The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-18
CASTRO DRINKS
Continued from Page One.

anger over the reports OF a revolu-
tion reaching him. He accuses Vice
President Gomez of treachery. He
is trying to float loan in Germany,
and feels the revolution lessons the
chance for it, He has not left his
apartments for 40 hours, and browns
his troubles by heavy drinking. The
Germans say Castro realizes his rule
is ended, and it is not believed he
win return to Venezuela until the
government is established and the
trouble settled. tr svu. 9Iatu
Washington, Dec. I1S--Nenezuela's
declaration of war is not taken
seriously by government officials
They think II was intended for
bluff, to pacify the people and quiet
the revolution. l'fN8 .a
They say Veenzuela could not
carry on a war. She has three ships
Holland is better equipped and has
Venezuela at her mercy now.
Washington, December 1S.-Some-
thing OF a furry was caused in dip
lomatic circles yesterday over the re-
port which generally obtained that
Venezuela had declared was against
Holland.
These reports had their foundation
in the dispatch which came to the
State Department by way of Bogota,
transmitting a telegram from Cara
cas-, saying that the government had
declared state of wars
1T was soon pointed out, however,
that this announcement was based
on Vice President Gomez's declara-
tion that the country is in Estate
of defense" because OF Hollands act
in selling the coast guardship Alexis
Paxton Hibben, the American sec
retary of legation at Bogota in the
United States Of Colombia. trans
mitted telegram received by the
minister of foreign affairs of that
country from Caracas dated the 18th
instant. This telegram says:
I'm view of the blockade estab
lished and the capture of Vene,
zuelan vessel the head of the gov
of Venezuela after assuming
extraordinary powers ror the defense
OF the country has declared a state
OF war"
Officials interested in the situation
profess to see no actual difference
between ga state of war" and a ga
state OF defense" taking the position
that IL Is a case OF "a distinction
without difference A renewal of
the demonstrations against the ad-
OF President Castro
would not be surprising to the State
axg
Should the feeling against the
Psesident develop to the extent of an
open revolution and consequentf over
throw Of his goyernmet, the State
Department 1T Is Understood, would
lose no time In opening dip cmatic |
intercourse With the new adnhistra-
tion to the lend that some action
might be taken on the unsettled
claims against Venezuela and the re-
sumption OF friendly selations.
The stirring events in Caracas are
somewhat OF a surprise to officials in
Washington where 1t had been gen.
orally expected that any manifesto
tlon of hostile acts by a foreign pow
er against Venezuela would have the
result OF solidifying all elements OF
the people and make them rally Wig
orously 10 President Castro and his !
government.
That they have not done so, but
on the contrary have engaged in
riotous demonstrations against his in
terests and those of his friends is
quite inexplicable to the authorities
here. II has been the common belief
in Washington that had the United
States taken any forceful steps
against Venezuela in the effort TO
have its claims against that country
arbitrated, Castro would have be-
come a veritable hero in the eyes of
the people there. 1t Is possible even
that anticipating such an attitude,
the administration has been indlffer-
en- to pushing demand for settle
ment. Now that Castro has left the
country the strong influence he ex-
erted over his people, in the minds OF
the officials, appears TO be waning.
The department has felt that the
situation in Venezuela would gradu-
ally work itself out. For this reas-
on there has been a persistent deter
mination to ignore President Castro
and look with equanimity on the
doings OF foreign governments In their
efforts to get satisfaction from him
for alleged wrongs 80. long as there