Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-12-20
LOOKS LIKE PEACE.
Germany Accepts Plan Fer a
Peaceful Settlement of the
Venezuelan Difficulty.
DELIVERY OF REPLY DELAYED.
If President Castro VIII Render Nee
essary Apologies the Remaining
Questions in Dispute Can Go Prop
erly to The Hague Tribunal.

eriy to The Hague Tribunal.
Berlin, Dec. 20.-The answer II
Germany to the arbitration proposal
in behalf of Venezuela, received
through the United States govern
ment, is it's acceptance. The deliv.
cry of this reply to the United States
for transmission to Minister Bowen is
delayed for a day or two for tsctical
reasons, probably through the expec-
tation that another solution may be
found, possibly by President Castro
the German government was in favor
of rejecting arbitration, and that IS
understood to have been the temper
of the British foreign Office. While
1t is impossible to trace the steps that
led to a reversal of this view, it APP
pears that the state of public opinion
in the United States, as far as Ger
many is concerned, produced q re.
vision of the first ideas.
VenezueIans Excited.
Caracas, Dec. 20 The Venezuelan
government has received information
from Washington that its proposal for
the arbitration of the adjustment OF
British, German and Italian difficult
ties have been transmitted by Secre-
tary Hay to the governments in ques.
ton. Answers to these proposals can
not be expected before today
-
waiting with considerable excitement
the receipt Of the replies from these
powers. They cannot understand that
their country. after having raised and
armed $4,000 men, who have not had
a chance to fight. and who conse-
quently, have not been defeated,
should be reduced to accept arbitra-
ton or any other method of settle
ment
The French note to Venezuela has
absolutely nothing further of an ulti-
matum, although its text is still I'M
known here in consequence Of delay
in its transmission by cable. There
fore Charge d'Affaires Quievreux has
not been able to present it. It's terms
are similar to those of Belgium and
Spain, asking for the most favored
nation treatment in the payment of
the claims.
Under German Stipulations.
Rome, Dec. 20.-The foreign office
hopes to receive communications from
the governments of Great Britain and
Germany today giving their adhesion
to the United States Minister Bowen,
with full powers to act for Venezuela,
but under the conditions stipulated by
Germany.
A semi-official announcement now
places the Italian claims against
Venezuela at 100000.
London, Dec. 20.-A special dis
patch received here from Brussels
says the Dutch minister to Venezuela.
DR.. Van Leyden, has been recalled
and that Dutch interests in Vene-
zuela have been committed to United
States Minister Bowen.
Think Hague Tribunal Proper Place.
Washington, Dec. 20.--The official
day yesterday closed without further
developments here respecting the
Venezuelan complications. The status
of the arbitration proposition, on
which everyone waits, was that with
a Willingness to accept such a solu-
ton in principle, no one of the allies
was ready to submit unreservedly to
arbitration; in each case there were
reservations or conditions insisted
upon. Respecting the method of ar
bitration, If 1t should come to that
form Of adjustment, it is noted that
the feeling is growing that The Hague
tribunal should undertake the case.
Mr.. Bowen. it is reported, wished to
come to Washington in order person
ally to effect an adjustment with the
resident ambassadors OF the allies,
but while the state department makes
no statement upon the point it is be-
lieved that it does not regard this
plan with favor. 1t is pointed out
here. in connection with the project
to refer the matter to The Hague
tribunal that in some phases the dis
putes will not admit of arbitration.
Such is the case, for instance. where
attacks on British ald German sub
Jects and the German legation at
Caracas and arrests of consular Off
GERS, have made the Venezuelan Of
Tense equivalent to attacks on the ma
tional honor Of the allies, and such to
be atoned for only by an ample apol-
ogy.
Claims Are Dlvisible.
The Hague tribunal could not arbi-
trate such issues, but 1t is pointed
out at the state department that the
claims are Invisible, and that If Pres
fdent Castro chooses to render the
necessary apologies the remaining
questions can go properly to The
Hague. 1t is believed that the United
States government inclines to the
view that there is a disposition to in
sist needlessly on guarantees for the
payment by Venezuela of any judg-
ment that might be rendered against
her by arbitration. 1t believes that
the force Of enlightened public opin-
ion would absolutely insure settle
ment of any judgment rendered By
the august tribunal and that Press.
dent Castro would not be sustained
by a single American country In de-
faultiEg.