Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-13

.cas Wa, Dec. l3.-Ihe io'o"
~ onthentlc copies OF the demands
s'sn,sa by the German and British
,mIsters Monday Dec = before e'"
|arsIug al La Guayra'
A. ', ,he Minister Of Foreign Affairs
,.ysnlvIng to your excelleney's note
,he ath inst, ] have the honor 70
@s YOU that have received In
,s,ons from has majesty's govern
hon, to point out to the Venezuelan
.,,msnt in writing that regarding
ovsi .nn,,sr ban RICH the British gov.
s., Mas given full explanations
n'' s"s shown that there exists no
sa,,nate ground for complaint. nor
snh, Ms maiesty's government thinK
~ ,hara h any reason TO attribute
n N the authorities OF Trinidad
,S '~( only acted comformably with IN
trpctions. -..a,, ox,reos
M his majestys government resress
" situation which has arisen, pu.
anoo, accept your note as suiiicienl
s nlv 10 my communication, nor as
ySSss,ive OF the intention OF the vene-
..,isn government to satisfy the claims
'nich bIs majbsty's government mas
.anyb, forward and II must be UNDER
IN that they include all well found
cIaims which have arisen owing 10
!. last civil war and the previous ones
"a tba Ill-treatment and the tmprison-
,snt Of British subjects and also IN
rSds an arrangement for the Foreign
ksb have asked the Venezue,an
Experiment. to make declaration tial
My recognize In principle the business
Il these claims, that they VIII imme-
Shtsly make compensation In the navi-
rs,,on cases and the cases above men
s%npd and In those In when
irish subjects have been unjustly I'M
Ssoned or ill-treated, and that res
brtIng other claims they VIII accept
Is decision Of mixed commission as
to the amount and guaranty which
smuld be given for payment also
twress the hope that the Venezuelan
gSrnment will defer TO the claims ana
|na oblige his majesty's government 10
haze steps to obtain satisfaction.
Ihaye added that his majesty's gov
ennent has been informed OF the
ci,Ims OF the German government
gshst Venezuela and that the two
gmtnments have agreed to operate
johly for the purpose of obtaining an
a lrsnsement of all their claims ana
Ithths majesty's government VIII re-
| Qulr the immediate payment OF sum
eQusI to that which In the first case
shoule be paid to the German govern
Imht ANY balance after the payment
" Urgent claims shall be held on ac-
rolst for the liquidation OF claims
which might 60 before the commission.
Ihave, moreover. instructions from
Inn maiestys government TO state
Iclary that his communication must
be- iiken as an ultimatum
ssned) HASuAhp. :.
THE GERMAN NOTE.
To Hls Excellency, Senior Lopez Baralt,
Master Of Foreign Affairs
Oraoas. Dec. 7.-Mr. Minister: In
he Mme OF the government OF his NAL
esty the German emperor. have the
hoar to make the following commune
latin 10 the government Of Vnezuela:
The imperial government has been
dug informed OF the note OF the MN
istH Of foreign affairs OF venezuela
data the 9th OF May last. In that
ncis the Venezuelan government re-
fussi the demands Of the imperial gov
Eennent relative to the payment OF Ger
mar claims arising out Of the civil wars
ot 1875 to 1900, and to support their re-
fWa referred TO arguments already put
Howard. The imperial government even
Iatr examining those arguments anew
does not think they can consider them
Satisfactory. The government Of the
republic argues In the first place that
Towing to the interior legislation OF the
couitry, 1t is not possible TO arrange
The claims Of foreigners arising from
The vars by the diplomatic course, thus
asserting the doctrine that diplomatic
Intervention Is excluded by interior leg
lsallon. That doctrine is not In con-
fornity with International law, since
lhe question OF judging whether such
intervention Is admissible must be APP
preclated not according 20 the dispose
/ 49," VI AAlt uittltot itbintbf'Vhs pN' 80
accordance with the principles Of inter-
national law. The Venezuelan govern
ment with the object OF making a dem
onsration OF diplomatic defense claims
mat this Is Inadmissible and relies on
me twentieth article OF the treaty OF
ami'y' commerce and navigation be-
tween the imperial government and the
Ienublic Of Colombia OF the 23rd Of July.
lsN This argument Is wanting in eff
Cheney, firstly because the treaty Is
wand only between the German empire
|and Colombia and because section
,hree OF said article puts no obstacle
N ihe way OF diplomatic defense
against German claims arising out Of
aet committed by the Colombian gov
ertnent or It's organs. Likewise, the
plantations Of the Venezuelan govern.
lnnl are not correct that foreign claims
oseQuent on Venezuelan civil wars
nsVt never been arranged BY diplo-
nut course. for, because, like ar
easements which Venezuela concluded
wnn France In 1856 and with Spain In
~ formal agreement was signed on
u, Nh Of February. 1896, between the
~sman minister at Caracas and the
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