Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-06
Allies Ask President Roosevelt
to Decide Question of Pref
erential Treatment.
iRRITATED BY Mr.. BOWEA'S NOTE
Should Executive Refuse Entire Mat.
ter viii Likely Go to The Hague
for settIement-Eneland Consider.
ing Method for Raising Blockade.

the note of Minister Bowen, Vene-
zEela's representative, addressed TO
the British ambassador on Monday
last, refusing to accept the allies pro-
posal for scheme of preferential
payments, by which Great Britain AMI
Germany and Italy were to receive 20
per cent and the remaining creditors
10 per cent of the customs receipts OF
La Guaira and Porto Cabello the al
lied powers have instructed their rep
resentatives here to submit the ques-
ton of preferential treatment for set
tlement to President Roosevelt, and
in the event that he declines to &C.
as Arbitrator to take this and posi-
bly, the entire controversy to The
Hague for settlement. thereby break
ing off negotiations with Mr.. Bowen.
To Obvate Embarrassment.
II it Is found that President Roose.
welt is not disposed to allow himself
to be dragged into the negotiations
the instructions of the allies are such
as to permit them to forego the en-
bawassment of rejection at the
hands of Mr.. Roosevelt, and instead
OF making known their wishes to him
steps will be taken to draw up pro-
tocol with Mr.. Bowen for a reference
of the case to The Hague, as suggest
ed by him in his note of last Monday.
The British ambassador was the first
OF the representatives to receive in.
structions to this effect, and the MAJ
ter was discussed at the MONDAY con.
ference yesterday between the three
representatives of the allies.
expressed Surprise.
Whether President Roosevelt will
accept this invitation of the allies is
not known.
There is the best authority for the
statement that neither Great Britain
nor Germany are DESTROYS of submit
ting their case to The Hague.
The instructions received by the
British ambassador are not quite clear
as to the alternative to be pursued in
the event that the president declines
to act as arbiter of the question of
priority payments.
1t developed yesteGay that during
a call of Count Quad. he first secre.
tary of the German embassy. upon
Mr.. Bowen, yesterday morning, the
latter stated to him his willingness to
make to Germany and Italy a cash
payment Of G5,500, or s27 1000, each.
This was done because of Mr.. Bowen's
action in the early part of the nego-
tlations III eonceding to Great Britain
a similar amount for satisfaction of
the alleged indignities which the Brit
1sh government claimed it's citizens
have suffered in Venezuela. This
amount was named by the British am.
bassador.
1t was intimated yesterday that
France might now come forward and
ask for the same cash payment for
herself as that given the allies.
Venezuela Might Not Consent.
An official of the Washington gov
eminent, upon learning last night Of
the intention of the allies to appeal
to President Roosevelt to act as arbi
traitor for them in the matter of pref
erential treatment, made the signifi-
cant point that if the allies appeal to
the president without first consulting
Mr.. Bowen and gaining his consent
Venezuela will feel that her rights are
being trampled on, and unless her
permission is gained will certainly
not consent to the powers naming the
arbitrator of this vital question. In
the event that the matter goes to The
Hague the allies will only be accept
ing the proposition made by Mr.. Bow
en- in his ultimatum addressed to the
British ambassador last Monday.
Considering Raising Blockade.
London, Feb. 6.-The foreign office
officials Yesterday, replying to in
quiries as ia whether the representa-
tives of the powers had reached an
agreement with Minister Bowen, said
that while 1t was premature to make
such a statement the indications point
to speedy settlement, unless fresh
d1fileulties crop up at the eleventh
hour. The government is already
considering method for raising the
blockade.
An interchange of lengthy cable
messages was proceeding yesterday
evening between Washington, London
and Berlin.
Torn to FRAGMENTS.