Show VENEZUELA IS GfTTIN G READY Troops are Being Enlisted by Castro to Engage in War With France Cactro Is Unpopular With His Countrymen Coun-trymen However and Many Will Desert as Soon as French Blockade Is Declared Wlliemstnd Island of CuracoaA traveler who arrived hero from Venezuela Vene-zuela said President Castro is busily engaged in enlisting throughout tho republic and In other ways preparing for war Generals In each slate have been commissioned com-missioned and orders have been given to call tho recruits to the colors Information from tho best sources Indicates that tho people do not support sup-port President Castro On all sides are heard expressions of a desire to revolt and overthrow the presidents government as soon as tho French blockade Is declared A wellinformed Venezuelan told mo that tho troops will desert their colors as they have all boon compelled com-pelled to Join tho army voluntary on llstmcnts being unknown In Venezu ela Puerto Cabello and Lagunlra nro tho only ports capable of making m slight defense The former has two modern sixInch guns and the litter has four modern six tnch guns witH tho usual display of old Spanish piece which would bo blown to pieces at the first shots It Is doubted whether President Castro can raise more than 1COOO men who will take the Held with any shows of spirit Tho men arc armed with Mauser rifles but they never practice1 shooting They have twenty million rounds of bull cartridges and a fow mountain guns Clue Venezuelan navy consists of llvo small craft concentrated god at Lagualra |