The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-21
MIR. BOWEN IN WASHINGTON Gets to Work on His
 Arrival. CALLED AT THEEMBAssIEs Anxious for Removal of the Venezuelan Blockade. ofncials of the ststs pspartmsnt oonsratulats the Minister for
 the Tact He Has m
 played.
CALLED AT THEEMBASSIEs

Washington, Jan. 2a--United states Minister Bowen. accompanied by Mrs. Bowen reached here shortly after noon from Charleston. their train being i've hours late. They drove. at onos to the Arlington Hotel and after luncheon. Mir.- ister Bowen called at the state Dspsrt- naent where he had ionx confsrsncs with Assistant Secretary Hill He then proceeded to secretary's home to repors his arrival.
 E'UntiI have reported to the ofsciala hers." said Mr. Bowen. .'of course 1t vii be impossible for me to discuas my mals- sion or to announce any program for the conduct of negotiations. I have not ssssl paper in i've days and therefore am nog posted on any developmeuts since I lag Caracas. 90 for the present cannot nax just when my conferences with the x4n. resentatives of the powers will begin.
 Minister Bowen received a hearty wal come from the officials at the statu ne- partment to whom his tactful oond6as oS afrairs at Caracas has given the araasnnk satisfaction Assistant secretary Hau and Second Assistant Secretary Adee c0nmxat- uiated him on the diplomatic ability hs has shown. ,.
 Man of Energy.
 MT. Bowen is a man or great enarmv and has undertaken. the important azld delicate duties connected with the eettio- ment of the Venezuelan difficulty with an earnest desire to discharge them with the greatest degree of spsed consistent with safety. It Is expected that the raproaan- tatives of the allies who far as kpown are sincerely desilous of terminntlnK the unfortunate situation on the VeneEnalAn coast. win lend him every aid In his tack. There must be frequent exchanges between the ambassadors haFa and thAIx home governments but ik is fully oxpeot~ ed that frequent recourse win be had to the Atlantic cabies and that this newer method of diplomatic exchange In large part will take the place formerly occu- pied by the mail exchanges.
 Mir. Bowen as soon as he had shaken the dust of travel from his clothes and paid visit Of ceremony to Secretary Hay. started out to call on the British and Italian ambassadors and at the Ger man embassy, where in the absence of Count Quadt he saw Baron Ritter. the acting charge d'affaires.
 To Remove Blockade.
 MT. Bowen above all things is anxious to secure the removal of the blockade; that is the heaviest charge laid on him by President Castro. So when he called on the representatives of the allies hara. he urgently requested them to name an early moment for the beginning of the negotiations. The results of his request have not yet developed but t is hoped that Mir. Bowen will receive answers in the course of day or two. The absence of Baron speck yon sternburs and Count Quadt, the charge of the German enl- bassy. who is in New York in the opin- ion of the other allies. need not prevent the initiation of negotiations with Mr. Bowen. In fact 1t is not really certain that there will be joint meeting of the negotiators at any stage. Mir. Bowen is not clear himself on this point and if the allies representatives here prefer to dis- cuss their issues separately he is perfect ly willing they should do so..
 It is expected the Italian and British ambassadors and the German charge win return the calls of Minister Bowen to- morrow, when they will take occasion to present the formal thanks of their gov ernments for his success in caring tor the foreign interests in Venexuela throughout the troublesome period there.