Show France and The Powers and Expects Equal qua Treatment With Will JI Them In the ho Matter Maler of Claims Against Venezuela To Admit Their Contention Would be bc to Encourage gc War Jar Paris Jan SO The foreign office chico hero hel received today toda lengthy advices giving IrIng details of ot the tho rejection by the th allies IlcI of or the time proposal that France and Ind other countries s receive c equal treatment In the tho Venezuelan settlement The fhe Froh officials luaU hud not nol doubted that equal tron would be Ie recognized and this thil unexpected turn tur of ot events vents has hl caused much mooch surprise o and concern For the time present It does docs not appear to tobe tobe be he time the purpose of ot the time French authorities ties tel to assume ali an In Imperative position but lather mather set net forth orth what that they as ns the Uie le manifest equities of ot th time tho Fel Fren hi h position with the view to Induce is ta ts further consideration and acceptance a After conferring with wih those In authority luthor ty t un an In that the time French po iao position is based on two principles principle The rho Hist Is that it a I settlement s between two tO sovereign nations Is en cit entitled el titled nt ut least to Im equal treatment with witha wih a war settlement If not a precedent would be he established tho the say BUY which would be bo nn an Incentive to toas war warns ns us countries commits first adopting force orce in thu time collection of o claims would woul have superior rIghts rl to those tho c observing the time usual u ual pa pacific elite cUl moans of o The view ew l Ii is strongly held here the time United Prance France Irnee mire are lre in ef of effect c feet pacific allies aleR as ns they the did Ild not re ic resort sort BOr to tf force Venezuela Ve It I Is Instated that the time Present attitude of o the the allies tends not tot only to 10 prejudice time tho rights of or the pacific allies but bitt aiso al o es establishes time the dangerous principle that n I 1 resort to war U Is to efforts to maintain Place pince The second principle of o the tie French position Is IJ that the limo French Venezuelan settlement Is In the time form arm of ot n a treaty which 1 it 1 to internatIonal recognition This wan IlaR formally executed prior to the time adoption of oC force orce by the allies nilie III and while Venezuela full tul Independence In the exercise of at her sos HOV 10 reign rel n right to make n a treat trent Therefore It is IH that this rights rising from rom n a resort to force orce It ItIs I Itis Is not Instated insisted however that this prior treaty entitles enties France l to priority In tho th division of o the receipts as ls the hold that oil all ni time the powers having claims should initial equal treatment treatment It was 8 at first sup supposed supposed posed that t Great BrItain Germany lemma nn anti Italy favored this view anti and that the time opposition came from rom the time personal at ut attitude attitude of o their representatives Hut But the time latent tho the sympathetic attitude of oC the time ambassador nt at Washington Sir Michael Herbert the time German charge Count von 01 anti time the Italian ambassador Signor Des Dea Planches who are arc restricted by their Instructions Full Ful recognition Is 1 given to tho time evident fairness of ot Minister Hoen The Tho subject Is receiving care careful careful ful ul consideration and there ther probably will wJ be further negotiations toward the time presentation and acceptance of oC the foregoing forgoing principles NO ANSWER TO BOWENS NOTE Washington Jan 30 No 0 answer yet et has hns rome come from time the allied powers to Mr Mm MI last proposition The Time British ambassador sent a n long cablegram to Lord yesterday e ter ay afternoon stating what might aught be expected In case en so Great Orent Britain anti and her two allies In Insisted on the preferential treatment for tor forthe forthe the thc blockading powers pow en The rime text of or tho the cablegram cannot be published but It Informed the foreign Corel n office omco that Minis Minister MinIster ter tel In II time the vent event of ot a n refusal of oC his proposition would call cnn upon the time of at tho time other claimant powers In Washington and nOI state to tot them t el that Venezuela was ns being forced by the triple alliance to 10 yield to 10 a plan 1 would affect the tho Inter Int r tats cuts of lt Franco Belgium Norway Nry amid Ht Spain Denmark Holland anti the time States Win n this step etch is taken It Is 18 expected that Prance will viii wi representations at nt ante ule to London Berlin und anti Ind Home prou sting against any al Interference with Wih the previous arrangement sue Phe has baa wade w with Ith Venezuela for Cor the settlement of oC Fiance may In lila bt be bl joined In lit this thin by time the other claimant na nations JU tons There is II reason to believe that the time has hal sound government found Id eti lc i he lie hI States government to lenni how much In iii common commission there may 19 he between thou their Interests tA In Venezuela It I l II lm said that there U Is n a I strong blunt lilan between he the time claims of o the two perhaps enough to link them together in resistance 1 to any limmy policy poley on omi 01 the 01 port of ot the time allies nl s which would ouid tend to or Impair those Interests Fur For f instance the time United States t lit n a regular tribunal time the Venezuelan claims commission lon has hns his secured Judg Judgment judgment ment fluent against a Venezuela for tor a n consid considerable erable turn sum Un of ot motLey money which Venezuela Venezuela has had boon beli paying P in Installments Instalments Re He Recently conly these payments haw have been do 11 1 and ns mis the money comes COles In largo large part from rom rem the Venezuelan the time United States may In iima have haC very ery good IM l right might to protest against any uny Iny conduct on the pan of or the tho allies which will wi pre lIre prevent vent ent its Ita Ii debtor from meeting Its Il obligations to the United States France Irace by treaty and ld negotiations has bus secured amounts to a judgment against Venezuela Vel and arid the time claims lalOs that tha her liar deb debtor tom tor must lust not bo be destroyed or Ins das means of ot meeting her hor payments la to 10 trance France Impaired as will 1 be h the time case caseby caseby by b the adoption of oC the tho preferential treatment I ren demanded by the t he allies nies There considerations are tending to draw France I und uni unc the United States r In a policy that Is IK likely to tl take Issue with that of or time the allies Illes Washington Jan nl 30 Two were considered at nt the time cabinet meeting today All Al iI time the members of time the rI were present Secy See Sec Moody Mood hav having ing Int returned from his lila brief Ills condition is II much Improved In Iced he Is quie himself again The question queston of if o most serious lance before the cabinet today related to Venezuela and the time Philippines In connection with whim wih the Venezuelan ques 1 tiomi the action taken In Congress fortIa for or ton tIa strengthening of oe the coast coa t defense deCel e and the Improvement of lt naval and military establishments generally yan referred to and cordially approved It I Is IA made clear that the United States Is not expecting and amid Is not mint looking ng for tor trouble but time the admin Is determined to be prepared for Cor any situation that may arise Some Sonic consideration I wan sas given glen to the tho Philippine legislation before Congress Secy Sec eeC Hoot Is Interested In this subject subeet and for or a n considerable time before the th meeting of oC the cabinet he lie ns aa In con can conference I ference the president In regard to toI It I t While it is recognized that tha t the time leg leh situation at nt the time capItol Is com coin complicated by the time attitude assumed by bythe the In the statehood contest tho the hop Is expressed by hy officials of oC the ad administration ministration that the Important legisla legislation hot tion tOI demanded ut nt this time may ay be en on enacted acted Moody announced after the mettIng cc that no conclusion hind been een concerning concern In I the time bids for 01 the time first rt chuR battleships Washington and Ten Tennessee which have been bel under consid consideration station mUon for or days das He lie le Indicated that thal a a decision might be bo reached soon |