New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
MAY BAR AMERICAN.
TeneSreLa Expected Not to AHop
DOLCE to Land.

=. bs- heen learned from most trustworthy
source that Rudolph Dodge, managing oirec'of u
the Orinoco Corporation and recenu! 00A
agent at Caracas Venezuela, and secretary VI ~
United States and Venezuela Claims Coiiiiiiio'
who sails for La Guayra to-day, is likely not 10 o
allowed to land there. While Mr.. Dodge has peeh
guarded in his statements during MS s'aS - W
United States President Castro has kept C'
watch on his movements and knows fuI4y Oh nus
activities ar washington in behalf Of the Orliioco
Corporation -. ,..
NJ no1qa who arrived at the Hotel Astor last
igb+ from, Washington was asked II the posi-
tIIty of his not being allowed to land on aIIis 20
in President Castro's territory Would prevent ms
sailing to-day. ., ,o-
Not at all" he replied. II have been aware lot
- go that an atteu,pt might possibly be made
~ ip+a-fere with my landing upon my return 10
Venezuela but I not permitted II 10 aliec is
nlans in the least. II is, perhaps true 1LHt oe
influential parties who have been opposeo " ~
interests OF the orinoco Corporation anu W. -
entirely to blame for the present controversy he
wish 10 rreyent me from landing because nave
not besitated to denounce them IN uliliAS
terms I do not believe that any eHotI VIZ
made TO interfere with me upon my aift' O. -,
C.,ay,ra especially since have my family anu aA
mn, interests at Caracas at the present uIiie-
WIEN osLad concerning recent developments III
+b oon+royersv between the Castro government
and Holland, Mr.. Dodge said
II have been absent from Venezuela 1Oi ~ -
Onfh
i+,o+ton ts practically limited to what mas oee
S,.1z J.. +he neuspapers It Is evident from
the tone assumed by .EI Constitutional tne oiic
government organ, that the situation Is 'eIy -
cal and it is for this reason, aho esPeo'
- +t, -s,soaper cables from Holland Indicate
that the Dutch government seems 10 De piePa p We 20
9 IN ,oes;bIe emergencies, that am hastenihs u
ra+urn TO Venezuela by to-morroW's steamer
Acl,Ad whether he believed that warkike meas
,,ras would be resOrtGd to by HolAno' anu " ~
believed would be the probable aIutu ~ u ~
American government, particularly Win reSpT , -
- osirg claims of American citizens, MI Dodge
replied: - .. - b+
TT is of course, impossible for me u say ~ VIC
a++i+1,de the Dutch government Is hAeiy 10 aSSNe'
ond until # IS known what answer the castro gov
. anu iii wake to the latest Dutch note 1t
-, idIs to specuIate as to what the outcome may
he AS to the attitude Of our own government ly
oninion naturally can be founoeo only otI - -
9Ia+fons ard acts in connection with the Venez-
nolan situation from which II Wouio appear 1Aia
will not interfere with measures taken Dy & NJ.
,5 as long as there is territorial encroachI1lelI
In its various notes to the Nenezuelan soN s
roant which have been transmitted 10 'He 0e
in rasnonse 10 the Lodge resolution. the etA'e De
artnoarts attitude regarding the pending Claims lS
~ cor r,rth and the mastery presentation by
Secretary Root of the wrongs done to American
citizens followed it has been py the tIo'iiiS
o,r legation al Caracas. leaves no room TOT oouU'
r 70 tho i7srjce OF the demand made by hlm thal
t7e Questions at should be submitted 10 aroi-
1r,+io, That really is the whole question In con-
tr.versv between the United States and the Castro
/ ,,.e~,rnent 1 think the Quetsion as to whether
i * fair to ask for arbitration or not answers
itself ,
. + was suggested TO Dodge that 1t had been
uaeed that the claim of the Orinoco Corporation
had already been decided by the arbitration com
mission of 1902 .
The present claim of the Ornoco Corporation
esid he has never arbtrated- On the con-
.r.rz. Secretary Root in his famous note makes
F +b. fo1oUinc statement. which has not and cannot
he refuted,
The rights Of the Orinoco Corporation, how
oyer recognized and safesuarded by a decision OF
tho tnterna tional tribunal, do not depend solely
,,on the Judgment Of this tribunal, for on Maxch
l 1895 the federal court of Venezuela held square
" in a suit brought by Juan Padron Ustartz
10 declare the Fitzgerald contract insubsstent that
= contract once properly granted could not be an
ru1led nv executive decree. It thus appears that
the ,lrinoco CORPORATION is in the enviabe position
of having its rights recognized by international
tribunal and by highest constitutional court OF
Venezuela
Tt would lead too far for me to explain TO you
the sophisicaI techuicalities which have been in
geniously put forward by the parties who are in
terested this attack the rights OF the cor
poration, but their whole argument Is answered by
! the Orinoco Corporations willingness to submit TO
arbitration the question whether its claim has or
has not already been erbitrated? Certainly no
fairer proposition could be made. and yet it has
been rejected by the Castro government