ON THIS DAY IN 1902 , the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “LONDON — Premier Balfour announced in the House of Commons today that an ultimatum had been sent to Venezuela, and that, in the event of a satisfactory reply not being received, the British and German governments would take measures to enforce their claims against that country. Mr. Balfour, when questioned on the Venezuelan situation by the Liberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, said: ‘For the last two years we have had grave cause for complaint on various occasions of unjustifiable interference by the Venezuelan government with the liberty and property of British subjects. No efforts have been spared by the British government to obtain an amicable settlement of these cases, but in none of them have satisfactory explanation

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