Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-12
Vsnezusla's Head Throws Mud All
HE Time at United States.
A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO solve
Too Much for tho President and sec.
rotary of state and They Have pu,
1t Up to the sona.e--sensa.lon is
Promised.

WASHINGTON. March 11.-That
Venezuela has treated this country
with grave discourtesy. not to say
contempt, will be evident when the
correspondence between that country
and the United States Ia made pub.
lie, as IL will be when the department
of state forwards to the Senate the
papers called for ty the Lodge rcso-
luton. In fact, it is probable that
senators did not realize the extent to
which they would be embarrassed by
the publication of the facts when they
nassed the Lodge resolution.
The department of rtatc has made
every possible effort to obtain cour.
tesy, to say nothing OF justice. from
the Castro regime, and tho secretary
OF state now admits that he has done
all he can and that the further dis
position of the case rests with Con.
: gress. According to the view taken
AT me state department. this country
must deliver an ultimatum and follow
II with the application of force. or
else complacently and supincly sub
nit to treatment from Venezuela
which would be the occasion of I'M
mediate reprisnls were Il offered TO
european nation.
But even military measures do not
promise nm immediate or satisfactory
solution of the difficulty because OF
the Typographical difficulties of tho
country. II would be easy for n small
naval force to seize The coast cities.
such MS they are. but President Cas-
tro and his administration would then
be two weeks march back in tho In.
terror, Mt the end or an almost impas.
sable mountain road.
a Difficult Problem.
II ever there was an Executive who
should be made to feel the chastcning
effect of heavy paternal hand that
executive is Castro. according TO the
view of the President ANA the sccrc.
tary OF state. And yot there Is n
grave question IL II would he wise
or profitable for the United States to
undertake to administer tho sadly
needed chastisement. 1t IL n serious
question IL popular approval would
greet the application of force. II IL
equally questionable if the United
States could gracefully undertake tho
unpleasant task In view OF the work
this country, and especially this nd-
mlnistration, has been doing TO pro.
mote international peace. Ana YET,
ask officials, Is ii the wish of tho pco-
pie or the Judgment of Congress that
the government should supinely sub.
nit TO contumelious treatment nj tho
hands of Il semi civilized and wholly
uncouth South American dctatorshipp
This la precisely tho question which
the administration expects Congress
to answer-tho problem which IL VIII
soon be up to Congress to soivc--and
1t was TO that end that the secretary
OF state suggested to Senator Lodge
the advlsabiliiy OF Introducing his
resolution.
MIR. Root regards the position of the
United States MS precisely similar to
that OF q we'll dressed man in tho
street, whose shiny silk hat and i'm.
macuiato costume are being constant
~ besmeared by ragged urchin who
persists in throwing mud balls. Can
the well dressed man cast aside his
raiment and chase the little nest
without too greatly sacrificing his
dignity? This liz the question which
was gravely asked by Secretary HAY.
and while for time Mr. Root thought
he could solve tho problem. he has
been forced to face the same cmbnr.
rassing situation and TO reach the
same predetermined conclusions
Among the interesting material
which Will be forwarded TO tho Sem