Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-04
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Proposition Of the New Ger
man y Envoy.
CON FERENeES TODAY
MINISTER BOWEN AND THE AL
LIES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Preferential Treatment for Three
Months in Paying Powers Block
aiding Venezuela.

Three monthS preferential treatment for
Great Britain, Germany and Italy promises
to be the compromise upon which the allies
and Mr.. Bowen. will agree as o condition
precedent to the raising of the blockade
This Is the modification proposed by the
new German envoy, Baron Speck Won Stern
burg, OF the original concession by Mr..
Bowen OF one months during which time
the allies exclusively should recefve the 50
per cent Of the customs receipts of the
ports Of Porto -Cabello and La Guaira II
the German fereign Office approves the sug-
gestion OF its representative, Italy, 1t Is ex-
pected, will throw her support to Germany.
France has intimated< her Willingness TO
accept the plan. as have the United States
and-the other claimant nations, and the
united efforts Of all these nations will be
put forward to induce the London foreign
Office to accept the compromise.
Diplomatic Conferences.
The British ambassador was an early call
er at the State Department this morning,
where he spent some time in conference
with Secretary Hay. He did not call on
MI. Bowen today, but went at once to the
britfsh embassy, where, 1t is assumed. he
INFORMED his government of the willingness
OF Inc United States to accept the German
suggestion Of three months preferential
treatment for the allies
g. me me German envoy.s.Baron speck Won
Saernpurg. spent two hours or more I'm con-
ference with Mr.. Bowen this morning
from Mr. BOwen'ss hotel he went to the
BRUSH embassy to participate in a. Joint
Gy ... OF the allies representatives at
which the three months scheme which has
already been submitted to the German for
eign office as having the Endorsement Of
Mr.: Bowen was taken up
1No answer has come from any of the
powers 10 the suggestion which their repre-
sentatives have submitted for a compro-
mise Dut In view Of the fact that Berlin
mas ALREADY received the compromise sug-
g gs;ea by Its minister for a three months
pected that the German answer may reach
mere In day or two.
To Settle Preliminary Demand.
Minister Bowen, Representative Of vene-
zueia In the negotiations with the allies.
announces that he IS keady to pay, If neces-
sary' the preliminary sum now demanded
by them in satisfaction for alleged insults
Inls would remove theslast obstacle to a
reference OF the case to The Hague tribunal
under the terms accepted by the allies
themselves short time ago.
Inc sums originally demanded for imme-
ola.e payment IN ehis manner were $40. 900
each for Great Britain and Germany and
$t5,OOO Tor Italy. These amounts, 1t is be-
lfeved, have beensreduced, but to what ex-
tent has not beenrmade public.
A Question Being Considered.
question now under consideration is
whether, in the event OF reference of the
Venezuelan question, either in its entirety
or with respect to specific particulars of
disagreement, to The Hague, tribunal, the
interested nations other than those compos-
ing the ANGLO German alliance may inter-
vene Inv behalf of their own claims Mr.
Jackson H. Ralston OF this city, who repre-
scented the UnAted States in the Pious fund
case at The Hague, and who Is familiar
ment convention, says there is no section of
the convention which specifically permits
the interested signatOry powers OF the Unit
ed States, France, Holland and Spain to in
tervene should the question of preferential
treatment be referred to the worlds high
est tribunal He Is Of the opinion, however
that a section Of The Hague convention,
while not specific and somewhat narrowly
defined in its relation toward the peculiar
question Of differential treatment, will cover
the case and permit Intervention. It Is Sec
tion SO of the convention, which reads:
1.-The award Is only binding on those who
conclude the agreement or compromise for
arbitration. When there is question of the
powers other than those concerned in the
dispute are parties the latter may notify
the former of the compromise they have
concluded. Each of-these powers has the
right to intervene In the case. If one or
more Of them avail themselves of this right
the Interpretation contained in the award is
equally binding on them.