The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-02
LEAVE IT TO
HAGUE COURT
AGREEMENT is REACHED IN RE.
GARD TO ARBITRATION OF
DISPUTE.
PRtSlDENT WILL NOT OfFIC!AIt
POWERS ACCEPT THE ALTERNA.
TIVE AND TROUBLE WILL
BLOW OVER.
| AMERICAN OlPlOMACY'S VICTORY
DETAILS ARRANGED so AS NOT
TO EMBARRAss THIS GOV.
EMINENT.
PRE- SlDENT WILL NOT OfFlC!ATt
AMERlCAN OlPlOMACY'S VICTORY

Washington, Dec. 20. - American
diplomacy has won another great VIC
tory over that Of the powers OF the
Old World.
The Hague court of arbitration Will
pass upon the Venezuelan question.
President Roosevelt did not refuse 10
act as arbitrator. and has no fear OF
such arbitration, but in he beginning
he requested England and Germany to
refer their claims to The Hague court,
which had been specially created 10
decide such controversies. and he mas
consistently held to that position untll
he has brought all the powers interest
ed to recognize the propr1etya or MS
II The United States fgovern-
ment will not be involved in any way,
but left free to decide for itself wheth-
er the award in any way lnterferes
with the traditional policy OF this
country toward all American cues
tons.
The details of the arbitration have
not been made public, but it is under
stood that it has been so arranged as
to not embarrass this government.
The arbitration will be CD American
lines, recognizing
The Monroe Doctrine
as The Hague peace conference recog'
nized it. The convention. signed by
all the great powers, contains the 1ol'
lowing declaration:
Nothing contained in this conven-
ton shall be so construed as to require
the United States of America to de-
part from it's traditional policy OF not
intruding upon, interfering with or en-
tangling itself with the public question,
policy or internal administration OF
any foreign state; nor shall anything
contained in said convention be con-
strued to imply a REIMBURSEMENT by
the United States of America of it's
traditional attitude toward purely
American questions"
With this exception for the United
States, the president felt that The
Hague court was the proper tribuna to
Pass Upon This Question.
It is said that he has, however, made
some conditions as to the line Of arbi-
t~ration; that it shall not involve the
question of alternating American terri
tory to any foreign power. Otherwise
the arbitration is to go free and IN.
trammeled. Two protocols will be
signed providing the general condi-
lions of the arbitration. Venezuela
probably will agree to apologize for the
attack on the German legation at Car.
acas and there may be a cash payment
to satisfy undisputed claims. The 9TH
er protocol will provide what Ques-
lions are to be submitted to arbitra-
ton.
Epitomized, this was the situation as
1t had resolved itself. The cabinet
meeting yesterday was not so long as
the sessions of the cabinet usually are.
All the members except Secretary
Root we're present. The Venezuelan
question was the principal and practi-
cally the only topic of general concern
under consideration. Secretary Hay
presented the net results of his cable
correspondence with the governments
at London, Berlin, Rome and Caracas.
In accordance with the suggestion
made several days ago by President
Roosevelt, through Secretary Hay
President Castro was reported to have
agreed to
To Submit the Differences
between his government and the Eu'
ropean powers to the arbitration Of the
tribunal at The Hague. The European
powers not only consented to submit
the controversy to arbitration, but
while they had expressed q preference
for an arbitration to be conducted by
President Roosevelt, they assented tc
his suggestion that the matter be re
ferred to The Hague. The presenta
ton of the cas- met the hearty ap
prevail Of the members Of the cabinet
No fear is expressed by the admins
tration that the Monroe doctrine has
been brought into the controversy il
any manner that might result in an EN-
barrassing situation for the united
states. Secretary Hay is preparing 9
note to the powers in which the graft
fcation Of this government is ex
pressed for the course agreed upor
by them in settlement of the pendins
difficulties.
In diplomatic circles the acceptance
of the powers Of The Hague arbitra
ton arrangement is regarded as a dis
tinct victory for American diplomacy
for had it not been for the stand takel
by the Washington government Ven
-ezuela would not have had an oppor
tunity OF getting out of the trouble il
this manner
Welcomed Very LukewarmIy.
London, Dec. 29.-Except by the on
ponents of the government, who view
1t as a virtual defeat and as discredit
ing the ministry, the latest phase O
the Venezuelan trouble has been wei
coined very lukewarmly. Arbitrator
by President Roosevelt had been an
ticipated as so desirable an issue from
a difficult business that his refusal
which is regarded as final, has causet
keen disappointment. 1t is foreseel
that even if satisfactory conditions t.
the submission of the disputes to TIL,
Hague court can be arranged, thi.
method will entail endless and weari
some details, with no assurances tina
al the end PRESIDENT Castro still will
be in power or Venezuela in the moot
to abide by the decision of The Hague
In short, that element OF ~gua.a1te,