Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-22
Mr.. ROOSEVELT
70 Be ARBITRATOR
Germany and Great Britain 'kH'"
70 Act As Such
uspRoBAsLy WILL ACCEPT
.,.o,. Answer Believed to Have
R'e"' ,.ee,,ed In London-ca''ro
signifies Ills Acceptance

-, nee sO.-A semi-ofiicial state
men, made touIsht says VS., ia 'e , aot as
uoh :, was made after thorough
arOi' ,.,,on between Germany ana
eOn'a pr,,ain. An understanding mas
S ,ssp reached BY the two powers s on tn. 'ns
ps." attached to the o'ier ana
reese r ,s note will agree With the
u, ,,1., r1 note on all essential points"
PRESIDENT MAY AhBIrRATE'
,r,.h,ngton. Dec. 2o.-The develop
orer night in the Venezuelan
w., ,,st seem TO Justify the prediction
in', !, these dispatches that the criti-
o ~l'p DoInt has been passed President
~ does not wish to act as ar
80, IN this dispute, for, as II ID
~, Moro he would be at once judge
M ,,, and constable and would be UNI
s is,' the moral obligation to execute his
own judgment
The president feels that reference
. mhe Hague tribunal would vastly
strengthen the cause of arbitration
stIll rather than see the present dis
pute proceed to extremes. It Is propa-
Me- mat the president viii assume the
dulles Of arbitrator.
WI =, &c f,illy realized that any decision
rendered BY him in that capacity would
bs SIRE to bring TO him the enmlty OF
one OF the other Of the parties to the
o@n,roversy and this fact was pointed
ont 10 the president early In the week
NV A leading senator who had been
called into consultation.
Nevertheless to prevent bloodshed
and the destruction of property ana
Interference with the great commercial
interests that would result In loss, II
Is believed that the president would as
Nlme the charge, providing his own
view cannot prevail
An important fact developed today
Is that the punitive measure about TO
no Instituted, and IN fact, now In
force 10 some degree, will not be sus-
pended by the allies until a definite
agreement Is reached as 10 arbitration.
Venezuela has also been told, through
Minister Bowen, that the president
would welcome a reference OF the dis
prte to The Hague tribunal While no
direct reply has been received, II u not
doubted that the reply would be favor
able II the other powers consented to
such reference,
CASTRO ACCEPTS.
Caracas Dec. Ain the name OF
Venezuela, President Castro has signi-
fed his acceptance Of the appointment
Of President Roosevelt TO arbitrate the
Venezuelan difficulty.
IoosEvELT's ANSWER.
London, Dec. 21.--It Is believed that
President Roosevelt's answer TO the
proposal made by the allied powers
that he arbitrate the Venezuelan Issues,
has been received In London. The
strictest secrecy with regard 10 every
phase OF the negotiations Is preserved
however, and II Is impossible to make a
definite statement. but such Indications
as are obtainable point to President
Rooseyelts acceptance OF the Office of
arbitrator.
constant interchange OF cablegrams
Is proceeding night and day between
the United States embassy here and
The state department at Washington.
II Is believed that the presidents
answer viii be submitted formally to
The foreign office tomorrow. BY
Wednesday, unless some unexpected
complications arise, II is believed the
negotiations viii reach stage assur-
lng definite arrangement and obvtat-
Ing hostllites.
It must he said that the acceptance
OF the Office OF arbitrator by President
Roosevelt would greatly surprise the
foreign office, which always has been
doubtful OF the issue OF the arbitration
negotiations on account OF the belief
mat President Roosevelt OF the United
states was not willing to undertake
the responsibility thereby involved.
judging from private American adj
vices which have been received In Lon
con President Roosevelt. as arbitrator,
would be favorably disposed toward
the temporary adoption OF some such
method as was arranged with the Ven
vuelan secret mission and communion
s1 70 the state department by Isaac
sengnan' With President Roosevelt
sscung as arbitrator the serious objec-
uohs IN the matter OF guarantees, which
xequently have been mentioned at the
,ole,sn oiilce, and in these dispatches.
ssvula disappear, The foreign office
s a. repeatedly said that the great diff
a'uly IN It's seeing way to agree to
pdcinc settlement OF the Venezuelan
.vue'e was us inability TO ascertain
u ny MAJ extent the United States was
',n'hg 70 assume responsibility,
I sp'e Oh the fact that Sunday Is
SSsasV sacred TO leisure In London's
rn' 'stc circles, today has been
a'alked by activity at ali the embas.
wha-. ana especially the American.
n,gh, WITH =. was In progress all last
W. s me promptness with which
,srs n,ugton deals with those vital mat
isr, tVnVeihlng which prolix pour par
as,o. Ia,e peen interchanged I'm Europe
Ar ,n.s Diplomats here and forms
sl,u aa,,sres'lng phase of an engrossing
ANSWER OF GERMANY.
her. e' nm Dec a,--It has been learned
ana G Ia. he governments OF Germany
ansu ara. Britain have made detailed
v eps,sr,ss,lIo the proposal to arbltrate the
mans ~a, ISSUES. These c,ta.,unIca-
rowsrW ~ be handed to Ainbassador
WIT mere and to Charge d'AffaIres
respo T ~ london tomorrow. The cor
.farne @IT tl q me Associated Press has
sser ..af,her that the German an
Win ts ss' res; IN all substantial efforts
serors,e british answer, and makes M
Gsss,sns ,l'seryations in behalf C. Re
European sagar Crop.
AssoeIan ID Dec. 2l.--The In,erna,,ona,
mates '+ ,ho Of Sugar Statistics ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS essl.
IrSs me European cron MT