The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-02-07
REJECT B0|ilu 5 TERMS.
Allies Will Not Negotiate Fur
ther With American Minister.

ther With American Minister.
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WANT ROOSEVELT FOR AR5lTER.
Presidents Refusal to Settle Ques-
tion of Preferential Claims Means
Recourse to Hague court-Latest
Note Settles the Powers.
Washington, Feb. 6.-Trritated by
the note of Mr.. Bowen, addressed to
the British ambassador on Monday
last, refusing to accept the allies pro-
posal for scheme of preferential pay
ments by which Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy were to receive 20
per cent and the remaining eight cred
itor nations 10 per cent of the Gus
toms of LaGuayra and Puerto Cabello,
the allied powers have instructed
their Representatives here to resub-
nit the question of preferential treat
ment for settlement to President
Roosevelt, and in the event that he
declines to act as arbiter to take this
and possibly the entire Venezuelan
question to The Hague for settlement,
thereby breaking off negotiations
with Mr.. Bowen. Today, at the Brit
ish legation there will be confer
ence of the representative of the al
lies. The British ambassador will
preside at this conference. In the
meantime he expects to have an inter
view with the secretary of state,
whom he will sound as to the proba-
bility of the presidents acceptance of
the allies request. If it is found that
President Roosevelt is not disposed
to allow himself to be dragged into
the negotiations, the. instructions of
the allies are such as to permit them
to forego the embarrassment of re-
,jection at the hands of Mr.. Roosevelt
and instead of making known their
wishes to him steps will be taken to
draw up protocol with Mr.. Bowen
for reference of the case to The
Hague, as suggested by him in his
note OF last Monday The British am
OdSSd,tOI was lHe lISI VI tlue repre-
sentatives to receive instructions to
this effect and the matter was dis
cussed at yesterdays conference be.
tween the three representatives of the
allies.
Announcement of the decision of the
allies to abandon further negotiations
with Mr.. Bowen has not been received
with favor by the officials of the
Washington government who have
been advised of it.
Whether President Roosevelt will
accept this invitation Of the allies is
not known. An official of the admin
istration expressed his surprise that
the allies We're willing to submit this
question to the president. in view of
the fact that their representatives
within the last few days have In
formed them by cable that the presi-
dent views with disfavor the conten-
tion of the allies for preferential treat
, ment There is the best authority for
the statement that neither Great Brit
ain nor Germany are desirous of sub
mitting their case to The Hague The
instructions received by the British
ambassador are not quite clear as to
the alternative to be pursued in the
event that the president declines to
act as arbiter of the question of prior
ity payments. 1t is not known wheth-
er the protocol which will then be
drawn up with Mr.. Bowen, will pre-
vide for reference of the entire case
to The Hague. or whether the allies
are willing to stick by what they hava
secured here and willing to have The
Hague arbitrate the one question Of
preferential treatment. The drafting
of the protocol will. it is expected oc-
cupy some time, but it is the under
standing that upon the submission of
the matter to either the president or
The Hague, the blockade is to be
raised at once.
1t developed that during a call of
Count Quadt, the first secretary of
the German embassy, upon Mr.. Bowen
yesterday the latter stated to him
his willingness to make to Germany
and Italy cash payment OF $4,000
each This was done because Mr..
Bowen's action in the early part Of
the negotiations in conceding to Great
Britain similar amount for satisfac-
tion of the alleged indignities which
the British government claimed it's
citizens have suffered in Venezuela.
This amount was named by the Brit
ish ambassador. 1t was intimated
that ENance might now come forward
and ASK for the same cash payment
for herself as that given to the allies.
An o&icial of the Washington gov
ernmen& upon learning last night Of
the inteEntion of the allies to appeal
to, Presiksen Roosevelt to act as. ar
bitter for{ them in the matter of prefer
entail tr@atment, made the point that
If the allsies appeal to the president.
without nNst consulting Mr.. Bowen
and gaining his consent. Venezuela
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