Rebels Want Recognition

Rebels Want Recognition.

New York, June 4.- The Venezuelan revolutionists, who have for over a year and a half been fighting Castro, are to petition the United States for recognition as beligerents. Dr. Pedro Esiquiel Rojas, who was forcing minister to two previous presidents, and the diplomatic agent ff the provisional government established by the insurrectionists, has been assigned to the mission of securing for them the rights of beligerents. The request of the rebels is based on the fact that they are in absolute possession of all the ports of importance in the country except La Guayara, Maracaibo and Puerto Cabello, and hold also the entire eastern portion of Venezuela, over which they exercise the power of government. If Washington does not grant the application, the revolutionists will make the request of Great Britain.