Show against the venezuelan treatment of foreigners washington nov 30 the acute sit bation between franco and venezuela has for some time past distracted attention from the quarrels which the venezuelan government already had on hand with her neighbors some diplomats here familiar with the conditions in that part of south america feel that in the near future other trouble may bo expected and that some day the trouble between the netherlands and venezuela may be renewed possibly leading to an outbreak between the two countries the cliplef complaint of the netherlands Net herlanda government ia the way in which venezuela customs house officers exercise their right of search it Is alleged many times without due cause the customs officers bring ships to their ports and keep the crew practically prisoners the venezuelan government on its side has made several complaints about the smuggling trade which is kept up from into the harbors of venezuela and which consists chaeny of fl rearms for the last thirty years there has been a aw in forbidding the exportation of firearms but the large colony of venezuelan political exiles who come to the island to be near their old home and still ate to make new plots against president castro make it extremely difficult for tho dutch authorities ties to enforce that law from both sides protests pio tests have been made but it is charged the venezuelan government has followed tho same course as in most mo st of ita diplomatic enterprises terp rises and the dutch demands have never been fully answered the dutch newspapers have begun to insist upon more vigorous action by their government and it h felt here that a tier the french matter lias been this probably will ba the next trouble in the caribbean sea |