Bisbee daily review., 1906-01-28
VENEZUELA SUES FOR $ll,OOO,OOO
Brings Suit Against a New York Concern for this Large Sum on Account of Damages.

New York, Jan. H.-TTanSlations just received in this country of the pleadings in the Venezuelan courts, sn the matter if the suit brought by ehat Goyesnnsent against the New York & Bermu6ez (Aspkal) Company for sl1 GOO, ,00s damages suffered by rsason of the eompany's alleged com piic.ty in tbe Mates revolution of 1901. bring out many unique features.
 Conspicuous among these is the fact that the laws of Venezuela are so framed as to restore political offenders to fall rights after disorders have been nut down. As the laws stand, if you are caught while a revolution IS go- ing on, you must take the conss- uuences. Once the revolt is Guelled, all past sins are forgiven.
 The local Venezuela attorney for the company at Caracas shows up these points very clearly. They are of particular interest in view of the fact that this suit is absolutely unique in international proceedings. The Mates revolution took place in 1901, yet in 1904 the government brings a suit for damages against foreign corporation for comphcity in that movement. The government does not eisim that the company's property was outlawed or liable to seizure for the proceeding, but damages are de- rranded tor the financial injuries suf- fered.
 In the pleading Of the Caracas at- torney, he states, quoting Venezuelan laws:
 The Jaw of June 13, 1865, establish es in Article 16 that public order. ais turbed by political offenses, being re- stored, all criminal proceedings shali akate, and all persons prosecuted on whom judgment has been passed or not. shall be free from punishment
 The Code of 1897 resolved that in such cases on revolutionary offenses, all proceedings should aSate, and pris oners be restored to liberty, public or der once re-established. according to the terms of the aforementioned Con stitution, a provision which can be found in the same words, in the Penal Code now in fierce in the Republic.
 The foregoing quotations, clearly and plainly prove that it is social and political interests which have led our legislators to oYeTTGIe. in what re- fers to that kind of public offenses, the general rules of common law iu criminal matters.
 What the state wanted OL alLGL- ing in connection with this. the sem erai rules of common law. va L. ap- pease the minds, to give example, os indulgence and maguanimity, to make hatred be forgotten, to sWeeten un- grateful recOlectiOnS. and tr try Jc make that peace, ob -liaEa by he end of the struggle, to hea0--0 regce Of mind, spiritual peace, ia GLe word, moral and social peace.
 When the international trouble was on in December. 13u2. President Ci' priano Castro advised the country by the following proclamation:
 And since this. the Fatherjand. can only be great and powerful in an at n.osphere of fraternity amongst the natives, and circumstances necessi- tate the efforts of every one of them, both in the name of those my feelings and Of its needs, lay the doors of all the prisons of the Republic open 10 those who for political reasons are ar rested. also hereby open the doors of the country to all YeneZuelans who for the same aforementioned reasons are abroad, and return all revolution. ists to the enjoyment of their proper ty which has been sequestraIed by req sons of public order
 Such provision means nothing less than pardon. desistance. an am nesty in fact, which the State grants by law to all persons convicted of a political Offense, yielding to circum- stances of public order and general convenience"