Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
FRANCE WILL ACT
Satisfaction will Be Demanded from Ven
szusls for Expulsion Of Tsigny.
NAVAL DEMONSTRATION PROBABLE
Diplomat Says Natisn is Driven to
Ex:rsmi.ies by Insult.
vtNtzUtL, CHARGE is ORDERED TO LEAVE
BE Will Be Escorted to Frontier by Com
missary OF Police.
NAVAL DEMONSTRATION pRosAH
'tNtzutL, CHARGED is ORDERED TO LEAVE
NEW cHARG; MADE AGAINST FRANCE
Caracas Paper says French Govern.
went OfEiciniIy Assisted the Mstos
Rebellion and Attempted to
Bankrupt venezuela.

AniS, Jan. s.-offcial confirmation of
Nenezuela's unceremonIous treatment OF
NJ. Taigny, the retiring French charge
d'affaires at Caracas has reached the For
cgn office. The government Immediately
decided to adopt the most energetic meas
ures to obtain satisfaction. Though the
officials will not make any "a. It statement
on the subject, II is understood that naval
demonstration is under preparation, the
division Of the French warships recently
assembled In the vicinity of Venezuelan
waters being utilized for that purpose A
diplomat confirmed this view of the situa-
ton, saying that President Castro's action,
though not an absolute forcible expulsion
Of the French representative, amounted to
act OF hostility, since after NJ. Taigny
had left the shore in perfectly good faith
In order to obtain dispatches from the
French steamer Martinique, the Venezuelan
authorities without warning offered armed
opposition to his relanding Such an act
should not remain unchastised, and France,
the diplomat added. viii have the support
of the whole world in demanding and OBJ
tanning proper satisfaction, even should
armed Intervention provo necessary
France. II was further pointed out, has
driven 10 oxtremities
Managers Expelled.
The French Cable companys officials say
that they received confirmation this morn
ing of the reports that the managers of the
company at Caracas and La Guayra have
also been expelled from Venezuela The
company has about ten other managers in
charge OF different offces in Venezuela and
l.>a hat l1aV 70
been expelled. The officials of the company
have brought the matter before the govern
ment which has not yet announced what
steps have been taken in the matter but 1t
is believed the United States will be asked
TO extend its representation to these man
agers.
In the meanwhile M. Maubourguet. the
Venezuelan charge daffaires here, has re-
ccIved an intimation to leave French terri
tory. thus placing him personally IN an
8<skward position owing to his private COM
c}piAl relations with.s France and u sis
tlao befieved that he retains his Franch
sitizenship, which would make him liable
10 military service under the conscription
law
$40 D. MN. Maubourguet the charge
d'affaires of Venezuela, here this afternoon
received the announcement of his expul-
sion from French territory. The notifica-
ton was conveyed to him by M. Couvt
the chief secretary of Premier Rouvier
and special commissary of police, M
Iennion, The charge daffaires showed
considerable emotion, hut accepted the gov
crnments decision. He will leave Paris
from the Northern railroad station at II
o'clock tonight for Leige, Belgium. ac-
companied by the special commissary OF
police, who is responsible for his security
TO the frontier.
Cabinet VIII Consider.
The action of the French government
with reference to Venezuela has not ye
beon finally decided NJ. Rouvier is call
ing the cabinet council together to con
sider the steps to be taken. In ministerial
circles It is believed that the incident Of
NJ. Taignys expulsion loses some of it,
character of gravity. as official notification
was given to President Castro few days
before by the American minister. Mr.. Rus
sell. that diplomatic relations between
France and Venezuela had ceased to exist
Therefore. NJ. Taigny was not expelled a.
the representative OF France, but as
simple French citizen. Meanwhile a tele
gram from Lorient, the French war por
In Brittany, announces that the cruiser,
Jean Bart and Chasseloup- -Iaubat are pre-
pairing to Join the French division cruising
in the vicinity of Venezuelan waters.
New Charge Against France.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Wednesday. Jan
i7.-(Via Port of Spain. Island Of Trinidad
Jan. 1s)-The Constitutional, in publishing
the correspondence preceding the diplo
matte rupture between Venezuela an,
France. claims to prove the completely o
France in the Matos rebellion. The pape
says:
We do not accuse the cable company
whose responsibilities We consider TO b.
ment OF dlsloyalty to Venezuela, because
while our representatives and minister
were sincerely and honopably seeking lega
solutions of The difficultes in the light o
international reciprocity. France cooper
ated with Matos. the leader of the revo!u
blood and privately ordered the mana ger
of the cable company 10 transmit infOrnla
lion 10 the reNolutionists' assisted in bank
abroad and endangered the Integrity of tn
national territory,
A memorandum OF the conference be
tween the American minister, MIR. Russell
and Foreign Secretary Ybarra, on the sub
jeet Of the governments failure TO invit
N. Taigny, the French charge d'affaires
TO the official New Years dinner sets fort
that Ministe. Russell said:
Secretary Root has cabied me expressin
that ne is deeply Interested In the questlo
and adds that grave consequences Wi
surely follow If the situation is not change
A decree eNnelling from Venezuela Mn
JaecouN and BourgeL respectively IN
managers Of the French cable stations a
Caracas and l.aGu1yTl. for dlsregardin
the laws cf the republic, was publishe
yesterday.
IOWA BOY is IN THE Toll