The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 14, 1902, Page 33

.“W“—MW. Pages 33 10 44 e Che Call. : Pages 33 10 44: VOLUME XCIHII-NO. 14. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1902—SIXTY-SIX PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PUERTO CABELLO IS BOMBARDED BY BRITISH CRUISER CHARYBDIS PARIS, Dec. 13.—A dispatch from Caracas sa;ys the British warship Charybdis commenced the bombardment of the forts and customs offices of Puerto Cabello at 4:30 o clock this afternoon. = PRESIDENT it is declared, will sail for Trinidad next Friday. AN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 13.—A powerful American fleet is to-be sent to Venezuelan waters. gunboat Scorpion, with Rear Admiral Higginson in command; and the cruisers Chicago and Newark and the gunboat Eagle, Rear Admiral Summer commanding, The United States will thus have a strong naval forcewithin. easy distance of the Venesuelan coast. was arranged before the situation became acute, but it is significant that it was not outlined in the plan of maneuvers heretofore anneunced. L ANNOUNGES i3 GOMING Formally Accepts San Francisco’s - Invitation. Will Attend Dedication | of the Navy | Monument. Davip A.. Dr ARrsOND,. Looks Forward With Pleas-‘% ure to His Journey to ‘ the Coast. (| PRESIDENT'S i ANSWER TO 11 MR. PHELAN 1 Wnrm HOUSE, Wash- [ ington, D. C., Dec. 18, | | 1902.—My dear Phe- lan: Tt will give me the utmost pleasure to ac- cept the very kind invitation | extended by you on behalf of Citizens’ the dedicating the monument in honor of the American Navy | and to commemorate Admiral |1 Dewey’s victory in Manila Bay. My wisit to San Fran- cisco probably will bs some { | time in May, and I will let |1 you know as soon as the date i is decided. With regards, Sincerely yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. . = | | T EW YORK, Dec. 13.— E/\’FZ NATIVE CAVAI-RY < President Roosevelt l t formaily ac-' of the Citi Committee of San Francisco to attend the dedication of the navy mon- ument to commemorate the| battle of ‘Manila. The mon- iment is now nearing com- | Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyright, 1902, by the Herald Publishing Company. ARACAS, Venezeula, Dec. 13.— President Castro this morning | pletion. President Roose- ! received The Call-Herald cor- A TR i respondent. Castro spoke. dis- velt’s letter of acceptance | passionately, but in a tone of was received by former firm resolution said: 3 “I pledged myself to organize the neces- chairman of | sary measures of resistance. only if it = | should become necessary to fight. Now Committee of | these claims do not aggregate a very high | igure. There is certainly nothing in them | to warrant the summary action taken. “It is evident to my hasty and violent action taken, without awaiting a reply or vouchsafing time for the framing of a resolution, that there was a special desire on the part of Ger- Mayor Phelan, the Citizens’ San Francisco. PRESIDENT TO' ATTEND | ST. LOUIS FAIR OPENING Promises to Participate in the Dedi- | catory Ceremonies in many and Great Britain not to reach an April. | amicable settlement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—President| “The Venezuelan people believe they David R. Francis of the Louisiana Pur- | discern another and quite different pur- chase Exposition Company and Thomas H. Carter, president of the Government Exposition Commission, called upon the President to-day and received a definite acceptance of the invitation tendered him to attend the dedicatory exercises of the | exposition to be held in St. Louls on April %, 1903 The President assured his | rage upon their country. callers that it would afford him great| patriotism is manifestly sweeping OVer pleasure to attend and participate in the | Venezuela. All citizens are hurrying to ceremonies of dedication of the fair. | offer their military services, ‘to.be ready Governor Francis and ex-Senator Car-| i the event that war should become in- ter also had a long conference With Sec- | eyitapie retary Hay respecting forelgn represen- | President Castro h: as not overstated the tation at the dedication ceremontes. Thew enthusiasm. It has become. intense. fair suthorities dT‘T:l‘D‘m:t this cere- | pregigent Castro, according to the latest mony- of international importance 2nd|yntormation, will leave Caracas to-mof- pose on the part of England and Germany —an object which may remain comcealed for the present, but which you will short- ly see revealed. “Veuezuela's people are united in sup- prot of my attitude. Past differences have been erased. All are now arpused by what they regard as an inexcusable out- mind from the | A great wave of | wish to secure the attendance of as many notables from forelgn countries as possi- x-President Cleveland is expected to attend the opening ceremonies. ITALY SENDS ULTIMATUM. the Precedent of Great Britain and Germany. CARACAS, Dec¢. 