New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-22
FREE HAND FOR FRANCE
Government Satisfied as to Its ZEN
ezueIan Programme.

Washington Jan. 21-The Washington gov
eminent has given the Paris government a free
hand in the execution Of its programme Tor the
solution of the Venezuelan problem. as 1t Is con-
WINGED OF the sincerity Of the assurances re-
ceived from France regarding her loyalty to the
Monroe Doctrine. The conferences on this phase
Of the question took place some time ago, and
NJ Jusserand the French Ambassador has final
assurance that the efforts Of France to obtain
diplomatic treatment for her charge d'sfaires
Caracas will not be interpreted at Washing
ton as in any way violating the Monroe Doc
trine.
The first move In the execution OF the French
programme may be expected az any time, but
the French government ts observing the strict
est secrecy as TO what ft will be. the orders 60
the squadron going direct from Paris and not
through the embassy here. NJ. Taigny, the re-
firing French charge. who. II Is believed. IS now
at Curacao, will come to this country on his
way home, and on reaching New-York will find
an invitation from the French Ambassador as
Washington to spend several days here, that
NJ Jusserand. on whom the burden Of an t1npor-
tant phase OF the Venezuelan negotiations nat
urally falls, may learn the facts about the situa-
ton It is not unlikely that NJ. Taigny will also
see Secretary Root. When he was last hera on
his way to Caracas he was the guest OF honor
at large dinner given by his ambassador when
the entire Venezuelan legation staff was present
to meet him
The whereabouts OF the French ships are url-
known to the officials OF the State Department.
and the French Embassy here. It Is said. Il is
assumed, however. that the ships are daily In
touch with the Ministry of Marine at Paris, and
awaiting opportune moment to take such
action their instructions may provide for.
At last accounts n. Taigny had not been able
TO decipher three long cable dispatches received
on board the Martinique The dispatches
tanned important instructions from the French
Foreign Office and one of them directed him to
await the arrival Of a French man-of-war, then
on its way to La Guayra 10 take him away NJ
Taigny went on board the French steamship to
obtain these dispatches, intending to return with
them to Caracas and decipher them in the lega-
tion where the cipher code is kept under close
guard. He not allowed TO land, however,
| and probably cannot learn the nature of the In
! structions until he reaches Washington, where
] he will have access to the ernbassys code. The
State Department, up to a late hour, had re-
| ceived no advices to-day from Minister Russell
| at Caracas
Great interest is felt In diplomatic circles here
about the exact nature OF a sentence found OBJ
| fectionable in the note Of President Castro to
M Taigny This sentence IN substance referred
to the presentation by NJ Talgny of q note TO
the Venezuelan government, and announced the
complete breaking Of all relations until adeQuate
explanation was made Of the conduct, which was
described by President Castro as not customary
among we'll managed nations