Mr. Bowen to Mr. Hay.
[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]
Legation of the United States,
Caracas , December 8, 1902 .
Caracas , December 8, 1902 .
(Mr. Bowen reports that the President of Venezuela has published a letter in the newspapers stating that foreign creditors must await the reestablishment of peace, when all promises will be fulfilled; and adding that, in the meanwhile, he will not try to placate with phrases; nor will he accept humiliation.)