The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-29
nOT WELL RECEIVED.
latest Phase of Venezuelan
Trouble Meets Lukewarn
Welcome in London.
SAY ROOSEVELT ACTED WISELY.
Arbitration by President Had Been.
Looked Upon as So Desirable that
His Refusal Has Caused Keen Dis.
appolntment 70 she srItlsh.

ais HeIusai Has caused Keen DIE
appointment to ahe British.
London. Dec. 27.-Exeept by the OPP
ponents Of The government, who view
1t as a virtual defeat and as d~iscredit-
ing the ministry, the latest phase of
the Venezuelan trouble has been vel
coined very lukewarmly. Arbitration
by President Roosevelt had hesn an
ticipated as so desirable an Issue from
a difficult business that his refusal,
which is regarded as final, has caused
keen disappointment. 1t is ~foreseeu
that even If satisfactory conditions to
the submission of the disputes to The
Hague court can be arranged this
method will entail endless and weari-
some details, with no assurance that
at the end President Castro will still
be in power or Venezuela in the mood
to abide by the decision of The Hague.
In short, that element Of guarantee
which would have accompanied Pres.
ident Roose yelt's acceptance of the
office Of arbitrator is o lacking. At
the same time it is readily admitted
that from the American point of view
President Roosevelt has acted wisely
in declining to act.
Tribute to Roosevelt.
The foregoing represents the gen.
eral drift Of newspaper comment this
morning. The only paper which
really welcomes the decision to refer
the Venezuelan matter to The Hague
is the radical Daily News, which sees
a chance of making arbitration once
more a reputable theory. Paying a
tribute to the coolness of President
Roosevelt and the correct attitude of
the United States during this sorry
business the Daily News says:
THE Venezuelan crisis has done
much to enhance Mr.. Roosevelt's rep.
utation and to bring home to English
men the essential friendliness of the
American people,"
The Daily Mail, in a violent attack
upon the government, says: Thus
ends perhaps the most inglorious cpl
sode in which Great Britain has en-
gagged in recent years.
Keeping Vessels Out.
La Guaira, Dec. 27.-The Swedish
bark Framnas, from Cardiff. with 475
tons of coal for the La Guaira-C Caracas
railway, a British concern, arrived or
this port Thursday and was ordered
to remain outside the blockade line.
Yesterday orders were conveyed TO
the captain of the bark to leave. This
step was taken because the coal was
considered contraband of war. The
vessel was not seized, as she left Car.
din before the trouble with Venezuela
commenced. The captain OF the Fran.
mas is awaiting olders from his con-.
signees.
The Dutch consul here has asked
for and obtained the permission of the
commander of the British cruiser
Tribune to send a schooner to Los
Roques. a group of small islands
about 30 niles north OF here, whers
the charcoal burners who trade with
La Guaira are at present without pro-
visions or water. their sloops having
been seized by the blockaders. The
schooner must carry a flag of truce,
She can only take enough provisions
to last the trip, and she will remove
all the inhabitants of Los Roques to
Willemstad, Curacao, and then return
here.
Two schooners were captured yes.
terday morning. The total number
of craft taken by the blockading feet
is now 20.
The. Hague Tribunal Selected.
Washington, Dec. 27.-PresIdent
Roosevelt will not be the arbitrator
of the Venezuelan controversy. The
whole vexatious subject will be re.
ferred for adjudication to The Hague
tribunal. Epetomized this was the
situation as It resolved itself at the
conclusion Of the cabinet meeting yes
terday.
The presentation Of the case met
the hearty approval of the members
OF h cabinet. No fear is expressed
by the administration that the Mon.
o doctrine will be brought into the
controversy in any manner that might
result in an embarrassing situation
for the United States. Secretary Hay
Is preparing a note to the powers. in
which the qualification of this govern
ment is expressed for the course
agreed upon by them in settlement of
the pending difficulties.
1t is understood that some monev
ilust PISS, hut 1t also is known that
the amount Of cash to be required oC
Venezuela before the arbitration Is
not nearly SO large as has been stated.
1t is not possible TO learn. either.
whether the allies insist upon apollo.
gies from Castro. and, while 1t is as.
sumed that the blockade Will be speed.
lily raised. no arrangement to that end
has yet been made.
Chief Of Sculpture.
st Louis. Dec. 27.-Carl Theodore
Francis Bitter has been appointed
chief OF sculpture of the Louisiana