River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-25
ALLIES ACCEPT
THE PROPOSITION.
Express willingness to Comply with Request
OF the United States to Submit Vene-
zuelan Trouble to Arbitration
Hague Tribunal May Act

ply, it is expected here will tend to
BRING about some arrangement for
satisfactory solution while thoroughly
safeguarding the interests of the pow
ers concerned.
Germany Accepts.
Berlin, Dec. 2O.-1he answer of
Germany to the arbitration in be-
half of Venezuela, received through
the United States government, is its
acceptance. The delivery of this re
ply to the United States for trans
mission to Minister Bowen is de-
layed for day or two for tactical
reasons, probably through the ex-
pectatlon that another solution may
be found, possibly by President Cas-
tro yielding. Four days ago the idea
of the German government was in
favor of rejecting the arbitration
and that is understood here to have
been the temper of the British for
eign office. While it is impossible to
trace the steps that led to a reversal
of this view, it appears that the state
of public opinion in the United
States, so far as Germany is con-
cerned, produced a revision of the
first ideas.
Italy Ready for Arbitration.
Rome, Dec. 2O.-Ambassador Meyer
visited Foreign Minister Prinetti at
the foreign office Friday and com
municated to him q cable message
from Secretary Hay saying the latter
was disposed to consent to the invest
ment of Minister Bowen with full
powers to settle the Venezuelan con-
troversy if agreeable to Germany,
Great Britain and Italy.
The Italian Claims.
Rome, Dec. 2O.-A semiofficial an
nouncement now places the Italian
claims against Venezuela at 100000.
What France Wants.
Paris, Dec 2O.-The foreign office
here desires to have it understood that
the note sent to French charge d af-
flares at Caracas does not ask Vene-
zuela to give preferential treatment to
French claims, but only treatment
equal to that which the other powers
may receive through their recourse to
force.
Asks Bowen to Act.
Caracas, Dec. 10. - Lopez Baralt,
Venezuelan minister of foreign at
fairs, has transmitted to United
States Minister Bowen a document
signed by President Castro as consti-
of h n
and countersigned by himself as min
lister of foreign affairs, IN which Mr..
Bowen is recognized as the only rep
resentative of Venezuela in the mat
ter of effecting a settlement of the
present difficulty. According to the
terms of this document, Mr.. Bowen
may act without restriction, and he
is to use all means possible to pro-
tect the interests of Venezuela.
Events here are dependent upon the
receipt, through the state depart
ment, of the answers of the govern
ments of Great Britain, Germany and
Italy to the proposal of arbitration
advanced by Venezuela. These an
swers are expected to-day Should
they be favorable, the Venezuelan
government strongly desires that Il
conference of the ambassadors OF
Great Britain, Germany and Italy to
the United States then be held in
Washington, and that Mr.. Bowen
leave La Guayra December % for
the United States on board the Red
cd" line steamer Caracas, which is
due to reach New York December 20.
Mr.. Bowen will meet the ambassadors
in Washington. No meeting to dis
cuss terms of settlement is to be held
on Venezuelan soil.
Ordered to LIN Guayra.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 20.-The
United States cruiser Albany has been
ordered to La Guayra. She will return
here Immediately from that port
This step is taken in accordance with
instructions from Secretary Moody,
transmitted through Admiral Dewey.