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Show Kaiser Reported Seeking U-Boat Base in Caribbean Purchase of Island of Mar-tarita Mar-tarita Declared to Be Contemplated. By International New Service. WASHINOTON. D. C June I' Reliable evidence that Germany la Becking a submarlns baee In the Caribbean era from which It could menace the Panama canal la In the hands of the state department. It waa learned late thie afternoon. Ita agem have been negotiating? for the purchaee or control over the leland of Martarlta, off the north coast of Venesuela, and with " auch a poaelbllity of success that stale department officials are frankly concerned. While the state department believes be-lieves thst President Gomes snd the Venesuelan government are fully cognisant of the fact that the acquisition of the possession by an enemy of the United States would be a violation of the Monroe doctrine, doc-trine, it Is known thst the facta have been laid before them hv thla government For some tlms It has IM heen knnm-n , i. thle fl,rnm.iil that German ajrents have been active ac-tive In Venesuela and have gained a certain Influence. Martarlta la admirably altuated as s nsval base for the kalaer, located lo-cated as It la In theaouthesst corner cor-ner of the Caribbean and on the direot route to the Panama canal. It Is 600 mllos from Cule.bra and ' 1000 miles from Colon. |