| Show FRANCE AND CASTRO Tho rho Preach French government hits has received tine Die that the United ateS does docs not riot consider a mival demonstration demm tra tion t Venezuela us as a I violation of ot the tho Monroe doctrine and It now up lurs probable that something will hap happen hapPen i pen Two French lench l cruisers have hae been 1 to Venezuelan waters vaters and i ios as os soon as the report of ot the former i French minister nt at Caracas la lii received I decided action will wili surely be he taken Speculation Is Inn I now rife as II to what France Franca really can do to chastise tresi President dent Castro Cu tro for tor tho the Indignities heaped upon uI on the French I minister It Is la point pointed ed ad out that tho the capital C Caracas is so situated In III th the maintains that It would require a 11 very largo large force to take tuKo It The rue principal ports can be 00 bombarded but talt ny Britain and Italy have already acquired some rights there and these would per perhaps haps hap object to ta anything that would interfere with the commerce nod de do delay dolay lay IlL I he payment of ot the tho th debt duo due to them from Venezuela rhO Tho French will find a n wiry way though The Monroe doctrine does not lIot give any amy of ot tho the countries on thIs continent a It license to do rio wrong with Impunity It declares that American Am noil Is in closed to land grabbers and even ovell to Shylocks with ft tt 1 demand for tOr pound of ot but bill It Is ii 11 no bar to the flue duo course COlIO of oC justice between The Flue Monroe doctrine declares briefly nr t that the American continents are not to be bo considered as a subjects for tor further colonization by lIy ninny any nil European powers secondly that Interposition tot for the tho purpose of ot oppressing American states state or controlling In any other man manner manner mannet ner net their destiny by hy any European 1 power would bo be considered unfriendly to the United States and finally that wo VO consider ninny allY attempt on the tho part pant of ot any European power to extend their to any uny portion of ot this hemis hemisphere phere her ns as a dangerous dnn rous to our peace mind safety That Js is the tho Monroe doctrine do Hy lIy tho the letter and amid the spirit of or it Prance Franca may know how far tur nr to 10 go before It enters upon forbidden ground |
