Show MERELY LOOKING ON United States Has an Understanding With Holland Washington Wash ington n Del Dee 15 The existence of what amounts practically to a of war between Holland and Venezuela the absence for the first time In many tears ears In an acute crisis of this kind of American warships from their proper sphere of influence and the profession proCession of the state department officials of their ignorance of the thc intentions of Holland constitute a most curious and interest interesting interesting ing International situation The fact that America has a quarrel of her own with Venezuela and has determined di diplomatic diplomatic relations with that country gives rise to doubt as to the accuracy of the statement that this government is not interested in what Is going on off the coast of Venezuela Indeed there Is reason to believe that while of official official official records may fall fail to show the ex cx existence exIstence of any formal Cormal agreement be between between between tween America and The Netherlands the government of the latter country is proceeding with the tacit consent of America to bring to an end the chaotic conditions that have prevailed in an in sense in Venezuela for the past two years ears As Construed by Roosevelt So long as the Dutch ships act strict strictly ly within the lines of the Monroe doc doe doctrine doctrine trine as construed in the annual mes message message message sage to congress of President Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt velt yeU of ot last Jast year so long as no o attempt is made to seize Venezuelan territory for permanent occupation so long as the Dutch warship captains confine their activities to the seizure of Vene Venezuelan Venezuelan ships the blockade of pC ports and the attempt to redress the affront to Hollands honor there probably will ill be beno beno beno no interference int on the part of the Unit United United United ed States government Of course it is inconceivable that this government has not already received some assurance from Holland on this point but it is probably the case that these have not been reduced to writing but are simply matters of mutual un tin understanding understanding Agreement With United States tates The experience of the powers who operated against Venezuela sev several eral years ears ago would seem to have in indicated Indicated indicated to Holland the necessity of or com corn coming corning ing jn to some understanding with the United States before to the point of or hostilities which after all is the situation on the Vene Venezuela Venezuela zuela coast notwithstanding diplo diplomatic diplomatic matic matie disclaimers Logically the next step tep will be the declaration of a blockade and of this due notice must be given by b Holland HoIland to all nations In order the prevent the lodgment of claims f for unwarrantable Injury inflicted upon neutral commerce Meanwhile the action of the Dutch cruisers in seizing Venezuelan ships is calculated to have a depressing effect upon the trade of Venezuela and to dis cBs discourage discourage courage prospective shipments of mer merchandise merchandIse merchandise chandise in the present unsettled condi condl conditions conditions |