New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
VENEZUELAN RUPTURE
dmer7can Representatives. at WMem-
stdd-No Serious Trouble Erpected.

Wiliemstad Curacao. June 2-The American
sunooat Marietta came into port early this morn
ing from Porto Cabello, with Jacob Sleeper sec
.e'aFy OF the American Legation in Venezuela:
Lieutenant Francis A Ruggles the military at
0aohe. and Mrs. RugEles on board The following
e'a'elnent was made by the two members of the
legation:
from W. WssS Saracas simFy because w got orders
xue Marietta. Our personal relations with the
farte. fre-ueisn government and officials we're salts
parture We left P+ tbe1io 80 e tIiie IN OF our ae
. o. c,ock IN the evening, and arrived WiIlemstad
a. a. !" Q clock this morning. We had a fair passage
The Marietta and the personnel of the legation
are awaiting instructions from washington, We
aa al Wen John Brewer the American consular
Caracas u 'ie i''a" i1esS'ion d
The city physician has given orders that the pas
sengers on the Marietta he placed in quarantine,
and consequently the gunboat is still inside the
lagoon and no communication with her passengers
Is permitted Only the officers are allowed to come
ashore
''El ConstituconaI.' the organ OF President Cas-
tro al Caracas. comments the coincidence that
II was the Marietta that took Herbert ". Bowen
who then represented Venezuela. 70 sign the pro-
tocols Washington. These protocols the United
States fails 70 recognize. the paper declares
by insisting that the American claims against
Venezuela he again submitted to arbitration This
Of action. FL CONSTITUTIONAL continues. has
brought about the severance Of diplomatic rela-
Washington. June 25-The government is not
looking for any further trouble Venezuela. and
the recall Of Jacob Sleeper the charge d'affares,
and Lieutenant Rusgles Of the legation at Caracas,
apparently ends the diplomatic incident except SO
far as President Castro may add TO the compica-
tien by some official act.
About dozen consular officers and agents Of the
government are stationed in Venezuelan cities. and
il Is understood that there is intention TO re-
move them as they are attending to the interests
Of American citizens and their absence would be
undesirable These agents have no diplomatic flnc-
tions But If there should be sufficient reason the
State Department would not hesitate to direct them
10 surrender their exequaturs and request officials
Of some other government to look after the inter-
ests Of the United States.
Officials here are watching the developments in
Venezuela with interest, but it is believed that
any armed force will be needed for the protection
Of American interests. Those who familiar
with conditions point to the presence in the neigh
boring state Of Colombia Of many members Of the
Revolutionary party. and II is reported that some
Of these persons fomenting flibustering expe
dition large scale They might enter Venez-
uela in the neighborhood Of Maracaibo- While =
would he 4 violation Of international law the
part Of Colombia permit the organization Of such
an expedition. the fact that diplomatic relations
between the two countries have been interrupted
for than year would doubtless make Colon
bia less watchful 10 prevent such outcome.
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annie force near Venezuela TO take care Of Ameri
can interests in the event Of any uprising In the
waters Of the West Indies and the isthmiau canal
zone there are a number Of vessels that could be
dispatched promptly any possible scene OF
trouble No thought has been given 10 the con-
cent-ation Of any force that neighborhood. but
in case of necessity little time would be lost in
getting the vessels together. The Navy Depart
r7ent viii soon have the battleships New Hamp-
shire and Idaho and the cruisers Prairie and Ia
coma in fsthrnian waters they having been utilized
in CARRYING marines bluejackets 10 the isthmus
and for transfer to the Pacific Coast The gunboat
PaducaF is at Guantanamo engaged in target prac-
tce while the Dubuque is or her way TO New
York The Paducah and the Dubuque have been on
interests The Des Moines is at Guantanamo No
,,se however is expected to be made OF these yes
sels as no interruption OF peaceful relations is
expected.
While such important events are taking place in
the affairs Of Venezuela. the Venezuelan charge
here Sehor Teloz-Goiticoa, remains confident that
he is not 10 be disturbed The State Department
has no intention Of having him leave Washington
and If he does so it will be because Of the wishes
Of his own government The State Department
does not even admit that there is any crisis in
venezuela-s relations with the United States not
being willing define what those relations are ex-
cent to say that the members Of the American
Legation have been called home for reasons net
stated There appears 10 be no intention to make
any further move, so that whatever is TO be done
arnarentlv must come from President Castro
NJ s1eener will proceed north 10 an American
mort by a regular line steamer. Commander Max
well of the Marietta. has been instructed to re-
main al WiIlenstad pending further orders. The
administration wants the Marietta for use as a
r7isna+ch boat between WiemsJad and Porto Ca
bello.