The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-20
PROTOCOLS ARE DULY SIGNED
FULL TEXT OF EACH is MADE
PUBLIC.
The One With England Printed in De-
tail-German and Italian Protocols
Correspond With that of Great Brit
ain-Nine Articles in All-Blockade
to Be Lifted Immediately.

the PROTOCOLS winch were signed by
Minister Bowen and the representa-
tives Of the allies has been made pub
tic. The text Of the British protocol is
as follows:
Whereas, certain differences have
arisen between the United States of
Venezuela and Breat Britain in con-
nection with the claims of British sub
Jects against the Venezuelan govern
ment, the undersigned, Mr.. Herbert
w. Bowen, duly authorized thereto by
the government of Venezuela, and his
eXcellency the Rt. Hon. Sir Michael H.
Herbert, X. G. M. G., G. B., his Brit
annie majesty's ambassador extraor-
binary and plenipotentiary to the Unit
ed States, have agreed as follows:
Article l. The Venezuelan govern
ment declare that they recognize in
principle the business of the claims
which have been preferred by his maj.
esty's government on behalf of British
subjects.
Article 2. The Venezuelan govern
ment will satisfy at once, by payment
in cash or it's equivalent, the claims of
British subjects, which amount to
about five thousand five hundred
pounds (G5500), arising out of the
seizure and plundering of British YES
sells and the outrages on their crews
and the maltreatment and the false
Imprisonment Of British subjects.
Article 8. The Venezuelan and Brit
ish governments agree that the other
D,.iff CI OF oil q, hxy
British subjects other than those dealt
with in article 6 hereof, and including
hose preferred by the railway COM
Inles, snail, unless otherwise satls
ed, be referred to a mixed commits
ion constituted in the manner defined
article of this protocol and which
nall examine the claims and decide
pom the amount to be awarded in sat
faction of each claim.
1.-THE Venezuelan government admit
aeir liability in cases where the CLAIM.
for injuries to, or wrongful seizure
If property, and consequently the que
ions to decide in such cases will onl
je: (a) Whether the injury took plac,
md whether the seizure was wrong
III, and CD if so, what amount of com
oensation is due.
I'm other cases the claims shall be
referred to the mixed commission with
ut reservation.
Article L. The mixed commission
hall consist of one Venezuelan mem
,er and one British member. In each
.ase where they come to an agree
oh In,
:ases of disagreement the claims shall
Je referred to the decision of an UNI
lire nominated by the president OF
he United States of America.
Article 5. The Venezuelan govern
ment, being unwilling to provide suf-
ficient sum for the payment within a
reasonable time of the claims speci-
fed in article 3, and similar claims
preferred by the other governments,
undertake to assign to the British gov
eminent, commencing the first day Of
March, 1903, for this purpose, and to
ALLEVIATE no other purpose, 80 per cent
in monthly payments of the customs
revenues of La Guayra and Puerto Ca
bello. In the case of failure to carry
out this undertaking, Belgian officials
shall be placed in charge Of the Gus
toms of the two ports and shall ad-
minister them until the liability of the
Venezuelan government in respect of
the above mentioned claims shall have
been discharged.
ANY question as to the distribution
of the customs revenues so to be as
signed and as to the rights of Great
Britain and Germany and Italy to a
separate settlement of their claims
shall be determined, in default of ar
rangement, by the tribunal at The
Hague, to which any other power in
terested may appeal
Pending the decision of The Hague
tribunal the said 80 per cent of the
receipts of the customs of the ports
Of La Guayra and Puerto Cabello are
to be paid over to the representatives
of the Bank of England at Caracas.
Article 6. The Venezuelan gov
eminent further undertake to enter in
to a fresh arrangement respecting the
external debt of Venezuela with view
to the satisfaction of the claim of the
bondholders. This arrangement shall
include a definition of the sources from
which the necessary payments are tC
be provided.
Article T. The Venezuelan and Brit
ish governments agree that inasmucl
as it may be contended that the es
adjustment of a blockade of Venezue
Ian ports by the British naval forces
has inSO faptO craofad O ctata Of wa