The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-09
TA|CNY FLEES IN
SUMMER CLOTHES
FRENCH CHARGE D. AFFAIRS AT
CARACAS ARRIVES IN NEW
YORK BAGGAGELEss.
DESPERATE FOR MONEY
Is Bully castro--Details of Compi.
Gated Situation VIII Be consid.
cred With Ambassador
Jusserand.


New York, Feb. S.-M. Oliver
| Taigny, the French charge daffaires in
Caracas, who was virtually expelled
| from Venezuela when President Gas
| treelearned that France had decided 10
sever diplomatic relations, arrived to-
day on the steamship Zulia from Gu
racoa, on his way 10 Washington,
where he is TO confer with NJ, Jusser
and, the French ambassador, on the de-
tails of the complicated situation.
"The first sign of the trouble be,
tween France and Venezuela said NJ.
Taigny, appeared nearly seven
months ago, when the Venezuelan gov.
eminent suddenly increaced the taxes
on the French Gable Company $35
GOO. | protested against this action.
but TO no purpose. President Castro
seized the cable on September is last.
on the preteXt that the cable company
was aiding the insurgents. This was
a frivolous excuse, s.nce France neith-
er through the company nor in any
way had ever assisted the revolution
lists.
"All through the fall and early win
/ ter the relations between the two
countries were in state of high ten
sion. Every conceivable alfront was
cast Oh me, not for personal reasons
but because | happened to represent
the French government.
Crisis Is Finally Reached.
"The crisis was finally reached Jan
nary 10, when diplomatic relations
were severed by France. On the fol-
lowing day Castro ordered the cable
cut so that 1t was impossible for me
10 receive instructions through the
customary channels.
Realizing that it was of the great
est Importance that should hear from
my government, went to La Guayra
where learned that the Martinique, a
French steamship, was due to arrive
within the harbor on January14 and
put out In small boat to board her.
I bclAesaa that she might be the bearer
OF important communications for me
and in this was not mistaken.
when attempted TO return TO
shore from the vessel the police re.
fused to let me land They told me
that | had violated the laws Of the
country in boarding the boat without a
sanitary pass and that, having been on
French soil, II was the will of Castro
that should remain there.
Police Remain Obdurate.
Il protested against the arbitrary
act of the police. told them | had
received no passport and that it was
the duty of Castro, in view of the scy.
ering of diplomatic relations, TO fur
nish me with one before left the
country. The police remained obdur-
ate.
They finally told me that If l tried
TO land they would be obliged TO arrest
NJ. Hellmund. Hollander, who was the
manager of the steamship line in that
port. As NJ. Hellmund was in nowise
TO blame. and as ! had no desire 10
involve him in persecution. | waived
my rights and went back TO the Mar.
Unique
More Trouble at Curacao.
The Martinique weighed anchor |
late on Sunday evening and reached !
Curacao on January H. Here more /
trouble awaited me. Having no pass
port or papers, the authorities in Gu |
racoa declined TO let me go ashore |
| was compelled TO remain aboard the |
until January 29. when |
boarded the Zulia and sailed for this |
port.
Il have left my papers in charge OF /
the United States Minister. Mr.. Rus /
ell. II WI not be long before Mr. |
Russell will have to give his papers |
10 the British Minister, and he. in turn, |
will soon have TO hand over all bis |
business TO the German Minister Cas-
tro needs money. He must have it |
either from politics, the industries |
1r something. II does not seem 70
matter what, 20 long as he gets it,.