Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-04
hi ADVIl F. FROM
| ALLIED POWERS
] ,,,,,t Conferences Held at
British Embassy
I,,rvrp STATES ATTITUDE
| !. b. addressed to various GOV
Poe " peanlug II Blockade
''l .'0 continue for some Time

Il 800, Fob 2-There are as YET
wa'l 1n,s mona the allied governments
b 'd'''s' me nature OF the next pro-
'Ie'' ,asv Will submit to Minister
o'al wv T',.gpela's representative Tor
Il '' '',..'.rt Of their claims. but there
u "'V'a authority tonight for the state
s.'. l,a, me note Of Mr.. Bowen ad-
sA' ,''.' me British ambassador last
I''''u -, " Jesuit IN adjustment of the
p' "" the British embassy to-
'aY ~. most important conference
R 'D representatives Of the allies
l@ s y, among themselves took place
'e 10y I'm, of thls conference the for
!. oSicss in London Berlin and Rome
9 o''' session Of suggestions which
,1ootsd viii mean the success OF
Washington negotiations and the
E,i.ts Of the blockade.
TOs allied powers have been again re-
a.s,.d by their representatives 70
lss't ~ me priority Of payment OF
l''n nioiws for limited period only
N Equality Of all claimant n9uSiis .
der Mr.. Bowen has stated tla'
swilllng that the allies receive pre-
,aal treatment for one month, II
Ns end Of that time all the claim
rstons be placed on an equal pa
AZ Of time and proportion pay
ents .o 30 ,haee
,otators al least that this PROPOSE
% N Mr.. Bowen is eminently falr.
I,volyes a compromise Of the pow
original request for six years pre-
,rsntal treatment, but 1t Will enable
AM Ia retain part at least of their
,sstiee The feeling is growing that
persistence in their present position
result only IN loss Of prestige for
n allies and bad feeling against them
only in Venezuela, but elsewhere
a roughout the Americas.
a As result Of these considerations II
nd agreed at the conference al the
&rush embassy that note should be
iireSed to the governments Of Great
khlaln Germany and Italy, setting
mn the exact attitude of the United
istss with reference TO the powers
ksiertntlal demand and the state OF
ublc feeling here regarding 1t and
rgng a prompt acceptance Of pay
EMS for period OF from one to six
onths An answer is hoped for from
be Il not all the allies within the next
hours
a The question Of referring the one
uegIon Of preferential treatment TO
I'm Hague for settlement as suggested
~ NJ. Bowen In his note 10 the Brit
r ambassador came up at a confer
be- and 1t was evident at once that
negOtIators were one In their oppo-
;on 70 calling In The Hague tribu-
81 except as a last resort,
"a The British ambassador in a call on
Bowen during the forenoon, asked
m regarding his proposition TO re-
i the matter to The Hague and II
ysloped that Mr.. Bowen was no less
1ous than the allies representa-
i es that the whole controversy he
Piled here and now All these facts
ye been cabled In full 10 the three
gers
Confdence that a settlement will be
fthcomlng at Washington In a short
e Is based TO considerable extent
he activity Of Baron Won Stern
p who has given every evidence
y he sincerely wants the dispute ad-
led without prolonging the blockade
2 unnecessarily cDerclng Venezuela.
iaet that the minister Is known TO
10 CLOSE touch with the emperor Is
ground for the belief that he may
4 ape through his representations to
pun 70 rouse the London foreign Of
70 q realization Of the acuteness
lne situation here and the desirablli-
q prompt action Of q character that
settle the trouble. The German
seInmeni has been Informed of the
EQUITY with which public feeling in
country has been restrained from
oulpurst against the Anglo German
lanee and It is believed that il APP
yls'es me necessity Of an early set
nentoi the dispute.
ne president today received a call
q Baron Sternberg and the two
ny nall hour or more In an in
ivy conversation on the Venezue-
analr The president Is most any
i mat the blockade be raised al the
Ilesl possible moment
a pc French Ambassador. NJ Iuesar.
made an informal call on Mr.
ven Today The ambassador made
an mat while France would in
"a he protection OF her rights ne
vas anxious that Venezuela should
la i'5 !. projected and would do an She
~ lOr settlement Citizens Of Mex.
sS's sisc claims against VeneNe-
s sn't government has asked IN
Ivy On az equal footing with other
hg Up. '''"e zones Tor set
' Dvuos Of Mexlco's intention was
,lnunicated to Mr.. Bowen todav va" bs
~ Ashiroz Mexican ambaessdor
y, informed Mr. Bowen that ~,
% s " lhe citizens Of his conntrv
,- rsisa N all 70 els0OO sterling ~.
NV SAlla'ely $4,000. Mexico adSs
,s " ule list Of nations uho 49,,
W against the proposition M Ne