The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25
Thomas Gibson BoWles, In
dependent Member of
Parliament, Urges Gov
ernm8nt to Break With
Ally, AND Gives Reasons.
Kaiser's Government De-
tends HerlCoursei in South
American \Waters-Bom-
bardment df Port San
Carlos Ends.

LONDON Jan 24.-Tbe EIsglish irri-
tation over Germany's highhafEded pro
cedure in Venezuela is not lessS acute
than that which is felt in American This,
Of course. refers TO public opinion, but it
is the public opinion Of all Classes and
all parties
Official opinion has not been Expressed.
but may be easily conjectured. The gov
eruments alliance with GeTma4ny in this
business becomes more embarrassing
daily. and the question has probably
arisen in the official mind whether the
present situation justi1es Great Britain
in Withdrawing from the partnership
Urges Break With Allyn
Thomas Gibson Bowles, pr6minnt
independent member of parliament,
points out British justification for lean-
ceiling the agreement in letter 1ub-
lished today, which Is a clear staten5e 5ent
OF the ease, He says:
1T appears from the dispatch which
Iord Lansdopue wrote on his retufn
from q stay with the German Emperor af
Sandringham on November Il, that he
then committed this country to Germany
IN q joint project for the coercion Of
Venezuela from which neither govern
meut should be at liberty 10 recede ez-
cept by mutual agreement. or, as It vas
put in the succeeding paragraph. to the
agreement with Germany, that each
should support the others demands, and
should not desist from doing 50 except
by agreement
But II also has appeared from min
ssteriaI declarations that the project OF
coercion was limited to two measures-
first. the seizure Of Venezuelan gun
boats. and, second. the institution Of d
blockade
ut has nowhere as yet appeared that
either expressly CT by implication, was
Great Britain committed 10 such an ex-
tension Of the project of coercion as was
involved IN the sinking OF venezuelan
gunboats after their capture ard disable
mont. and the abandonment of merchant
vessels without any trial or submission
10 any prize court. or the bombardmen
without any reason assigned Of forts an'
fishing villages.
Mr. Balfour's Note.
Indeed. Mr.. BaHour's reply Of Deeem
O..
intention Of landing troops or even 0
temporarily occupying territory, dis
tfnctIy implied that coercion would p
limited 10 the two measures mentioned
1t now appears, however, that IN
Germans have gone IaT beyond these. Us
measures; that they have violated tihei
pact with US. as we'll as the pracFlc
and laws Of war. by sinking gunboaT
and. mere chantmen And now, at the veF
time when negotiations are proceedin
for arbitration. they have attempted 8
enter The inland waters Of Venezuela. an
have bombarded fort at the entranc
o. those waters and have killed an
wounded many. persons both n the fort
and in the adjacent fishing villages y
reason is assigned for these acts, ye
the acts themselves are not denied .
Berlin. but are rather gIoried In.
The last act most especially mus
either cover England with the dlscreGl
that properly belongs 10 Germany alon'
OF must move the government TO repu
diate further responsibility for such pro
ceedIngs and withdraw from an agree
ment so foolIshIy and shortsighted,
made by the Marquis Of LaHsdowne. an
now apparently so far and so yIo!snti
and unreasouabIy exceeded bv Germany.
Expresses Public Opinion
Mr. BowIez expresses the prevailin
public sentiment when he goes on to sd
that the explanation gwen by ths ms
IN the street is that these proceeding
have been taken by Germany. and vi
be followed by other similar proceed
ings of-a set purpose to make the guar
rel more bitter between England and u
United States.
II that be 50" ne SAYS. we mus
lock 10 ourselves. and the governmer
must look 10 itself
The passionate feeling in the publ
mind has hitherto been Gained and SUI
pressed from utterauce by the announce
ment that negotiations Eor arbitratil
were carried on with prospects for su
cess, But II those negotiations are
be impertled or rendered abortive 7
wanton acts Of violence on the part
Germany. 10 the prosecution OF who's
unknown claims we have been so rash
committed, then there viii be an on
burst OF Indignation which may invol
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