Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1901 — President Castro's Statement. [ARTICLE]

President Castro's Statement.

President Castro of Venezuela evidently has a wholesome regard for the opinion of the Anierican people. Though not absolutely unprecedented, it Is rather unusual for the head of a government to address to the citizens of a foreign nation an explanation of his conduct. Yet President Castro in a

message from his secretary Just published has practically done this unusual thing. Secretary Cardenas, speaking for his chief, asserts that the present government of Colombia has been fomenting insurrection in Venezuela, and that Venezuela has been invaded by Colombian troops. He avers that these charges are confirmed by official Colombian publications, and not denied by the Colombian envoy at Caracas. He says Venezuela has repulsed the Invasion, and massed troops on her frontier to prevent its recurrence. “Venezuela has not,” he adds, "accepted the invasion as an international attack by the people of Colombia," but blame* only the present Colombian government.