Show PRESIDENT CASTRO P PH H DECLINES TO COMPLY Y Asphalt Cases Will Not Be Submitted to Arbi Arbitration Arbitration 4 Court Administration at Washington Has Not Decided Upon the Next Move Badly Muddled Muddied Situation in Both Venezuela and Santo Domingo 1 t t MM t t t t t M t t M t t M t M t M t t M t t t t t M t t t of tad Island of Curacao March I 24 It is i announced from t tara araca ara aJ Venezuela that President Castro today replied to Minister 4 Bow ioen HowEn ens final proposal for arbitration denying that Venezuela has 4 with the toe United States and saying the case of the thes Nv s fW York Bermudes Bermudez Asphalt company must remain in the courts t A Washington March I 24 Minister Bowen cables from Caracas that 4 Castro had flatly flaUy refused to arbitrate the pending issues be bet 4 t 11 Venezuela and the United States t tt t t 4 New Nw York March 24 The Tribune tomorrow will say sayIn sa saIn 4 In answer to a request for a statement on the present Venezuelan t t f i the Tribune last night received the following cablegram from 4 Castro Catro t 4 Received your cable J T do not believe there thero will AvIH be he any trouble i Jilt 11 M if there should be any an Venezuela Ven would win Avin because she never neer drifts drift away awn from right reason raon and Hud justice which are the strength f of 4 C v rak iak ak nations l Signed CIPRIANO CASTRO 1 t oft of TIM The World tomorrow will print the following dispatch from President t 4 4 t atro 4 4 CaracH nl March h 24 I have lae received your our telegram There is in re r 4 alit lity between Venezuela and Washington nothing of import importance t ance to occupy public attention and worthy worth of attention by serious rious per persons J sons Your minister inin ter holds huld himself aloof aloo from the good understanding 4 which exists but hut Venezuela Yen will Avill defend with ardor the common inter int r 4 cuts ets and honor of oC both countries CIPRIANO CASTRO 4 4 4 4 4 t t 4 t 4 I 44 4 4 I I HI GrON March 24 Minister ter V Bowens cablegram to the state tate department depa informing inform ing the ad adi a i migration that President Cas Cast t of Venezuela had refused explicitly to submit to n t n Ute the pending Issues it between the theT thel T l int d States tates and aud Venezuela wild nid ile Ic I mug that the asphalt eases canes n S must be ber beV r V 1 ji indicated ted d by 11 the Venezuelan YOne courts c the principal topic of discus hi iII ii at meeting of the cabinet Ill t the Ule situation Uon In Is not regarded r as HI s sn n ut Mt st this time wa was indicated by the determination of the Hie j rf and his hi advisors to pay J Y no heed to President Castros re sil to arbitrate the th existing dif dlf re noes Will Wait Awhile Tt It is js the Indicated intention of or the jn f M ld tl Secretary Taft Taft who in inthe the thI ab Ence of Secretary Hay Bay is i being rh l on un fot for advice In matters pertain jn to foreign affairs simply to awaIt anait fill firth the developments I In Venezuela V It j mt In believed d that the situation now 1 f r such nett a character as to warrant a Indeed the president i is pro with the for or his fr 5 uth h extern trip without reference to UK other members of ot th cabinet 3 I 1 I Ift ft the White House S I t i and a 1111 Postmaster tel letters General I Cortel II with Avith the he t h president n ident the i nv of or the Venezuelan and unto Santo 1 It an sn n be said positively that no noten noC C ten If Ion was reached which vilich A V o ii l involve drastic action u Uon tIon on cit the theP P of or the American government It is isi i l ii lcd hd as possible po i that further de deA A in lit the Ule Venezuelan situa tiTi tI h may be forthcoming in iii a few ei dIY i hut It Is H K not believed here they the A v ill iii add to its seriousness Santo Domingo Situation Till Th situation in Santo into Domingo also v as fully full discussed at the cabinet No new new phases ph s s of or the ques quest t i have hae arisen n within a u few days d s and aud andt tUr t administration will whit not make any j i change in its iUS indicated method c Cr procedure Hie rho failure of the senate to ratify Uw t 1 treaty with the Dominican govern jit nt Ut h i embarrassed emb the tinn and nothing now will be done ex ox exi i t pt t to tn ii initiate an Investigation into litto t the th K affairs ls of the island government HIl a view simply to obtain definite i The present pre ent status on the J l ni l so 8 far a se as this government is iscon isn con f n will not be disturbed |