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

Mr. Tower to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Embassy of the United States,
Berlin, December 24, 1902.

(Mr. Tower reports that the German minister for foreign affairs announces that as the German and British Governments have invited the President of the United States to act as arbitrator, this invitation must take precedence of the proposal made by Venezuela that Mr. Bowen should be empowered to negotiate as representative of Venezuela with the two Governments.)