Show I THIS COUNT COUNTRY Y A AI fRIE D IN NEED I i Administration Amazed Over the of President II Castro Washington on April S tion officials today expressed amaze amazement amazement amazement ment over o r the statements of President Castros official organ organ El I cional having as their basis Ta Tacoma Tacoma Tacoma coma mall mail pouch opening incident The editorial received the closest at attention attention attention Mingled with the tho feeling of amazement over the sentiments of President Castro is one of regret and nn mystification over the whole cours coure d Venezuela has ha pursued in dealing with the tho United States The United States has been a good goodfriend goodfriend goodfriend friend of Venezuela said a high of or official of o the state department today tOlay toll a Twice within the last fifteen n years we have gone to aid when i that country needed assistance For this reason we can not understand why she has acted as she has Cleveland Twisted Lions Tail During President sec second c cond ond term when Great Britain was threatening to encroach croach toc on las territory he lie sent a message to congress which had bad the result of ic re referring ferring erring the question to the king of Holland for impartial determination Again several years later kiter l ter when the allied powers were threatening a blockade of Venezuelan ports to com compel compel pel payment of her foreign obligations o tho the United States through Minister r Bowen stepped in and averted such a astep astep astep step Again the question was referred to Holland Mail Pouch Incident The navy department today received rec ived iveda a report from Commander John Hood Roa of the cruiser Tacoma containing do tails touching the opening of the mall mali carried by that vessel at Mie he la Gual Guaira ra postoffice It agrees substantially with the published statements and the officials are satisfied the opening was inadvertent All AU the correspondence on the Vene Venezuelan Venezuelan Venezuelan question is now no before con congress congress congress gress Administration officials frank fraik frankly ly admit they will not be surprised should there be some delay The is issues Issues Issues sues presented are out of the ordinary and time should sho ld be given they say for thorough study of the situation |