Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-02-07
WANT DISPUTE SETTLED
OF THE VENEZUELAN WANT
no SECURE A SETTLEMENT.
1T is Understood That the President Il
In Favor of Final agreement
Being Reached.



Being Reached.
Washington. Feb. EVERY effort
is making by the representatives of
the allies here TO secure an early set
Element of the Venezuelan dispute
without referring it to the The Hague.
In this effort the Italian and British
Ambassadors and the German Minis
ter, Baron Speck Won Sternburg. are
receiving the Enforcement ct Mr.
Bowen. as well as the cordial approval
of the government Of the United States.
1t is understood that the President,
while in no way connected with the
negotiations, is personally in favor Of
final agreement being reached at WASH
ington. This fact, it-is believed, will
haye-an important bearing on the de-
cision of the British aud German for
eign offices.
The British Ambassador and the
German Minister have both cabled to
their governments the fact that Mr..
Bowen has expressed his willingness
to give the allies preferential treatment
for three months in order that they
NAV emerge from the controversy
without injury to their honor. The
allies have not yet answered the last
representations of their ENJOYS here
urging an acceptance Of this plan.
Advices reached here from Berlin
yesterday of an important nature. but
assurances are given that they were
sent prior TO the submission of the
last proposition, and affected only a
detail of the controversy. The purport
was not diseouraging 1t may be some
DAYS yet before a final nswer reaches
Washington, but all the n~egotiators
feel hopeful of a successful outcome.
At a Joint conference at the British
Embassy YESTERDAY the three months
proposition was discussed at length,
and the question Of the possible REFER
ence of the case to The Hague was
considered 1t was declared that the
claimant nations will suffer far more
than Venezuela if the Washington me-
gotiations fail. While Mr.. Bowen. in
his note rejecting the last proposition
of the allies that they receive 20 and
the other creditor nations 10 per cent.
of the custom receipts of La Guiara
and Puerto Cabello, stated that Vene-
zuela would assent to the reference of
this one point to The Hague, there is
a strong possibility that weeks wculo
elapse before a preliminary protocol
even along these simple lines could be
drawn up. And once the question of
settleing the entire dispute at The
Hague is raised Venez lela stands ready
to interject countless details into the
protocol which the allies representa-
tives are quite sure they cahnot allow
to be arbitratd. All this will serve
only TO complicat e further IN ugly
situation. and the negotiators feel that
it's main effect will be an increase of
unrest throughout the United States
land South America against the allied
powers. British and German trade, it
is pointed out, is suffering greatly
from the maintenance of the blockade.
The British Ambassador had a long
~confere nee with Secretary Hay yes
terday. and in the near time Baron
Sternberg was calling on Mr.. Bowen.
The British Ambassador was DESTROYS
of knowing the attitude of the Wash
ington government respecting a refer
ence of the dispute to The Hague, and
the fact that the administration favors
a prompt settlement by the Washing
ton negotiators themselves induced him
to lay before his government the rea-
sons why acceptance of preferential
treatment for three months was desir-
able.
1t is regarded as fortunate here that
ne~gotiators themselves are acting in
Harmony. Early i'll the Venezuela me-
gotiations the British Ambassador
pledged himself to do all in his power
to settle the Venezuela dispute as soon
as possible, and all his efforts in this
direction are receiving the Endorsement
of the Washington government. 1t is
stated il authoritative quarter that
the President and the German Emperor
are both taking a keen interest in the
early adjustment of the dispute, feel
ing that no good can come Of probing
ing the blockade.
ACCEPTED A POSITION.
Mr.. Elmer Pitzer has resigned his