Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-13
FAMOUS DECREE OF MAY IA.
Its Revocation Insisted on in the
Most Imperative
Manner.
Protocol of 1894 Must be FULFILLED
That Intolerabie State of Affairs
May Not be Prolonged.

Caracas. Tuesday, Sept. 29.-"The re-
vocation of the decree OF May IA is de-
manded in the most energetic man
ner-the government of Venezuela must
from this moment and without delay
fulfill the protocol of ashland not pro-
long the intolerable state OF affairs
which It has created by the decree Of
May A.
These are the words Of the minister
of foreign affairs of the Netherlands
in his note of Aug. 90, in which he
answers Venezuela's communication
telling of the summary dismissal Of
Minister De Reus from Caracas.
Vanswiners. the foreign minister of
Holland, began his reply to President
Castro by acknowledging the gravity
Of the offense committed by NJ. De
Reus and saying that the netherlands
government would Immediately have
Reus recalled il it had seen the Of
fensiye publication, but that President
Castro had taken justice into it's own
hands by violating International Gus
tom, by summarily expelllng the min
lister without asking for his recall
Vital. POINTS.
The text of the vital parts of the
note is as follows:
The revocation OF the decrss of May
IA is demanded in the most energetic
manner. 1t is only this revocation
which can confirm as an accomplished
fact. the assurance from your excel;
lency that the personal fault committed
by the minister resident has not altered
~ la so ha mn oyt no
between the two nations, and that
Venezuela also desires to maintain
them on the most amicable basis.
Recently my attention mas been
again called to new complaints, ap-A
| parently well founded, concerning the
| arbitrary and Illicit actions of Venc-
| zuelan functionaries for example; The
| seizure on the high seas of ships dying
| the Netherlands flag by Venezuelan
vescels and | have been informed by,
| cable of acts OF your chief of state to-
| wards the representatives of The!
| Netherlands government unfriendly to
| the highest degree
The note goes on to say, that after
the renewal of the friendly relations is
established, the celebration of def.
mite treaty of arbitration and con-
sular and commercial convention, which
Will be the sureSt means of arriving
at the desired end. shall be submitted
to subsequent consideration. But the
government of Venezuela, must, from
this moment and without delay, show
it knows how to appreciate in its real
value the maintenance of the protocols
seriously celebrated in 1914 and which
form the basis of our relations, as Wet
as the obligations incurred by the
Netherlands and faithfully lived UP to
and that 1t does not wish to compro-.
mise its existence by prolonging the
intolerable state Of affairs whicht has
created by the decree of May a.
President Castro was away at Va
lencia when this note was presented
by Baron Won Zeckendorf. the German
minister. and he told DIR. Paul, his for
eign minister, to acknowledge receipt
and to await the second note from Hol-,
land, which it was known was soon ~
arrive. The second note was received
last week, but it has not as yet been
answered, although it is generally un
derstood here that Venezuela will not
give in to any of Hollands demands.
VENEzUELA's STAND.
Venezuela will take the stand that
until satisfactory apology and In
demnation is forthcoming from the
Netherlands government for the insult
ing letter of the late Minister De Reus
and for the stoning of the Venezuelan
consus in Curacas Holland, has no
right at all to make any demands of
+ ms country, especially IN the nature OF
those made in the Dutch note, which
interfere with the right enjoyed by FREQ
nations to make their own commercial
laws. It is generally admitted in
Caracas that If the Venezuelan gov
eminent wishes to have the transship-
ment of merchandise for Maracaiho
done in Venezuelan ports 1t has a per-
feet right To do so. although Caracas
may be the sufferer.
The note asks for the Immediate reyo-
cation of the shipment decree, 1t
has reported that the second note fixes
the date of Nov. as the time when
this must be done, thus giving the note
the nature of an ultimatum. Nobody
who knows Gen. Castro believes that
this time will have any other effect
that still further to insense Venezuela's
executive against Curacao, and nobody
would be surprised if his answer was
more rigorous and determined than the
Netherlands government expects or will
like.
That Venezuela is being prepared 10
resist invasion and that the many big
defense coast towns have been made
ready for an emergency is common
knowledge down here