The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-22
FRANCE IS GIVEN FREE
 HAND BY UNITED STATES
TO FOLLOW HER OWN PROGRAM IN VENEZUELAN PROF.
 LEM.

Washington Convinced of the Sincerity
 of the Assurances Received from
 Paris Regarding Loyalty to Munroe
 Doctrine and All 1t Involves
 French Government Observing Strict
 First MOve--Whereabouts of Her
 Warships a Mystery.
 Washington, Jan. 21.-Convinced of the sincerity of the assurances received from France regarding her loyalty to the Monroe doctrine and all that it in wolves, the Washington government has given the Paris government free hand in the execution of it's programme for the solution of the Venezuelan problem. The. conferences on this phase of the question occurred some time ago, and MT. Jusserand, the French ambas- sador, has final assurance that the ef- forts of France to obtain diplomatic treatment for her charge d'affaires at Caracas will not be interpreted at Washington as in any way violative of the Monroe doctrine.
 The first move in the execution of the French programme may be expected at any time, but on this point the French government is observing the strictest secrecy, the orders to the squadron go- l ing direct from Paris and not through the embassy here. M. Taigny, the re- tiring French charge. who, it is believ- l ed, is now at Curacao, will come to this country on his way home, and on his arrival at New York he will find an i1l- vitation from the French ambassador at Washington to spend several days here in conference ill order that MT. Jusserand, on whom the burden of an important phase of the Venezuelan ne- gotiations naturally falls. may have the benefit of the facts about the situation. It is not unlikely that M. Taigny will also see Secretary Root. When he was last here on his way to Caracas he was the guest of honor at a large dinner given here by his ambassador, at which the entire Venezuelan legation staff was present to meet him.
 The whereabouts of the French ships remains 8 mystery so far as the off, cials of the state department and French embassy are concerned, 1t is stated. It is assumed, however, that they are daily in touch with the min- istry of marine at Paris and are await ing an opportune moment to take such action as their instructions may pro- l vide for.
 At last accounts M. Taigny had not been able to decipher three long cable 1 grams, received on board the Marti- nique, which contained important in- struetions from the foreign office, one of which directed him to await the ar rival of a French man-of-war, then or its way to La Guiara, to take hin away. M. Taigny went on board the French steamship to obtain these in. structions, intending to return with them to Caracas and decipher them ir the legation, where the cipher code k kept under close guard. He was not allowed to land, however, and 1t will bt impossible for him to become acquaint. ed with the nature of the instructions } until his arrival in Washington, where he will have access to the embassy code The state department at late houl had received no advices from Minister Russell at Caracas.
 Great interest is felt in diplomati, circles here about the exact nature of z | sentence found objectionable in the not , of President Castro to M. Taigny. Thii sentence, in substance, referred to tht presentation by M. Taigny of a note t the Venezuelan government and an nounced the complete severance of al relations until adequate explanation ] was made of conduct, which was, il effect, described by President Castro as not customary among well-manneret nations.
 FRANCE TO GO SLOW.