The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-19
TROUBLE AT AN END
Ominous Venezuelan War Cloud
at Last Dissipated.
PEACE PROTOCOLS ARE SIGNED
Representatives Of Britain, Germany
and Italy Finally Come to Sat,
lsfaetory Understanding With
Bowen and Castro.

At II o'clock Friday night Herbert
w. Bowen, Venezuela's representa-
tive in the peace negotiations, signed
with each of the allies represents
tives at Washington a protocol pro-
viding for the immediate raising oE
the Venezuelan blockade and for the
reference of the question Of preferen-
tial treatment Of the claims of the al.
lies against Venezuela to The Hague
arbitration tribunal. The final for-
malit:es occurred at the British eme
bassy in Washington.
A half hour later Herbert DeerinSs
first secretary of the British embassy
announced to the Associated Pres8
that the British protocol had just BEEN
signed. The Italian protocol WAS
signed at 1850 and the German proto.s
col at 1910 o'clock, the presence Of
Baron von Sternberg at the whit0,
house musicale delaying dnal close
to the negotiations until after mid:
night.
The British protocol was in Eng.
Ish, the Italian in Italian and German
in German and English. Mr.. Bowen
signed in duplicate for Venezuela, SiEs
Michael Herbert for Great Britain,
Signor Mayor des Planches for Italy
and Baron Speck Won sternberg fots
Germany.
Immediately on the signing Of the
last protocol cables were dispatches
to London, Berlin and Rome announc-
ing the fact. 1t Is expected that thas
commanders of the blockading feet
will receive their orders to withdraw
their vessels at once.
By the provisions OF these pre-.
liminary protocols, which have re-
quired more than three weeks OF con-
slant negotiations, Venezuela makes
two distinct gains, the immediate rats-
ing Of a blockade from which she has
been suffering for some weeks and;
the return Of all her vessels, war anG
merchant, which have been caSs7Ead
by the allied fleet.
Advance Payments Made.
Great Britain, Germany and Italy
received advance payments OF e5,590z
(s27,5O0) each, Great Britain receiving
her payment on the signature OF the$
protocol and Germany, in addition
will receive five monthly payments
until the full amount paid her In ad-5
vance aggregates $4,000. AS guar
anty for the satisfaction OF their
claims, Mr.. Bowen pledged the allies
a. share with the other creditor na-
tions in 80 per cent Of the customs re-
ceipts Of the two ports Of La Ghayras
and Porto Cabello This percentages
will be set aside beginning March y
and retained in the Venezuelan treas
ury until The Hague tribunal shall de-
eide whether it shall be distributes
without preference among the claim.
ant nations, or whether the aitieGs
powers of Great Britain, Germany and
Italy shall receive preferential pays
ments.
It is stipulated by the protocola
that the claims Of the creditor ma
tions shall be adJudicated by 5oin0
commission to consist In each in-
stance Of Venezuelan, a representa-
tive of the claimant power, and IN
case of a disagreement an umpire 10
be named by the president 0 tnes
United States.
The protocols, in providing for ret-s
erence Of the question Of preferentiat
treatment to The Hague, do not state
in detail the methods o. procedure Ds
which the case is to be laid before
the tribunal.
Upon the signing of the protocols,
CONGRATULATIONS were exchanged py
the four negotiators. Mr.. Bowen then
DISPATCHED a brief telegram to Presi-
dent Castro informing him OF the sis-
nature Of the protocols providing ZOE
the raising Of the blockade.