The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
CASTRO'S REPLY
\ RATHER HOSTILE
NETHERLANDS CABINET SEES
LESS CHANCE OF PEACE.
SATISFACTION is ASKED
Forsign Minister Paul Of Venezuela
Recites at Length His country's
Grievances Against the
~ Dutch.

The Hague. Aug. 26.-The Neither
lands government Tuesday received
an unofficial copy of the second note
sent to 1t by Jose de Jesus Paul, for.
eign minister of Venezuela, in connec-
tion with the difficulty which has
arisen. The original of this communi-
cation has not come to hand.
The cabinet met and considered this
note at length. The general tenor of
1t does not give the Netherlands much
encouragement to persevere in It's at
tempts to reach a peaceful settlement
with Venezuela.
Castro Desires Peace.
The Venezuelan note, after making
reference to the communication of
July 20 relative to the handing of his
passports to Minister de Reus, because
he was considered incompetent to
serve as a medium for maintaining
the existing friendly relations re-
tween the two countries, says that the
action of Venezuela, which is entirely
personal against NJ. de Reus, did not
contemplate a loosening of the ties of
friendship between the Netherlands
and Venezuela, which friendship Vene-
zuela desired cordially to maintain
The government of Venezuela was
convinced that when the Netherlands
learned of the proceedings of NJ. de
Reus 1t would give voluntary satisfac-
tion TO Venezuela; Venezuela did not
believe that the offenses of the min
lister would be approved by the
Netherlands.
Continuing, Senior Paul says that
since this time. however, other Incl
dents have occurred which impart a
graver significance to the actions of
M, de Reus. Those incidents, the
Venezuelan foreign minister says, he
considers it necessary to bring to the
cognizance of the Netherlands for.
eign Office In order that the good rela-
tions between the two countries,
based upon znatasf good ssviil~and sess
TEEN, may continue.
Incident of the Gelderland.
The note then recites the arrival of
the Netherlands cruiser Gelderland
at Porto Cabello and La Guaira with
out firing the usual salute either upon
arrival or when she sailed with M. de
Reus, and the refusal of the cruisers
commander to allow the port COM
mandant to come on board. Never
theless, the government did not hinder
the embarkation of M. de Reus on
July 26 Neither the arrival of the
Gelderland nor the object of her COM
ing was announced to the Venezuelan
authorities as should have been done.
Senior Paul then refers at length to
the shameful attack" upon the resi-
dence of Senor Lopez, the Venezuelan
consul at Curacao.
Venezuela Awaits Satisfaction.
In consequence of NJ. de Reus' Of
Tense against the government of this
republic, the neglect of the cruiser
Gelderland to salute the Venezuelan
flag, and the attack upon the Vene-
zuelan consul at Curacao and the
members of his family, and the desc
Grafton of the escutcheon over the
consulate at Curacao Senaor Paul
concludes, "the Venezuelan govern
ment finds itself Obliged to declare to
the government of your excellency
that so long as the satisfaction due
and the reparation for the offenses
and grievances referred to in this
note have not been given, 1t cannot
maintain friendly relations between
the two countries"