Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1903

Mr. White to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Embassy of the United States,
London, January 1, 1903.

(Mr. White reports that he handed Lord Lansdowne a note containing Mr. Bowen’s telegram, and communicated verbally the substance of Mr. Hay’s telegraphic instructions.

Lord Lansdowne considers arbitration by any American power except the United States out of the question, but said he would have to refer the Venezuelan communication to the prime minister, who is in Scotland, and probably to exchange views with Germany before making a formal reply.)