Show j ULTIMATUM SENT TO PRESIDENT CASTRO United States St tes s Mixing In Behalf of Asphalt Company Just What is Going to Happen in Case of a a Refusal is Not Stated France Also on the Trail of the South American Republic S i Island nd of March 21 The Venezuelan gov go gom m it IH 14 i announced from Cara a Ivas leM received ed a note from the minister Me Mar k Bowen re an answer as 8 to whether Venezuela trill will arbitrage the ques qu hone tione pending and saying that in ina a e of vf a n refusal the U ted States will iii Il foel ic free to take tako the step uBy be necessary necca ary to secure justice The Tu of The has bas as advised advise l th Von Van that Holland will iii use coercive inea measures Inea urea ures Jn in n view of or the th fact that she ahe he has lias been heen un iiii unable able to ure the th relee from im imprisonment nt in la Venezuela of or five Dutch Dut h gallon who vho h ave been II 11 Jf lly kept in prison for fot seven s en month WL 4 AI ASHINGTON March 21 In call can calling caning WASHINGTON w V V ing lug upon President Castro for an answer to his hl proposition to sub submit mit 10 1 arbitration tho issues between the United States and Venezuela Mr lr Bowen Oen is acting in connection in instructions from rom tho the stole department whIch h have havo recently beEn heen placed in his hands Mr lIr Bowen made a proposition propos tIon of or this tui kind to 10 tho the Venezuelan foreign office several months ago 10 and there thereas was us as an au au exchange of notes note on the too sub Ib jet but its further farther consideration was ut off by the abrupt departure froin fron tho pi tal of or id Castro at a moment then hen his own decision ws ws re rl required The Venezuelan government at ut that stage singe had made a to Mr rr Bowon BOw on looking to the ar arbitration of or the dispute by The Hague tribunal but with the tho important quail atlon that thi tribunal should arbi arbit a bi t frate ate as a u it preliminary the th question as aso toO o 0 or not the United States government had the right under inter 3 law to Intervene at all as un us the Venezuelan governments ck cl ims nul the American must look to Venezuela for their protection This was 88 construed here as an un to bring Into iato play the old alvo declara declaration ton lion dh the tho United States St has reso and repeatedly refused to accept Ju jl Its negotiations with southern re republics r publics So Mir Me Bowen reported to the tate department tho the fact tact of President a troa departure and md asked for in instructions These were prepared with great care ond after Attorney General Moody Moo b had bad upon call cail from the president pre I dent furnished an opinion to the effect that the proceedings in the he bl Venezuelan courts involving tho the asphalt 8 alt r propertIes were so 80 as to I amount practically to a u of jug jus justice ju tire tice tl Therefore f Mr Bowen lr was told I Ito to renew his proposition for a free ar of toe the issues between Vene uela and the United 1 Stales H teA at the first opportunity and a ld this it appears he haa hs j 1 i w n done Besides the New Now York Tork t Bermuda Bermudan 1 n case there are three other I matters which h are arc suggested as us proper subjects for arbitration name nameh Jv h the Critchfield claim also olno b o based on mi asphalt u concession the claim of tj e Orinoco Steam Navigation NavI compa 3 x based bas on a violated franchise and andt I t te Hp e lahn dahn of the newspaper correspond tt t for damages arising from his sum mary malY expulsion from Venezuela If President Castro rejects r this last offer of Mr Bowen to arbitrate these cases It Is expected that he will probably re report re port Rort ort that fact to the state department and It will be determined what course to pursue I The ministers presentment of this matter therefore Is not an ac ultimatum for the way vay is still open for further negotiations if it the de department department department decides that the time has hag not yet arrived to withdraw its minister and adopt some coercive measures |