The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-11
VENEZUELAN AFFAIR
Promise Of An Early Adjustment of
Preliminary Details,
THEITALIAN AMBASSADOR
viii Probably Preside Over the Meet.
ings of The Commission.
THE CONDITIONS ARE DISTRESSFuL
10 Venezuela through Operation OF
Blockade 10 Cutting eff supplies.
NO ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE
For Meeting IF Commission, but When
Minister Bowen Arrives in Washing
ton Meeting win Be Called.
THE CONDITIONS ARE DISTRESSFuL
10 Venezuela Through Operation OF
Blockade ID Cutting eff supplies.
10 ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

Washington, January I0.--A eableeram
received from Minister Bowen to the state
department conveys the information that
he has decided definitely TO sail from La
Guayra FOR the United States tomorrow,
and he should be Ia Washington In week
or ten days, The minister also stated that
considerable distress is being felt through
the operation Of the blockade In the cut
ting OF OF food supplies.
While arrangements have not yet been
made for the meeting OF the commission
some attention has been given TO the sub
ject and II appears that this government
win be expected to provide accommodate
lions for the body. 1t is probable accom-
modauons VIII be procured In a hotel here,
for the state department has no available
room TO devote TO such purposes. Sgnor
Mayor DeS Planches. the Italian ampas-
sador here, IS 10y virtue OF seniority. en-
titled TO preside " the proceedings arc to
be In the nature OF Joint meeting. aud his
long diplomatic service IS regarded rs pc
culiarlg hitting him for the important work
Imposed on the commission. All four OF
the prospective members OF the commission,
namely, Signor Mayor Des PlaRches. the
Italian ambassador; Sir Michael Herbert,
the British ambassador. and Count Quadt
and Burou Sterubcrg, as wei as Minister
Bowen, speak English perfectly, and IL is
likely that this language will be the OIL
cial communication in the commissions
work
That there may be no delay in laying
ltHly's claim against Venezuela before the
joint commission soon to meet here, the
Italian ambassador has cabled the foreign
Office at Rome, asking that Baron AlOlti
be ordered 10 send TO Washington at once
papers now at the Italian legation at Cara
cas-. Baron Aliottl, who was formerly sec.
ond secretary OF embassy here and later
promoted to be first secretary at Buenos
Ayres, is now aboard the Italian cruiser,
Giovanni Bausan, In Venezuelan waters.
Minister Rtva was given leave of absence
after presenting Italy's ultimatum to Presi-
dent Castro, and, although diplomatic re-
lfrtions between Italy and Venezuela have
not been resumed, the baron has remained
aboard the warship Ia the capacity of what
might be termed q charge d'alfaires expect
ant, rather an anomalous position In
diplomatic circles.
Baron Aliotti II ordered to Washington,
will also be instructed TO remain here tenn,
porarily as secretary TO the italian repre-
sentative of the commission. The baron
speaks English with ease and hts famlliari-
~ with the claims will be Of service 10
Signor Mayor Des Planches IN preparing
for submission TO the commission state.
ment OF Italy's demands. While the exact
amount of the claims is not known here It
is thought they do not aggregate ms much
us those Of Germany or Grent Britain.