Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1898

Mr. Loomis to Mr. Day.

Legation of the United States,
Caracas, June 11, 1898.

No. 150.]

Sir: I have, the honor to transmit, with translation, another decree of the Venezuelan Government upon the subject of its neutrality during the war now being waged by the United States and Spain. The decree, is as it appears in the Official Gazette.

This decree¹ was issued as a result of my protests against the apparent activity of the Spaniards here in the way of raising money and is designed to prevent any public meetings being held for that purpose, I having been informed that it was the purpose of the Spanish colony to rent a public hall for the purpose of having a meeting of Spanish subjects to stimulate subscriptions and enlistments.

I have, etc.,

Francis B. Loomis.

1. Not printed.