The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-16
ATTITUDE
 OF CASTRO Sharp Correspondence is
 Published.
LETTERS OF SECRETARY HAY
Venezuela Was Given Warning in
 No Uncertain Terms.
Unfted states went on Record as Fa- vorlns Arblfration But Late Di- pIomat susgested Some
 More Severe Things.

Washington. July 15.--In view of the determination of the State De- partment to renew its demand upon the Venezuelan government for the settlement of claims again Venezuela. 1t is a matter of interest to note the precise state of those troublesome is- sues when negotiations were suspend ed in March. 1905.
 For the first time the Red Book dis closes in terms the uitimatum laid
 down by the late Secretary of State
 John Hay in an instruction to Mir.
 Bowden, dated March 10 of that year.
 The attitude of the Venezuelan gov
 ernment toward the government of
 the United States and toward the ir-
 terests of It's citixens who have suf-
 fered so grave and frequent wrongs arbitrarily committed by the govern ment of Venezuela. require that justice should now be fully done once for all. If the government of Venezuela final
 ly declines to consent to an impartial arbitration, insuring the rendition of complete justice to these injured par
 ties. the government of the United
 States may be regretfully compelled
 to take such measures as 1t may find necessary to affect complete redress
 without resort to arbitration.
 The government of the United States stands committed to the principle of Impartial arbitration which can do in- justice to nobody and if It's moderate request is peremptorily refused 1t will
 be at liberty to coneider. if 1t Is come
 peiled to resort to more vigorous meas- ures. whether those measures shall include complete indemnification, not
 only for the citizens aggrieved, but for any expenses of tho government of the
 United States which may attend their execution.s
 n. A
 March 2s, amounted to a rejection of the ultimatum, for 1t denied that Ven- ezuela had any questions pending with | the United States and propounded the following interrogation:
 | Before giving further consideration | to Mir. Hays note the Venezuelan gov- srnment states that 1t must know methods and nobility Of the Venezue-
 lans.s MT. Bowen adds that the answer is | unyielding and required no further ul- l tinaatum.
 Perhaps this explanation for the rath- CT defiant attitude which the Venezue- Ian government occupies to this day so far as the official correspondence shows. is to be found In a paraphrase | of d telegram from Minister Bowen te | the Secretary of State reporting thai l senor Jesus Paul, President Castrof I private representative, who was then | in Washington actively cultivanns
 public sentiment in this country, ad. verse to the asphalt claims. had eablec
 directly to President Castro that tn, tn. United States government would no'
 would give him conciliatory instruc' | tions. iooting to peace negotiations is the
 fixing of the time and place for
 meeting of conferees and that while 4 these matters are being determined ' inc American diplomatic representa-, 1 tives in Guatemala and Salvador Will be the mediums through which com Iaunications will be exchanged. This procedure may consume some time l Washington officials are now hopeful | of n peaceful adjustment of the differ | ences which have brought the Central | American governments to clash oi I, arms.
 announced late tonight that he had no l news to communicate to the press.