The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-10
RUPTURE WITH
VENEZUELA IS
NOW COMPLETE
Senior VeIoz, Charge d'Affaires,
Withdrawn by the Cas-
tro Government.
FOLLOWS THE LEAD
OF UNITED STATES
NOTHING LIKELY TO COME OF
MATTER OWING TO ATTl-
tube OF AMERICANS.

Washington, July 9.-The diplomatic
relations between America and Vene-
zuela that have existed Uninterrupted
ly for more than half a century, though
in recent years severely strained, were
today completely severed. AT half past
3 O'Clock this afternoon Senior Veloz-
GoitlcOa. the Venezuelan charge
d affaires, called at the state depart
ment by appointment TO present to
Acting Secretary Bacon notice from his
that he was TO quit his
post here. closing up the Venezuelan
legation in. Washington and repair
forthwith to Venezuela.
The charge executed his commission
punctiliously. In few minutes talk
he explained to the acting secretary
that the action of the state department
in Withdrawing Jacob Sleeper. the
American charge, from Caracas and in
closing up its legation there made II
necessary for his government TO take
similar action in the case of its lega-
ton in washington. Therefore, he was
leaving the capital at the earliest mo-
ment that he could arrange his domes-
tic affairs 70 do so, which will be to-
morrow. and Will proceed directly To
New York, sthere to take passage for
Venezuela on Saturday. The minister
leaves behind him in Washington his
family and household effects. but these
will probably follow him to Venezuela
in the near future.
Little Made Public.
Just what took place between Acting
Secretary Bacon and the charge can
not be learned beyond the fact that the
latter presented his letters of recall. He
made no demand for his passports. nor
could he do SO consistently in view of
the fact that Foreign Minister Paul
had declined to issue such passports
to the American charge when he with
drew from Caracas. on the ground that
there was no necessity ror passports,
the country being in profound peace.
and his person not being threatened in
any way Senior Veloz did communicate
With Mr. Bacon the fact that the files
and papers of the Venezuelan legation
would be placed in the custody of
Senior Jocoba Pimental. the Venezuelan
consul general in New York. This
statement is regarded as an indication
that the Venezuelan government Will
follow the precedent esta blished by the
United States in refraining from inter-
fering with trade by closing the con-
sulates, Notwithstanding the breach in
diplomatic relations. No arrangement
has been made for the transaction OF
any diplomatic business with Nene-
zueIa might find il absolutely necessary
to transact. through some unforeseen
| contingency
Vefoz a Good Fellow.
| Taking leave of Acting Secretary
| Bacon and respecting the Suggestion
that he communicate in writing to Sec
rotary Root the direction OF his gov
eminent in this matter. Senior Neloi
paid hasty calls upon Assistant Score
| tary Adee and Huntington Wilson and
other officials of the state department
whom he has long and intimately
| known. OF course. officially there wa:
nothing for these gentlemen 10 say be
yond mere formalities when acquainted
| with the fact that the Venezuelan
| charge had been withdrawn. But per
sonally they did not hesitate TO ex
press their sincere regret. Tor Senol
Veloz had come TO be very highly re
| earded in diplomatic circles. Indeed, J
| may be stated positively and from &C
tual knowledge of what he mas done II
the years which he has passed II
| washington as representative o
Venezuela that his personality ha
gone far toward deferring the rupture
which came today.
Sneaking about the matter. Mr. Ba
con said the personality OF MIR. Nelo
had nothing to do with the severance
of diplomatic relations between the tw'
countries He was very sorry TO Sc
Mr.. Veloz go, as their relations MAJ
been very friendly.
Mr. yeloz submitted no written mem
orandum on the subject, but made hi
communication with the department
verbally.
No Danger of War.
Now as to the future. IL is pointe
: ont nv officials who followed closely IN
deyelopments in the Venezuela situa
tion matter there Is not the slisntes
danger of war in the immediate future
or. indeed, at all. Rather VIII the SIT
nation resemble that following the rup
tire of diplomatic relations betwee
, France and Venezuela. for instance
where legations were closed on bot
sides and all official relations termi
/ mated while trade between the tw
: countries continued and Frenchme
CAME TO Venezuela and rich Nenezue
: lans made their annual pilgrimases I
: paris as II nothing had occurred.
2 The history of these episodes IN IN
e case of Venezuela is very much ailk'
: The feeling of resentment bred by tn
r,nture gradually becomes less acute
and at the proper moment friendl
third party steps in and brings aoou
v restoration of amicable relations. 1t
: even possible in our own case that tn
nrocess may be more rapid than usua
for two reasons. In the first place
there must be some limit TO the nun
Der OF powers from which Venezuel
can saftly separate herself, and VIII
the termination of her relations VII
= America. today she has added Yer
? no,ent force to the opposition. In tn
] second place. there is some ground fd
the belief that President Castro ha
been acting i'm a half light; that 70
some reason he has not been in posses
sion of all the facts in the case OF IN
controversy with the United States o.
II he has, then he has been compietei
misled as to the motives wnich nav
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