New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

% s.,.ro+a settlement of their claims. shall
be determined. in default of arransemen.,. .,,ar ~
the tribunal at The Hague, to Which any o
power interested may appeal
Pending the decision of The Hague tripuna1
the said 80 per cent of the recelpts on IN li.s &C
toms of the ports of La Guayra ano F.,as Foi.o
hello are to be paid to the representatives
of the Bank of England at Caracas
ARTICLE VI
The Venezuelan Government further under
take TO enter into a fresh arrangement respece.
ing the external debt Of Venezuela MIN s s
10 the satisfaction of the claims OF the pS ss
holders This arrangement shall include a r oem-
milton of the sources from which the hecesSi'
payments are TO be provided
ARTICLE VII
The Venezuelan and British governments agree
that inasmueh as il may be .contenueo tiids @
she establishment Of 8 blockade OF NeheSueian It
ports by the British naval forces has ipso iacs3
created a state of war between Venezuela anu
Great Britain and that any treaty existing pe-
tween the two countries has been therepy az %
gated, it SHAH be recorded in an excnahse %
notes between the undersigned that the COLI
s-ention between Venezuela and Great britain
of October % 1894 which adopted and { con ar
firned mutatis mutandis the treaty OF April 1c:
1925 between Great Britain and the state OF
Colombia. shall be deemed to be renewed ali1
confirmed professionally renewed ano oon
firrned pending conclusion OF new 0eds VI
amty and commerce.
ARTICLE VIII
Immediately upon the signature OF TINS Pr Pr
focol arrangements viii be made by ms iila.es
TVS government, in concert with the govern
rnents of Germany and Italy, to raise the pioch-
ade of the Venezuelan ports.
His nlajesty's government viii be prepared 10
restore the vessels of the NenezGeiah NAY
which have been seized, and. further. 10 re-
lease any other vessels captured under the ven
ezuelan flag the receipt OF a guarantee ifoin
the Venezuelan Government that they van II hulo ue-
his majestys government inoemnlheo III
spect of any proceedings which mlght De ldhe.
against them by the owners of such ships, or OIL
goods on board them
ARTICLE TX
The treaty of amity ana commerce of October
% 1894 having been confirmed in accordance
with the terms of Article VII Of this protocol
the government of Venezuela viii be happy 70
renew diplomatic relations with his majesty
Done in duplicate at Washington this 18th day
OF February, 1903. -
HERBERT W. BOWEN.
MICHAEL H HERBERT.
WITH GERMANY AND ITALY.
With few exceptions the German and lfaiian
protocols correspond with that Of Great Britain
Germany IL is provided, is 10 receive SS4oOo
TO be paia in fire monthly instalments. beginning
on March Is whereas Great Britain and Italy
are TO receive S27.56o the former the day tne
protocol is signed and the other sixty days from
that date.
To offset this increased advance payment
given to Germany, the following is provided IN
Article III of the Italian protocol
The Venezuelan Government accept. recognize
and will pay the amount OF the Italian claims
of the first rank derived from the revolutions
1895 1900 in the sum of 2.Slo.2o5 bolivars.
II is expressly agreed that the payment of the
whole of the above Italian claims of the hrst
rank viii be made without being the same
claims the same submitted to the mixed
commission and without any revision or objec-
ton.
Article VIII Of the Italian protocol also con-
tains the following concession to Italy already
enjoyed by Great Britain and Germany:
The treaty Of arnity, commerce and nayiga-
ton between Italy and Venezuela of June 19,
1861. is renewed and confirmed. 1t is however.
expressly agreed between The two governments
that the Interpretation 20 be given to articles
~ and XXEI is the following According to
the Article ". Italians in Venezuela and Nenez-
uelans in Italy cannot in any receive treat
nlent less favorable than the natives and, ac
cordng to the Article XVI, Italians in Venez-
uela and Eenezuelans in Italy are entitled to
receive, in every matter and especially in mat
ter of claims. the same treatment of the most
favored nation. a it is established in the same
Article XXN1 - t--
The Italian protocol reads -'at once" where
the British uses the word Immediately" re-
garding the raising of the blockade.