OCR Text |
Show CASTRO IS BELLIGERENT Would Send Invading: Army of Venezuelans to United States. WILLEMSTAD, Curacao. March 17. According to trustworthy advices received here, the situation in Venezuela is unchanged, un-changed, both internally and as to foreign affairs, except that the relations between President Castro and the various legations lega-tions at Caracas are a little more strained. Castro has now ceased to talk with the European representatives concerning the Venezuelan Indebtedness and the recent recall of Gen. Antonia Velutini. second Vice-President of Venezuela, who has been in Europe for some time endeavoring endeavor-ing to arrange a settlement with the British and German bondholders, is .regarded .re-garded as an irrlicatlon that the negotiations nego-tiations have failed. It Is said that no diplomat has been able to secure an Interview with Castro concerning disputed international ques-questlons ques-questlons for months. President Castro maintains his belligerent attitude and contuses con-tuses to make military preparations. He apparently regards an attack on Porto Cabello and I Guayra as probable, and lias mounted six new French six-Inch guns and a number of small guns on the Kights overlooking these points and has available three small coast defense ves-s.le. ves-s.le. It is said that the majority of Venezuelans Venezue-lans look upon the possibility of foreign intervention cither with indifference or favorably, as present internal conditions are causing much unrest. Neighboring South American republics also seem to regard the idea of intervention without lesentment. Brazilian, newspapers are openly- advocating a settlement of affairs lr Venezuela and the South American press generally Is less caustic In Its criticisms crit-icisms of American Interference in the af-Ajfpirs af-Ajfpirs of southern republics. Castro's attitude is reflected In a pamphlet pamph-let Just Issued through one of his advisers. Crl. Juan Bautistia Lamedo. in which "jlans for sending 80.000 Venezuelans Jaainst New Orleans are disclosed. The pamphlet urges the public to avenge the nnsults offered to Venezuela by the Americans Ameri-cans and declares the invasion of the Mississippi Mis-sissippi valley would be the most effective Means of curbing the power of the United States. Castro's army made up of negroes and Indians is small. Ill armed and inefficient. Humors of internal rising are constantly Received, but none of the revolutionary 35ovements has strong financial backing 4id overthrow of Castro -by means of vtvil war is considered unlikely by the "foreign residents. |