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Show NEGOTIATIONS ARE SECRET. Bat There 18 1,0 Doubt a Satisfactory Settlement Settle-ment of Venezuelan Matter Will be Reached. There , is now "in progress an active exchange of notes between the allied, powers, Venezuela and the United States respecting the method of sub- . mitting to arbitration the issues which have arisen between Venezuela and the allies. Questions are being put and, answers are forthcoming, but it is said that the negotiations are in such shape that it would be extremely injudicious and indiscreet to make each phase public if there really exist-ed exist-ed a desire to reach a satisfactory set- . tlement. It is explained at the state department that the part of the United Unit-ed States government just now is that of "good friend" to all parties; that it is not undertaking to draw up protocols proto-cols or Impose limitations upon the parties, but is confining its efforts to getting them together and keeping them so. In this view it will not be necessary for our government to prescribe pre-scribe how the Monroe doctine shall or shall not figure in the protocols; it will judge for itself by results how our interests are affected, and will not indulge in premature or uncalled-for protests. As for the terms of the arbitration, ar-bitration, it is stated that they are in a fair way to be speedily adjusted, but nothing can be saia of the details. It is presumed that the allies will agree ' to terminate the blockade, though no stipulation has yet been entered into on that point. |