Show BRITISH COMPLAINT Parllnmenlary Paper Giving Cause for Grievance London Dec 1iA Parliamentary paper pa-per giving tho correspondence relating to Vcncruclan affairs war Issued this afternoon af-ternoon It begins with a memorandum after recounting the existing causes of complaint against Venezuela Including tho seizures of British ships and the protestation pro-testation against the Venezuelan Consul at Trinidad for exacting Improper foci for collectIng cuatoms lor VcncuHa In Tnrhlad of which no notice was taken by t Venezuela says Besides thsc opcclflc outrages < and grounds for complaint there are caUses In which British subjects and companies have large claims against Venezuela The Venezuelan Government declined to accept ac-cept the explanation and ussurancoi of his Mnjestv s Government In regard to the Ban JUgh as In any way modifying the situation Aa a result the powlllon of his Majestys legation at Caracas Is rendered qulto Impracticable for diplomatic diplo-matic purposes as all representations protests and remonstrancesnow remain disregarded and unacknowledged The correspondence which dates to December De-cember 2id slovfl that aa early as July Srd German tentatively mentioned tho Venezuelan differences and that Foreign Secretary Lnnstlownc replied that he would be quite ready to confer with the view of Joint action |