| Show CRITICAL STATE OF AFFAIRS AT PORTO CABELLO VENEZUELA german gerans ger ans have landed marin and uncle sam will follow S it mm min ster bowen has cabled the state department from caracas Nene venezuela zuela that the revolute have cut the cable at barcelona minister bowen says the cable was cut immediately alter after the receipt ot of a it message elating stating revolution ats were entering the city minister bowen also RISO advised tl e state plate department tl at the germane germans intend to land a naval force at porto cabello to protect german interests there which are tl leavened leat teat ened by the up ns ris ng now in progress tl TI e minister advised that we follow euit suit after a conference between the officials of the slate state and navy departments instruct ong on were cabled to commander nicho las of the topeka to proceed from Lagua yara ayars to porto cabello an I 1 to land a naval force in case of attack the topeka has all ali already eady left for porto cabello the trouble at porto cabello prows grows out of the orris eg og tl at has convulsed venezuela for boje so i e time it ie is di reeled against pres del der t castro and has kept the country in a state of ferment for many monti a our consul at 1 lorto orto cabello sent word recently that tl it e lives of some of the Ameri american ean res dats including members of b a fam ly were impel impei billed and two of the ladies of the consuls consul a family were taken a vay in a govern ment ship S nee tl it en there has been no word of a critical condition of affa offa rs but the it d of today indi cates that a ens cris a has been reached there appears to be no question as to the right ot of the german naval forces to land for the protect on of german interests it in no way involves the monroe doctrine germany I 1 as been keeping close watch on venezuela for some forne months and at one time contemplated taking a venezuelan port in order to compel corn pel the payment of cei certain tain german eld cla ms it was in that connection that the german ambassador at washington dr von made inquiry of president roosevelt and the state department part ment men as to wiled er such a move by germany for or the sole purpose of col electing a bla m and not for the purpose of territorial expansion would meet with any d by the american government the response of the united states left germany free to act as the assurance that no territorial extension was intended removed the case from the operations of the monroe doctrine the present landing of a german force has no connection w th germany s former movement against ven ezella altho although agh the assurances hereto fore given by germany serve in the present case to sho v that there is 14 no utter or purpose behind the protection of german interests at porto cabello |
