ON THIS DAY IN 1902 , the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “LONDON — It is officially announced here that Great Britain and Germany are taking naval measures to secure satisfaction from Venezuela and that ‘for this purpose German warships have already assembled off the coast of Venezuela and those of Great Britain will shortly be there.’ No attempt is made to reconcile Great Britain’s attitude with the news from Berlin that President Castro is willing to meet the demands upon Venezuela. The reason for the aggressive measures is declared to be due to the fact that no overtures have yet been received from Venezuela towards meeting that country’s obligations by ordinary methods. The present intention of Great Britain and Germany is to make a naval demonstration against Venezuela, with the p

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