The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15
CARNEGIE OFFERS
TO PAY GERMANY
Says He Will Put Up $3.50,
900 if Venezuela
Wishes 1t.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 14.-Gov-
erned by the spirit in which Herbert
M. Bowen has conducted the peace ne
gotiations at Washington with the al
lies and anxious that his mission should
succeed, Andrew Carnegie, upon hear
ing of Germany's action in demanding
cash payment of 1,718,000 bolivars
! instead of the 6 $500 previously prom
1sed her, sent the following message
to Mr.. Bowen, dated Feb. 12
I shall be glad to hand you over at
once $36O,O00 to meet the German de-
mand If Venezuela desires it."
This fact became known tonight after
the last of the addenda to the peace
protocols had been signed at the British
embassy. Mr.. Carnegie, it is said, has
been watching the negotiations with
close interest. The message was sent
as soon as the news Of Germany's de-
mand was published.
Mr.. Bowen dispatched grateful re-
ply to Mr.. Carnegie thanking him for
the very generous offer, which, how
ever, it was not necessary to accept.
In announcing Mr.. Carnegie's offer
tonight Mr.. Bowen said that many
banks and financial syndicates had all
along been anxious to lend the money
to Venezuela and had sent representa-
tives to see him with this end in view,
though these were, Of course, of a busi-
ness nature, whereas the offer Of Mr.
Carnegie was made without any reser-
walton or mention of security for the
return of his money
Cablegrams have been pouring in
upon Mr.. Bowen from Venezuela con-
graduating him upon the success Of his
mission. The first to arrive was from
President Castro. Consul Devries ca
bled: Hearty congratulations from
Maracaibo. Leading German British
firms in Venezuela have sent congrat-
ulatory cablegrams.
1t is not expected that the next set of
protocols providing for reference of
the preferential question to The Hague
will be taken UP until the middle of
next week.
LONDON, Feb. 14.-Instructions have
been telegraphed to commanders of
the blockading squadrons off Venezue-
la to withdraw their ships in conse-
quence of the arrangements completed
at Washington. The blockade, there
fore, will be Immediately raised.
BERLIN, Feb. 14.-The government
is telegraphing instructions today for
raising the blockade of the Venezuelan
coast Immediately. These instructions
may not reach all the blockading YES
sells today, but it expected that the
blockade will be fully raised by tomor-
row or Monday, especially since Com
modore Scheder had been expecting
such instructions and had arranged for
| their prompt transmission.
CARACAS, Feb. 14.-News Of the
raising of the blockade was received
by President Castro this morning in a
cablegram from Mr.. Bowen, who said:
''The protocols have been signed.
Blockade will be raised tomorrow.
Congratulations"
To this message President Castro re-
piled as follows:
In the name of Venezuela I offer you
expressions of my eternal gratitude for
the decided spOntaneousness with
which you have served the cause of
justice, Which is the cause Of humani-
ty that distinguishes superior minds"
1t is believed that the termination
Of the blockade will be the death blow
to the Matos revolution.