Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-27
MINISTER POWcN CCNFERS WITH
ALLIES REPRESCNTATiv
IN HAcEi.tGTON.
RESULTS ARE KEPT SECRET
General Statements Given Out Indicate
Tha. Settlement Of the Venezuelan
Qu-etion Is Not Far Cfs--ncWcrs
No. in Possession of the Guarantee
Proposal Castro Is Prepared to Of.
fer Them.
fer Them.

Wa, a2ton, Jan. pa long cor
feren.e Detwcen Minister BoH 81 and
Sir Michael HelbeIt, the British am
bassaaor, beginning at noon. followed
by fnther conferences between Sir
Michael, Signor Mayer des Plalchin
the italian ambassador, ana Count
Quadt. the German charge d@i- aires,
indicated diplomatic activity in Wash
ing, on during the day over the Vene.
zuelan situation. All the neSCtiators
decline 10 DISCUSS the results cf tn
days lneetng, but general state menta
by .hem that the situation warrants
hope Of carry relief is significant Of
Mna, has been accomplished il the
past two nty four hours. BY this time
lne l-onlD.l. BeIlin aid Rome foreign
o.. I. t Ii. possession of MIR. Bowen
tn. proposition stating the nature of
III g,Ilantee he is prepared to offer
for .enezuela. if his initial request is
complied with and the blockade raised
at once. Strict reticence is maintained
by all the ncgctiators as to Ike nature
OF this guaranty and until the joint. re-
Ply OF t.ic powers is received, this Will
lc. De disclosed.
Count Quadt has been advised by the
| German foreign office of the reasons
foi the bombardment of the San Carlos
fCits. This explanation agrees with
that cabled the Associated Press from
Berlin.
| Minister Bowen and also the state
department are greatly impressed with
tho attitude of the representatives in
Washington of the allies throughout
| tha y,raSopf pauntjafippC While aCt-
ing at all times under instructions
from their foreign Offices they have
expedited matters considerably b.
their straightforward manner of deaf
ing with VeneZuela's representative.
This fact has especially appealed to
the Washington officials, who. Will
not participating in the preliminary
negotiations. are necessarily intereSte
in their results. Although Germany is
sending special envoy here to con
due, the negotiations for her, Minister
Bowen has taken the opportunity to
Express Absolute Satisfaction
at the manner in which Count Qua II
has represented his government. The
German charge, OF course, has been
acting under instructions from Ber.
lin. but the point was made during
the day by Mr.. Bowen and officials OF
the state department that the activity
OF Germany's representative from the
day Of Mr.. Bowen's arrival, and the
judgment he has shown, has done
much toward bringing about an ulti
mate settlement of the present trou
BILE
The important fact was Develops
during the day that the triple alliance
,,l, 60,
prehensive than was supposed at hrs;
The agreement between Great Britain
Germany and Italy involved only ;
, joint initiative action for the colleetio:
OF their claims, but each OF the thce'
powers pledged Itself to lift the block
ade Simultaneously. This fact "
learned from European diploma
/, who Is acquainted with the details c
the alliance and explains the fruitle-.
Efforts made ~ Ambassador Meyer a
Rome ana Henry White, the America
charge at London, as well as by NJ
Bowen acting for Venezuela. TO favor
The agreement and to obtain the coz
sent of one of the allies at least tc
RAJ the b.Cek2Ge. Ihe ironciad ma
tgfo cf the alliance has been ccmmunl
Gated To the state department by
Charge White and it was this fact that
Was the cause here for the grave ap-
schenson that was felt as to the out
look The action of the powers, there
fore. Will be Joint. 1t is the balief Of
all the negotiators. as well as the state
department that the answer OF the
allies TO Minister Bowen's proposition
will mean the withdrawal Of all the
biockading ships. while a refusal to ac-
cept the guarantee offered by Nj Bow
en- must result in the continuance Of
the blockade by all three allies Greet
Britain, Germany and Italy.