Evening star., 1909-06-23
REMOVAL OF: DR.. PAUL
Action by Venezuelan Govern
ment Causes Sensation.
REQUEST FOR WARSHIPS
Joint Resolution of Congress Which
Sealed Diplomats Doom.
DISCUSSION OF THE MEASURE
Assertion That if Vessel Had Been
Needed Things Would Have
Resulted Differently.
REQUEST FOR WARSHIPs
DISCUSSION OF THE MEASURE
Cnsrespondence Of the Associated Press

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
| CARACAS Saturday. June 12.-The
summary removal of DR.. Paul by the
Venezuelan government from his diplo-
matte mission as minister plenipotentiary
to Germany. England and Italy, after the
| attack on him in congress last week.
which resulted in the legislative body re-
fusing to accept that part of the yellow
| book dealing with Venezuela's request for
the presence of foreign warships in De-
cember last while ex-President Castro
was being overthrown, has created a To-
cal sensation.
| The storm broke over Secretary Roots
| note to Dr. Paul, dated December II. and
which was brought down by Commission
er Buchanan with his warships. 1t read
in part:
| The ambassador of Brazil in this CAPT
tai has communicated to me the con-
tents of a cablegram received by him
from the minister of Brazil in Caracas,
| which is of this tenor: Reaction against
Castro has been initiated. The minister
| for foreign affairs came to me today and
| asked me to make known to the Ameri-
can government the desire of President
Gomez to satisfactorily settle all the in
ternational questions He believes it pru-
dent to have an American warship in La
i tud1Td III pToNiSlOIl Ol cNcHtS I1S 1Hduc
| identical communications to the other
| legations LOENA."
Resolution Which Sealed Doom.
| The joint resolution of congress which
sealed DR.. Paul's doom, is follows:
THE congress of the United States of
Venezuela resolves:
| THAT the yellow book, presented by
the minister for foreign affairs be ap-
| proved in all its parts which do not
| need special constitutional formalities.
| and that the action of DR.. de j. Paul.
| then minister for foreign affairs, in
| sinuating the convenience of the pres
ence of foreign warships in the port of
| La Guaira in provision of events be dis
approved, inasqnuch as this insnuatiOn Is
in opposition to the dignity of the ma
ton"
| In the preliminary discussion which
| took place during the consideration of
| this joint resolution, Deputy Gallagos
made the following speech, which met
| with vocferous applause:
| Il am going to give my vote for the
! acceptance of the report of the perma-
nent commission on foreign affairs be-
| cause, after having listened to it's read
| ing. these thoughts come to me: The
| cat has now been let out of the bag and
| now the country knows who was the
author of that unfortunate telegram
/ which called the American uarships
L
| the only one responsible for the danger
| in which our national sovereignty was
placed. This report saves us and shows
| to the foreign nations that the Venezue-
| lans and their government are always
disposed to defend the sovereignty of
| their fatherland. / believe that congress
should not close this session without de-
| claring that DIR. Paul should not con-
| tinue to represent the nation. because the
| culpable proceeding of which he is ac-
cused could not very we'll have promised
the dignity and peace of the republic
Warships Were Not Needed
| 1t SO happened that the American war
| ships were not needed to complete Cas-
| tro's overthrow. If they had been re-
quired. as was probable. Paul would have
| been a hero because of his far-sighted-
ness and provision.
When the cablegram was sent all the
| barracks were against Vice President
| Gomez and under the orders of Gov.
| Cardenas. 1t looked as if there would
be great fight In the streets of Caracas
/ and that afterwar6 a