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Show PRESIDENT CASTItO. umSSSTnuio Hi Venetuela must either give guaran- of security to and respect for Arlean officials and other American cltliea, Q thRt republic ar roipcct and ority will bo enforced by tho Unit-4 Unit-4 8ttes Ws position of tho United States !i respect to Venrxuela Is pregnant J"ln dramatic possibilities In tho near "tors. The attitude of tho United fWM, while pretty clearly denned, P"JI not bo omclally declared until nf-w nf-w Minister Loomls has discussed with jWetsry Hay tho causo of the quarrel between tbo two countries Ibe United States and Venciucla, nl-HWs.Ii nl-HWs.Ii the fact Is fairly well dla-EnUed dla-EnUed nt the State Department, nro ln on the edgo of war. Tot International case appears to bo IhU Venoiuela desired tho rocall of a 'MiaUter who was hollered to bo com muted to tho Interests of the asphalt trust, and In tho Interest of which he put an affront on Vcnctoula by having n warship sent to Venciucla to selllo by abot and shell an ordinary caso In the civil courts The Stato Desvtment having so far Indorsed Mr Ixomls still Indorses him and makes tho counter claim that Venciucla Is guilty of persistent out-rngo out-rngo against American officials and clllions, that thero must be a reckoning reckon-ing by diplomacy or otherwlso As tho first step toward tho chastisement chastise-ment of Venetuela tho United Slates brings away tho American minister on a warship The next step Is the preservation pre-servation of a serious and mysterious sllenco which creates a position of menace toward Venetuela The fact that Mr Loomls has been recalled, If only temporarily, taken In connection with tho understood Inten- Hfl tlon of Scnor Pulldo, tho Venetuelanl sssssC chsrge d affaires In Washington, tot H leave soon for Caracas, Indicates a con- H dltlon that Is exceedingly serious H When General Castro assumed the H Presidency of Venetuela he found the H treasury empty and the people too poor H to stand further taxation Having no M other recourse tbnn to tax foreigners H doing business In the country. It Is H claimed he protected the Warner- H Uulnlan-Sulllvau syndlcato In an effort H to take possession of the property H claimed by tho New York & Ucrmu- H des company This government notified Minister H Loomlt Is that It did not tako shies H with cither company but that the con- H trovcray mutt bo settled In tho courts. jH This msy bo regarded as tho beginning H of tho serious aspects of the caso, H |