Show relations between the netherlands and south american republic becoming strained castro feels that as reparation fai offense has not been made friendly relations between two countries Is im possible the hague M de reus the tor mer minister of the netherlands tc a arrived here tuesday after roon from abe west indies and went at once to the foreign office to report concerning the difficulty between hia and president castro ahe netherlands government on tues bay receded an unofficial copy of the note sent to it by foreign mm ister paul of venezuela in connection with tre difficulty its general aenoi coes not give the netherlands gov erdmen much en to pep bevere in its attempts to reach a peaceful settlement with venezuela the venedi elan note after making reference to the communication of july 20 relating to the hand ng of passports las sports to minister de reuss because he was considered incompetent to serve as a nedium for maintaining relations between the two countries says that the action of ven azuela which la entirely personal against M de reuss d d not bontem liate a loosening loo of the ties of friend between the netherlands and venezuela a which venezuela desired cordially to maintain but that tl venezuelan govern ment feels that matters have gone so lar as 0 o result in a complete break between the two governments is evi fenced by the following in consequence of M de reuss of bense against the government of this republic the neglect of the cruiser gilderland gelderland Gel derland to salute yie venezuelan flag and the attack upon the vene huelan at curacao and the members of his family and the dese crat on of the escutcheon over the con eulate at senor paul d clares the venezuelan government ands itself obliged to declare to the government of your excellency that so long as the satisfaction due and the reparation for the offense and ance referred to in this note have not 1 een given it cannot maintain friend ly relations between the two coun tries |