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Will Not Allow Other Powers to Share
Venezuelan Customs
PEACE PROPOSALS CONSEQUENTLY HALT
Bowen May Have to Declare Mission to End
Trouble Dismal Failure.
CASE MAY, HOWEVER. 90 TO THE HAGUE
pastro is between Two Fires, for
whether He Accepts or Refuses
PreSent Proposition He
Makes Many Enemies.

LONDON, Jan. ae.--Great Britain, Ger
many and italy have sent a Joint reply
70 Minister Bowen. They refuse to accept
fhe proposal that all the countries having
claims against Venezuela should be placed
on an equality with the three cooperating
powers.
Venezuela's answer to the powers re-
Rusal TO place all claims on an equality is
expected TO arrive tomorrow.
II Mr. Bowen can agree to give prefer
once TO the claims Of Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy the blockade is likely to
be raised Immediately. for so far as known
this is the only outstanding vital point.
Should Venezuela demur or complications
arise such as a protest from some Of the
other powers, the negotiations will be in-
definitely prolonged.
United states TO he Ready.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-The Venezuelan
situation, especially the attitude Of Ger
manv. was discussed by the senate COM
mittee on military affairs today and the
situation Influenced the committee on some
matters pertaining TO the army appropria-
tion bill, among which was the decision to
accept the house resolution relating to
transports, that they be retained In the
service.
The committee also provided for an in
crease of electricians. skilled gunners, ma
chinists and sergeants and others who take
care OF and handle guns In the seacoast
defenses.
Some other additions were made in tie
bill with a view Of strengthening the serv-
ice.
The discussion was earnest and the con-
eiusion, as stated by a member OF the COM
mittee, is that the United States make II
plain that the honor and dignity Of the
country would be maintained and that Ger
many should not be allowed to blur the
government by any attitude It might az
Bume.
Negotiations May he on.
There was a pause in the Venezuelan
negotiations today that approached peril
puslY near q breach, and the end 10 not
yet in sight. 1t grew out of the attitude Of
the allies in insisting upon preferential
treatment
For half an hour today Mr.. Bowen wal
in consultation with Secretary Hay, al
though the secretary is taking no part II
the negotiations In any oficial sense. Pos
sibly fresh and enlarged powers will b
necessary to enable him to meet the new
demands.
Two courses are now open to Mr.. Bower
and probably will be for President Castro
to elect which he shall follow
He may take the opportunity to inform
the world that Venezuela yields to over
powering force and II 1t cannot meet othe
claims debtors must reckon with the al
lies, or he may declare his mission hai
failed and send the case to The Hagu,
tribunal.
French Minister Waits.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2s-It has been learned
officially. says the Herald's Caracas CORE
spondent. that Venezuela has been in
formed that NJ. Weiner. the new ministe
of France to Venezuela, has been haltet
Mt Martinique until the allies blockade Il
raised.
II is said that the reason is that tn
salute and other formalities that would b.
necessary might. in view Of the actual stat
of affairs, cause a Misunderstanding.