Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-24
VENEzUEtA'S ENVOY
TO REMAIN At POST
Senior VeIoz-Goitacoa Without
Advices Regarding Troubles.
HE ANTICIPATES NO RECALL
President Unpurturbed by News and
Starts for Boat Races.
SLEEPER's COURSE EXPECTED
Secretary of legations Withdrawal
From Caracas Part Of Carefully
Considered Program of
State Department.
HE ANTICIPATES NO RECALL
President Unpurturbed by News and
Starts for Boat Races.
sLEEPER's COURSE EXPECTED
Special Dispatch to The Star.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, June 24-The dip
lomatic break in the relations of the
United States and Venezuela as a result
of the withdrawal of Jacob Sleeper Sec
rotary of the American legation at Car
acas. will not interfere in any way with
the departure, today, of President Reose-
welt for new London. where he will wit
ness the Yale-Harvard boat race to-
morrow.
Important dispatches from the State De-
partment at Washington, bearing on the
Venezuelan matter reached here today
Secretary Loeb carried them personally
to Sycamore Hill.
| When he returned Mr.. Loeb said that
the President had nothing to give out at
thiss time, but that he Was going care
fully over the situation.
| THE State Department will probably be
left to deal with the matter entirely said
Mr.. Loeb.
Venezuelan Envoy to Remain.
Senior Neloz Goitacoa, Venezuelan
charge daffaires in Washington, has not
the remotest idea of demanding his pass
ports as the outcome of the withdraW wal
from Venezuela of Jacob Sleeper, Ameri-
can secretary and charge.
The Venezuelan charge had been in
New York for several days, and only
returned to Washington at 1 o'clock this
occurred in Venezuela in connection
with the closing Of the American lega-
ton there until he read the newspapers
at his breakfast table
|
this action on the part of the State De-
partment. The latest mail from his
own country. dated June Il. reported
that everything was quiet. There was
| not even any mention of the bubOnic
plague. which is said to be prevalent in
some Of the ports, and even in the CAPT.
| tai at Caracas
So Senior Veloz was somewhat taken
was not much disconnected, for Vene-
zuela has had many similar ruptures in
| the past, and is even now not on speak
| ing terms with France.
instructions from his government, the
charge will make no demand for pass
ports. 1t is quite evident he scarcely ex-
poets such instructions.
He will probably, in an unofficial way,
take steps to learn the disposition of the
State Department toward himself. II
may be stated that, personally, Senior
Veloz is highly esteemed in official Wash
ington.
Part Of Carefully Laid Plan.
! Sober reflection over night upon the re-
cent developments in the Venezuelan sit
uation has tended to deprive that affair
Of the aspect of urgency which it at first
presented.
1t now develops that the program adopt
ed by the State Department is, after all.
not one of the moment, but was the result
ft,1 IL 81
| Secretary Root and Assistant Secretary
Bacon. dating back far as last winter,
when at the request of Senator Lodge,
the State Department supplied to the
Senate all the great mass Of correspond
ence that had been exchanged between
America and Venezuela within the last
| five years in regard to American claims.
Brazil to Take Charge.
The State Department has received Of
fetal notification Of the departure Of Sec
| rotary Sleeper from Caracas. Mr.. Sleepers
departure leaves the United States with
out diplomatic representation in the South
American republic. The affairs of the le-
cation will be looked after, however by
representative of the Brazilian legation.
While the United States has no diplo-
matte representative In that country II
Is stated that there will be no change In
the Venezuelan attache here at this time.
The present situation in diplomatic
eci hio - hho"H dS IL Stdtc VI expectation.
The questions now in dispute between this
country and Venezuela have been under
consideration for several years. There
has been no recent change in the situa-
ton. The plague which exists in nearly
all of the Venezuelan ports may have
induced MIR. Sleeper to obtain a leave OF
absence at this time.
Adee Confers With Root.
Second Assistant Secretary of State
| Alvey A. Adee is acting in the absence of
Mr.. Root and Mr.. Bacon. the first as
sistant. Mr.. Adee has just returned from
Europe and is in communication with
Secretary Root, who has been directly in
charge of the Venezuelan situation.
1t Is understood that the real issues
| between the United States and Vene-
zuela are the outcome principally of
American claims against that country
growing out Of the cancellation by the
| government of that country of various
| concessions to American corporations and
| individuals; notably the asphalt claim and
| the Critchfield claim, and that of the
| OrinOco Steam Navigation Company; the
Jauret claim and several others which
have been the subject of report to Con-
gress by the President.
| Our government has endeavOred to OBJ
tain a settlement of these claims by arbi-
! tration but has met with refusal at every
point. Recent developments growing out
| Of the outbreak Of bubonic plague in
Venezuelan ports have undoubtedly caused
| the present action.