The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-10
CASTRO ACCEPTS.
venesseIan President willing Thss
Dispute shall BE Arbitrsted Bet 10
Adverse to Hague Tribunal.


Washington. Jan. 1.-The answer OF
President Castro to the proposals OF
the allies to submit to the arbitration
of The Hague tribunal the Venezuelan
difficulties has reached Washington
through Minister Bowen. The answer
amounts TO general acceptance of the
principles Of the proposition, President
Castro being willing to submit the case
to the arbitration of fair and impartial
authorities. The details of the answer
will not be published here in advance OF
its reception by the European allied
powers, and in fact it may be withheld
entirely from publication on the
ground that it really belongs to those
powers. r
Wants vair Treatment.
Caracas. Jan. 2.-There have been
persistent rumors in official circles
and generally throughout this city
that President Castro has refused to
agree to the proposals of the allies
to refer the Venezuelan issues to The
Hague. 1t is not true that the presi-
dent has declined these proposals..
The chief executive declares he wants
only fair treatment. 1t Is clear from
what President Castro says that he
believes II would be very easy to reach
full settlement Of the entire contro-
versy. President Castro said: IF
settlement IS not reached 1t will be
because settlement forms no part
of the plan of the allies. In this case
the prolongation of the present situ-
alton would be disastrous for all con-
cerned. The solution of the present
difficulty depends more on the allied
powers than on Venezuela"
Italy IL Notified.
Rome, Jan. 2.-Foreign Minister
Prinetti has received, through Am
bassador Meyer, Secretary Hays note
communicating President Castro's ac-
ceptance of The Hague arbitration in
principle, but with an additional prop
osition which the government at WASH
ington does not support.
While reserve is maintained at the
foreign Office with regard to the Vene-
zuelan matter it has been learned that
the foreign Office considers the addi-
tional proposition made by President
Castro as not likely of acceptance.
COMMUNICATIONS on this subject are
now being exchanged with Germany
and Great Britain.
Castro's Reply.
Berlin, Jan. 2.-President Castro's
reply to the powers, through Min
lister Bowen, is substantially an un-
qualified acceptance of their pro-
posals to arbitrate and the accom-
panying conditions. The foreign
Office here received his answer Thurs
day and is satisfied with its spirit.
A further interchange of views, pre-
paratory to signing the protocol will
take place in Washington. The only
really important question to be set
tied is what shall be done with the
blockade. A continuance of the block
ade is relied upon to hasten the con-
clusion of the arbitration prelimi-
naries, especially on the part Of
Venezuela.
Castro's Alternative.
Washington, Jan. 3.-The condition
which President Castro attached to
his response to the allies arbitration
pTOpOsdi WAS III thC hdtofC VI III a.
tentative proposition. Almost from
the beginning showing an aversion to
The Hague tribunal, Castro, while ac-
cepting the principle of arbitration,
asked that the case be tried by one Of
the American republics. AS President
Roosevelt already had declined to act
in the capacity of arbitrator, and as
some of the reasons which inspired
him in his declination would apply
with equal force to the chief executive
of any other American state than tho
United States, he was obliged to with
hold any Endorsement of this PROPOSE
ton Of President Castro. Therefore.
it may be dismissed from the field of
possibilities and, unless Castro is I'M
expectedly insistent upon his own plan,
the original proposition of reference
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