13.—Signor Reva, the talian Minister to Venezuela, to-day for- warded to the Minister .of Foreign Af- fuire @ note analogous to those presented by the Ministers of Great Britain and Germany. The Italian note demands from Venezuela the immediate payment of $63,- 0 in settlement of claims, which have been recognized as valid by the Italian lsgation in Caracas. Follows I row and go to La Guaira. This action is the result of the threatening situatfon at that port. delay further action on the part of the powers by negotiating at La Gualra. There is intense excitement in Caracas because of the news that British and German warships have gathered at La Guaira and that a British commodore is on board the cruiser Retribution. Thirty-two hundred Venezuelan soldiers are concentrated on the heights of La Guaira, an impregnable position. Alfred Blobm, a German . banker of Caracas, and Mr. Valentiner, the German Consul, left this morning for La Guaira to meet the Géerman commander and re- quest a delay of drastic measures in or- der to allow them and leading German firms to find a financial syndicate. They It is believed that he hopes to- The battleships Kearsarge, Alabama, Massachusetts and Towa and the This movement of the fleet, ADMIRAL GLORGE: £ DEWEY? TYPE OF VENEZUELAN TROOPS AND TWO NOTED AMERICANS WHO HAVE FIGURED IN THE WAR NEWS PreSIdent Castro in an Interview With Tbe Call Says He Will thht zf Necessary to Defend the Rights of the|’ also will urge acceptance of the arbitra- tion offers ‘proposed on behalf of Vene- zuela by United States Minister Bowen. From La Victoria the news comes that Willlam E. Rush, chief of the German Agricultural Society at Aragua, has pro- tested against ‘the -aggression of Germany and offers a contingent. of Germans to fight for the Venezuelan Government. Venezuelan. soldiers have been posted at the German Legation to protect Mme. von Pilgrim-Baltazzi, who is seriously {ll. It is impossible to remove her to the American Legation. i X S BACON SEES WAR AHEAD. Senator Says America Must Fight for Monroe Doctrine. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Senator Ba- con of Georgia, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate, said to-day: ‘“‘Sooner or later the United States will have to fight for the Monroe doctrine or abandon it. There is to my mind nothing more certain than this. It stands in the way of European desire to dominate and parcel out South America. 1t is likely that the'clash, when it comes, will result in a deliberately planned cam- paign against the Monroe doctrine as such, but it will come as the result or outgrowth of some such episode as that in Venezuela. I am opposed to war and would deeply regret seeing this country involved in any contest; but, in my judg- ment, there is trouble ahead.” ° The Senators and Representatives are watching the situation in Venezuela with intense interest, and should the affair continue in an acute stage it is likely to be a subject of discussion in Congress | next week. There is a general disposi- tion, however, to leave the matter en- tirely in the hands of the President and Secretary Hay, and leaders of both par- ties fully trust in their ability and diplo- macy. The sinking of the Venezuelan ships is looked upon by some with great concern as the most serious incident up to the | present. Senator Cullom of Illinois, chairman qt the Committee on Foreign Relatlons, ..m to-day: “I hope the lltlm,dfln in Venfllllfl‘ w’l not come ez;n to the point of. m —| Ven ezuelans. <3 o for it is a matter which should be set- tled entirely outside of any foreign inter- ference and without any serious show of force. America’s position, however, is very clear. We must keep off entirely until there js ‘an Infringement on 'the Monroe doctrine. 'We cannot establish a precedent by taking up the case of every South American country that refuses to pay its just debts. I look to a final set- tlement of this affalr without dragging in the Government of the United States. I have discussed the subject with the Presi- dent and Secretary Hay and I am con- vinced that American interests are being carefully safeguarded by our representa- tives in Venezuela.” Representative Shafroth of Colorado said: “If the situation in Venezuela goes on I do not see how it will be possible to avold an infringement on the Monroe doc- trine.” Representative Meyer of Loulsiana said: “The sinking of the Venezuelan ships, if true, was an éntirely unwarranted” act. 1t has no part in the collection of a debt and the United States cannot stand tor such a thing as this.” Representative Griggs of Georgia sald: “Some day Europeans may 80 too ‘far, and then there will be trouble. I hope it will not come now.!” Representative Tate of Georgla said: “Trouble of this nature serves to em-| phasize the necessity. of our keeping the American navy up to the highest stand- ard of efficlency. Whether the attitude of European Governments is strictly cor- rect. or whether it is not, it behooves us to be ready to defend the Monroe doc- trine.” . ‘ Mark-Smith of Arizona said: “T am con- fident that the United States will assert| the Monroe doctrine with full force and Admh?x Dewey is ‘Johnny on the Spot.’ _Represer tative Burleson = of Texas, the, Committee on Foreign Af- “It is pursuing a dangerous poucy»tu permit Buropean Governments to collect'their claims in’South American | ‘cfl nqn e nll mn-r:wl e [ fear, ‘it I vethhw 'u1 -wu-fl Eurppean | by the eapture of vessels and | ! in order.to protect and preserve the Monroe doctrine.” CASTRO svnm'rs PBOPOBAL. Sends Peace Terms to Bepreuntativeu of the Allies. Special Cable to The Call and the New.York Herald. Copyrighted, 1902, by ‘the New York Herald. LA GUAIRA, Dec. 13.—President Castro has sent a commission composed of lead- ing merchants of Caracas with proposals to the representatives of the allied pow- ers. This commission reached La Guaira at 2 o'clock " this afternoon’ and went aboard the British cruiser Charybdis and the German cruiser Vineta. The propo- sals were presented to the representatives of the allied powers. The nature of them is not disclosed. All of ‘the' Venezuelan - Government troops have abandoned La Guaira. The situation is troublesome because of the fury of the residents. So great are the ‘fears that the militia has been called out to preserve order. All drinking saloons have been closed and the sale of liquor has been prohibited. 2 The German training ship Stosch is cruising in the offing on the lookout for Venezuelan vessels which are expected to pass this port. The Dutch steamship. Prins Willem IV entered port and discharged her cargo. She did this after her captain had con- sulted United States Minister Bowen in Cmcas. * The American gunboat Marietta arrived here this afternoon. So did the German crujser Falke and the German gunboat Panther. : The Britigh steamer Topaz, which/was attacked by a mob at Puerto Cabello on the morning of December 10, was released to-day. America Will Not Be Involved. | WASHINGTON, Dec. i 3. — Prulfint Roosevelt and Secretary Hay had a con- ference to-day concerning the Venezeulan situation. They are of the opinion that, nnun there should be unexpected de- wvelopments in the:situation, the United States will not become seriously involved in the pending controversy. dispatches ‘ment were presented to the President, but were not mde pubue n the executive = > ‘| La Guaira: ARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 13.— | The ' following are ~authentic coples of the demands pre- sented by the German and British Ministers Monday, De- “To the Minister of Foreign Affalrs— | Replyh‘lg to your Excellency’s note of the 4th inst I.have the honor to inform you that I have received instructions from his Majesty's. Government to point out to the Venezuelan Government in writing that regarding the steamer Ban Righ the British Government' has given full ex- planations and has shown .that there exists no legitimate ground for complaint. Nor does his Majesty's Government think that- there is any reason to attribute blame-to the authorities of Trinidad, who only acted conformably with instructions. “I have the honor to further express that his Majesty’'s Government regrets the situation which has arisen, but can- not accept your note as sufficlent reply to my communication, nor as indicative of the intention of the Venezuelan Gov- ernment to satisfy the claims which his Majesty's Government has brought for- ward and it must be understood that they include “all well founded claims which have arisen in consequence of the last civil war and the previous ones and the ill-treatment and imprisonment of British subjects and also include an arrange- | ment for the foreign debt. I have asked the Venezuelan Government to make a | declaration that they recognize in prin- | ciple the justness of these claims, that they, will immediately make compensa- | tion in the navigation cases and the cases fo cember 8, before embarking at | ROV THREATEN HARRIMAN 'Send Ultimatum to | the Railroad President. May Call Ouf All Shop- men on His West- ern Lines. Give as Alfernative Imme- diate Ending of Unien Pacific Tie-Up. Special Dispatch fo The Call: OMAHA, Dec. 13.