Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-30

Paris. Jan. go The foreign office here
received today lengthy official adyices
giving details of the rejection by the
allies of the proposal that France and
other countries receive equal treatment
in the Venezuelan settlement The
Frnch officials had not doubted that
equal treatment would be recognized
and this unexpected turn Of events has
caused much surprise and concern.
For the present II does not appear to
be the purpose OF the French authors
ties to assume an imperative position,
but rather set forth what they regard
as The manifest equities Of the French
position with the view TO induce It's
further consideration and acceptance.
After comforting with those in authori-
ty, an official said that the French po-
sition is based on two principles.
The first Is that pacific settlement
between two sovereign nations Is en-
titled at least 10 equal treatment with
a war settlement. IL not a precedent
would be established, the officials say
which would be an Incentive TO war
as countries first adopting force in the
collection Of claims would have superior
rights to those observing the usual pa
cifc means Of settlement. The view Is
strongly held here that the United
States, France and Belgium are In eff
feet pacific allies, as they did not re-
sort 10 force against Venezuela. II Is
insisted that the present attitude Of the
allies tends not only TO prejudice the
rights of the pacific allies but also es-
tablishes the dangerous principle that
a resort to war Is preferable to efforts
TO maintain peace.
The second principle OF the French
position Is that the French Venezuelan
settlement Is In the form Of a treaty
which entities 1t to international recog-
milton. This was formally executed
prior TO the adoption OF force by the
allies and while Venezuela retained full
independence In the exercise Of her SOW
reign right to make a treat Therefore
II Is maintained that this antedates
rights rising from resort to force II
is not insisted. however. that this prior
treaty settlement entities France TO
priority In the division OF the customs
receipts as the officials hold that all the
powers having claims should receive
equal treatment. II was at first sup-
posed that Great Britain Germany and
Italy favored this view, and that the
opposition came from the personal at
titude OF their representatives, But the
latest advices indicate the sympathetic
latitude OF the British ambassador at
Washington, Sir Michael Herbert, the
German charge. Count Won Quadt and
the Italian ambassador, Signor Des
Planches, who are restricted by their
Instructions, Full recognition is given
to the evident fairness OF Minister
Bowen. The subject Is receiving care
full consideration and there probably
will be further negotiations toward the
presentation and acceptance Of the
foregoing principles
NO ANSWER TO BOWENs NOTE.
Washington Jan. SO.--No answer yet
has come from the allied powers 10 Mr..
Bowens last proposition. The British
ambassador sent long cablegram TO
Lord I.ansdowne yesterday afternoon,
stating what might be expected In case
Great Britain and her two allies in
sisted on the preferential treatment FOR
the blockadng powers. The text OF the
cablegram cannot be published, but II
informed the foreign Office that Minis
ter Bowen, In the event OF a refusal
Of his proposition would call upon the
representatives Of the other claimant