The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-01
LEAVE IT TO
HAGUE COURT
AGREEMENT IS REACHED IN RE.
GARD TO ARBITRATION OF
DISPUTE.
PRESIDENT WILL NOT OffICiATf
POWERS ACCEPT THE ALTERNA-
TIVE AND TROUBLE WILL
BLOW OVER.
AMERICAN DiPlOMACY's VICTORY.
DETAILS ARRANGED so AS NOT
TO EMHARRAss THIS Gov
EMINENT.
AMERICAN DiPlOMACY'S VICTORY

diplomacy has won another great VIC
tory over that of the powers OF the
Old World. v. u,
The Hague court of arbitration will
mass mon the Venezuelan question.
President Roosevelt did not refuse TO
act as arbitrator. and has no rear OF
such arbitration, but in the beginning
he requested England and Germany 10
refer their claims to The Hague court,
which had been specially created 10
decide such controversies. and he has
consistently held to that position until
he has brought ali the powers Interest,"
cd to recognize the propriety of his
request. The United States govern
ment will not be involved In any way,
but left free to decide for itself Wheth-
er the award in any way interferes
with the traditional policy Of this
country toward all American Gues-
!, tons
The details Of the arbitration have
not been made public, but it is under
stood that It has been SO arranged as
to not emharrass this government.
THE arbitration will be on American
lines, recognizing
The Monroe Doctrine
as The Hague peace conference recog-i
nized 1t. TIE convention, signed by
all the great powers, contains the tol.
lowing declarations: s
''Nothing contained in this conven-
tion shall be SO construed as to require
the United. States Of America TO de-
part from it's traditional policy OF not
intruding upon, interfering with or en-
tangling itself with the public question,
policy or internal administration OF
any foreign state; nor shall anything
contained in said convention be con-
strued to imply a REIMBURSEMENT by
the United States Of America OF its
traditional attitude toward purely
American questions.
with this exception for the United
States. the president felt that The
Hague court was the proper tribunal TO-
Pass Upon This Question.
IT ID said that he has, however, made
some conditions as to the line o. arbi-
tration. that 1T shall not involve the
question Of alternating Americah terri
tory to any foreign power. Otherwise
the arbitration Is to go free and IN
trammeled. Two protocols will be
signed providing the general condi-
| tinns az the arbitration. Venezuela
probably will agree 10 apologize for the
attack on the German legation at Car
| acas ana there may be cash payment
to satisfy undisputed claims Inc oth-.
or protocol will provide what ques-
tions are to be submitted to arbitra-
tion.
Epitomized, this was the situation as
| 1t had resolved itself. The cabinet
meeting yesterday was not SO long as
the sessions of the cabinet usually are.
All the members except Secretary
| Root were present The Venezuelan
question was the principal and practi-
cally the only topic OF general concern
under consideration. Secretary Hay
| presented the net results of his cable
| correspondence with the governments
at London, Berlin, Rome and Caracas.
| In accordance with the suggestion
made several days ago by President
Roosevelt, through Secretary Hay,
| President Castro was reported to have
| agreed to
| To Submit the Differences
! between his government and the Eu--
| ronean powers to the arbitration Of the
tribunal at The Hague. The European
mowers not only consented to submit
the controversy to arbitration, but,
| while they had expressed preference
for an arbitration to be conducted by
President Roosevelt, they assented to
his suggestion that the matter be re-
ferred to The Hague. The presenta.
tion OF the case met the hearty APP
proyal Of the members of the cabinet.
No fear is expressed BY the adminis-
tration that the Monroe doctrine has
been brought into the controversy in
any manner that might result in an EN-.
barrassing situation for the united
states. Secretary Hay is preparing q
note to the powers In which the graft
fcation of this government is ex.
pressed for the course agreed upon
| by them in4settlement of the pending
| difficulties. a
In diplomatic circles the acceptance
OF tho powers of The Hague arbitra.
| ton arrangement is regarded as dis
tinct victory for American diplomacy,
| for had it not been for the stand taken
| by the Washington government Ven
ezuela would not have had an oppor-
tunity of getting out of the trouble in
| this manner.
Welcomed Very Lukewarmly.
London, Dec. 29.-Except by the op-
ponents Of the government. who view
| 1t as a virtual defeat and as discredit-
| ing the ministry, the latest phase OF
| the Venezuelan trouble has been well
coined very lukewarmly. Arbitratbn
| by President Roosevelt had been an
ticipated as so desirable an Issue from
La difficult business that his refusal,
which is regarded as final has caused
hkeen disappointment. 1t is foreseen
| that even il satisfactory conditions to
| the submission of the disputes to The
Hague court can be arranged, this
method will entail endless and weari-
| some details, with no assurances that
at the end President Castro still will
| be In power or Venezuela in the mood
| e., nl,i.in hr Tho dncisinn Of Tho 1Iasr,,x,