Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-19
PRES. CASTR0's REQUEST
WANTS THE USE OF THE GUN
BOAT MARIETTA.
By No Means Certain That Minister
Bowen Win Go to The Hague to
Represent Venezuela.

States charge at Caracas. Mr.. Russell. has
presented a request to the Washington gov
eminent that it permit the United States
gunboat Marietta to convey the officers and
men who are to man the Venezuelan craft,
captured by the bleckading fleet from La
Guaira to Trinidad, the war prizes having
been left at the latter port by the allies.
The United States. 1t Is expected. will tender
the Marietta for that mission. and the
Venezuelan seamen will proceed to Trinidad
aboard the American vessel and there re-
ceive their ships from the commander of
the allied fleet.
The German government has officially an
nounced to the various governments of the
world, including that of the United States,
the raising Of the blockade at Maracaibo
and Puerto Cabello.
May Not Go to The Hague.
1t is not certain that Mr.. Herbert w.
Bowen, the United States minister to Ven
ezuela. will go to The Hague in connection
with the movement to have that tribunal
determine whether or not the European
allied governments, which maintained a
blockade of Venezuelan ports. shall have
preferential treatment in the payment OF
the claims Of their citizens against Ven
eZuela.
IL MI. pleasure III TIE iudllci
were consulted the likelihood Is that he
would participate In the proceedings before
The Hague tribunal. but he is not willing
to resign his position as minister to Vene-
Zuela for that purpose, and the rules Of the
State Department prohibit the granting of
more than sixty days leave of absence in
any one year to diplomatic officers. The
impression also obtains that the State De-
to attend. as his presence at The Hague
might cause a belief that the United States
is overzealous in behalf Of Venezuela.
In diplomatic circles and among State
Department officials considerable attention
Is being paid to the provisions Of the third
set Of protocols The Hague protocols which
will have to do exclusively with the setting
In order of the tribunals cumbersome ma
chinery. This convention, in addition to
defining the scope Of the arbitration, will
also stpulate the number Of arbitrator to
be selected to whom this important duty
will be intrusted the allies protocols.
article 5 provides in these words for the
appearance at The Hague of the peace
powers as parties in interest with Vene-
zuela:
ANY question as to the distribution Of
the customs revenues 80 to be assigned
and as to the rights of Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy to separate settlement Of
their claims, shall be determined In default
Of arrangement by the tribunal of The
Hague, to which any other power interested
may appeal"
The Protocol With France.
Mr.. ]. ]. Jusserand, the French ambassa-
dor, called at the State Department this
morning and saw Secretary Hay regarding
the French protocol which he is soon to
draw up with Mr.. Bowen. The ambassador
has been given entire liberty in the drafting
Of this document, and called on Mr.. Bowen
to announce the fact this afternoon. The
two were In conference for some time, and
the hope is that the French protocol may
be ready for signature within short time.
The other claimant nations have not
yet signifed their wishes regarding the
agreement which Venezuela will sign with
them. but 1t is the understa nding that there
is no probability of delay.
Senior Pulido. the Venezuelan charge, saw
Secretary Hay today regarding number
of minor matters arising out Of the settle
ment of the controversy. He called the Sec
retarys attention to the news from Caracas
Of the award in the long pending Rudloff
case.
The Italian ambassador, Signor Mayor des
Planches, has transmitted, through the
Venezuelan charge here request to Pres
tdent Castro that Baron Aliotti, now at
Trinidad, shall. upon his arrival at Caracas,
be recognized as the Italian charge daft
fairies.
New British Minister at Caracas.
The British ambassador has been ad-
vised by his government of the relief OF
Minister Haggard at Caracas, and Of the
appointment as his successor of Mr. Henry
Outram Bax-Ironside. who was here until
1897 as second secretary under the late Lord
Pauncefote.
The British ambassador has Informed Sec
rotary Hay and Mr.. Pulido Of the appoint
ment.