Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-03
Lansdowne Speaks In Support
of Anglo-German Alliance
Against Venezuela
THE ONLY PRACTICAL METHOD
If Britain and Germany Had Proceeded
to Force Collection from Venezuela
Separately Great Inconvenience
Would Have Resulted and Perhaps
Some Embarrassing Situations.

London. March 3.--In the house oil
lords. in reply to Lord Tweedmouth
who had reproached the government fol
embarking upon the Venezuelan enter
prise as a rash and ill-considered step
liable to lead to misun ierstanding anc
difficulty, if not dangsr, Lord Lans-
downe said that he had always felt the
British should not allow their feelings
OF sensitiveness regarding anything
that had occurred DUNG the South
African war to proven: them from APP
preaching the question OF cooperating
with Germany.
From business point OF view great
practical Inconvenience would have re-
suited il Germany and Great Britain
had proceeded to measures of coercion
separately and without previous UNI
derstanding. AS to the terms of the
agreement, it was absolutely ESSENTIAL
that there should be an honorable un-
Outstanding between than not to desert
one another.
The second class of claims included
claims for injury and the wanton seiz-
ure of property, for the plunder of busi-
ress premises and similar wrongs
Were Englishmen to sit still and no;
demand compensation with a ven-
seance?
AS to the bondholders, he felt they
bad been treated abominably, but their
claims had been placed by his majesty's
government In wholly different cate
cory from the claims for shipping cases
and for seconq-class claims.
1t was agreed that if there was to be
arbitration the bondholders' claims
should go to arbitration. II there was
to be direct settlement Venezuela
should give an understanding to make
fresh arrangement with this bond
holders.
Great Britain had agreed to go on
with Germany until the tirst-rank
claims were settled. Both were pre-
pared to accept mixed commission OF
The Hague upon the other claims.
In conclusion Lord I.ansdowne said
that altho official reference had not
been made to the United States govern
ment until Nov. IL, his maiesty's gov
knowing how the United States was
likely TO regard their action. Turnout
the negotiations not one single word
was said or written by the United
States government which was not
thoughtful, friendly and considerate
toward England.
Lord Rosehery said he could not be-
lieve that the United States was salts
fled with thu British governments ac-
ton in delaying approaching them for
SO long time. He felt gloomy about
British foreign relations. Great Brit
ain should pause and pause long before
again embarking upon similar action.
The Duke of Devonshire, president OF
the council and government leader in
the house Of lords, said he thought Lord
Rosebery's criticisms We're minute and
captious. He added that If Great Brit
aims relations remained as good as they
are with the United States, no thanks
would be due to Lord Rosebery. He
could not conceive anything more like
~ to produce bad feeling than Lord
Rosebery's attempt to prove that the
government had disregarded the ten
derest rights and tenderest interests of
the United States.