Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-15
, "A TAclT UNDERSTANDING
Believed to Exist Between AmerI-
can Government and That
Of Holland.
International Situation Arising Quito
Practically II state OF War
Very Interesting.

Washington. Dec. 1S.--trEs existence
Of what amounts practically to a state
OF war between Holland and Venezuela,
the absence for the first time in many
years in an acute crisis OF this kind
of American warshps from their prop
er sphere of influence; and the profess
sion by the state department officials
of their ignorance of the intentions OF
Holland constitute a most curious and
interesting International situation. The
fact that America has quarrel Sof
her own with Venezuela and has ter
minated diplomatic relations with that
country gives rise to doubt as to the
accuracy of the statement this gov
eminent is not Interested In what IS
going on off the coast Of Venezuela. In
deed there is reason to believe that
while official records may fail to show
the existence OF any formal agreement
between America and the Netherlands,
the government OF the latter country is
proceeding with tho tacit consent of
America, to bring TO an end the chaotic
conditions that have prevailed i'll an irt-
ternational sense in Venezuela for the
past two years So long as the Dutch
ships act strictly within the lines of
the Monroe doctrine as construed in
the annual message to Congress of
President Roosevelt of last year: so
long as no attempt is made to seize
Venezuelan territory for permanent soc-
cupation: so long as the Dutch war
ship captains conflne their activities to
the seizure OF Venezuelan ships, the
blockade OF ports and the attempt to
redress the affront to Hollands honor /.
there probably VIII be no interference
on the part of the United States gov
eminent.
OF course ii Il; inrenceivable that this
government has not already received
some assurances from Holland on this
| point, but 1t is probably the case that
these have not been reduced to- Writing
| but are simply matters of mutual un-
| derstandilig. The experience of the al
! lied powers who operated against Nene-
| 2uela several years ago would seem TO
| have Indicated TO Holland the necessity
| of coming to some understanding WITH
the United States before proceeding 10
the point of actual hostilities, which
after all is theNsituation on the Nene-
zuelaa coast notwithstanding diplo-a
matte disclaimers
Logically, the next step will be the
declaration Of blockade, and of this
due notice must be given by Holland
to all nations in order to prevent the
odgment of claims for unwarrantable
injury inflicted upon neutral commerce.
Meanwhile the action Of the Dutch
cruisers in Selling Venezuelan ships Is
calculated to have a depressing effect
upon the trade Of. Venezuela and to
discourage prospective shipments OF
merchandise IN the present unsettled
conditions.
CASTRO SEES Won BUELoW.
Berlin. Dec. 15.-President Castro of
Venezuela. who arrived last night from
Paris, called this morning on Chancel-
lor Won Buelow and Foreign Secy. Won
Schoen. leaving his card The for
eign secretary later in the day sent
Councillor Goetsch. who acted on the
German indemnity commission at Car
acas in 1908, 10 return the call and in
quire concerning President Castro's
health. The local newspapers today
publish various accounts of the luxuri-
Gus living of President Castro and
party at their hotel in this city.