The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-04
FURTHER DELAY
Is DANGEROUS
Allies Will Have to Get OFF Their
High Horse.
UNCLE SAM is GETTING UGLY
PUBLIC SENTIMENT MAY FORCE
HIM INTO ACTION.

4 III ASd1NGIONs Feb 3.-There are
| w as yet no advices from the al
lied governments respecting the
nature of the next proposal they viii
submit TO Minister Bowen, Venezuela 5
representative, for a settlement of their
claims, but there is good authority to
night for the statement that the note
of Mr. Bowen addressed to the British
ambassador last night viii result in
adjustment Of the trouble. At the
British embassy today the most i'm
pOrtant conference that the representa-
tives of the allies have held among
themselves took place. As a result Of
this conference the foreign offices in
London. Berlin and Rome are in pos
session of suggestions which if adopted
VIII mean the success of the Washing
ton negotiations and the raising of the
blockade The allied powers have been
again requested by their representa-
tives TO consent to priority of payment
Of their claims for a limited period
only and equality of ali claimant ma
tions thereafter Mr. Bowen stated
that he is willing that the allies re
ceive preferential treatment for one
month, if at the end of that time all
the claimant nations be placed on an
equal basis as TO time and proportion
OF payments.
Will Lose Prestige.
It is the conviction of one of these ne
gOtiatOFs at least that this proposition
Of Mr.. Bowen is eminently fair. It in
wolves a compromise of the powers
original request for six years Dreferen-
tial treatment, but will enable them 10
retain part at least of their prestige
The feeling is growing that a persist
ence in their present position can re-
suit only in loss of prestige for the al
lies and bad feeling against them not
only in Venezuela but elsewhere
throughout the Americas.
AS a result of these considerations it
was agreed at the conference at the
British embassy that note should be
addressed to the three governments OF
Great Britain. Germany and Italy set
ting forth the exact attitude of the
United States with reference to the
powers preferential demand and the
state of public feeling here regarding
it and urging prompt acceptance of
payments for a period of from one TO
six months. An answer is hoped for
from one if not all the allies within
the next twenty-four hours
The Hague a Last Resort.
The question of referring the one
question of preferential treatment TO
The Hague for settlement as suggested
by Mr.. Bowen in his note TO the Brit
ish ambassador came up at a confer
ence, and it was evident at once that
the RegotiatOrs were one IN their Oc-
position TO calling in The Hague tri-
bunal except as a last resort.
The British ambassador, in a call on
Mr.. Bowen during the forenoon, asked
him regarding his proposition TO refer
the matter to The Hague, and it de-
veloped that Mr.. BoEen was no less
anxious than the allies representatives
that the whole controversy be settled
here and now. All these facts have
been cabled in full 10 the three powers
Confidence that settlement will be
forthcoming at Washington in a short
time is based to d considerable extent
on the activity Of Baron Won Sternberg,
who has given every evidence that he
wants the dispute adjusted
without prOlOnging the blockade and
unnecessarily cOercing Venezuela. The
fact that the minister is known to be
in close touch with the emperor is the
ground for the belief that he may be
able through his representations to
Berlin to rouse the London foreign Of
the situation here and the desirability
OF prompt action of a character that
will settle the trouble
Strong Feeling in This Country.
The German government has been in /
lOElltQ Oh tIG ulIlCuAtN Will WHICH {
public feeling in this country has been ]
restrained from an Outburst against tle /
alliance, and it is be- /
lieved that it appreciates the necessity |
of an early settlement of the dispute. |
The president today received a call /
from Baron Sternberg, and the two /
spent a half-hOur or more in an in /
formal conversation on the Venezuelan |
affair. The president is most anxious |
that the blockade be raised at the !
earliest possible moment.
The French ambassador, NJ. Jusser- /
and, paid an informal call on Mr.. 4
Bowen today. The ambassador made 4
it plain that while France would insist I
on the protection of her rights. she was /
anxious that Venezuela should also be 1
protected and you'd do ali she could (
for a settlement Citizens of Mexico |
have also claims against Venezuela. /
and that government has asked to be 4
put on an equal footing with the other
nations when the time comes for set
Ting up. Notice of MexicO's intention /
was communicated to Minister Bowen
today by Senior AspirOZ. Mexican am
OassadOr, who informed Mr. Bowen
that the claims of the citizens of
MS country amounted in al to Els
100 or approximately 100000 Mexico
adds another to the list of nations who
ire lying up against the proposition of
The allied powers for preferential treat
nent in the payment of the claims.