Show I IN SECRET SESSION THE SENATE DISCUSSES T VENEZUELAN SITUATION J LANGUAGE TEMPERA REFERENCES to ALLIES NOT SEVERELY CRITICAL I I H 1 + + + + + + + + + IIIIIIII + + + 44 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + H + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 44 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4f + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 444 + + 4 + + 4fff4444444f + + k Washington Dec 16TheSenate in secret session today discussed the Venezuelan situation The language was temperate and references to England and Germanywere not I l severely critical The course of the administration was commended and confidence in Minister Bowen was expressed It i I London Dec 16At the foreign office this evening it was said that no decision had yet been arrived at in regard to Venezuelan arbitration Many difficulties have arisen in the tit t-it way of arriving at a basis of what can be arbitrated and what can be settled otherwise The outlook for a pacific settlement of the dispute is not particularly bright t + i f Berlin Dec 16 Minister Bowens communication to Germany through the United States Government in behalf of President Castro received here yesterday was a simple li proposal to arbitrate the questions in dispute and was not accompanied by any conditions tt + + + 4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + t H444444444444444444444 t t t + + + 444 + 4444444444444444444444444 I + t t t t + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + t + + t + t + Ht + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 1 + H + + + + + t + + + + + + + + t t + + + + Ht + + + + + + + + + H t t t t f I |