Arizona republican., 1906-01-20
SHIPS SHADOW
 CASTROSCOAST
The French Soon to Begin
 a Demonstration
The Venezuelan President to be Civ en Lesson in Good AaLn:r5 To- ward Guests.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Three French warships are now off the Venezuelan coast preparing to deliver the answer Of France to President Castro's treat ment of M. Taigny. the French repre- sentative at Caracas. by a naval de monstration in Venezuelan waters.
 Two additional warships will join them
 as soon as they can make the trip
 across the Atlantic
 Until the demonstration has been
 initiated the French government win
 share with the president and Secretary
 Root the knowledge of the exact form
 which this expression of her displea-
 sure at President Castro's action wiI
 take. Meantime the delIcacy or tf. situation at Caracas is greatly Iucrcas-
 ed by news which has recently reached
 here from the Venezuelan capitol r,e- garcing the attitude of President Cas-
 tro now appears to be assuming to-
 ward MT Russell, the American mia ister- Unless this attitude is radI-
 caly modified it may be necessary to dispatch an American warship even nearer the Venezuelan coast than ha-. already been planned.
 President Castro. it is said. will oe given to understand that any treat
 ment of an American representatIN- such as that accorded M- Taieny VIII not be tolerated by the Washington government
 The only cause which can De aSsIs-a- ed here for President Castro's cooiness
 toward MT Russell is that the rorner ! insists upon regarding as personal
 rather than official the efforts which Mr- Russel. acting under instructions | from Washington has made to assist i 9 peaceful settlement of the Franco Venezuelan troubles The request or the French government that its inter ests In Nenezuela be looked after hv ' MT Russell was immediately granted for the reason that such a request Is 1 invariably granted by a friendly power | however, difficult the task
 France has adopted simple pro | gram for her treatment Of the Eene-
 zuelan situation It provides for an
 immediate and comprehensive apology ! by President Castro for his treatment fof M. Tafgny. which treatment tIs Paris officials regard as insulting and 'Intolerable-" Uni this apology | is made discussion of the claims and | other grievances which France has | against Venezuela will be wIthheld The French government regards the I action of President Castro's agents in
 La tiuaira in refusing to permit NJ. Taigny to return ashore after he had i boarded French liner as an act of
 war France demands that her repre- l sentative shall receive the same treat ment at Caracas as is given the Ven ezuelan representative at Paris i It now appears that three important | dispatches containing instructions for | M Taigny never reached him. and the | supposition is that they were Inter l cepted by the Venezuelan government | 1hls Is regarded as a very serious 1 phase of the situation. and win be | thoroughly investigated by MT Rus
 sell Care also will be taken to insure ! the delivery without Interrogation of an | dispatches to MT Russell One dis patch sent to MT Russell last Sunday | had not been delivered to him rp ia, | the time the last dispatch was sent b,- | him to the state department. This is ! being inquired into by the de1artmens | The latest information received from | MT Russell came in a dispatch s@nr | yesterday and the facts it containsl l were communicated tO the French am
 DaSsadOr this afternoon Whether the. 1 French squadOn will content itself f,r | the present with a peaceful blockati.. | or will go to the extent of sefzins a ! custom house is not known Should the | latter step be taken. it is probable tlat
 a neutral power would be asked 10 re-
 ceive all customs dues collected. that
 the powers having claims against
 Venezuela, which are now undereoine.
 settlement, may not be made anxious ! by the French demonstration.
 It can be announced that a French | demonstration in VenezuIan waters
 under the circumstances will be view
 ed here with complacence.
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