The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
REPUDLATES ITS AGREEMENT
Germany Now Demands Money From Venezuela Which Repre-
sentative Formally Rsnounced- after Now In
Extremely Embarrassing Position.

WASHINGTON. Feb. n.-Germany
w has ignored her previous agree
ment made with Mr.. Bowen by
Count Won QUadt Wykradt Icy, her
charge d'affaires, and insisted on a
cash payment of S34O,O or a lien on
the customs receipts of one of the
Venezuelan ports until this amount is
paid. This information was cOmmuni-
Gated to Mr.. Bowen tonight by Baron
Speck Won Sternberg, the German Min
lister.
Mr.. Bowen Immediately informed the
German minister that he refused to
yield the receipts of any port before
The Hague decision, saying that would
be preferential treatment. AS to the
cash payment OF S340, 600 demanded
man minister to determine, saying 10
him that If Germany can afford to
make a public confession that il does
not stand by agreements signed by its
duly accredited diplomats, he (Mr.
BOwen) is willing that they shall re-
ceive. on the day the protocol is signed,
the total amount asked in the original
ultimatum. This response has oeen
cabled TO the German foreign office.
Great Britain and Italy have renCunce6
any responsibility for the action Of
Germany and have expressed their re
here they have informed Mr.. Bowen
that they viii stand by all agreements
they have made with him and Will not
be Influenced by the action of Ger
many. Both the British and Italian
protocols provide for a cash payment
OF $500 sterling and for the submits
sion OF the question of preferential
treatment to The Hague. They contain
recommendations for the renewal Of
all previous treaties of amity and COM
merce, and the Italian convention has
an article providing for the payment
OF the Italian claims which already
have been adjudicated, without further
arbitration. after the commission has
arbitrated the other claims.
II is said that the action Of Germany
in asking for $4,000. instead Of content
ing herself with $500. Is due to a mis-
understanding Of certain steps in the ne
EOtiatious which had been passed on by
Count Quadt before the arrival Of Baron
Sternberg. Mr.. Bowen holds that Ger
many is bound by the act Of its repre-
sentative. IN the original ultimatum adj
dressed to President Castro by the Brit
ISL. German and Italian governments. a
cash payment Of 10000 holivars each for
Great Britain and Germany and Of $500
600 bOlivars for Italy was demanded. Soon
after bIr. Bowen's arrival here a paper
was signed at the British embassy by the
three representatives Of the allies. the
British and italian ambassadors and the
German charge. Count Quadt, and by Mr..
Bowen. TO the effect that the allied pow
ers would accept cash payment or an
adequate guaranty for the eventual salts
faction OF their claims as a condition
precedent to the raising of the blockade.
Mr. Bowen offered 30 per cent Of the Gus
toms receipts of Porto CabellO and La
Guayra as a guaranty for the payment
of 'all claims" Later he consented to
give the British government $500 in cash
in consideration of their contention that
they desired immediate satisfaction for
outrages committed on British subjects.
No objection was made at the time either
by the Italian ambassador or the Ger
man charge.
All Accepted the Guaranty.
The three powers accepted the guaranty