Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-30
WATKINS on CASTRO J
xEyEEuELAx NEGOTIATIONS hAvE
REACHED This EroIS1.
BOWEN Will COME HOME,
!. reneruela.a Rerrescrtstive W VIII
Draw Up Protocol ProvidsnE Tor
suhmis.son of Claims Of Powers r .'. to
Hague Tribunal. -.

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sScnczue,a,, negotiations now walt upon % q
President Castro. Minister Bowen mas
rran fnlly advised by the State Depart
,nent OF the result Of its exchanges with
sbe Foreign Offices al London. Berlin
and Rome and he has been charged 10
take the case in hand himself, and ar
range The details Of The protocol, which
win precede the submission OF the Tor
eigp claims to The arbitration OF the
Hague tribunal. Ins.eeR doing, Mr. Bow
en- Is. acting. not as United states MINIS
ter. hut as Venezuelan REPRESENTATIVE.
The officials here wish Il to be DISTINCT
~ understood that their functions ceased.
so far as the Venezuelan difficulty was
concerned. when they brought the parties
10 the controversy together
IT row seems probabi that Minister
Bowen Will come to Washington as Vene-
suela-s representative on the comrnls-
non which will sIraw4up the protocoi pro-
xtdinc for The submission of the CLAIMS
the mowers to the Hague tribunal. Il
has been decided that he may so repre-
sant Venezuela. Notwithstanding the 1act
that he is at present charged with the
interests OF Great Britain, Germany AZ
ally and other European roUers IN sene-
zuela. AS soon as he leaves Nenezuela
this charge will pass 20 MT. russell the
secretary In charge of The American ie-
cation. whose reputation at the State De-
partment is that Of a thoroughly comps
tent and able officer.
The selection Of Mr.. Bowen will cause
> postpanement of the assembling of the
proposed commission until he can arrive
here from Caracas.
The Blockade.
Tie Berlin government is completely
sflen. as to when the blockade will be
raised. or whether it will be raised at
gil until every question concerning aIhi-
.ration is settled. The acceptance OF
arbitration after .he blockade vas begun
is certainly not received with popular
favor. In Germany. -
No Landing OF Marines.
CARACAS, VENEZUELA. December
ga:lrhere iss no truth IN the report cir
cu1ated In the United States that British
marines have been landed at IaGuayra,
Commodore Montgomery. the British
commander, when interviewed on the,
subject, said no landing had taken place.
and that such step would not be in ac-
ccrdance with the policy OF Great Brit
ain towards Venezuela
British warsbip Ashore.
PORT OF SPAIN. TRINIDAD. De-
Phantom, which was sent to command
the entrance to the Orinoeo, and went
aground near Ba:rancas, ana which was.
foated December q. has arrived here. An
examination of the vessel shows that she
sustained no damage.
Compliments for Roosevelt.
ST. PETERSBURG. December p
General satisfaction is expressed here at
The turn OF affairs in the Venezuelan con-.
troversy. President Roosevelt comes in
for many compliments for forcing q
recognition Of the Hague tribunal.
The Bourse Gazette describes President
Rooserelt's action as a splendid Christ
mas gift TO Europe. ~
Blockade Incidents.
LAGuAYRA. VENEZUELA, December
cs.-The Dutch steamer Prin5 When W.
from Amsterdam. arrived here to-day.
she was allowed to enter. discharge her
cargo, etc. "a.
The German school-ship Charlotte has
arrived here.
fured another schooner and a. sloop.
Arbitration Anyhow.
BERLIN, December cs.-Foreign Secre-'
tary Won Richtofen is awaiting the re-
peipt of President Castro's answer to the
proposal to submit the Venezuelan dis
pute to The Hague tribunal for arhitra-.
ton. with certain reservations. before
corresponding with Great Britain over
the personnel of the tribunal, or the date
FOR raising the blockade.
Assuming that President Castro de-.
clines to accept the reservations, will ar
bitration fall through" asked the cor
respondent of the Associated Press of a
Foreign Office official to-day The official
replied: "A settlement will be reacrsd by
arbitration in any event