Show uncle sum salu la in not hot looking for trouble lt an AD effort is being made by the european diplomats to persuade the american minister mr bowen to join in a declaration that the blockade of 0 the orinoco river is ineffective which is the position taken by berma germany ny england and add italy mr bowen has given alven a discreet refusal and is avoiding the question with a view not to jeopardize american interests and to leave the hands of the washington government free secretary 0 of legation russell 11 his report of the recent trip tr ip of the gunboat marietta up the orinoco holds that the blockade of ciudad oliver bolivar is effective which is IL a partial support of 0 the venezuelan contention |