Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1905

The Secretary of State to Minister Bowen.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, February 6, 1905.

(Mr. Hay states that the Venezuelan chargé was informed there could be no settlement which did not provide for prompt arbitration of pending questions. He was distinctly told that a general arbitration treaty as proposed by Venezuelan Government would be unacceptable at this juncture.)