The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-16
AFTER YEARS OF IDiScORD DIS
puTES or TWO NATIONS
WILL BE SETTLED.
WILL SIGN PROTOCOL
Referring Disputes to Arbitrat on
Court at The Haoue-Comms-
sioner Buchanan Accom-
plishes Mission.

! Washington, Jan l5.-After years
,of patient waiting on the part OF the
United States there Is a prospect for
a settlement by a method satisfactory
to this country Of the disputed claims
with Venezuela, the refusal Of whi h
government to arbitrate them result.
Ing last spring In the breaking OF
friendly relations between the two
countries
Buchanan Successful.
Today the state department an.
fncunced that SpeciaI Commissioner
Buchanan, who has been in Venezuela
Several weeks negotiating regarding
these cases, had repaired that he
had reached a basis of agreement for
their settlement and that a protocol
to that effect was Tow being drawn
up for signature. Presumably the
case will go TO the international court
OF arbitration at The Hague, but posi-
tive statement to this effect can not
he made by the state department.
II is probable hat Buchanans mega.
t.ations will result also in the reach.
ing Of an agreement with Venezuela
fer a general arbitration treaty b.
TWEEN tn two countries for a settlement
ni disputes arising in the future.
'~Officials Of the department view
with extreme satisfaction the resn't
of Buchanans worlf He went to
Venezuela when the action of Hnl.
lands war vessels In seizing Veue.
zuela coast guard ships was proving
a serious mater to that country. and
when It expressed through the Brazil
Jan minister at Caracas the desire to
resume friendly negotiations with the
trrited States.
Russell Ma" Return.
Buchanan went to Venezua'a withI
ful instructions as to the courc he
was to pursue. The successful. OF t
come of the negotiations AMI the
signing Of a protocol will result In the
'oi1nal resumption OF diplomatic rela.
ions with Venezuela, and w. w. Rus
'ell, who was American minister
here when relations were broken off
sill unless present plans are changed
'OCr return to his post
With the completion Of Buchanan's
Aolk the American war vessels IA
waters sent there for
'ricndly purposes, will be Withdrawn
iriess the Gomez government .leslfzs
mo or more of them to remain To sup
'rcss disorders.
Numerous attempts have been
made by the American government
q uhtain settlement of tha 1isputed
'laims By a method satisfactory to
{, one IN which this goyeinment f"ltl
hat the cases would be glvrn an aE-
'clutely fair and impartial adjudlca.
icn. Years ago Secretary HAY hal
gene so far rs to lay down what at
.nat time was regarded almost as an
Since then rereated eff
forts have been made by Secretary
Root to have the cases arbitrated.
bat without success, the Venezuelan
government giving the subject bat
scant consideration
The Disnuted Claims.
The claims over which TIE two
have been in dis are.
That of 4. !. Jaurett who was cx
PEELED IN 1904; the Orlnoco Corpora
ton. which claims large cCnccgs OTIS
covering iron imnes, asphalt priSii
-ges and hardwood ros. sslons: the
Oriloco Steamship company. which
a.
ion on branches Of the Orinoco
liver the New York and Dermudez
Asphalt company claims based on
he right Of the company TO take |
lsphalt from La Felicidad Lake. and |
hc United States and Venezuelan |
'ompany. which declares that it has
zen deprived OF the right TO imne