The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-26
WILL LET CASTRO
MAKE NEXT MOVE
Diplomatic Incident Ended Tn
less Venezuelan President
Causes Complications.
.WARsHlPs ARE NEAR SCENE
United States Prepared to Land
Force if Necessary, but Con-
tingency Is Remote.

WASHINGTON, June 25.--The Amer
lean government is not looking for
any further trouble in Venezuela. and
the recall of Jacob Sleeper, charge
d'affairs, and Lieutenant Ruggles. OF
the legation at Caracas, apparently
ends the diplomatic incident unless
President Castro may add to the COM
plication by some official act.
Almost dozen consular officers and
agents OF the American government
are stationed In the several 'vene-
zuelan cities. and 1t is understood that
there Is no intention on the part OF
the government to remove them. as
they are attending to the interests OF
American citizens. and their absence
would be undesirable. These agents
have no diplomatic functions. But IL
there should be sufficient reason the
State Department would not hesitate
to direct them to surrender their ex-
equaturs and request officers of some
other government to look after the in.
terests OF the United States.
No Serious Trouble.
oHcials here are watching with In.
.erest the developments in Venezuela
out ~ is not believed likely that there
VII pc trouble sufficient to necessi-
tate any armed force for the protec.
ton Of American interests.
Those who are familiar with cond,.
.ions there point to the presence i,
inc nelghboring State OF Colombia of
many members of the REVOLUTIONARY
party AID 1t is reported that soma ~
these are fomentlng a filibustering ex-
pedition on q large scale These
emigres," 1t is said. might enter yene-
zuela in the neighborhood of Maracaiho
Whilo 1t would DO violation OF In
ternational law on the part Of Colon
bia to permit the organization of such
an expedition. the fact that the diplo-
matte relations between the two co,n.
tries have been interrupted for more
than year would doubtless make ca.
lombia less watchful to proven, such
an outcome.
The American government by mere
coincidence has an ample force near
enezuelan waters to take care OF
american interests In the event of any
uprising. In the waters Of the west
indies and the Isthmian Canal zone
there are number of vessels that
could be dispatched promptly to any
possible scene Of trouble
No thought has been given to the
congregating of any force in that
neighborhood. but in the case of neces-
sity little time would be lost In get
ting the ships together. The Navy De-
partment will soon have the battle
ships New Hampshire and Idaho and
the cruisers Prairie and Tacoma in
1sthmian waters. ersl,laving utilized
them In carrying marines and blue
to- ~ "a - =, r
fer to the Pacific, Coast.
The gunboat Paducah is at Guam
tanamo. engaged in target practice,
while the Dubuque is on her way to
New York. The Paducah and the Du-
buque have been on duty In Haitian
waters looking after American inter-
ests. The Des Moines is at Guantan-
amo, Cuba.
Relations Peaceful.
It is not expected that use will be
made OF these vessels. as no Interrupt
ton OF peaceful relations is expected
While such important events are TAX
ing place In the affairs of Venezuela
the Venezuelan charge here. Senior We
s-Loiticoa, remains confident that he
is not to be disturbed. The State De-
partment has no intention Of having
him leave, and If he does so, 1T will
be because of the wishes Of his owr
government. The State Department
does not even admit that there is any
crisis in Venezuelan relations with the
United States, but is not willing to
define those relations except to say
that the members of the American le-
cation have been called to this coun-
try for reasons not stated. There ap-
pears to be no intention to make any
further move, and whatever else Is