The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-31
HAVE REACHED
UTMOST LIMIT
Other Powers Not Disposed to
Be Pushed Aside by Allies.
UNITED STATES HAS CLAIMS
VENEZUELAN SITUATION rs BE-
COMING STRAINED.

UIAsHINGToN. Jan. So.-No answer
wv yet has come from the allied
powers to Mr.. Bowen's last prop
osition. The British ambassador sent
a long cablegram to Lord Lansdowne
yesterday afternoon stating what
might be expected in case Great Brit
ain and her two allies insisted on the
preferential treatment for the block
aiding powers. The text of the cable
gram cannot be published, but it in
formed the foreign Office that Minis
ter Bowen. in the event of a refusal
of his proposition, would cali upon the
representatives of the other claimant
powers in Washington and state to
them that Venezueia was being forced
by the triple alliance to yield TO a plan
which would affect seriously the in
terests Of France, Belgium, Norway
and Sweden, Spain, Denmark Holland
and the United States
France VIII Take Hand.
When this step is taken it is ex-
pected that France viii make repre-
sensations at once to London, Berlin
and Rome protesting against any in
reference with the previous arrange
ment she has made with Venezuela
for the settlement of claims France
may be joined in this protest by the
other claimant nations.
There is reason to believe that the
French government already has sound
ed the United States government %
learn how much in common there may
be between their interests in Vene-
zuela. 1t is said that there is a strong
resemblance between the claims OF the
two nations; perhaps enough 10 link
them together in resistance to any poll
icy on the part of the allies which
would tend to destroy or impair those
interests.
Grievance of United States.
For instance the United States.
through a regular tribunal, the Vene-
zuelan claims commission, has secured
judgment against Venezuela for a con-
siderable sum of money, which Vene-
zuela has been paying in instruments.
Recently these payments have been de-
layed and as the money comes in large
part from the Venezuelan customs the
United States may have very good
legal right to protest against any con-
duct on the part of the allies which
will prevent its debtor from meeting
its obligations to the United States.
France. by treaty and negotiations,
has secured what amounts to a iudg-
that her debtor must not be destroyed
or Nenezuela' means of meeting her
payments 70 France impaired, as Will
be the case by the adoption of the
preferential treatment demanded by
the. allies. These considerations are
tending to draw France and the United
States together in policy that is like
~ TO take issue with that of the al
lies.
Difficult Proposition.
If Mr. Bowen cannot adjust the
claims with the allies the purpose is
to have The Hague arbitration tri-
bunal pass on them. But just how the
Venezuelan question is TO get before
The Hague court in the event of Mr..
Bowen's failure to adjust the differ
ences is not quite clear. TX is incon-
ceivable to the administration that
there should be a renewal of hostili-
ties on the Venezuelan coast and more
putting on of the screws" no mat
ter how Mr.. BOwen's work shall turn
out The Hague tribunal comes natur-
ally into sight as a port of safety,
But 70 place a case before the tri-
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