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REJECTED IN TOTO.
The Answer of The Allies 10 Mr..
Bowen'S Proposals.
is AN OUTRIGHT REFUSAL
The Representatives Of These Powers
at Washington Are Alarmed.
THEY CABLED THEIR GOVERNMENTS
10 Reeede from Their Demands, Know.
the Gravity Of the Situation.
BERLIN THINKS CASTRO WILL YIELD
Bowen Is Patient and France Relies on
His Assurance That She Shall Not
Be Disseminated Against.
THEY cABLED THEIR GOVERNMENTS
To Reeede from Their Demands, Know.
the Gravity Of the Situation.
BERLIN THINKS CASTRO WILL YIELD

Washington, January Silt developed
today that the answers Of the allied powers
to Mnister RoWeus latest proposal arrived
here yesterday. but were not Immediately
presented 90 the minister. The answers
are 20 the erect tlat the allies could NOT
consent that tho United states and the
Other claimant nations receive the esne
| treatment as the blockade powers, ond that
they therefore reject In toto Mr. Boweps
fnol proposition. Knowing the conse-
quenccs that wrro 10 follow the preseuts-
ton OF this angwcr the representatives 81
the allies took ou themselves the response
biuty OF Withholding the notes and OF again
cabling, urging a rctraction OF the prefer
cutial demands. The exchanges are stiu
IN progress between the Italian. British
and German embassies, but there is no evil
doncc what the alles intend doing. II
they hold out the Washington negotiations
vii! come TO u staudstll Baron Spcck
Won Stcrubcrg, Germauys new envoy
aud minister plcnlpoteutinry TO the United
States, was at his desk bright and early
today and spent two hours In conference
with Count Quadt. who, as charge dat
fairies. has thus FAR conducted the Nenc-
zuelsn negotiations for Germany. The
/ German minister was placed in possession
Of the entire correspondence which has
passed between MI. Bowen and the allied
powers and was advised by the count OF
the serious hitch which had occurred as a
result OF the last contention OF the allies
for preferential treatment IN the settle
ment This conference ended, the minister
called by appointment az the state depart
ment and presented HIS letters or credouce
to Secretary Hay aud afterwards to the
president
From the white House Baron Won stern
berg went to the British embassy, where
he saw the ambassador aud launched into
an active discussion Of the negotiations
Baron Won sternberg in his calls today
found the outlook for relief OF the pres
emit deadlock exceedingly gloomy. and he
cabiei IA much 90 hts government
Meanwhile MIR Bowen Is blding his time.
He is keeping well Informed as to rue
progress Of events here and Is counsens
patience, hoping that the powers win yet
yield As a matter OF fact, no has MS yet
received no lutimatlou OK the powers that
they arc really DESTROYS OF settling the
Venezuelan dispute at Washington, as the
representations OF the powers thus far con
sisted OF counter propositions.
During n call today by Mr.. Demargie
on Secretary Hay, the fact developed that
the French charge has received specific in.
structlons from his government 10 insist
that France shall not be Disseminated
against in the settlement OF the venezuelan
claims. Having the personal assurance OF
Mr. Bowen that the French claims shnll
not be Disseminated against the French
charge refrains at present from action, but
as soon as he shall be assured by Mr..
Bowen that the allies refuse to permit such
treatment to the French claims as he CT
poets, he viii take steps TO lodge a formal
protest against the proposed discrimina-
ton, and in SO doing he expects TO be joined
by the representatives OF the other claim
ant nations here
BERLIN THINKS CASTRO WILL YIELD.
Berlin. January 31.--The apparent hitch
IN the Venezuelan negotiations at Washing
ton IS explained IA the following manner:
Venezuela hypothecated 10 France some
time ago u per cent OF the customs re
ceipts. which constitutes priority claim
on the Venezuelan customs The blockad-
Ing powers are quite willing to recognize
Il In this sense, but President Castro wants
II 10 be understood as constituting a part
j Of the ID per cent offered the blockading
, powers. As the later would then have
, only II per cent left, they regard II as In
ADEQUATE and hence are not willing 20
permit the Inclusion Of frances percent
age. II Is believed here that the blockade
! viii not be raised until President Castro
, yields on this point
} WAITING Of NEGOTIATIONS
Paris. January 3L--ofhcial sentiment
j mere today Is more hopeful OF an adjust
: mont Of tho Venezuelan question owing
20 receipt Of advlces that representatives,
: ., tns allies have requested their re-
spSctiye governments for further instrue-
+ IONS There probably will be simu-
: tsneous presentation OF Frances ponaon
through the French representatives In Lon
don, Berlin and Rome
The authorities are examining me piat
. for arranging tho claims Of the powers
other than the allies
f. RECOGNIZE lEJIU,sITTIIeE OF THEE
Z caracas January a. AN the newspaper
Z NJ Caracas have published articles to tn
E eGeet that the allies imposing on vene
z1eia special preferential treatment In tn
4 settlement Of their own claims Is on pa
> with all their previous acts since the be
n ginning Of the present difficulty, namely
unjust and unreasonable
: The correspondent Of the Associated Pres
today asked the uenberl Of the diplomat