The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-18
Will HELMlNA
TO NAME UMPIRE
Hollands Queen Accepts the
Task Imposed Upon Her.
ON UNITED STATES CLAIM.
Commissioners viii Sit at Caracas June |,
Next, and Agree Upon Terms
Of Settlement.
ON UNITED STATES CLAIM.

washington, Feb. 1s-The protocol
signed yesterday by Secretary Hay ana
Mr.. Bowen on behalf OF the United
States and Venezuela, respectively, for
the adjustment OF American claims Is ex-
pected TO serve as a model for similar In
struments to be arranged with the other
claimant powers The text Of the protocol
follows:
protocol OF an Agreement between the
Secretary OF state OF the United States Of
America and the Plenipotentiary OF the
Republic OF Venezuela for Submission to
Arbitration of All Unsettled claims OF
Citizens OF the United states OF America
against the Republic OF Venezuela.
"The United States OF America and the
republic OF Venezuela through their rep
resentatives, John Hay, Secretary Of
state. of the United States of America,
and Herbert w. Bowen, the Plenipoten-
tiary of the republic of Venezuela, have
agreed upon and signed the following pro-
tocol:
Article 1. All claims owned by citizens
OF the United States OF America against
the republic of Venezuela which have
not been settled by diplomatic agreement
or by arbitration between the two govern
ments, and which shall have been pre-
sented 10 the commission hereinafter
named by the Department OF State of the
United States or It's legation at Caracas
shall be examined and decided by mix
cd Commission, which shall sit at Cacaras
and which shall consist OF two members.
one of whom IL 10 be appointed by the
President OF the United States and the
other. by the President OF Venezuela.
TO NAME UMPIRE.
1T is agreed that an umpire may be
named by the Queen OF the Netherlands.
If either OF said Commissioners or the
umpire shall fail or cease to act his sue
cessor shall be appointed forthwith In the
same manner as his predecessor SAID
Commissioners and umpire are to be APP
pointed before the first day of May 1908.
The commissioners and the umpire
shall meet I'm the city of Caracas on the
first day of June 1903 The umpire shall
preside over their deliberations and shall
bc competent TO decide any question on
which the commissioners disagree.
Before assuming the functions or their
office, the commissioners and the umpire
shall take solemn oath carefully to ex-
anime and impartially decide, according
TO justice and the provisions of this con-
vention, all claims submitted to them,
and such oaths shall be entered on the
record of their proceedings
THE commissioners, or. in case of their
disagreement the umpire, shall decide all
claims upon a basis of absolute equity,
without regard 10 objections of techni-
4 ha siSfn nf
| legislation.
''rhe decisions of the commission and
| in the event of their disagreement those
| OF the umpire shall be final and conclu-
! sive They shall be in writing All
| awards shall be made payable in United
, States gold or its equivalent in silver.
| Article II. The commissioners or UNI
! pire, as the case may be, shall investigate
| and decide said claims upon such evi-
| dence or information only as shall be
| furnished by or on behalf OF the respec-
| tive governments. They shall be bound
| TO receive and consider all written docu-
| ments or statements which may be pre-
| sented 10 them by or on behalf OF the
| respective governments in support of or
! I'm answer 10 any claim and TO hear oral
| or written arguments made by the agent
| ofeach government on every claim In
| case of their failure TO agree in opinion
| upon any individual claim the umpire
| shall decide.
Every claim shall be formally pre-
| sented to the commissioners within ~
| days from the day of their hrst meet
unless the commissioners or inc
| umpirc in any case extend the period
! for presenting the claim not exceeding
| 'The commissioners shall be bound To
| examine and decide upon every claim
| within six months from the day or lts
| first formal presentation. and in case OF
! their disagreement the umpire shall eN-
| anime and decide within corresponding
| period from the date OF such disagree
| "Articlc III. The commissioners and
| the umpire shall keep an accurate rec
| ord of their proceedings. For mat puf-
! pose each commissioner shall appoint q
! secretary versed I'm the language OF both
countries TO assist him I'm the transaction
| OF the business OF the commission. TX
| ccpt as herein stipulated. all questions
/ of procedure shall bc left 10 the determi-
| nation OF the commission. or, in case OF
| their disagreement TO the umpire.
DIVIDE EXPENSES.
Article ~. Reasonable compensation
| to the commissioners and 20 the umpire
| other expenses of said arbitration are e
bc paid I'm equal moietics by tho contract
| ing parties.
amount of tho claims Co bc adJudicateC
as aforesaid and other claims OF citizens
or objects Of other nations the govern
/
| purpose and ALLEVIATE 20 no other pur
! pose beginning with the month Of March
ig'3. 30 per cent Of monthly payments %
! the customs revenues of La Guayra an'
/ Puerto Cabcllo. and the payments thus
set aside shall be divided and distributed
I'm conformity with the decision of IN
/ Hague tribunal
"iu case Of tho failure TO carry on
| tho above agreement Belgian Official
shall bc placed in charge OF the custom
! of the two ports and shall administe
them until the liabilities OF The Nene
uclan government I'm respect OF the aboN
Claims shall have been discharged. Ih
reference ~ the question above stated q
THE Hugue tribunal Will be- the subject o
"a separate protocol.
Article VI All existing and unsaiis
fed awards in favor Of the United state
shall Re promptly paid. according 20 IN
terms of the respective awards.
JOHN TTNr, -------
HERBERT W. BOWEN
10 is expected that the minister OF for
eign an irs VIII be appointed as Nene
guela's representative and that either vi