Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-06
NO BULLDOG
ING GOES
British Ambassador Does Not
Understand American
characteristics
MINISTER Bowen
CALLED HIM
Then Came a Tart Cablegram
From London Telling Him
He is Here to Obey
Orders.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Confrmation
of the London dispatch of yesterday to
the effect that Mr.. Bowen and the
British ambassador, at their interview
Monday, had somewhat heated argu-
ment, was obtained here today Indeed,
it is stated that should the character of
the cabegrams that the British ambas-
sador has been sending to his govern
ment regarding the attitude of Minister
Bowen, become public, the country
would be furnished with sensational di-
plomatic incidents. 1t is the opinion of
the Venezuelan negotiators, other than
the British ambassador, that the latter
is directly responsible for the abrupt
breaking off of negotiations with Mr..
Bowen. 1t is the opinion in official cir
cles here that Minister Bowen has an
absolute right, acting for Venezuela OF
course to object to President Roose-
velt's acting as arbitrator. To do so
would cause pain to Mr.. Bowen, whose
admiration for Mr.. Roosevelt is well
known, but he feels obliged to keep we'll
in mind the fact that he is here, not as
an American, but as a representative OF
Venezuela. The British ambassadors S
conduct has resulted in several impor-
tant details of the momentous confer
ence of Monday last, leaking out. These
are now substantiated by the other ne
gotiators present. 1t seems that when
the British ambassador, who took the
lead at this conference, had finished
reading the cablegram of Lord Lans-
downe containing his last proposition
for a twenty and ten per cent division
OF. the customs receipts of Porto Cabello
and La Guayra between the allies and
| the other claimant nations respectively,
| Mr.. Bowen at once remarked in an en-
| pllatc tone, that the proposition was
but another scheme to trick Venezuela
| into abetting an alliance against her for
six years and probably longer. He ad-
ded that he would not consent to any
scheme for continuing the triple al
lance one day longer than he was
| forced to. A diplomat stated after
ward: "It was Mr.. Bowen who exploded
| the bomb shell the moment the propo-
sition was made" The charges that
Great Britain was endeavoring secretly
| to continue her alliance with Germany
were resented by the British ambassa-
dor, though he showed no i'll feeling at
the conference. After the conference il
stating that he was dspleased with the
conduct of Mr.. Bowen, and that If II
were left to him to decide he would not
continue negotiations with him.
He expressed to his conferees of the
diplomatic corps the greatest in
dignation that an ambassador from the
court of st. James should be so treated
On the other hand both the Italian am
bassador and German minister have ta'
ken occasion to say several times since
the Monday conference that Mr.. Bower
has treated all the negotiators with uni
form courtesy and surprising generosity
throughout the negotiations and only
yesterday both these diplomats callet
and expressed thanks for his consldera
ton of them. "Mr. Bowen must stant
I'D for Venezuela" it was explained, i
he did not, he would forfeit our re
spect." Another feature of the last
hours has been the receipt of an exceed
ingly tart cablegram from Lord Lans
downe at the British embassy. The ca
BILE, it is stated, went so far as to re
mind the British ambassador that h
was here to obey orders.
INCIDENT is CLOSED.
London, Feb. 6.-At the foreign offic
here tonight it was said the officials re
1 garded the Herbert-Bowen incident
closed, that they did not consider it t
be the slightest bar to a satisfactory so
luton of the Venezuelan question.
OFFER A CONCESSION.
London, Feb. 6.-It is officially an
nounced that the allies offer to subrni
j. the method of treatment Of their claim
to arbitration, is a concession whic
should facilitate, rather than delay,
speedy settlement of the Venezuelan al
fairs. The allies will raise the blockad
as soon as the protocol embodying tn
arbitration agreement is signed an
= will not await the decision of Th
Hague court of arbitration or that
President Roosevelt. At the Germa
! embassy, it is said the blockade shoui
be raised within few days. Emphasi
: continues to be laid on the conventio
that the point the allies now agree
arbitrate is not preferential, but sepa'
ate. treatment Of their claims.