The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-07
HAS DECLINED
WITH THANKS
@-
President Roosevelt Will Not Act
as Arbitrator.
THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL NEXT
BOWEN JARRED THE NERVES OF
SIR MICHAEL HERBERT.
He HAGUE TRIBUNAL NEXT

tation of the allied powers to ar
bitrate the question as TO whether they
shall receive preferential treatment in
/ the settlement Of their claims against
Venezuela over the other creditor ma
tions. he reached this decision shortly
before O'Clock this afternoon. and in
strueted Secretary Hay to dispatch q
note to the British embassy at once ad-
vising tue British ambassador 20 that
/ effect The matter, therefore, now viii
be referred TO The Hague. This VIII
result in the immediate raising Of the
blockade The administration. it IS
stated in official quarters. was unwill-
ing to approve the effort of the British
+ government to eliminate Minister Bow
en- from the negotiations and. more
4 over the president could not have ac-
{ cepted the invitation of the allies, even
/ if he had been so disposed, without the
I consent Of the other negodator, Min
lister Bowen, and this the allies did not
obtain or request in their note 10 the
/ president. TomOrrOw's preliminaries
( VIII be with reference TO the signing
of the protocol referring matters to The
Hague for arbitration
Protocols Presented.
Immediately upon receipt Of Secre-
tary Hays note announcing the presi-
dents deciihation, the British ambas-
SadOr addressed a communication u
MIR. Bowen stating that he was suffer-
ing from an attack OF the grip and
would be obliged if Mr.. Bowen would
call on him. The Venezuelan repre-
sentative Immediately went 70 the Brit
ish embassy. where the British ambas-
sador explained that ne had been too
J al Ia nd
nounced the arrival Of his protocol,
which he was prepared 10 submit TO
Mr.. Bowen for signature.
Later the German minister, Baron
Sternberg, called on Mr. Bowen and an
nOunced the arrival of his protocol.
TOmOrrOwss programme viii include
preliminary preparations for the sign
ing of the protocols.
1t developed tonight that two preto-
coils are 10 be signed by Mr- Bowen
with the Italian ambassador, SignOr
Mayor Desplanches: two with the Brit
ish ambassador and two with the Ger
man minister. Baron Speek yoD Stern
berg The first protocol in each case
will provide for the reference of the
allies contention for preferential treat
ment to The Hague. and the raising or
the blockade simultaneously with the
signing Of this convention.
VIII Not Be Identical.
1t IS doubtful whether the initial pro-
tOcols between Minister Bowen and the
three allies viii contain the same
conditions. though all the negOtiatOrS
are working 10 this end In these pro-
tocols the conditions precedent TO the
raising of the blockade viii be clearly
stated. namely. that 80 per cent Of the
customs receipts OF the ports Of La
Guayra and Porto CabellO are to be set
aside by Venezuela for the satisfaction
or her creditors, and that the question
as to whether the allied powers shall
receive preferential Lreat ment, or, as
Great Britain terms it, separate"
treatment in the settlement, shall be
referred 10 The Hague These prOtO-
coils also will provide that Venezuela
shall pay down TO each of the three al
lied powers 85,5O0 sterling as a partial
cash payment The differences between
! these protocols. 1t is said, will concern
certain details, the nature Of which is
not yet known even 70 Mr.. Bowen. The
German protocol will be submitted 20
him tomorrow by the German minister
for consideration Afterward Mr. Bow
en will go TO the British embassy, in
view of the illness Of the British am
bassador. and there Will see the protO-
col drawn up by Lord LansdOwne.
The Italian ambassador, Signor
Mayor Desplanches. win bring his
protocol to Mr. Bowen tomorrow for
considera ton.
Arbiter to Be Appointed.
Having arranged for the signature Of
the first protocols, the negOtiatOrs wiz
| take up the second protocols, which are
to cover the manner Of adjGGicating
the claims of the various creditor pow
ers and the means for the adInlniStra-
ton of the customs receipts. As an
nounced yesterday the claims OF each
claimant power are to be settled by z
( commission. to consist IN each instance
! OF a representative of a creator gov
. eminent and a Venezuelan, and II case
OF a failure to agree the king of Spain
will appoint an arbiter- The plan
agreed on for the collection OF the pay
ments provides that the Caracas gov-
eminent shall be entrusted with the
administration of the receipts unless
thirty days are allowed to Ella pSs with
out the prompt payment 10 any one
nation of its share, ia which event the
Belgian government is empowered 10
appoint agents 10 take charge of the
customs houses and administer the pay
Taents until the claims of all the na-
tiOns are satisfied
1t was admitted tonight that some
days may yet pass before either of she
protocols can he signed, owing to mln''r
difference, but negotiations are *
pected TO move more swiftly than in the
, Victory For Bowen
In admlniStr2tl ton and diplomatic CT
!. cles the reference to The Hague Is rs-
, garded as a victory for Minister Bow
t en-. as Venezuela thereby Is enabled 10
recover from the distressing effect OF
the blockade before starting upon the
= payment Of her debts The cumbersome
machinery OF The Hague, it is expect
: ed. viii delay matters considerably and
the payment of creditor nations can
: / not begin until the important question
of priority payment for the allies IS de-
! cided The findings of The Hague
tribunal also win decide the vital ques-
ton TO SoGth American states as 10
whether blockades ard bOmbardments
; / entitIe powers to preferential treat
, rnent at the hands of their debtor
? Coming from The Hague il VIII es-
, tablish a precedent. while a decision
I on the point from President Roosevelt
would have carried no such weight as
decisive of A point of international law.
The effect of an adverse finding by
, the president therefore. could not have
prevented the allied powers from re-
peating their blockade next month II
they desired. whereas an adverse yer
dict from The Hague WOULD add a new
canon to the law of nations and stop
such a course Of practice completely
It was to gain this principle, which
necessarily vitaliy effects not only the
! future Of Venezuela. but Of the other