Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-18

esty's government on behalf of British
subjects.
article 2. The Venezuelan govern.
ment will satisfy at once, by payment
in cash or its equivalent. the claims Of
British subjects, which amount to
about five thousand five hundred
pounds (s55OO), arising out of the
seizure and plundering of British yes.
sells and the outrages on their crews
and the maltreatment and the false
Imprisonment of British subjects.
article 8. The Venezuelan and Brit
ish governments agree that the other
British claims, including claims by
British subjects other than those dealt
with in article hereof, and including
those preferred by the railway com.
panies, shall, unless otherwise salts.
fed, be referred to a mixed commits
sion constituted in the manner defined
in article of this protocol and which
shall examine the claims and decide
upon the amount to be awarded in sat-
isfaction of each claim.
"The Venezuelan government admit
their liability in cases where the claim
is for injuries to, or wrongful seizure
If property, and consequently the ques.
tions to decide in such cases will only
be: (a) Whether the injury took place
and whether the seizure was wrong
full, and (b) if so, what amount of com
pensation is due.
"In other cases the claims shall be
referred to the mixed commission with.
out reservation.
ARTICLE 4. The mixed commission
shall consist of one Venezuelan mem
Der and one British member. In each
case where they come to an agree
ment their decision shall be final. In
cases of disagreement the claims shall
be referred to the decision of an UNI
pire nominated by the president OF
the United States of America.
ARTICLE 5. The Venezuelan govern.
ment, being unwilling to provide suf
icient sum for the payment within a
reasonable time of the claims speci-
fed in article 8, and similar claims
preferred. by the other governments,
undertake to assign to the British gov
eminent. commencing the first day OF
March. 1909, for this purpose. and to
ALLEVIATE no other purpose, 80 per cent
in monthly payments Of the customs
revenues Of La Guayra and Puerto Ca.
bello. In the case of failure to carry
out this undertaking, Belgian officials
shall be placed in charge of the Gus.
toms of the two ports and shall ad-
minister them until the liability of the
Venezuelan government in respect of
the above mentioned claims shall have
been discharged.
ANY question as to the distribution
Of the customs revenues so to be as
signed and as to the rights of Great
Britain and Germany and Italy to a
separate settlement of their claims
shall be determined, in default of ar.
rangement, by the tribunal at The
Hague, to which any other power in.
terested may appeal.
Pending the decision of The Hague
tribunal the said 80 per cent of the
receipts Of the customs of the ports
of La Guayra and Puerto Cabello are
to be paid over to the representatives
of the Bank of England at Caracas.
ARTICLE 6. The Venezuelan gov
eminent further undertake to enter in
to fresh arrangement respecting the
external debt Of Venezuela with view
to the satisfaction of the claim of the
bondholders. This arrangement shall
include definition of the sources from
which the necessary payments are to
be provided.
Article Z. The Venezuelan and Brit
ish governments agree that inasmuch
as it may be contended that the es
tablishment Of blockade of Venezue
Ian ports by the British naval forces
has ipso facto created a state Of war
between Venezuela and Great Britain
and that any treaty existing between
the two countries has been thereby
abrogated, it shall be recorded in an
exchange of notes between the under,
signed that the convention between
Great Britain and Venezuela of Octo.
Der 20, 1884, which adopted and con
firmed mutatis mutandis the treaty of
April IS, 1925, between Great Britain
and the state of Colombia, shall be
deemed to be renewed and confirmed
or Professionally renewed and confirm.
ed pending conclusion of a new treaty
Of amity and commerce.
ARTICLE 8. Immediately upon lie
signature Of this protocol arrange.
ments will be made by his majesty's
government in concert with the gov.
ernments Of Germany and Italy to
raise the blockade of the Venezuelan
ports.
"His majesty's government will be
prepared to restore the vessels Of the
Venezuelan navy which have been
seized. and further to release any 9TH
er vessels captured under the vene.
zuelan flag on the receipt of a guar
antee from the Venezuelan govern.
ment that they will hold his majesty's
government Unidentified in respect of
any proceedings which might be taken
against them by the owners of such
ships or Of goods on board them.
ARTICLE 8. The treaty Of amity and