The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-01
SETTLE AN UGLY DISPUTE
United States at Work Upon President
Castro.
OVER HIS QUARREL WITH FRANCE.
United States Minister Russell Has an Interview
With the Bombsstie Venezuelan Executive,
10 an Endeavor to Arrange the Diplomatic
Dlfferenees-Tbe United States Government
Sees That Castro Made a Mistake.

Caracas, Venezuela, (By Cable) The
government at Washington has commits
stoned the American Minister Russei to
endeavor to arrange the Franco-Vcnczu-
elan diplomatic incident.
Mr.. Russell has gone to Los Teques to-
day TO have an interview with President
Castro.
Washington, d. C., (SpeciaD Pend
ing the result Of Mr.. Russels interview
with President Castro, the State Depart
ment will not discuss its nature. Ii
should be understood, however, that he
will conhne his efforts to a possible as
sistance in the solution OF the Taigny in
cident, involving President Castro's al
legged dscourteous treatment OF the
French minister at Caracas.
The Washington government feels
that President Castro made a mistake in
this matter. Soon as it became known
that this was the paramount grievance
of France against Venezuela and the
primary cause for the dispatch OF the
French squadron. the hope was resolved
here that France might yet find way
for the settlement OF her troubles with
Venezuela without resort to force.
Recent conferences have been held at
the State Department between the Sec
retary and Mr. Jusserand the French
ambassador, and the Secretary and the
Venezuelan charge. The charge is lend
ing his efforts to diplomatic adjust
ment.
At the French Embassy, when in
formed OF the effort of the American
Minister at Caracas to arrange an agree
ment between France and Venezuela, the
following authoritative statement was
made
I'VE are extremely happy to hear OF
the very kind intervention OF the United
States, and we are sure that under the
circumstances France would have been
glad to render the same service 10 the
United States. And the news OF the
intervention seems to us all the better
because il will, without any doubt, en-
able President Castro to realize the error
made by his minister OF foreign affairs,
and probably will have the result that
France shall not have TO take recourse
to such methods as she should dislike
very much to use, but for which, in case
of need, all preparations have been
made"
The diplomatic incident which Minis
ter Russell will cndeavor to settle arose
from the protest lodged September 10 at
Caracas by the French charge d'affaires,
NJ. Taigny, against the closing of the
Caracas station OF the French Gable
Company and the expulsion from Vene-
zuela of the manager of the company,
,nt1t
sent the following reply TO NJ. Taigny:
The government holds documents
proving that the French Gable Company
has accepted the result of the judicial
proceedings brought against it. The gov
ernment is only waiting TO establish new
relations between it and the company
IN. Taigny, the French charge DAT
faires, knows this, and therefore the pro-
test can only be considered as an act of
personal hostility For this reason the
government will abstain from treating
with the French government through NJ
Taigny."
This note gave offense to the French
government, and France requested Ven
ezuea to withdraw chat part of the note
which gave notice that Venezuela would
not communicate further through NJ
Taigny until he apologized for his state
ment that the French Gable Company
| had not been treated Justly.
This President Castro has hitherto re-
fused to do, although it was announced
from Paris, October 10, that the Vene-
zuelan president had made repeated ad-
vahces to NJ. Taigny for the purpose OF
resuming friendly intercourse, apparent
ly intending TO ignore his previous ac-
ton in refusing to deal with the French
government through NJ. Taigny.
The latter, acting on instructions from
Paris, declined to meet the advances or
10 resume intercourse with the Venezue-
Ian government until Venezuela complied
with the French request that Presiden
Castro withdraw his offensive action.