The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-05
FRANCE T0ACT ALONE
No Rift Yet Appears in the Low
ering Venezuelan War Cleud.
ALLIES REJECT LAST PROPOSAL
Representatives of Powers at Wash.
ineton Entertain Gloomy View,
But are Still Using Every
Effort for PaSification.

1t developed at washington Satur-
day that the answers of the allied pow
ers to Minister Bowen's latest propo
sition arrived Friday, but were not i'm
mediately presented to the minister.
The answers were to the effect that
the allies could not consent that the
United States and the other claimant
nations receive the same treatment as
the blockading powers, and that hey
therefore rejected In toto Mr.. Bowen's
final proposition.
Knowing the consequences that
were to follow the presentation Of this
answer, the representatives of the al
lies took upon themselves tn respon-
sibility of withholding the notes OF
their governments, and Of again Ca
bling, urging a retracuon Of their
preferential demand. Exchanges are
still in progress between the Italian,
British and German embassies, out
there is no evidence that the allies In
tend yielding. If they hold out, their
representatives must present the joint
refusal, and the washington negotia,
tions will come to a standstill.
Baron Sternberg, Germany's new
envoy extraordinary and minister plen'
ipotentiary to the United States, con-
ferred Saturday with Count Quadt.
who, as charge d'affaires, mas thus far
conducted the Venezuelan negotia'
tions for Germany. Afterwards the
minister called by appointment at the
state department and presented his
letters of credence to Secretary Hay,
and afterwards to the president. From
the white house Baron Won Sternberg
went to the British embassy.
Baron Won Sternberg in lbs calls at
the state department and the British
embassy found the outlook for relic.
Of the present deadlock exceedingly
gloomy, and he has cabled as much to
his government.
-.-,.-..u..--e-- FRANCE TOGO Alone.
The French legation has notified the
Venezuelan government that in vir.
tue of the convention of 1867 France
was allowed to collect directly part
Of the revenues Of several customs
houses in Venezuela as a guarantee
for her diplomatic claims arising out
Of the previous revolutions. France,
it is said, renounced forever, by the
convention of 1865, the exercise of
this right on condition that the inter-
est on this debt always should be reg
ularly paid. AS this payment has not
been made, France, without asking the
authorization Of Germany, England
and Italy, intends to revive her right
OF direct collection. The French
charge d'affaires, Quievreaux, has paid
visits to the foreign minister and has
also called on President Castro dur
ing the past forty-eight hours.
This activity on the part of France
IS evidently in connection with her in
tention to revive her rights, and is
considered as an answer to the atti-
tude assumed by the allied powers.
A special from Caracas says: In
reply to Minister Bowen's inquiry as
to what Venezuela intends to do re.
garding the demand for preferential
treatment made by the allies, Presi-
dent Castro has telegraphed:
"The Venezuelan government de-
sires equal treatment for all the credf.
tor nations of Europe and America,
keeping in mind, in addition, its diplo-
matte conventions and anterior stipu-
lations."