Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-26
FEEL MUCH AGGR|EvED
Venezuela Voices Plant
Against the Netherlands.
TENOR OF SECOND NOTE
Foreign Minister Paul Recites One
Side Of Affair.
DEPLORES PRESENT TROUBLE
Says That His Government Has
Reasons to Feel an Apology
Is Forthcoming.
DEPLORES PRESENT TROUBLE

Is Forthcoming.
THE HAGUE. August 26.-The Neither
! lands government has received an unof-
| fetal copy of the second note sent to it
| by Jose de Jesus Paul, the foreign min
| lister of Venezuela, in connection with
the difficulty which has arisen in the
West Indies between the two states. The
original of this communication has not
yet come to hand.
The cabinet met yesterday and consider
ed this note at length. The general tenor
of it does not give the Netherlands gov
eminent much encouragement to perse-
we're in its attempts to reach a peaceful
settlement with Venezuela.
NJ. de Reus, the former minister of the
Netherlands to Venezuela. arrived here
last evening from the West Indies.
He reported at once to the foreign Of
flee concerning the difficulty between his
government and President Castro
Dutch Minister Incompetent.
The Venezuelan note. after making ref
erence to the communication of July 20
relative to the handing of his passports to
Minister de Reus because he was con-
sidered incompetent to serve as a medium
for maintaining the existing friendly r8
lations between the two countries. says
that the action of Venezuela, which is en-
tirely personal against NJ. de Reus. did
not contemplate a loo ening of the ties of
friendship between the Netherlands ana
Venezuela which friendship Venezuela
desired cordially to maintain.
The government of Venezuela was con-
hot fI,a OF nd learned
of the proceedings of NJ de Reus Il would
give voluntary satisfaction to Venezuela;
Venezuela did not believe that the offenses
of the minister would be approved by the
Netherlands.
Continuing, Senior Paul says that since
this time. however, other incidents have
occurred which impart a sraver slgnln-
canoe to the action of NJ. De Reus. These
incidents, the Venezuelan foreign minister
says. he considers 1t necessary to bring to
the cognizance of the Netherlands foreign
office, in order that the good relations be-
tween the two countries. based upon
mutual good will and esteem, may con-
tinue.
Cruiser Ignored the Fort.
The note then recites the arrival of the
Netherlands cruiser Gelderland at Porto
Cabello and La Guaira, without firing the
usual salute either upon arriving or when
she sailed with NJ. De Reus. and the re-
fusal of the cruisers commander to allow
the port commander to come on board.
Nevertheless. the government did not him
der the embarkation of NJ. De Reus July
26. Neither the arrival of the Gelderland
nor the object of her coming was an
nounced to the Venezuelan authorities, as
should have been done, and the port COM
mandant would have been justified in for
bidding all communication with the shore
and the embarkation of NJ. De Reus. De-
rl10r tIofy
WILL the authorities abstained from any
interference, and even facilitated NJ. De
Reus in getting on board the ship. thus
recognizing up to the last moment the
diplomatic rights of NJ. De Reus.
The note complains that even the Dutch
consuls at Porto Cabello and La Guaira,
who went alongside the Galderland, were
greeted each by salute of seven guns,
and omitted to salute Venezuelan ports
duly and properly fortified.
The Attack at Curacao.
Senior Paul refers at length to the
shameful attack" upon the residence of
Senior Lopez, the Venezuelan consul at
Curacao by the populace. who were egged
on by a faction that for some time past
has been permitted by the Curacao au-
thorities to wage a hostile propaganda
against Venezuela and against its gov
ernment.'
The minister recalled how the lives Of
the consul and the members OF his fam
lily were endangered. The local authori-
ties were pOwerless to protect the repre-
sentative of a friendly nation, and after
being stoned in the streets of Willemstad
Senior Lopez finally was saved by men
from an American vessel in the harbor
The note complains that although the
Wlllemstad police and troops prevented
the murder of the consul no energetic
steps were taken to assure the future
CO. rift .F l. nfI -,, H.
decided to place the consulate in charge
of his German colleague and embark for
Venezuela on an American vessel. Even
after this the hostile demonstrations con-
tinued.
The foreign minister brings his letter
to conclusion by declaring that the
gravity of the incidents cited will show
the government of the Netherlands the
attitude of the colony of Curacao toward
the government of Venezuela and exnlain
how the hitherto cordial relations he
tween the two countries have been af
fected thereby.
Satisfaction Due.
I'm consequence of NJ De Pens. not
against the government of this republic
the neglect of the cruiser Gelderland to
salute the Venezuelan flag and the attack
upon the Venezuelan consul at Curacao
and the members Of his family, and the
uCScCldiloIl Ol the eScutcheOn over the
consulate at Curacao Senior Paul de-
clares, "the Venezuelan government finds
itself obliged to declare to the govern
ment or your excellency that so long as
the satisfaction due and the PREPARATION
for the offenses and grievances referred
to in this note have not been given, it
cannot maintain friendly relations be-
tween the two countries
Il take advantage of this occasion to
convey to your excellency new assurances
of my highest and most particular consid
Grafton.
tSigned) j. DE j. PAUL"
De Reus Confers With Van Swim
deren.
NJ. De Reus. the minister of the Meth
erlands to Venezuela, who was expelled
from that republic last month by Presi-
dent Castro. had a long conference this
morning regarding Venezuelan affairs
with NJ. Van Swinderen minister of for