The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-14
BOWEN SIGNS PROTOCOLS.
VENEZUELAN BLOCKADE TO BE
RAISED At ONCE.

Goes to Tho HAgue-FinaI Formaiities
Took Place at British Emba ,sy Just
Before Midnight Last Night--Advance
Payments Provided For.
Washington, Feb. 13.-Herbert W.
Bowen, Venezuela'sa representative in
the peace negotiations at Washington,
tonight signed with each of the allies
representatives here a protocol provid-
Ing for the immediate raising of the
Venezuelan blockade and for the refer
ence of the question of preferential
treatment of the claims of the allies
against Venezuela to the Hague arbi-
tration tribuntal. The final fornalities
occurred at the British embassy At
1850 o'clock tonight Herbert Deering,
first secretary of the British embassy,
announced to the Associated Press,
that the British protocol had just been
signed and that the signatures of the
italian and German protocols would
follow in the order named. The Italian
protocol was signed at 1850 and the
German protocol at 1910 o'clock, the
presence of Baron Sternburg at the
white house musicale delaying a final
close to the negotiations until after
midnight.
The British protocol was in English,
the Italian in Italian, and German, and
the German in German and English.
Mr.. Bowen signed in duplicate for
Venezuela, Sir Michael Herbert for
Great Britain, Signor Mayor des
Planches for Italy and Baron Speck
Won Sternburg for Germany. Immedi-
ately on the signing of the last proto-
col cables were dispatched to London,
Berlin and Rome, announcing the fact.
It is expected. that the commanders Of
the blockading fleet within the next
twenty-four hours will receive their Or
ders to withdraw their vessels at once.
BY the provisions of these prelimin-
ary protocols, which have required
more than three weeks of constant ne
gotiations, Venezuela makes two dis
tinct gains, the immediate raising Of
a blockade from which she had been
suffering for some weeks and the re-
turn Of all her vessels, war and mer-
~Adlt, WtllCll nave DCCII ny t4IC
allied fleet.
Great Britain, Germany and Italy re-
ceive advance payments of $27,500
each, Great Britain receiving her pay
Inent on the signature of the protocol
and Germany and Italy within thirty
and sixty days from date. Germany
in addition will receive hve monthly
payments until the full amount paid
her in advance aggregates $340,000. AS
guaranty for the satisfaction of their
claims, Mr.. Bowen pledges the allies
share with the other creditor nations
in 80 per cent. of the customs receipts
of the two ports of La Guaira and
Porto Cabello. This percentage will be
set aside beginning March and re-
tanned in the Venezuela treasury until
the Hague tribunal shall decide wheth-
er it shall be distributed without pref
erence among the claimant nations or
whether the allied powers of Great
Britain, Germany and Italy shall re-
ceive preferential payments.
Italy, by her protocol, gains imme-
diate payment of her first class
claims without further adjudication, as
soon as the joint commission at Cara
cas- shall have passed on the remainder
of her claims. In round numbers the
adiudicated italian claims amount to
S56O,OO0, from which will be subtracted
the S2Y,500 to be paid her within sixty
days. The italian ambassador also has
secured for his government the inser-
tion in his protocol of an agreement
that Venezuela will insert in her treaty
with Italy the favored nation clause
possessed by the other nations.
Great Britain has left her protocol
unchanged since it was approved by
the London foreign office some days
ago.
1t is stipulated by the protocols that
the claims of the creditor nations shah
be adjudicated by joint committees to
consist in each instance of a Venezue-
Ian, a representative of the claimant
powers and in case of a disagreement,
an umpire to be named by the presi-
dent of the United States.
The protocols in providing for refer
ence of the question of preferential
treatment to the Hague do not state in
detail the methods of procedure by
which the case is to be laid before the
tribunal. This will be done in sec
end set of protocols, the preparation Of
which will begin at once. 1t is pro-
vided, however, that not Venezuela
alone. but all the other creditor ma
tions shall be permitted to appear with
her before the tribunal in opposition
to the allies for preferential payment.
Upon the signing of the protocols to-
night congratulations were exchanged
by the four negotiators.
Mr.. Bowen then dispatched a brief
cablegram to President Castro inform
ing him of the signature of the proto-
coils providing for the immediate rails
ing of the blockade.
The British protocol consists of nine
articles and the others are practically
of the same length. All provide for the
renewal of existing treaties of amity
and commerce with Venezuela.
The customs receipts to be set aside
for the powers pending the dicision of
The Hague are to be deposited in the
Bank of England at Caracas.
Reconame datton TO Churches.
Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 1S.-The Con-
,,a,+;cut Society of the American Reyo-