The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-14
FRANCE MAY YET USE
 FORCE WITH VENEZUELA
ULTIMATUM HAS BEEN PRACTI- CALLY READY FOR
 4 WEEK.

Paris Has Full Assent of the United
 States to Adopt ERectiye Course to
 Obtain Renewal of Diplomatic ReIa-
 tfons-AIso the Restoration of French
 Property Seized by Caracas Govern
 ment-This Country in Good Way to
 Settle Its Grievances by Diplomacy.
 Washington, Oct. 1S.-American grievances against Venezuela may be settled by diplomacy, while France. in the absence of any diplomatic relations at Caracas, may yet be compelled to resort to a show of force. Despite the assurances of foreign office officials at Paris, it is stated here that the French ultimatum has been practically ready to dispatch for week or more. and that France has the full assent of the Washington government to adopt an effective course of action against Ven- ezuela to obtain the renewal of diplo- matic relations and the restoration of French property seized by the Caracas government.
 This, briefly, is the situation tonight. The French ultimatum will be held up until further conferences have occurred between the French embassy here and the state department. So. far as Judge Calhoun, the American special com- missioner, has reported to the depart Inent, there is nothing in the situation at Caracas that cannot be settled by patient and firm diplomacy. American and French property, 1t is contended, has been seized unjustIy by President Castro, but ample precedent is found ir history for the settlement, without re- sort to force, of problems more eompli- cated than the present issue
 While not prepared to announce defi- nitely it's exact course or action, the Washington government has let France know informally it's belief that Ameri- can grievances against Venezuela. all though severe, can be settled without the assistance of American Warships. This information was not communicate ed with any intention of forestalling a resort by France to force, but was in ! answer to the earnest request of the Paris government,
 Patience in France is rapidly hecom- l ing exhausted over the delay of the l government in proceeding against Ven- ezuela, and this fact necessarily acts as I a spur in the conferences between Paris and Washington. This government will give France every possible assiSts assiiSsttss7sfta toward 3 diplomatic adjustment. A thorough understanding exists between Paris and Washington on this subject and even if France shall find it neces- sary to establish a Pacific blockade, against Venezuela, the Washington government will offer no objection, hay ing already assured itself that the Monroe doctrine is not involved in any way.
 Tn diplomatic circles the opinion IS. expressed that the Venezuelan presi- dent would yield before a Pacific block ade is established. The aversion on the l part of France and the United States I to the use of warshfps in this case arises from the fact that the blockad- 1 ing of Venezuelan ports at this time | will affect not so much Venezuela as 1t will the creditor powers to whom a I portion of the customs receipts has 1 been awarded by The Hague tribunal until their claims shall have been paid
 in full.