Show PEACEFUL BLOCKADE Settlement Hay Bo Effected Without Bloodshed Washington Dec 10The State department de-partment has been advised that a peaceful blockade exists ut La Guayra which la the port of Caracas the capital of Venezuela The difference differ-ence between this state and a state oC war Is not very strongly marked e ccp In the opportunity afforded by a peaceful blockade to effect a settlement without recourse to actual bloodshed The situation there Js regarded as crlt leal I IN CONFLICT WITH CASTRO Minister Bowen at Caracas has ac copied the trviot placed upon him 10 t look after Ihe Imprests t of the British and German cltUns In Venezuela and thin han brought him Into conflict with Vredent Catxo Ho baa informed 1ho tale department that a number of these citizens were arrested yesterday In Caracas Mr Bowen at once addressed dressed himself to President Castro to ocure their release lie represented hat he hud been charged with the care oC the British and German subjects in Venezuela hut President Castro was mwllllng at Ort to recognize his authorIty au-thorIty Finally the Minister con incccl him that he was acting within his rights and President Castro con entcd with reluctance to release the rlndpal prisoners Mr Bowen will Insist upon the release of the remainder remain-der Nothing In his reports to the State department Indicates the reason for the arrest of these foreigners except hat they were Germans or British BOWEN AS PEACEMAKER Mr Bowen wishes to play the part of peacemaker between the principals In this dispute and the State department depart-ment after considering his statements ms decided that he may do thls only upon application from Venezuela for his good offices and If the same nhfll be acceptable to the British and German Ger-man representatives This attitude is said to be consistent with that assumed as-sumed by the United States Government Govern-ment In many preceding International troubles In which her good offices have been invoked The latest report from Mr Bowen to the department confirmed the prenu dispatches relative to the seizure of the I Venezuelan naval port of Caracas yesterday yes-terday I Is now cxnerted that the next step will be the announcement ofT of-T formal I blockade of that t port by the British and German warships I Is believed here that this will not stop the entry Into the port of American ihlps but that If they land their cargoes car-goes the British and Germans will Insist In-sist t UDon collecting the regular Venezuelan Vene-zuelan rate of customs dues uuon them TO SEIZE CUSTOM HOUSE Of course this will Involve the seizure seiz-ure of the custom house and In turn IL Is expected that President Castro unless he concludes to abandon his resistance re-sistance will Issue n decree cloning the port to entries and will Insist upon col ectlng duties anew upon the same goods If they are passed Into the Into nor of the country beyond La Guayra The United States navy has at present no representative In La Guayra The little gunboat Marietta Is at Curacoa a few hours distant In readiness to respond re-spond to any call |