Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31

swer the representatives of the allies took
upon themselves TIE responsibility Of with
holding the NOES OF their governments and
of again ca bling urging a retraction of their
preferential demand. Exchanges are 'still
| in progress between the Italian, British and
German embass es, but there is no evil
depee that the allies intend yielding.
| II thsy hold GU hei: IT PIE sentattves must
| present the joint refusal and the Washing
| ton negotiate will come to Standstil.
Meanwhile Mr.. Eowen is biding his time.
He is keeping Caracas informed as to the
progress of events here, and is counseltng
continuance of patience, hoping that the
powers will yet yield. Indeed, he has as yet
received no intimation from the powers that
they are really desirous Of settling the Ven
ezuelan dispute at Washington, as the rep
resentations OF the powers thus far have
consisted of counter propositions.
France Insists on Her Claim.
During a call today of Mr.. de Margerie
upon Secretary Hay the fact developed that
the charge has received specific instructions
from his government to insist that France
shall not be Disseminated against in the
settlement of the Venezuelan Claims. The
French government is already in receipt Of
installmentS of indemnity from the
Venezuelan government from one set OF
claims arising prior to 1850 which money
is drawn directly from the custom house
receipts, and the French government has
not the least idea of allowing these pay
ments to be suspended by any action OF the
allies now. And in addition to these 1t has
a number of Gains arising since 1899
which it holds 10 be as valid is any lodged
by the allies. and il intends to demand that
these Claims be placed on the same footing
in any adjustment which may be made by
the allies with Mr.. Bowen
Having the personal assurance of Mir.
Bowen that the French claims shall be
corded such treatment, Mr.. Margerie
frains at present from action, but as soon
as he shall be assured by MIR. Bowen that
the allies refuse to permit such treatment
to the French claims, as he expects, he will
take steps to lodge formal protest against
the proposed discrimination, and In so do
ing he expects to be Joined by the repre-
sentatives OF the other claimant nations
here. .-.
The German Envoy Active.
With a strenuousne.s characteristic Of the
man, Baron Speck Won Stern burg, Germany
new envoy extraordinary and minister plen-
ipotentiary to the United States, was at
his desk bright and early this morning and
spent two hours in conference with Count
Quadt. who as charge d'aff2ires has thus
far conducted the Venezuelan negotiations
for Germany.
The German envoy was placed in posses
sion of the entire correspondence which has
passed between Mr.. Bowen and the allied
powers and was advised by Count Quadt
of the seriousness of the hitch which has
occurred as a result of the last contention
of the triple alliance for preferential treat
ment in the settle ment Of their cams. rms
conference ended the minister called by
appointment at the State Department and
presented his letters of credence to Secre-
tary Hay, with whom he afterward nad
an informal talk regarding the mission OF
Mr. Bowen and the possibility OF oVercom-
ing the present dlmcult
From the department Baron Sternburg
went to the British embassy, where he saw
Ambassador Herbert, presented his power
and Immediately launched into an active
discussion of the negotiations.
Baron Sternburg in his calls at the state
nd he emhASSV tOE2V
found the outlook for a relief OF the pres
ent deadlock exceedingly gloomy, and ne
has cabled much to his government.
The German Enjoys Arrival
Baron Herman Speck Won Sternburg.
who is to become the temporary successor
of Herr Won Holleben as the representative
of Germany at Washington, arrived here
last night, accompanied by Baroness Speck
Won Sternburg. The baron belongs to an
old Saxon family, his grandfather having
achieved distinction by introducing scien-
tific farming in Germany, Russia and
Austria. The present Baron Won Sternburg
devoted his early years to the. study OF
military and naval science. He fought
through the Franco-German war In the I'd
Saxon Dragons, was promoted to the
rank of lieutenant at the age of seventeen,
and was decorated for personal bravery.
His first connection With the diplomatic
service was in 1880, when he was sent TO
washington as the military attache of the
German legation there Subsequently ne
was transferred to Pektn, where ne acteo
as charge d'affares during the critical
period Of the Chinese-Japanese war He
then became the German charge d'afaires
at Belgrade, Servia, and In 1897 was op-
pointed counselor and first secretary OF the
German embassy at Washington.
In the spring of 1899. while stiii serving