—Either the end of the | Union Pacific strike is in sight or the | Western country is on the eve of the | greatest strike it has ever known. President Burt of the Union Pacific left Omaha. for New York to-night imme- | diately,_ after a three hours’ conference | with Grand President McNeill of the !Bnllermakers and’ other strike. leaders to confer with E. H. Harriman, and he ear- fied with him the threat of the strikers that unless the Union Pacific strike were ended immediately a strike would be called among the shopmen of all the Har- riman’ roads. The ‘conference between Mr. Burt and the strike leaders was called by request of Mr. Flarriman, and was the first con- ference President Burt has accorded the strikers in six months. President Burt carried with Kim a full stenographic re- port of the proceedings, which will be submitted to Mr. Harriman. In the meantime the strikers have agreed to take no further action in the way of calling out the men from the Southern Pacific, the Oregon Short Line | or the Oregon Rallway and Navigation | Ccmpany, the Harriman roads, until | President Burt arrives in New York, con- | fers with Mr. Harriman and telegraphs | whetheér war or peace will be declared. | The strikers are well pleased with the | result of their threat to broaden the | strike, and say that such action brought about the conference to-day even quicker than was expected by them. They fur- ther claim that when Mr. Harriman be- comes conversant with all of the phases of the -strike and the condition of the company's motive power he will be in a better mind to end the difficulty. President Burt maintaimed at the con- ference to-day that the engines which the | strikers claimed belonged to the Southern Pacific were really Union Pacific engines built on Southern Pacific models. Presi- dent McNeill of the boilermakers denied this flatly. | The strikers now say they have made a mistake in fighting only one of the Har- riman roads, leaving the others to heip that line, and believe that a general strike should have been called months 830 .*‘F‘H'l'("’H‘l’H’P"H'F'H‘FPPFQ ernment. Any balance after the payment of urgent claims shall be held on account for the liquidation of claims which mlght g0 before the commission. “I have, moreover, instructions from his Majesty’s Government -to state clearly that this communication must be taken as an ultimatum. HAGGARD, “British Minister.” GERMANY’S CLAIMS PRESENTED “To His Excellency, Senor Lopez Bar- alt, Minister of Foreign Affairs: “CARACAS, Deec. 7, 1902.—Mr. Minister: In the name of the Government of his Majesty the German Emperor I have the honor to- make the following communica- tion to the Government of Venezuela: “The Imperial Government has been duly fnformed of the note of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, dated | the 9th of May last. In that note the | Venezuelan Government refused the de- mends of the Imperial Government rela- | tive to the payment of German eclaims arising out of the civil wars of 1898 to {1900, and to support their refusal referred Ato arguments already put forward. The { Imperfal Government, even after exam- | Ining those arguments anew, do not think ht received by the State Depart- | ! case should be paid to the German Goy- above mentioned and in those in which | they can consider them satisfactory. British subjects have been unjustly im- | “The Government of the republic ar- prisoned or ill-treated, and that respect- gues, in the first place, that owing to the ing other claims they will accept the de- | Interior legislation of the country it is cision of a mixed comm!ssion as to the | not possible to arrange the claims of for- ‘amount and guaranty which should be | elgners arising from the wars by the given for payment. 1 Have also expressed , diplomatic course, thus asserting the doe- the hope that the Venezuelan Govern- | trine that diplomatic intervention is ex- ment, will defer to these demands and | cluded by interior legislation. That doc- not oblige his Majesty’s Government to | trine is not in conformity with interna- take steps to obtain satisfaction. tional law, since the question of judging “T hayve added that his Majesty’s Gov- | Whether such intervention is admissible ernment has been informed of the claims must be appreciated, not according to the of the German Government against Vene- | dispositions of the interior Ilegislation, zuela and that the two governments have | but in accordance with the principles of agreed to operate jointly for the purpose international law. The Venezuelan Gov- of obtaining an arrangement of all thejr | Tnment, With the object of making a claims and that his Majesty’s Govern. | demonstration of diplomatic defense, ment will require the immediate payment | C/aims that this is inadmissible and relies —_—_——— of .g sum equal to that which in the first Conti d on P 34, Column 3.