The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-07
Submit The Matter to Roose-
Welt as Arbiter.
HE MAY REFUSE 10 SERVE
Then Lst The Question 60 to Inc Hague Trbu-
nal---Such are the instructions Received
by The Powers, ENJOYS
Hare
my the Associated Press

Washington. Feb. 5.-Irritated by the
note OF Minister Bowen, VeneZuela's rep
resentative addressed to the British
Ambassador on Monday last refusing 10
accept the allies proposal for a scheme
os preferential payments by which Great
Britain. Germany and Italy were to re-
cciVe twenty per cent and the remaining
eight creditor nations ten per cent of the
customs receipts of La Guaira and Porto
Cabello. the allied powers have instruct
Ell their representatives here to submit
the question of preferential treatment
Tor settlement TO President Roosevelt,
and in the event that he declines TO act
as arbiter. to take this and possibly the
entire Venezuelan controversy to The
Hague for settlement, thereby breaking
OF negotiations with Mr.. Bowen.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow at the British
Embassy there will be conference of
the representatives here OF the allies.
In view of the fact that the London gov
eminent is now taking the lead in the
negotiations the British Ambassador will
preside at this conference. In the mean
time he expects TO have an interview
with the Secretary of State. whom he
will sound as to the probability of the
Presidents acceptance of the allies re-
quest. If it is found that President
Roosevelt is not disposed to allow him
self 10 be dragged into the negotiations,
the instructions OF the allies are sucn
As 10 permit them to forego the embar-
raSSment of a rejection at the hands of
Mr.. Roosevelt, and instead of making
known their wishes to him. steps will be
taken TO draw up a protocol with NJ.
Bowen for reference of the case 10
The Hague as suggested by him in his
note of Monday. The British Ambassa-
dor was the first Of the representatives
10 receive instructions to this effect, and
the matter was discussed at the noon
day conference between the three repre-
sentatives of TIE allies.
Announcement of the decision of the
allies TO abandon further negotiations
with Mr.. Bowen has not been received
with surprise by the few officials of the
We shirgton Government. 40 have been
ssa 4 Of g.
FHe Hague tribur II an official
6t Bee administrator .5. 1T, l"has all
G n.ea kept ir sigaJ as port of
safety IN case The ntEH iations here
g era noe productive OF q fu3i settlement
Ana as Tor the suggestion that the
President act as arbter. that has been
a favorite idea of the allies since the be-
ginning of the trouble"
Whether President Roosevelt will ac-
cept this invitation of the allies is not
known. An official of the Administra-
tion expressed his surprise tonight that
the allies would be willing to submit this
question to the President. in view of the
fac. that their representatives within
the last few days have informed them
by cable, that the President views with
disfavor the contention of the allies Cor
preferential treatment.
The drafting of a protocol will ii is
expected. occupy some time, but it is
the understanding that upon the sub
mission of the matter to the President or
to The Hague the blockade is to be
raised at once.
of Count Quadt, the first secretary of the
German Embassy upon Mr.. Bowen this
morning, the latter stated to him his
Willingness to make to Germany and
Italy a cash payment of five thousand
five hundred pounds or $27 900 each. This
was done because of Mr.. Bowen's action
In the early part of the negotiations in
ccnceding to Great Britain a similar
amount for satisfaction of the alleged
indignities which the British government