Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-14
ALLIES SIGN
THE PROTOCOLS
They Provide for the immediate
Raising Of Blockade
ARE IN THREE LANGUAGES.
Germany Gets Preferential Payment
Of 100000 80 Venezuela's Vessels
Captured In War 10 be Returned.

Washington, Feb. lS,-Herbert W.
Bowen, Venezuelan representative In
the peace negotiations at Washington,
tonight signed with each Of the allies
representatives u protocol providing
for the immediate raising VI the block
AIDE and for the reference Of the Ques-
ton Of preferential treatment Of the
claims OF the allies against Venezuela
to The Hague arbitration tribunal.
The final t0rmalities occurred at the
British embassy. Al ll;30 o'clock TO-
night Herbert Deering, first secretary
OF the British embassy, announced 10
the Associated Press that the British
protocol had just been signed and that
the signatures Of the ltahan aud GER
man protocols would follow in the order
named.
The Italian protocol was signed at
IL 80 o'clock. and the German protocol
at l2;l0 o'clock, the presence Of Baron
Steruberg az The White House musicale
delaying a final close to the negotla-
tions until after midnight. The British
protocol was In English, the Italian in
Italian and the German IN German and
cate FOR Venezuela. Sir Michael Herbert
for Great Britain. SIgnor Mayor des
Planches for italy, and Baron speck
Won sternberg for Germany
Immediately on the signing Of the
last protocol cables were dispatched to
London. Berlin and Rome announcing
the fact II is expected that the COM
manders OF the blockadlng fleet With
In the next "A hours Will receive their
orders 10 withdraw their vessels at
once.
BY the provisions of these preliml-
nary protocols which have required
more than three weeks OF constant ne
gotiations, Venezuela makes two dis
tinct gains. the immediate raising Of a
blockade from which she has been suf-
fering for some weeks, and the return
Of all vessels, war and merchant,
which have been captured by the allied
fleet
Great Britain, Germany and Italy re-
ceiyed advance payments Of $500
each, Great Britain receiving her pay
ment on the signature Of the protocol,
and Germaony and Italy within 30
and so days from date. Germany, in
addition, will receive five monthly pay
ments until the full amount paid her
In advance aggregates S3l0, 900. AS a
guarantee for the satisfaction OF their
claims, Mr.. Bowen pledges the allies a
share with the other creditor nations
In 30 per cent Of the customs receipts
Of the two ports Of La Guayra and
Puerto Cabello,
This percentage win be set aside be-
ginning March /, and retained in the
Venezuelan treasury untll The Hague
tribunal shall decide whether II shall
DO distributed without precedence
among the claimant nations. or whether
the allied powers OF Great Britain,
Germany and ltay shall receive pref
erential payments
Italy, by her protocol gains immedl-
ate payment of her flrst-class claims
without further adjudication, as soon
as the Joint commission at Caracas
shall have passed on the remainder of
her claims In round numbers the ad-
Indicated italian claims amount TO
$500, 900 from which win be subtracted
the s27,J0O to be paid her 60 days from
the signing Of her first protocol
The Italian ambassador also has Sc.
cured for his government the insertion
IL AlN UibNoNbl VI az NlluA
Venezuela will insert In her treaty
with Italy the favored nation" clause
possessed by the other nations.
Great Britain has left her protocol
unchanged since It was approved by
the London foreign Office some days
ago.
1t Is Stipulated by the protocols that
the claims Of the creditor nations shall
b. adjudlcated by Joint commissions 10
consist In each instance OF Venezue-
Ian, q representative OF the claimant
power and in case Of disagreement an
umpire 10 be named by the president
OF the United States.
The protocols, In providing for refer
ence OF the question Of preferential
roatment 10 The Hague, do not state
IL detail the methods OF procedure by
which the case Is to be laid before that
tribunal This win be done in second
SGT OF protocols, the preparation OF
which will begin at once.
Ii Is provided, however that not
Venezuela alone, but all the other ma
tons, shall be permitted to appear with
her before the tribunal in opposition TO
the allies claim for preferential pay
ment. Upon the signing Of the proto-
cells tonight congratulations were ex-
changed by the four neg0uators.
mr. Bowen then dispatched a brlef
cablegram to President Castro, Inform
ing him Of the signature OF the proto
coils providing FOR the immediate rails
ing OF the blockade.
The British protocols consist Of nine
articles, and the others are practically
OF the same length. All provide for the
renewal Of existing treaties Of amity
end commerce with Venezuela.
The customs receipts 10 be set aside
for the powers pending the decision OF
The Hague are 10 be deposited In the
Bank OF England at Caracas.