Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-18
VENEZUELA MUST
GIVE SATISFACTION.
France Has Decided 10 Adopt the
Most Energetic Meas.
ureS.
TO BE NAVAL DEMONSTRATION
NJ. Taigny's Expulsion Regarded In
Diplomatic Circles as an Act OF Hos
tllity---A Venezuelan View.

Paris. Jan. 1S--Ohicial confirmation
OF Venezuela's unceremonious treat
ment OF NJ. Taigny, the retiring French
charge d'affaires at Caracas, has
reached the foreign office. The govern
ment Immediately decided to adopt the
most energetic measures to obtain sat
isfaction. Though the officials will not
make any direct statement on the sub.
ject. II Is understood that a naval
demonstration Is under preparation, the
division OF the French warships re.
Gently assembled In the vicinity Of
Venezuelan waters being utilized for
that purpose. A diplomat confirmed
this view OF the situation, saying that
President Castro's action, though not
an absolute forcible expulsion OF the
French representative, amounted to a,
act OF hostility since after NJ, Taigny
had left the shore in perfectly good
faith In order TO obtain dispatches from
the French steamer Martinique, the
Venezuelan authorities without warn
ing offered armed opposition to his re-
landing. such an act should 1Ot re-
main unchastised and France. the d.
plomat added, viii have the support OF
the whole world In demanding and Oh
talning proper satisfaction. even should
armed intervention prove necessary.
France, 1t was further pointed out.
has experienced wonderful patience,
but Is now driven to extremities.
The French Cable company's officials
say that they received confirmation
this morning OF the reports that the
managers OF the company at Caracas
nd \ Ia 4 IL Il
from Venezuela. The company has
about ten other managers In charge of
different offices in Venezuela and mo-
mentarily expects to hear that they
have been expelled. The officials OF
the company have brought the matter
before the government which has not
yet announced what steps will be taken
In the matter but II Is believed the
United States will be asked to extend
the protection Of It's representative TO
these managers.
A VENEZUELAN VIEW.
Caracas. Venezuela, Jan. (Nednes-
aay) H., via Port OF spain, Island OF
Trinidad, jan ls.--l'ne Constitutional in
publishing the correspondence prece-
ding inc diplomatic rupture between
Venezuela ana France claims TO prove
the completely OF France In the Matos
rebellion, the paper says,
I'VE don't accuse tue cable company,
whose responsibility we consider 10 ue
eliminated. We accuse the French gov
eminent OF uisloyalty to Venezuela. De-
cause. while our representatives and
ministers were sincerely ana nonoraDly
seeking legal solutions Of the difficulties
In the light OF International reciprocity,
France co-operated with Matos, the
leader of the revolution, to stain our
valleys and cities with blood and prl-
vately order the managers OF the cable
company TO transmit informallons 10
the revolutlonists assisted in bankrupt
ing the credit of the government abroad
and endangered the integrity of the ma
tionai territory
A memorandum Of the conference be-
tween the American minister, Mr.. Rus.
sell, and Foreign secy. Ybarra on the
subject of the governments failue to
invite NJ. Taigny, the French charge
daffaires. to the official New Years
reception, sets forth that Minister Rus.
sell said
'Secy. Root has cabled me expressing
that he is deeply interested In the ques-
ton and adds that grave consequences
viii surely follow II the situation Is not
changed Immediately"
A decree expelling from Venezuela
NJ NJ. Jaccoux and Bourget. respective
~ the managers of the French cable
stations at Caracas and Laguira, for
disregarding the laws OF the republic,
was published yesterday