Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-26
Bowen HAS authority
AMERICAN CONSUL EMPOWERED
TO ACT FOR YENtzUELANS
IN ARBlTRATINo DIFFICULTIES
WITH EuRoPEANs-TALk OF
BoYcoTTiNG EUROPE.
PEAN MERCHANTS.

Caracas. Dec. lS.-United states
Minister Bowen was at midday invest
ed by President Castro with full power
to act for Venezuela for the purpose of
arbitrating all the difficulties and diff.
ferences pending between Venezuela
and England Germany and Italy. The
appointment is formal and the author.
lty is complete.
Mr.. Bowen may act without restric'
ton, and he Is to use all means pos.
sible to protect the interests OF Vene-
zuela. The State Department at
Washington has been notified of the
transmission of this instrument to
Mr.. Bowen. Events here are depend
ent upon the receipt, through the state
Department ofthe answers Of the Gov
ernments of Great Britain, Germany
and Italy TO the proposal Of arbitration
advanced by Venezuela. These an.
swers are expected tomorrow.
Should they be favorable, the Vene.
zuelan Government strongly desires
that a conference of the Ambassadors
of Great Britain. Germany and Italy to
the United States be held In Washing.
ton. and that Mr.. Bowen leave La Gu.
agra December 23d for the United
States on board the steamer Caracas,
which is due to reach New York De.
oember 29th. Mr.. Bowen will meet the
Ambassadors in Washington. No
meeting to discuss terms of settlement
p l.. -. 4. L.. n
Minister Bowen has won the conf.
dence OF the entire nation during his
short residence here. The people re.
gard him as the one hope and believe
that his Acceptance of the position
means an end to their troubles.
There was a monster demonstration
4 by the South American colonists resi-.
dent In Caracas today. They held n
great meeting and the most prominent
men among Chilians, Peruvians. Bra.
zilians. Coiombians and Argentinos ad.
dressed the meeting. All the speakers
expressed their indignation and won
der at the failure of the United States
to succor Venezuela In the time OF her
direst need. and said that the nations
OF South America would have to help
each other and no longer depend on
the United States. which had failed
Venezuela in her hour of stress.
Propose a Boycott.
The proposition was made on the
part OF several of the countries repre-
scented that they would boycott all
manufacturers OF England. Germany
and Italy, in order to bring home to
nations are not entirely defenseless.
The city is quiet and there Is no ex
element on the part Of the Govern
ment. despite the notification trans
mitted to President Castro today that
the ports of La Guayra, Carupano. Ca
ORC, Maracaibo, Puerta Cabello and, In
TACT. every port of the Republic. would
he blockaded from Saturday afternoon
The tidings cause dismay, particu
larly among the mercantile classes
traders IN foodstuffs being especially
worried Foodstuffs advanced in price
30 per cent on the PRONUNCIATION OF the
notification and are still rising. i
means famine among the poor.
The news came when people wer'
awaiting most hopefully answers from
London, berlin and Rome to the Ven
ezuelan proposals transmitted from
Washington. No reply. has yet beef
received. The fact that the blockade
is announced while these messages arr
still unanswered makes the people be
lieye that the allies determined befor'
hand on the ruin of their country.