The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-27
A MERRY WAR Is REPORTED TO
BE GOING ON IN AMERICAN
LEGAEtoN.
THE BLOCKADE MUST CEASE
Claims His Foe Had a Razor.-Dus<y
Belle Involved II All Of the
Trouble Now Going on.


Caracas, Decembdr President
Castro has telegraphsd from IA Veto
ria his acceptance q the proposal to
submit all pending difficulties o the
sabitraton of The Hapue lrlounal. sub
ject to certain conditions, which in.
clude cessation Of t blockade and
the return to Venez ella of the fleet
seized by the powers Castros accep-
tance has been traasmitted to the
Washington government, whence the
proposal emanated
No Confirmation Obtained,
Washington, December &c No con
frmation coulo be obtained in Wash
ington tonight of The report coming
from caracas that the proposiSon had
been made to President Castro that
all pending differences between Veue.
zuela and the European governments
having claims against her be submitted
TO arbitration Of The Hague tribunal
Secretary Hay had retired when the
dispatched reached Washington and no
other official of tAe state department
was able to give any information on
the subject Ii is known that only
two days ago President Roosevelt had
not determined whether or not to aes
copt the proposal of ths allies. To act as
eK94aa aieH to filssa Siitaas ss aals3s-
fl, la
ed the suggestion has come from
Washington that the matter should be
arbitrated at The hague that ccnclu4
sion probably WAS reached at the long
conference the president had with Sec
retary Hay yesterday afternoon when.
the two officials were together for
some time considering the proposals
from the allies that the president take
up the question Of the arbitration The
dispatch TO President Castro, through
Minister Bowen. suggesting arbitration
at The Hague must have followed that
conference. The officials here have
refused absolutely to say anything on
the subject since the receipt OF the
proposal from the allies or even 10
give out anything bearing on the
terms Of that proposal The impress
sion here tonight is that an early deter
mination Of the matter will be reach
ed.
no matter by whom the matter is ar
bitrated either by the president or by
The Hague tribunal the feeling here
is strong that the United States gov
ernment, II .e occasion arises, viii
insist that the existing blockade be
called off while the arbitration Is ia
progress. The presence Of the block
aiding feet along the Venezuelan eoas
is sure to be a menace to pcacfeul con-
ditions and difficulties of various
kinds may arise at any time through
the arbitrary action Of some Of the
commanders Of the ships Of the allied
fleets or to the intrepidity Of some
skipper who may attempt to run tine
blockade But the greatest objection
to a continuance Of the blockade pena
ing arbitration will be the loss to
american shipping interests which
this government does not believe
should be tolerated
Roosevelt Undecided.
Washington. December 20 1T was
Caid at the state department today
that the president had reached no de
cision In regard to the invitation Of
the powers that he arbitrate the Venes
zuelan matter II is p0ssloie that this
aecigion viii not be forthcoming for
several days Correspondence is eX-
changing daily between the state de
paftment and the foreign offices win
reference TO the invitation.
Secretary Hay was at the white
house early today and held a brief con
ference with the president on the ven
ezuelan situation.