICK OVER
DICTATOR CASTRO
Sturdy Guardian May Lay its
Weight on Him
VIOLATED ALL PLEDGES
MADE TO THE UNITED STATES
AND EUROPEAN POWERS
CAUSE FOR NAVAL
" DEMONSTRATION.

1 Washington, y G., Jan. 2l.-Cipri-
no Castro, president of Venezuela. is
about to feel the weight of the "big
stick upon his oddly shaped crani.
um. President Roosevelt has his dis.
ciplinary weapon ready for use, and
unless the dictator of the South
I American republic, so-called, mends
his ways in Short order the world
viii hear The echoes of a resounding
whack dealt BY the sturdy hand Of
4 the guardian Of his hemisphere, The
patience Of the Washington admins
i tration mas reached the point of ex-
/ haustlon. ana preparations are about
complete to teach Castro a lesson he
seems greatly in need of.
His regard Of pledges to the Unit.
ca States and European powers and
/ his contempt for the property rights
IL Americans has been followed by
insolent defiance at the American
government itself and President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hay have
concluded the big stick" may now
he used to advantage A large part
pf the United States navy is now in
West Indian waters. and naval de
monstratlon. followed by more dras
Tic action ii circumstances warrant
it, will he made
The impression prevails in admin
istratiun circles that Castro must be
suffering from paresis, his ut er reck-
lessness being explainable on no 9th
er ground only 4 few days ago he
dismissed Senior Sanabria. his pre-
fnier, who had been counsciing a con
ciiatory attitude toward this govern.
ment and now he appears determin.
ca TO consider its latest representa-
tions with respect 10 the asphalt con
troyersy.
Castro Wants to Arhtrate.
Minister Bowen cables the state
department that President Castro
has made proposition for The settle
lnent Of the asphalt claims and other
issues between the United States and
Venezuela Of nature that makes it
impossible of acceptance by our gov
eminent, and, being notified of that
fact and having left the capital for an |
indefinite period, he has terminated
the negotiations at least for the time |
being.
The effect Of this action is TO place
the relations between the United
States and Venezuela under decid I
ed strain Though it is almost Ger
tain that some action OF a compul.
sorry nature will be forced upon our
government, this viii not occur until
every resource of diplomacy has been
exhausted
Castro's last proposition was to
provide for permanent arbitration oil
all issues arising between the United
States and Venezuela. The first
question to be determined By the ar
bitrators would touch the right of the
United sta Is 10 intervene in the as
phalt case, which 1T regards as pure
" an internal affair Lastly. Castro
proposed that the arbitration should
ascertain the merits of the claim.
The position Of the STATE department
beyond the statement that il has
found this proposal unacceptable. has
not been definitely laid down Fur
ther Information from Mr. Bowen Is
awaited as basis for future action.
Making Careful Inquiry.
Meantime Attorney General Moody
through his assistant. Alr. Russell is
making a careful and exhaustive In.
guiry to ascertain whether all of the
in the last few years be
fore the Venezuelan courts. respect
ing the asphalt controversy, have
been conducted according TO the es
tablished legal procedure in Veneme
la and to ascertain whether or not
there has been a technical, as well as
an actual, denial of justice 10 the
compliments. The purpose of the
president in adopting this epurse is
10 arm himself with the well-eonsid-
cred opinion Of the highest legal au-
thority in the executive branch of
the government of the United States !
before resortins 10 compulsory meas
sares.