Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-06
TO AVOID THE HAGUE
EVERY EFFORT BEING MADE TC
SETTLE VENEZUELAN ClS.
PUTE IN WASHINGTON.
ALL PARTIES ARE HOPEFUL
President Roosevelt and Minister Bow
en- Are Equally Anxious With the
Allies Representatives to Bring the
Problem to an Early and Sltisfac
tory VIII
Concede Preferential Treatment
Concede Preferential Treatment.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Every effort is
being made by the representatives OF
the allies here to secure an early set
tlement of the Venezuelan dispute
without sending it to The Hague In
this effort the Italian and British am.
bassadors and the German minister
Baron Speck Won Sternburg. are re
ceiving the endorsement of Minister
Bowen. as well as the cordial approval
of the government Of the United
States. 1t is understood that the pres
ident, while in no way connected with
the negotiations. is personally in favor
OF final agreement being reached in
Washington. This fact, it is believed,
will have an apt bearing on the de-
cision of the British and German for
eign officials. The British ambassador
anG the German minister have both
cabled to their governments the fact
that Mr.. Bowen has expressed his will
ingness 10 give the allies preferential
treatment for three months, that they
may emerge from the controversy
without injury to their honor The al
lies have net yet answered the last
representations of their ENJOYS here
urging the acceptance of this plan
Advices reached here from Berlin dur
inS the afternoon of an important na
ture. but assurances are given that
they were sent prior to the submission
OF the last proposition and affected
only details of the controversy The
report was not discouraging. 1t may
be some days yet before final
answer arrives at Washington. but all
the negotiators are hopeful OF a sue
cessful outcome.
At joint conference at the British
embassy during the day, the three
most important propositions
Were Discussed at Length
and the question of the possible reeey-
ence of the case to The Hague WIS
considered.
1t was considered that the claimant
nations will suffer far more than Ven
ezuela. if the Washington negotiations
fail. While Mr.. Bowen. in his note re-
| jecting the last proposition of the al
lies that they receive 20 and the other
creditor powers 10 per cent of the Gus
toms received at La Guayra and
! Puerto Cabello. stated that Venezuela
/ would assent 10 tne reference Oh tNls
one point to The Hague. there is a
strong probability that weeks would
elapse before a preliminary protocol
even along these simple lines could be
drawn up And once the question OF
settlinAThe entire dispute at The
Hague is raised, Venezuela stands
ready to interject countless details
into the protocol which the allies re
port they are quite sure they canno,
allow to be arhitrated All this vii
serve only to complicate further al
ugly situation. and the negotiators fee
that it's main effect will be of interest
throughout to us and South America
against the allied powers.
British trade, it is pointed out, is
suffering greatly from the maintenance
OF the blockade
1t is stated in an authoritative quar-
ter that the president and the German
emperor are both taking keen inter
est in the early adjustment OF the dis
pute, feeling that no good can come
of prolongng the blockade.