Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-12-19
ITALY AS THE JUNIOR PARTY
WILL FOLLOW THE OTHERS

Washington, Dec. 19.-Secretary hay
has received partial responses from the
governments of Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy respecting the propos-
al to arbitrate the Venezuelan difficult
ties. Great Britain is favorable to ar
bitration with proper safeguards. Ger
many accepts arbitration in principle
but finds q multitude of small adjust
ments to be made before entering into
an agreement. Italy, as the junior
partner of the allies, declares that she
is favorable to arbitration, but will be
bound probably by the action OF the Sc
nior parties.
GERMANY'S ANSWER READY.
Berlin, Dec. 19.-Germany's answer to
Venezuela's proposition for arbitration
is ready and will be sent to the United
States government in day or two.
The officials here maintain absolute 81
lence regarding the character of the
answer.
NO OBJECTION FILED.
London, Dec. 19.-In a reply made
public today to a question in parlla-
ment of Gibson Bowles, conservative,
Premier Balfour says no intimation has
been received from the government Of
the United States that it will object
to American shipping being interfered
with in the event of blockade of the
Venezuelan coast.
FRANCE WANTS EQUAL TREAT
MENT.
Paris, Dec. 19.-The foreign office
here desires to have it understood that
the note sent to the French charge
d'affaires at Caracas does not ask Ven
ezuela to give preferential treatment to
French claims, but only treatment
equal to that which the other powers
may receive through their recourse to
force. This applies only to. claims
which have arisen since 1899, previous
claims having been submitted to ar
bitration.
GREAT BRITAIN REPLIED.
London, Dec. 19-Great Britain has
sent reply to the United States in re-
gard to the suggestion that the Vene-
zuelan question should be submitted to
arbitration. The tenor Of the reply, 1t
is expected here, will tend to bring
about some arrangement for a satis-
factory solution while thoroughly safe
guarding the interests of powers con-
cerned.
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
Lima, Peru, Dec. ia number Of
army officers propose cabling their
their names to the president of Venez-
uela offering their services in the case
of the situation becoming more COM
plicated.
VENEZUELA'S DEBT.
New York, Dec. 19.-Folowing is a
statement Of Venezuela's debt Decem-
ber 81, 1901: Foreign debt, England,
interest 8 per cent, 1882 91O; French
and Spanish, interest per cent, $1,3O9,-
395; United States, mixed claims, $685.
249; total $14,725,54
Interior debt-Railroad, 5 per cent
(disconto bank) $9,376,000, 12 per cent
per annum, $7OS,S6S; Caracas water
works, 5 per cent, s2,o35,039; Caracas
water works, per cent, s11,9e1, 734; salt
debt, 81, ,O5O, 300; total $25,131, ,941.
Unpaid interest, $6,9s0,727; due Bank
of Venezuela, $1,7sS,15s; total $S,75a,SSs.
Grand total s48,611,371.
THE CABINET APPROVES.
washington, Dec. 19.-secretary Hay
laid before the cabinet the latest phas-
es of the Venezuelan situation as shown
by the correspondence he has had with
our ambassadors and the foreign office
at London, Berlin and Rome; and he
also acquainted the members with the
substance Of the verbal exchange
which had taken place with the am
bassadors in Washington. The cabinet
gave it's unqualified approval to every
thing that has been done by Secretary
Hay, and also to his plans for the fu-
ture SO far as they were outlined. It Is
gathered that the attitude Of the Unit
ed States is for the present waiting
one, in the hope that the three allies
will be soon able to agree upon the ba-
sis upon which they are willing to ac-
cept arbitration.