The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-23
900SEV[L7 ASKED
TO Be ARBITRATOR
Submit This Question to The
Hague Tribunal.
No, DECIDE IT YOURSELF
p.,ssy4ts Proposition TO the Allied Powers
and Their Reply are Summed Up in
the Two Prec ding Sentences.
Roosevelt May Serve Yet.
.lgv he Associated Press.)

A&SS'J
,-e..niretOa. Dee. 20.-Prcsideut Roosa-
,.r has proposed to the allied powers
.pgf ta. Venezuelan dispute be submitted
.h. arbitration OF The Hague Tribu-
.sr yb, powers have replied with a
...rrur proposal that President Roosc-
Welt himself arbitrate the issues.
Those were the developments over
-seht in the Venezuelan matter and thew
..m To Justify tho prediction made in
+ra-a dispatches that the critical point
a5 boon passed. President Roosevelt
ra.- ryt wish to act as arbitrator in this
r-.srt,. or AZ such it is felt here he
vaurl nn at once. Judge. jury and CON
stab. ln5 would be undcr the moral OBJ
reattou TO execute his own Judgment.
~t. President feels that a reference to
rfe Hague Tribunal would vastly
strengthen the cause Of arbitration.
sill rather than sec the p"Csert dis
mite proceed to extremes, it is probable
-r. President viii reluctantly assume
-rs duties Of arbitrator. IT is fully
raartznl hat any decision rendered by
lin In that capacity would be sure to
bring him the cnmity of one or the other
ar th. parties to the controversy and
this fact was pointed out to the Presi~
tnt CARLY in the week by leading Sena-
Tor N1u had been called nto consulta-
tra. Nevertheless, to prevent ~bloodshed
aaa the destruction OF property and in
trrfe~'r cs with great commercial inter
s-r- that would result in loss. it is be
loved that the President would assume
I'm charge. providing his own view can
NIT prevail
IN important fact developed today is
that the punitive measures about to be
Instituted. and, in fact, now in force in
-,nt degree. will not be suspended by
TIE allies until a definite agreement is
ra.h he'd a5 to arbitration.
Venezuela also has been told through
-liaf-ter Bowen that the President
would welcome 4 reference Of the dis
tuts TO The Hague Tribunal. While no
ar.c, reply has been received it is not
aaelruj that the reply would be favor
able if the other parties consented 10
su-h an agreement.
The status Of the arbitration ncgotia-
r.aus at the close OF the official day as
disclosed al the State Department. YVES
that The powers were waiting for an ar
-t5r from The President TO their pro
n-a. that he himself undertake u arb
uare the Venezuelan difficulty.
The Presidents answer can only De
slesscd. for the officials decline 10 2E-
press any ODiHi0n OF their own. How
.~.r. il IS believed to be a safe prediction
that lac Will renew his suggestion thai
The case be submitted to The Hague
Tribunal. adding 20 the argument he has
a.rsa3v produced, the fact that the Uni
III States, having claims of its o"n
against EcuczueI2 to the amOun OF
about >l0o.o GEO. is a party in interests, &nc
it would bc unfair TO put the Pr2siden'
In th. position of having to arbitr2tc
his own claim. For their part, tho
powers bring against Tho Hague propo-
-.l.gu the argument that President as
tro would feel lightly bound by any dc
el.5u by that tribunal, but would -
certain 10 heed a Judgment rendered b2
Pres DENT Roosevelt.
II Is said at the State Department tina
no matter how these two propositions ar
disposed Of, there viii DC no
-=... sua that an agreement OF som
kind which VIII bring about a p~caccapi
settlement Of the Venezuelan troublo
viii result from the present ne5ct'a