Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-07
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l.,,,,.I,r Controversy Goes to
The Hague tribunal
IpcsIpEyT WOULD NOT ACT
i 49,, invitation Of Allied Powers
''' ,."',,.,. question Of rr'ler'n'
~ N ,s'.,,msu, in settling Claims

100, Feb. C-Presldent
Was,, ,, has declined the invitation
4 o' - all,d "a powers to arbitrate the
'ne ' ia whether they shan re-
lt'' or.f u treatment in the SET
We !, their claims against Nehe-
fn'n ', " me other creditor nations
'l. v his decision shortly petore
l lsaI This afternoon and instructed
0v" Nov 10 dispatch note TO lhe
~ ,.s 's embassy at once advising the
','s AMBASSADOR to thar effect me
ia ,'' therefore, now will be referred
A W.. vague. This viii result IN the
4 =. raising Of the blockade
.n,. ADMINISTRATION, 1t is stated IN OF
!, quarters, was unwilling to APP
- ,bs efort Of the British govern
8.o,''' "a eliminate Minister Bowen
mo negotiations, and moreover,
N i president could not have accepted !, ca
"A ns,,o,Ion OF the allies, even II he
IN been 50 disposed, without t the con,
n the other negotiator, Minister
,rd This the allies did not OBJ
or request in their note 10 tne
Ian, In tomorrow's prelIminarles
,' sao 10 the signing OF the protocol
,s..iny matters TO The Hague for ar
EiratIon will be considered c.
, lSo upon receipt Of Secy.
Nv noie announcing the president q
I,Sagon the British ambassador ad-
sssd communication 10 Mr.. BOW
s'orng that he was suffering from
sgsrE Of the grip. and would be
Ieed il MIR, Bowen would can on
n The Venezuelan representative
mesistely went 10 the British EN-
'sy There the British ambassador
NAMED that he had been too i'll TO
N for several days and announced
1< arrival Of his protocol, which he
"a, prepared to submit to Mr., Bowen
~ Signature. Later the German MIN
,,r Baron sternberg, called on Mr..
EVEN and announced the arrival OF
a T5morows program win include
f<telnlnary preparations for the sign
IA d the protocols. 1t developed to-
HAN that two protocols are to be
4snad by Mr.. Bowen with the Italian
'1nbssaior, signor Mayor des
bsnehes two with the British ambas-
DOR. and two with the German minis
Baron speck Won Sternberg. The
al protocol In each case viii provide
N the preference Of the allies con-
4nton for preferential treatment to
T. he Hague and the raising OF the
cCkade simultaneously with the sign
( d of this convention,
Ults doubtful whether the initial pro-
: cOs between Minister Bowen and the
he allies will contain the same con-
tlons though all the negotiators are
|.Drking to this end. In these proto-
Is the conditions precedent to the
sihy Of the blockade will be clearly
1bted, namely that 20 per cent Of the
tstorns receipts Of the ports Of La
Dayra and Puerto Cabello are to be
aside by Venezuela for the salts
ctOn Of her creditors, and that $he
esiIon as to whether the allied pow
shall receive preferential treatment
II as Great Britain terms It, "separ-
~ treatment In the settlement, shall
referred to The Hague,
Y lhese protocols also will provide that
y tnegucla shall pay down TO each Of
d three allied powers $500 as a par
cash payment, The differences be-
4 een these protocols II is said, viii
'Hncern certain details. the nature of
[4len Is not yet known even to Mr..
Y "sn' The German protocol win be
tomll,ed TO him tomorrow by the
Erman minister for consideration.
Reward Mr.. Bowen will go to the
ID iush embassy, In view OF the illness
the British ambassador. and there
see the protocol drawn up by Lord
ns1oHne. The Italian ambassador
enor Mayor des Planches, will bring
protocol 10 Mr. Bowen tomorrow
consideration.
paving arranged for the signature of
Sc lrsl protocols, the negotiators will
n W lhe second protocols, which are
gOYef lhe manner Of adiudicating the
hS OF The various creditor powers
I the means for the adminlstrat lion OF
customs receipts, AS announced
lelday. the claims OF each claimant
esi are TO be settled by a commits
Il Y 70 consist IN each instance OF a
sentative Of a creditor government
venezuelan, and in case OF
wv 70 agree the king OF Spain win
POINT an arbiter. ''" ''
y van agreed upon for the collec-
" 'ne payments provides that the
az government shall be- intrusted
a W, uup.niS'r9tion " receipts IN.
a = olys are allowed to elapse with
-s prompt payment 10 any one ma
ol Us share, In which event Inc
10y @s government Is empowered to
@ agents 10 take charge OF the
N.Y. wy ,.I houses and administer the paw
ss, WY the claims of all the nations
s ,... admitted tonight that some
4 nay yet pass before either AZ tha
~ yen De signed, owing to minor
y. me- but negotiations are ex-
ss y move more swiftly than in
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