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Venezuela Will Guarantee Them
by a Certain Percentage of
the Customs Receipts.
OR BY FLOlATION OF A LOAN.
PRESIDENT CastrO's Answer 10 the Al
lies Proposal VIII Be Given
to Them on Monday.
Il Is Understood Venezuela Viii Make
Any Concessions, Even Abandon
ing Her Demand That Her
Navy Be Returned.


Caracas. Dec. 29.-united States
Minister Bowen and lopoz RaraIt
venezuelan minister Of foreign Affairs.
held a long conference Saturday night.
Ar. Bowen. on receiving instructions
from Washington. conveyed to Senior
baralt President Roosovelts refusal
10 act as arbitrator In the Venezuelan
cihculty. lie recommended that the
matter be taken TO the international
peace court at The Hague. which had
been expressly organized 20 consider
questions In which the honor OF a
country or the disposition OF territory
were not concerned He suggested
the organization Of a commission 70
SIT IN Washington by their ambassa-
dors 90 the United States and Vene-
@uela by delegate The commits
sion is 20 sign a document setting
iortn the matters Go De decided az The
Hague court Mr.. Bowen said also
that Germany would not press for an
immediate payment and that she had
atrccd TO accept guarantee based
on percentage Of tho customs re-
cciuts
AS q result ~ this conference Seuor
baralt teiesraphod President Castro
L. return from Ia Victoria The pres
iccnt viii reach here Monday and
Ncnc1uolals answer 90 the foregoing
proposal viii be given then
T. is understood that Venezuela Will
make any concessions. even abandon.
ine her demand that her navy be re-
turned Through the Venezuelan del.
oEate Co the commission the Neno-
zueian government will ask that the
blockade bc iltod at once. souor Ba-
rait has expressed the desire that Mr.
Bowen represent Venezuela ou the
commission. II Mr Bowen can not ac.
ccpt the post 90 Is suggested I'm om-
ciai circles that IL De given TO W. w.
Russell, secretary 90 the American Ic-
cation.
senior haralt has Prepared the fol-
lowing statement for the public:
venezuela agrees to pay al her
debts. the payments Go De cuaran.
teod hy certain percentage Of the
customs receipts or by tho Gotation
OF special loan. also 20 be guaran-
teed- believe the proposal 20 sub
init the issues 90 The Hague viii be
acceptable Co President Castro. am
sorry that President Roosevelt was
unable Co act as arbitrator"
Wiilemstad. Curacao. Dec. 29.-The
Venezuelan rcvoiuuonists have re-
sumed active histniues against Prcsi-
dent Castro. There occurred Satur-
day morning a lively engagement be
tween 1900 revolutionists. under Gen.
hiera. and government forces at Cauy-
awao, in the vicinity OF Coro. Details
ol the engagement are lacking. but &c
s known here that the revoluuouists
bad artillery. The government forces
were commanded by Gen. Roferno Cas-
-liio. Cen Riera retained HIS position.
The armistice between the govern
nent and the revolutionists has Just
expired
News has reached here from an au-
horiiatve source in Caracas that vi
'ente Gomez, FIRST vice president OF the
'epuoiic. intends 70 carry out a bold
trategic stroke against President
CASTRO.
Gen Zoilo Vidal and fve other lead
ng supporters of Gen Matos. who had
ought refuge here left the Island OF
'uracao early Saturday morning in a :
ailhoat, which took them in the direc.
ION OF Cumarebo near COro, on the
'enezuelan coast. The departure OF
hese men is taken as proof that the re-
olt against President Castro is again
ctive