Show ROOSEVELT TO ARBITRATE POWERS POWER 9 desire PRESIDENT TO SETTLE invitation to the I 1 resident to act as a arbitrator was made after consul tation betwee great britain and germany president roosevelt has proposed to the allied powers that the venezuelan dispute be submitted to the arbitration at df the hague tribunal the powers have replied with a counter proposal that president roosevelt himself ar the issues A semi official statement made in berlin says the inai tation to president roosevelt to act ag as arbitrator was made after a thorough consultation between germany and great britain an understanding hag been reached by the two powers on oil the reservations attached to the offer and the german cote note will aill agree with the english note on all essential points it Is believed in washington that president roosevelt s answer to tha proposal made by the allied powers that he arbitrate the venezuelan Is sues has been received in london the strictest secrecy with regard to every ev e v ery phase of the negotiations is preserved however and it is impossible to make a definite statement sta ement but such indica eions as are obtainable point to dent roosevelt s acceptance of the of flee of arbitrator |