The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-03
MILITARY CAMPAICE
 AGAINST VENEZUELA
ONE MAY BE NECESSARY TO BRING CASTRO TO HIS
 SENSES.

We'll Known Fact in Army Circles That
 the General Stan Has Been Making
 a Thorough and Special Study of the
 COuntry-Washinston and Paris
 Seriously Considering TrOublOus COn-
 ditions in the south American Repub-
 Iic-LoOIzing for Way to Make Castro
 Give Justice to Foreigners.
 Washington, Oct. 2.-Venezuela and her troublous conditions are now the subject of earnest consideration by the Washington and Paris governments. Just from Paris with full instructions, M. Jusserand, the French ambassador, called at the state department to-day and was in conference with Secretary Root for half an hour. Venezuela was the main subject under consideration, special attention. being given to Pres ident Castro. To-day's conference Is the first of a series which may be ex- pected on this subject and was of a preliminary nature. At its conclusion the announcement was made that the Venezuelan situation had not entered on ''an imminently critical stage. No course of action was agreed upon to- day and none was proposed. What the relative attitude of the two aggrieved nations is toward Venezuela was in- formally discussed. >..
 M. Jusserand made 1t plain that while France proposed to protect the rights of her citizens in Venezuela as elsewhere throughout the world, the French government will continue it's traditional policy of courteous recogni- tion of the special interest of this coun- try in a question like this which affects another American republic.
 It Is a we'll known fact not only in army circles but throughout the diplo- 1natic corps that the general staff of the army has been making a thor ough and special study of Venezuela from a military standpoint, but this government as we'll as France appre- ciates the difficulties of an Inland ex- petition to the Venezuelan capital, even should a critical turn of events war rant the serious consideration of such move. At the same time France, with the remainder of the European nations realizes that a naval demon station off La Guayra. If such q course should ever be determined on, is not Castro to yield, because of the distance of Caracas from the sea. .s. =ss
 In diplomatic circles the significance of to-day's conference is attributed not so much to It's direct results, but as evincing the firm purpose of the Amer ican and French governments, indiyid- spally perhaps, but none the less effec- lively, to protect the rights of their cit izens in Venezuela. It is understood that France is not primarily seeking assurance from Washington that a French naval demonstration against Venezuela will be approved here, though such assurance, it is stated on high authority, would be vouchsafed. What France desires to find, and this desire is thoroughly shared by the Washington government, is an effec- tive means of insuring justice for for eigners in Venezuela. Mir. Jusserend will continue his policy of discussing quite frankly with the Washington government the grievances of his coun- try against Venezuela, that there may be no misunderstanding of the motives of the two claimant powers.