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Show ASSIILEI) English ;VicrrQf Venezuelan Venezue-lan Negotiations at .the Present Stage. LONDON, 'Feb. '".The announcement announce-ment from Washington that the Vene-zuelan Vene-zuelan protocol Is In the course of preparation, pre-paration, confirming the hopeful views of the situation- expressed . here, has created great satisfaction. The refusal of President Roosevelt to arbitrate the question as to whether the powers shall receive preferential treatment In the settlement of their claims against Venezuela Is regretted, but, as cabled yesterday, it was anticipated antici-pated here. . ( Beyond ome comparatively slight deliberations de-liberations over the wording of the protocols, pro-tocols, no further '.trouble is expected here, where the raiding of the blockade will be regarded with almost as much relief as It will be in Venezuela. |