The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-12
NO MORE CONCESSIONS
VENEZUELA WILL NOT YIELD The
RECEIPTS OF ANY PORT,
But If Germany Wishes to Appear
as a RepudiatOr, the Cash
Asked Will Be Paid.


ignored her previous agreement made with
Mr.. Bowen by Count Won Quadt Wykradt
lzny. her charge d'affaires. and has insisted
on cash payment of $4,000 or a lien on
the customs of of the Venezuelan ports
until this amount is paid. This information
communicated to Minister Bowen to-
night by Baron Speck Won Sternburg the
German minister.
Mr.. Bowen Immediately informed The Ger
man minister that he refused to yield the
receipts of any port prior to The Hagues
decision. saying that that would be prefer
entail treatment. AS to the cash payment
of $4,000 demanded Mr.. Bowen left that
matter to the German minister to deter
mine. saying to MIN that if Germany can
afford to make public confession that 1t
does not stand by agreements signed by its
duly accredited diplomats. he CBowen) is
willing that they shall receive on the day
the pEotocol is signed the total amount
-s-usied IN the original uItfmatum. The re-
sponse has been cabled to the German For
eign Office.
Great Britain and Italy have renounced
any responsibility for the action of Ger
many and expressed their regret. Through
their representatives they have informed
Bowen that they will stand by all agree
ments they have made with him and will
not be Influenced by the action of Germany.
Both the British and Italian protocols pro-
vide for a cash payment of f5,5OO and for
the submission Of the question Of preferen-
tial treatment to The Hague. They contain
recommendations for the renewal of all
previous treaties of amity and commerce.
and the italian claims which already have
been adjudicated without further arbitra-
tion, after her commission has arbitrated
the other claims.
PROVISIONS OF THE PROTOCOLS.
With the exception of the demand for an
increased cash payment the protocol of
Germany in all essential respects will con-
form to that of Great Britain. but will be
somewhat more concise. All three protocols,
1t is understood. will provide for the imme-
diate return Of all vessels seized by the
blockadirg vessels.
1t is said the action of Germany in ask
ing for $4,000 instead Of contenting her.
self with E5.5OO is due to the misunder-
standing of certain steps in the negotiations
which had been passed on by Count Quadt
before the arrival of Baron Won Sternburg.
Bowen holds that Germany is bound by
the act of its representative In the orig
inal ultimatum addressed to President Cas-
tro by the British. German and Italian gov
ernments cash payment OF 100000 boil
vars each for Great Britain and Germany
and of 2,S00000 bolivars for Italy was de-
manded. Soon after Bowen's arrival in
Washington paper was signed at the
British embassy by the three representa-
tives OF the allies, the British and Italian
ambassadors and the German charge
Count Quadl and by Mr.. Bowen, to the
effect that the allied powers would accept
a cash payment or an adequate guaranty
for the eventual satisfaction of their claims
as condition precedent TO the raising of
the blockade. Mr.. Bowen offered % per
cent. OF the customs receipts of Puerto
Cabello and Laguayra as a guaranty for
the payment of "all claims" Later he
consented to give the British government
$500 cash In consideration of their con-
tention that they desired immediate satis-
faction for outrages committed on British
subjects. No objection was made at the
time either by the Italian ambassador or
the German charge.
HOW THE DISPUTE AROSE.
The three powers accepted the guaranty
offered by Mr.. Bowen as entirely salts
factory. Then arose the question as to the
Interpretation OF the term "aIl claims"
Bowen asserting that IL meant the claims of
all nations against Venezuela while the
allies asserted that IL referred exclusively
To the claims of Great Britain Germany
and Italy. IL was then decided that the
question of preferential treatment be re-
ferred TO The Hague. Bowen informed the
Italian and German representatives that he
would make to their governments the same
cash payment offered to Great Britain and
an agreement was signed by all OF the ne
gotiators accepting a sufficient guaranty
I'm lieu OF the cash payment demanded In
the original protocols.
Last Frioay night cable dispatch ar
rived from the Berlin Foreign Office in
quiring about the payment OF the $4,000
Mr. Bowes. produced the signed agreement
renouncirg this demand. The matter since
that time has been a subject OF correspond
ence between the Berlin Foreign ONCE
and the German minister. Won Sternburg
urging Germany not 10 press this matter
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