The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-08
ENGLAND HOLDS THE BAG.
Secret Alliance Between Germany
and ITALY Comes 70 Light.


and ITALY Comes 70 Light.
Washington. Feb. disclosures of a
secret alliance between Germany and
Italy constituted the most important
development in the Venezuelan situa-
zion tonight. This fact has been made
known TO the British ambassador and
I it viii put all the negOtiatOrs more
closely on their guard in the drafting
OF the protocols which they hope TO
submit to Minister Bowen during the
next few days. The German-Italian al
lance was old news TO Mr. Bowen. the
fact having leaked out in Caracas be-
fore he left there Generally speaking.
the alliance is intended to secure to
Italy the same treatment in the allies
settlement with Venezuela as that re-
ceived by Germany and Great Britain.
Mr.. Bowen has made it plain both to
the British ambassador and TO the
German minister that he cannot affix
his signature TO any protocols they
may present 10 him which are not sub
stanially OF the same character as that
10 be submitted by the Italian ambas-
sadOr. All three of the first set Of pro-
tocols to be signed, which Will contain
the conditions precedent to the raising
OF the blockade and the provisions for
referring the question of preferential
treatment TO The Hague for decision,
have been received at the Italian. Brit
ISL and German embassies. Their con-
tents are not known to Mr. Bowen, nor
have the allies representatives been
acquainted as yet with the details OF
each others convention Several i'm
portant conferences have occurred
throughout the day at the British en-
basSy in an effort TO reach an agree
ment upon the protocols.
Regarding reference to The Hague,
Mr.. Bowen has informed the allies that
he win not consent that one man De
selected from the personnel of The
Hague tribunal 10 sit as arbitrator in
the question of preferential treat
ment- He wishes that this court shall
consist of three and preferably Of hve
members.
Several more or less sensational stor-
les have been in circulation during the
last few days, which have caused much
annoyance to the British ambassador
and the other negotiatOrs regarding the
note Mr.. Bowen addressed to the for
n1er last Monday, proposing that the
question of preferential trea tnaenJ go to
The Hague. That these reports may
be corrected. the negotiators- are desir-
Gus that the facts be stated. On
Tuesday. after the sending of this note
to the British ambassador. the latter
called on Mr.. Bowen and asked that he
withdraw the entire note on the ground
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ter. Mr. Bowen was compelled to re-
fuse to grant his request. The ambas-
sador then asked that the sentence he
ginning. con this side OF this water we
want peace and not alliances" be
Withdrawn. Again Mr. Bowen regret
ted that he could not grant the am
bassadoT's request. Finally the am
bassadOr represented that the latter
part Of the sentence. regarding the con-
tinuance of the alliance Of Great
Britain and Germany ana Italy, would
cause him embarrassment when sub
mitted to the Italian ambassador and
the German minister Mr.. Bowen re-
piled that he would be only too glad to
do anything that would further the
negotiations. and at once struck cut
the Objectionable clause, which read as
follows.
tAnd It will occasion great surprise
and regret when it becomes known that
Great Britain has even proposed con-
tinuing her present alliance with Ger
many and Italy one moment longer
than she mus
With this one change the note was
finally transmitted by the British am
bassador to the German and Italian
ambassadors