Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-29
POWERS ARE RELUCTANT
BRITISH ATTITUDE IN HOLr
LAND-VENEZUEL DISPUTE.
Position the Same as the United
States-Can Support Netherlands
Without Perturbation.

LONDON, August CIT would not be
safe to say that Great Britain will not
take some action to assist Holland in her
present dispute with President Castro Of
Venezuela. Is there Is as yet no telling
what turn this matter may take were
the carefully weighed words of an oni-
cial Of the foreign Office when questioned
this morning with regard to the dispatch
from Rome setting forth that the powers
of Europe were in communication with
each other on this subject. and that there
had been some informal references to
Venezuela between the British and Ameri-
can diplomatic representatives. No de-
cision. however. the Rome dispatch said.
had yet been reached as to what action.
IL any. would be taken.
Great Britain is in much the same
position as the United States. the foreign
Official went on to say. She has many
grievances against President Castro. but
she is reluctant to take action now that
q smaller power is likely to bring him to
account. Great Britain feels she can
support Holland without being accused Of
bullying a little state. which probably
would be the case II she acted individu-
ally.
Dutch Battleship at Willemstad.
WILLEMSTAD. Curacao. August %
The Dutch battleship Jacob Van Heems-
kerk. which sailed from Holland August
IL, has arrived at this port.
Has No Intention Of Apologizing.
THE HAGUE, August 29.-The Neither
lands government apparently is quite sat
isfied with the explanations made by NJ.
De Reus, its former minister to the re-
public Of Venezuela. relative to the letter
criticising President Castro and his gov
ernment. which is alleged to have been
the reason for the minister's expulsion
from Venezuela. Furthermore. the Meth
erlands has no intention of disavoWing
NJ De Reus or apologizing for his action.
PARIS, August 29.-The Netherlands
government has asked France. through
the French minister at The Hague,
whether it would be possible for France
difficulty with Venezuela. France re-
sponded that she would consider the
question. and she now has the matter un-
der advisement.
CARACAS. Venezuela. Saturday. Au-
gust ~, via Willemstad. Curacao. Au-
gust 29.-President Castro, who is at
present at BarQuistimeto, IL expected to
be absent from the capital for month.
The fact that he has left nobody at the
head OF the government here is taken as
an indication OF his confidence that Hol-
land has no grounds for action against
him.
The fact that the British minister to
Venezuela declined to accompany the
president to the provinces has attracted
considerable local attention and aroused
comment
The report from London indicating the
possibility Of Great Britain taking some
action to assist Holland in her dispute
with President Castro and that there had
been informal references to Venezuela be-
tween the British and American diplo-
matte representatives on that subject.
called forth the statement by officials Of
the State Department today that the
United States Is simply watching and
waiting developments in the Venezuelan
affair.
The United States, 1t is said, will await
action by Holland and will be guided by
events as they are developed. ~ was
stated that there have been no formal
or informal conferences between the dip
lomatic representatives Of Great Britain
and the United States In reference to the
action OF Holland toward Venezuela.