Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-13
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AT WASHINGTON.
Transpiracies of Note, News and
Views of National Interest.
DECIDED VICTORY FOR BOWEN,
Administration and Diplomatic Circles
Regard the elimination of the Vene-
znelan Matter as Such.---Miss R0ose-
welt to Visit New Orleans.

In administration and diplomatic
circles the reference of the Vene-
zuelan questions to The Hague is
regarded as a .ictory for Minister
Bowen, as Venezuela thereby is en-
abled to recover from the distress
ing effect of the blockade before
starting upon the payment of her
debts. The cumbersome machinery
of The Hague. it is expected, will
delay matters considerably, and the
payment of creditor nations cannot
begin until the important question
OF priority payment for the allies is
decided. The finding of The Hague
tribunal may not be handed down
for several months. The tribunal
will also decide the vital question to
South American States as to whether
blockades and bombardments eutitle
powers to preferential treatment at
the hands of their debtor. Coming
from The Hague. it will establish a
precedent, while a decision on the
point from President Roosevelt
would not have carried such weight
as decisive of a point of interna-
tional law. The effect of an adverse
finding by the president, therefore.
could not have prevented the allied
powers from repeating their block
ade next month if they desired,
whereas an adverse verdict FROM
The Hague would add a new canon
to the law of nations aud stop such
a course of practice completely.
Disclosure OF secret alliance be-
tween Germany and Italy consti-
tutes one of the most important de-
velopments in the Venezuelan situa-
tion. This fact has been made
known to the British ambassador
and it will put all of the negotiators
more CLOSELY Y on their guard in the
drafting of the protocols which they
hope to submit to Minister Bowen
during the next few days The Ger
manhattan alliance was old news
to Mr.. Bowen, the fact having
leaked out in Caracas before he left
there. Generally speaking, the al
lance is intended to secure to Italy
the same treatment in thu allies set
tlement with Venezuela as that re-
ceived by Germany and Great
Britain.
alabama is at last to have a
child labor law. Such an enactment
is scheduled to go through the State
legislature without opposition, said
Milton T. Tally, of Mobile, while
spending few days in Washington.
"This was brought about by re-
cent agreement by those representa-
tives of the opposition to child labor
in the factories and the Manufacture
ers' Association. While the measure
is not entirely satisfactory to either
side of the controversy at the same
time, both are wiling to let it go
through the legislature without op-
position, in lieu of better meas
ure, which, it is felt, could not pass
at this time.
II have quit worrying about my
nomination. president Roosevelt is
reported to have said to friend.
81 consider that settled, and I am
quite sure that | will be the choice
of the convention. What | am wor-
rying about now is whom the Dem
ocrats will nominate. From all l
can learn, and from the trend of
things in general. it seems to me
that a man from my own State,
Judge Parker, will be my oppo-
nent."
Senior Lopez, the Salvadorean
minister, has had advices from his
government of reassuring charac-
ter, which he has communicated to
Secretary Hay. Generally they
were to the effect that the people
of Salvador are not inclined to war
with their Central American neigh
bors, and are determined to keep
the peace.
The boom of Judge Alton B.
Parker, of New York. for the Demo-
cratic nomination for president will
be launched next Saturday night,
when the Colonial Club will give O
dinner in his honor in the club $
home. at Seventy-second street and
Broadway. Invitations are now
being distributed to various digni-
taries whose presence will give the
desired tone to the occasion.
The senate committee on apprp-
priations has reported the District
of Columbia appropriation BILL In
crease amounting to $1,6i5, 435 have
been made. making the total of
90, 1896. .O90. A provision fhas been
incorporated in the bin making an
advance Of 10000, go to be made
to the District blythe treasury to
meet general expenses Of the. Dis
trict. upon which interest, at 2 per
cent, is to be paid.