Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-17
ENGLAND CALLS HALT.
Inmction Expected Pending Decision
ON Arbitration Request.

Innction Expected Pending Decision
ON Arbitration Request.
London. Dec. 16.-An expression of a
desire for peaceful settlement OF the
difficulties has been received In Lon
don from the Venezuelan government.
This came In the form of proposal
through the United States government
to submit the claims of British ana
German subjects to arbitration. whlch
Lord Iansdowne announced later IN
the day in the house of lords is now
under consideration by the British gov
crnmcnt." Lord Lansdowne added:
1--WE are greatly indebted to the good
offices of the United States minister at
Caracas"
1t was learned later that the propos-
AIS now before the British government
are the original proposals forwarded
by Minister Bowen, but which now
have received strong support from the
United States government:
There is reason to believe that orders
will or have been sent to the British
commander in Venezuelan waters 10
take no further aggressive action at
| uesent. pending a decision being ar
! rived at on the proposal for arpltra'
ton.
The under foreign secretary, LORD
| Cranborne, denied in the house OF com
mons during the day that the BRUSH
commander was responsible lor Tue
sinking of the Venezuelan ships. Inc
| undcsecretary said his majesty's gov
ornment had been informed that the
German commodore found it necessary
To sink two ships. but Great Britain
was not responsible for this.
\ parliamentary paper giving the
correspondence relating to Venezuelan
affairs was issued late in the after
noon. 1t begins with memorandum
which. after recounting the existing
causes of complaint against Venezuela
including the seizures OF British snip
ond the protestation against the Vehe
yue,an consul at Trinidad exacting I'm
nroner fees for collecting customs due'
fn Venezuela in Trinidad. of whlcl
..,,o notice was taken by Nenezuela'
says: m,
grounds for complaint there are cause
IN which British subjects and com
NAMES have large claims against Vene
zuela. The Venezuelan government nc
c,,ned to accept the explanations ant
assurances of his majesty-s COVER.
mont in regard to the Ban Rlgh as IL
INV way modifying the situation. "A
resu,t the position of his majesty
location at Caracas is rendered quiz
i,nnra cticabe for diplomatic purposes
as all representations protes's a." NV
remonstrances now remain dlsreg"roe
and unacknowledged. J.
The correspondence, whlch oatGe -
Noe 2 shows that so early as July 2
Germany tentatively menIioheu -.
ou,,alai, difficulties, and Foreign Se'
rotary Lansdowne rep''eo sn"' -
won]d be quite ready to confer W."
t,a view of joint action. vi aug
,.a Ionsdowne warned the admlra
-, tn nrepare for putting pressure 0
Venezuela. adding: . ar,
..rha German ambassador, Count w.
,,t.nu,,ich has suggested that TN
+u.o powers concerned shoulu I"' @"'
in a Joint naval demonstrated NJ,
;" o., Auo the British minister NJ
: uaogord. notified Lord Lahsao"i y
that he had personally preseh'eu -,
. ."' acting foreign minister note r.
enrding his formal protest agalns. ~
.;nto,erahle conduct Of the Venezuela
iii'o stating that unIes
prompt compensation was pau