The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-15
GREAT TRIBUTE
TO SEC. KNOX
Guns Of Venezuelan Fortress Break
Silence Of Century in Honor
of United States
PEOPLE TENDER AN OVATION
American Diplomat is Delighted
With Popular Reception
FriendIness Of the Populaoe the Feat
ure Of His Visit 10 That
Country.

Puerto Cabello Venezuela April To-
When secretary Of state Knox visited
here the guns OF Castillo dc la Cabrera,
commanding the eastern extremity OF
beautiful Lake Valencia, broke the ST.
lcnce of a century i'm honor OF the gov
ernment that wrested from Spain her
sole remaining possession in the New
World.
The compliment is more easily ap-
prcciated when the history OF the fa-
nous Notifications is recalled They
were built Of stone i'm the eighteenth
centdry to protect the Spanish settlers
from the InGians. In the war of Nene-
auclan independence, the works We're
taken by tho rcvolutionists, but be-
cause Of their historic associations
and the inhorn veneration for anything
Spanish. the conqucrors decreed that
their guns should not speak again.
The vow was broken by common
consent according TO the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. General NJ. A. Matos,
/ ~ liN ~ ANlNQ hlRiA NliN So NAeAA
Of State TO hook into the faces OF the
| crowd that surecd about him and judge
for himself whether the smiles and
cheers were from the heart or pre-
arranged through official mandate.
Coming from the Foreign Minister
this had particular point, for Gen.
Matos is recognized as q most pro-
nounced Anti American"
People Very Friendly.
The friendliness of the populace was
the feature of the diplomatic visit in
Venezuela. Thousands surged about
the Secretary's carriage waving their
hats. cheering and laughing, more like
an American crowd than had been met
with before i'm the Knox itinerary.
Silence fell when he opened his mouth,
and when he had concluded an address
of which not one in a thousand had
understood a word the air rang with
cheers. But when compliments were
paid in Spanish to the United States
smiles lighted the faces of the throng
1t did not take the natives long TO
learn the music of the Star Spangled
Banner" and invariably as the first bar
sounded off came the hats. and this
means something under a tropical sun.
Mr.. Knox was delighted over the
popular reception and al the conclusion
Of his set speech at the dinner given
him by the President in the Palace OF
Mirahorcs on the night preceding his
departure. he exclaimed with frank
ness and much feeling:
u had not supposed that there was
so great and generous hospitality in
/ Venezuela"
Dinner Chief Function.
The dinner was the chief function
Of the visit. The eighty guests IN
cluded all high governmental ofhcials
and the resident diplomats with their
wives. The South American Ministers
and notably the Spanish Minister, Sill
vio Fernandez Valan y Alfonso, were
cordial toward the whole visit. The
| Cuban Minister General Ignacio An
drade who married a Wisconsin wo-
man. and the Brazilian charge. DR.
/ Lucille da Cunha Bueno. were very
| friendly. DR.. Jose Borda, the Column
bian Minister. was at all the functions
and at one of the most largely attend
ed alfairs reception given by MIN
lister and Mrs Northcott. al the Unit
ed states Legation bn-toOiI occasion TO
chat with Mr.. Knox on topics IN no
way connected with international at
fairs
AT most of the functions the Prcsi e
dent accompanied MIR. Knox though
General Matos was always TO the fore
speaking for the president who does
not command English and directing
Everything.
Some Witness Bull Fight.
An affair not on the official program
land to which Mr.. Knox and Mrs. Knox
who shared the honors al all times
with the secretary were not invited
was a bull tight Saturday afternoon
Those Americans who from curiosity
looked In at the slaughter we're greet
ed even more boisterously than weI'
the Matadores. and were quite pre-
pared for the honor when the particu-
lar favorite Of the bull ringside, after
throwing his cloak into their box, an
nounced. grandiosely. that he was
about 70 dispatch his four-legged fo'
for the honor of the United states
and our distinguished guests" mo-
lment later he was tossed on the horn'
Of the infuriated beast and all but gave
up his life.
IN the trim today from Caracas Il