Show PROTOCOLS ARE SIGNED Concluding Scene in the Venezuelan Negotiations Enacted at British Embassy Washington Washington May 7 Shortly before 7 oclock this evening the concluding scene In the Venezuelan negotiations was enacted at the British embassy in the presence of Herbert W Bowen Venezuelas plenipotentiary Signor Mayor Desplanches the Italian Em bassador Sir Michael H Herbert the British Embassador Baron Speck von Sternburg the German representative and H G DerIng secretary of the British embassy Mr Bowen first signed with the three foreign representatives three separate protocols for reference to The Hague tribunal of the question of preferential treatment for the blockad preferental Jag powers In the payment of their claims against Venezuela and immediately Imme-diately afterward there were signed the conventions providing for the settlement set-tlement of the allies claims bY the several sev-eral commissions which are to meet ern at Caracas this summer Mr IJowen almost Immediately cabled to President Castro the brief announcement Last protocol signed All of the three sets of The Hague protocols are In English Mr Bowen tomorrow will send copies of the protocols to the various peace powers and request their adherence to them Tie expects to sail for Caracas May from 16th New York on the Philadelphia |