Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-22
Representatives of Warner-Quinlan
Concession Here.
STA1EMENFFILED WITH THEOPPICIALs
Want Matter Left to Venezuelan
Courts.
MIR. BEAMS CERTIFICATION

Ex-senator Frank Hiscock, Representa-
representing the Warner-QunIan asphalt
syndicate Of Syracuse, appeared at tho
State Department today to set out the
side of that syndicate In its contest with
the New York and BermudeZ Asphalt
Company for the possession of the La Fell
cidad asphalt mines in Venezuela. They
first saw Secretary Hay, who talked with
them briefly. and, being about to depart
for the cabinet meeting. referred the gem
tlemen to Solicitor Penfield, who has been
giving his special attention to the asphalt
troubles.
The representatives of the Warner-Qu.n-
Ian concession say that, summed up briefly,
all that they ask is TO be let alone. They
want the United States government TO avoid
taking sides between the companies, ana
let them settle their own difficulties ac-
cordng to Venezuelan law Respecting the
contention of the New York and Bermudea
Company to the effect that the Nenezuel1n
government was threatening by an armed
force to put Messrs. Warner and Quinlan
into possession of Lake Fel!C!dad, and thar
it was threatening various other hostile
acts toward the first named company, the
representatives of Warner and Quinlan have
submitted this statement to the depart
ment:
AS q matter OF TACT lne concession Whlcn
Warner and Quinlan had of La Felicidad
has never been worked In any way, shape
or manner. and there never has been the
slightest attempt on the part of the Nene-
zUelan government intimation Of an
attempt to put Messrs. Warner and Quin-
Ian in possession by force, or in any other
method than by the usual and ordinary
methods of legal proceedings under the law
of Venezuela, and all representations to
the contrary that have been made to the
United States government by the New York
and BermudeZ Company and It's agents are
for the purpose of securing action on the
part of the United States, which would in
timdate the Venezuelan government.
What Is Proposed.
warner and Quinlan propose in their
own way and without violence to work
their concessions and remove asphalt. IL
they are interfered with by the New York
and Bermudez company, they Will appeal
to the courts OF Venezuela, or if the Ber-
and Bermudez Company they Will appeal
Messrs. Warner and Quinlan are an inya-
sion of It's rights, it may appeal to the
courts. In either event the difficulties Will
be solved before the proper legal tribunal
of Venezuela, which is all that IL desired
by Messrs. Warner and Gluinlan, and which
the New York and Bermudez Company IS
seeking to avoid.
History of the Contest.
The formal statement from which the
above extract Is taken was Aieu an 'ii1
State Department today and contains an
elaborate history of the conflict between
the two concessions and legal argument
intended to show that F'elcidad is sen
arate lake from the one. which the New
York and BermudeZ Company Is now work
ing distant from the atter's workings by
about three-quarters of a mile, and sup
piled from Il different Subterranean source
with asphalt. 1t is also noted as an impor-
tant point that the validity of the Warner
Quinan title was certified to by III. w.
Bean, employed to examine the title by
Quinan. but at present representing the
New York and Bermudez Company.