Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-10
CASTRO AGAIN SAUCY
Venezuela Adds Holland to
List of Its Enemies.
DUTCH MINISTER May Ga
Trouble Began When Refugees Es'
capped by Way Of Curacao.
CORRESPONDENCE EXCHANGED
Text of Presidents Reply secret,
But Known to Have Made Dip
lomatic Post Untenable.
CORRESPONDENCE EXCHANGED

Correspondence Of Associated Press.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Saturday, June
2O.-The threatening break in the friendly
relations long existing between Holland
and Venezuela will add one more nation
to the long list of those which either have
no intercourse with Venezuela or have
serious questions pending.
These are France. Colombia. United
States. England and perhaps Italy The
path of the diplomat in Caracas is thorny
and only too many have met their fate al
Castro's hands.
Dutch Minister May Depart.
Minister de Reus has not been placed by
Venezuela's pugnacious President in the
position of either showing his disapproval
| by packing up and going away or OF set
ting aside his pride by quietly ignoring
Castro's note. Members of the diplomatic
corps here do not think the latter course
| is probable.
The trouble which has now broken out
has been brewing for three months. II
began before the government Of Curacao
| enacted quarantine regulations against
Venezuela on account of the presence OF
| the plague here. These regulations call
ed for the retaliations from President Cas-
tro in the form Of the decree which pro-
| hlbited the transshipping OF merchandise
to or from Venezuelan ports In Curacao.
The fact that Curacao is the haven OF
| Venezuelan refugees and the mecca OF
plotters and revolutionists caused the
| Venezuelan government to send a note
| requesting Holland to show some interest
In obstructing the fiilibustering plans Of
the refugees and to exert a more effectual
| vigilance over the shipping with Vene-
zuela. which has always been carried on
| in such loose way as to permit the
| easy escape Of refugees on Dutch schoon-
| ers under assumed names.
The escape of Gen. Nicholas Rolando
| last year is a case in pointS There have
been countless others This condition
has also greatly facilitated contraband
| trade. which Is and always has been the
life Of the little Dutch island.
De Reus Has Replied. .
Minister DeReus several weeks ago sent
his answer to Castro. This caused the
crisis by giving the president an opening
for his last Enthusiastically startling
| note.
| Mr. DeReus explained that the Curacao
government could not carry out all Of
President Castro's wishes. He insisted
| that Senior Lopez, the new Venezuelan
consul in Curacao, had misinformed the
Venezuelan government. and that he had
gone to Curacao very much prejudiced
against that island.
1t is believed that the illusions to the
consul were what most exasperated Gen.
Castro. He also said he wished the trans
shipment decree could be reconsidered, as
it was a great blow to the business Of
Curacao.
The text of President Castro's note has
been kept a close secret by both gov
ernments and the Dutch minister. Enough
| Is known to indicate that The Hague gov
eminent will not have an easy task in
extricating it's minister from his present
difficulties.