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Show CASTRO IS HOSTILE. His Attitude Particularly Menacing-Against Menacing-Against French Cable Company. PARIS, March 25. An official dispatch from Caracas, Venezuela, says President Castro, who was nbsont from tho capltol during tho recent supposed amelioration of tho situation, has returned and has manifested strong hostility against American Amer-ican and French Interests. His attitude. It is added, is particularly menacing against tho French Cablo company. com-pany. It Is prematura to say what steps Franco will take, as tho Information has just been received, and the officials havo not had an opportunity to consider It However, it la likely that their action will depend upon President Castro putting put-ting his menaces Into effect by overt acts against the company or tho forfeiture of lis concessions No orders for warships to bo held in, readiness havo yet been Issued Is-sued or aro contemplated for the prcsont, Jut thero seems to bo a growing Impression In official quarters thDt tho presence of a. warship In Vcnczuolan watcra might exercise ex-ercise a salutary lnlluenco. The o'fflclal dispatch adds that President Castro's declination to arbitrate tho American demands was accompanied by a refusal to hold any conversation on tho subject. Tho French Cablo company has received ndvlceo practically to the samo effect. These Indicate that President Castro's Cas-tro's lnlluenco will probably causo tho court to render final Judgment upon tho cablo company's concession early noxt week. It Is the unofficial opinion that the attitude of President Castro against both American and French Interests makes the moment opportuno for some exchange of communications between tho two Governments Gov-ernments toward eventual action along similar lines. |