The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-23

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WASHINGTON s -. 81 March r.
The futile negoHatIons 4 earscas be.
tween Minister Rpsseil aud Clyde
Brown. representing ties iyorIs
and Bermudss tksphalt Cos WITH the
Venezuelan Component shows that
President Castro iss assumed nearly
All Tie imporlant otices ios the govern.
mont So III asstis asphalt ccntro.
setsy Is concsraed he has from I, the
hrst made 4 pefsonal matter For
elgn Minister gbafra was nonInalIy
ia charge Il ne recent negotiations.
bue2ayefy que was referred e. e
Castro for decIsica.
Ia this polies he fellows the prece;
dast 5lished II dealing II AL
contIovet before the yenesas Ian
courts "a which eShas 4 personal In
teFes rms has lgreatls complicated
The problem of the ngton gov
eminent aor nearly ail. foreign claim
ants inst resident castro's reputo;;
Id complain that they cannot set 3
srusre deat before Judges who are
itkely 70 BE- dismissed Or Imprisoned
Il they dono aet IN accordance with
s.se Ptesldent sYlshes.
= Germany some time ago refused to
submit her citizens claims u vene-
znlelar judges on5the ground that they
were entirely dependent on the gov
emmenl and have frequently been dis.
missed ~ the President" France.
Great Britain and other powers have
taken the same stand.
judges Rut, In JAIL.
New evidence d the state Of things
complained Of includes an instance
where four judges Of the Superior
Court were put IN jail because they
Ind taken action favorable to q mum.
her Of newspaper editors; Imprisoned
for ntterances offensive to Castro.
Lately Two conrtssd dismissed a charge
d murder against man accused of
shooting d brother Of Castro's secre.
tay. The President promptly ills,
y 4.y + :.
missed he judges Of the Superior
Court and the Supreme Court reyers.
ing itself ordered the new Superior
irdges to hear tie case again.
Evidence Is also offered that dur
ing the asphalt litigation no less than
three counts have been made over by
castso,s orders. After .reorganizeI
tlons me new Court Of Cessation had,
no dimcnlty IN ordering the seizure,
without notice Of the asphalt com.
panys property and then solemnly
aanetioning is own Illegal proceed
ings Is j separate Judgment.
FIRST the asphalt lake was seized
onthe ground that the concessIonarles
had not dsedged Ftyers, Is required by.
tie oFtginalR grant made in 1888. No
prooi 81 dis vas offered, but a receiy.
d us appointed, who Immediately
pscceeded 10 mine and sell the as.
phaie Protests against these acts on
tie Round that there was no warrant
ION thsrs Under yenezuela's own laws
Wese ignored ;by tie courts. which also
REUSED 10 cognize the land and min
Ing dee dssfcr the same property, which
had been acquired by purchase from
tiefgcgeFn ID
Two IN the asphalt company's at:
Ssotnays have been arrested at criti.
III moments In the proceedings and
throw into tpsigop. Castro hapys. also V
dismissed the eompany's present ct.
sorns from the roEessenship q inter.
NATIONAL law. ~ the University ot S .
scas ana conferred the position upon
81 parejo, the agent Of the govern
nent It's suit against the asphalt
company Men who have gone to
ysne siela to gather evidence for the
cotnpan have been warned away by
government agents with threats that
persi tence would mean, death. Since
ottobsr 1909. tie company has not
been allowed 70 communicate BY cable
Win q counsel and other representa-
lives "a yenezusla