VENEZUELA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7, 9 January 1905, Page 5

VENEZUELA.

! AMERICAN ULTIMATUM. , THREATENS ACTION IN MARCH, CASTRO MOUNTING BIG GUNS. I WASHINGTON, January S. ! The Government of the United iStates ha.- forwarded an ultimatum to President ; Castro of Venezuela. I The ultimatum i≤ to the effect thai if ■ Venezuela dcfes not fulfil her obligations ; under Thi* Hag-ue Tribunal - * decision be- , lore March, and remedy other grievances, a uaval deinon.siration will be made at I \ euezuelan ports, and the of the i t'JUnU-v will he seized. President Castro ha" caused guns to !he mounted mi the chief forts, and these include nine JO-ceutimetre Creusots. ] which originally were constructed for the ! Boer~. I I Thf -svarlike action re■iiiltinjL.' frnrn (he uon-payment of claims j W last w-jr to netjoUiitions bt'tweea Mr. i I'.owpn. l>. Minister vi Ciirac.as. and J tile (Jovvi nmi-nl.~ v; drcat Uritain. liej-- , many .i.'i'l hal\. Mr. Buwen. on behalf '»( W'lH.-zui'la. i>r«.|«.)e<'d the placing of 'these latter I'mur-i mi an equality with t h<- Dther ( jo\ «'rnnient« elaini> agjin-t the Uppublie. hut t.lie suggestion wa< rejiTtpd. ami protocols Mere later Mimed ai Wa.-hinylnn prnvidinjr that the ' question "f the preferential claim? should ! sur>inittpd to The llatr'ie for arbitration. (rtTiuany ajui Ureal Britain meantiiiii' recehiim their first-rank claims, i Since the .initoiiucvment of The Hagu.: I ficdinLT Pre.-iden: made | plain nf America* intention ! to assume the responsibilities attaching I lo the Monroe Doci rine. and if necessary t u> exact, on hehalt of claimant Powers. | all monies due from tfouth American Govi ornmeDt«.j = I