Show W WARSHIPS NEEDED I IN SOUTH AMERICA I Public Mind Against Foreigners Foreign Foreign- Foreign I j jers ers in Caracas and I Venezuela I I 1 Washington March 29 The Tho Tho Tacoma Tacoma Taco Taco- ma mo who whoso whose o mail was tampered with rUh b by bythe bythe the Venezuelan po officials was ordered from to Norfolk or oll to toda today today to- to da day for repairs to her rudder which was damaged In getting Into uracoa I As the public mind In Caracas and Venezuela is reported to be hostile hostilo to Americans It is understood that ono of or tho the American 4 warships in Hn waters will bo ordered to to to- to morrow morro Ono One of oC the tho objects In l keepin keeping keep keep- in ing tho the Tacoma at was that sho she could act as a dispatch boat between be be- between tw tween n that place and La L. Guayra Cuara Vone- Vone zeula This precaution was thought necessary because of the official report re report report re- re port received hero from rom Commander John M. M Hood of the Tacoma an and l Minister Min Mm- ister Russell that the seals seats of three packages of mail mall for Cor the Tacoma had hc been n broken It was determined that hereafter ter important communications to and from Minister Russell should bo Fofo afo In transmission to Cor cs Tho correspondence showing the necessity from tho the state department point of view of other than diplomatic action against Castro Ib is expected to besent bo be sont sent to congress tomorrow Tho The President President dent lent tool took It Jt up yesterday and will send with it II a I. I letter with his hiJ views lows on the ci situation tua tion Minister r Russell has hos discussed personally per per- with Castro tho the last suggestions suggestions es- es of Secretary Root that the Sho livo I cases including that oC or the asphalt trust b be arbitrated Minister l RUbs sell RUssell ll also conveyed con the ab absolute refusal reCusal of or Castro to continue tho discussion on tho subject of or arbitration In view sIew of or orth th tho statement of the Venezuelan government gov gov- that tho the breaking of the teals seals was vas an fin Inadvertence and tho the fact that the burden of ot action In an any event has been leen shifted to congress it will I now no require Ct ely Itagi act on the tho part palt o of C Castro tru to tu produce a clash I Tho rho commonly ace accepted pt ll program of ur the administration with r respect p to Castro Cas Cas- tro LLo i la is that a u. commission will go to Caracas on a a. warship or 01 perhaps with witha a squadron and demand that Venezuela agree to arbitrate In the event of a refusal tho the next s P p. p j it 11 is bo be a a. commercial against t Further I than nit ti-nit 11 boro bero 10 J Is n no nt ot r f fI I t i S S iJ V- V S S |