The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15
Articles of Agreement.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE text of the
protocols which were signed last night
by Mr.. Bowen and the representatives
OF the allies were made public today.
The text of the British protocol is as
follows:
arisen between the United States of Nene-
zuela and Great Britain in connection
with the claims of British subjects
against the Venezuelan government, the
undersigned, Herbert W. Bowen, duly at
thoriZed thereto by the government of
Venezuela. and his excellency, the Ri.
Hon; Sir Michael H: Herbert. K c. NJ g.,
6 B.. his Britannia malesty's ambassa-
dor extraordinary and plenipotentiary TO
the United States have agreed as follows:
Article l. The Venezuelan government
declares that it recognizes in principle the
business of the claims which have been
preferred by his ma eSty'S government on
behalf of British subjects
Article 2 The Venezuelan government
will satisfy at once, by payment in cash
Or its equivalent, the claims of British
subjects which amount to about five thou
sand five hundred pounds (f5.J0O) arising
out of the seizures and plundering of
British vessels and the Outrages on their
crews, and the maltreatment and the false
Imprisonment of British subjects.
Provide For Arbitration.
Article s. The Venezuelan and British
governments agree that the other British
claims. including claims by British sub
article hereof, and including those pre-
ferred by the railway companies, shall,
unless otherwise satisfied, be referred to
a mixed committee constituted in the
manner defined in article of this protocol
and which shall examine the claims and
decide upon the amount to be awarded in
satisfaction of each claim.
Article 4. The mixed commission shall
consist of one Venezuelan member and
they come to an agreement their decision
shall be final. In cases of disagreement
the claims shall be referred to the decision
OF an umpire nominated by the president
of the United States of America.
Article 5. The Venezuelan government.
being. unwilling to provide a sufficient
time of the claims specified in article 3,
and similar claims preferred by other gov
ernments, undertake and assign TO the
British government. commencing the 1st
g ALLEVIATE TO no other purpose. 80 per
cent in monthly payments of the customs
beilo. In the case of failure to carry out
this undertaking. Belgian officials shall
be placed in charge of the customs of
the two ports and shall administer them
until the liabilities of the Venezuelan gov
eminent, in respect of the above mem
toned claims, shall have been discharged.
Refers to Hague Tribunal
the customs revenues so assigned and az
TO the rights of Great Britain and Ger
many and Italy to a separate settlement
or tneir claims. shall be determined. in
default of arrangement, by the tribunal
at The Hague, TO which any other power
interested may appeal
HIS maJesty's government will be pre-
pared TO restore the vessels of the Ven
eZuelan navy which have been seized and
further TO release any other vessels cap
tured under the Venezuelan flag.
Done in duplicate at Washington, this
18th day of February, 1903.
(Signsd) HERBERT W. BOWEN.
A ~ y
With few exceptions the German and
Italian protocols correspond with that
of Great Britain.
Germany, il is provided, is to receive
$4,000. to be paid in five monthly in
stallments, beginning March Is, where
as Great Britain and Italy are TO re-
ceive $27, 500. the former the day the
protocol is signed and the other sixty
days from that date. To offset this
increased amount given to Germany.
the following is provided in article
Of the Italian protocol:
THE Venezuelan government accepts.
recognizes and viii pay the amount of
the Italian claims of the first rank de-
rived from the revolutions of 1S9S-19OO
in the sum of 2,S1O, 255 bolivars."
In further explanation of the arti-
cles of the protocols signed last night
by Mr.. Bowen and the representatives
OF the allies here, the following adj
dendum was prepared and duly signed
by all of the negotiators today:
Our Interpretation of the protocols was
ana is that the 30 per cent of the total
income of the customs receipts of Ia
Guayra and Puerto Cabella shall begin to
pc set apart on the LIST day of March
1909, and continue to be set apart through
the said month, and that the first nav
ment will be due, not the lst OF March
but the LIST of April. 1903. -
(Signed)
HERBERT w. BOWEN
MICHAEL II. HERBERT
p. MAYOR DIES PLANCHES
H. STERNBURG.