The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-27
GOES TO THE HAGUE
TRIBUNAL WILL SETTLE THE
VENEZUELAN TROUBLE.
ALL CONCERNED ARE WILLING
FOR THE DIFFERENCES TO TAKE
THAT COURSE.

Venezuelan Question Was Discussed
Cabinet Members Very Wen
pleased With the Turn Matters
Have Tal<en-DO Not Think the
Monroe Doctrine viii BE Brought
in to the Detriment of the United
states.
Washington, Dec. 26.-President
Roosevelt will not be the arbitrator of
the Venezuelan controversy. The
whole vexatious subject will be referred
TO The Hague tribunal for adjudication.
Epitomized, this was the situation as
Ct had resolved itself at the conclusion
of the cabinet meeting to-day. The
meeting was not so long as the ses-
sions of the cabinet usually are. All
the members, except Secretary Root,
were present. The Venezuelan question
was the principal and practically the
only topic of general concern under
consideration. Secretary Hay presented
the net results of his cable cores
pondence with the governments at Lon
In accordance with the suggestion
made several days ago by President
Roosevelt, through Secretary Hay,
President Castro of Venezuela was re-
ported to have agreed to submit the
differences between his government and
the European Powers to the arbitration
of the tribunal at The Hague. The
European Powers not only consented to
submit the controversy to arbitration
but while they had expressed a pref
erence for an arbitration to be con-
Quoted by President Roosevelt, they
had assented to his suggestion that the
matter be referred to The Hague.
The presenta ton of the case met the
hearty approval of the members Of
the cabinet. No fear is expressed by
the administration that the Monroe
doctrine will be brought into The con-
troversy in any manner that might re-
suit in any embarrassing situation for
the United States. Secretary Hay is
preparing a note to the Powers in
which the qualification of the United
States goversment is expressed for
the course agreed upon by them in
settlement of the pending difficulties.
No intimation is given of the conAt-
tons which may be imposed by the
European Powers or by President Cas-.
tro precedent to the arbitration. 1t is
knows that Great Britain was willing
to submit the subject to the arbitration
of President Roosevelt practically
without conditions, but the suggestion
is made that one, and perhaps two, of
the other Powers involved proposed
some conditions which might have
proved embarrassing to the President,
had he undertaken the responsibility
of determining the question.
1t is understood that some money
must pass. but it is also known that
the amount of cash to be required of
Venezuela before arbitration is not
nearly as large as has been stated. 1t
is not possible to learn either whether
the allies insist upon apologies from
castro. and. while it is assumed that
the blockade will be speedily raised,
no arrangement to that end has yet
been made The energies of the nego-
tiators are now being devoted to the
framing of what will be known as
conditional protocol, and it is hoped that
While this class Of document does not
undertake to closely define issues to be
presented, it will still contain a pro-
vision for the removal of the block
ade