| Show POWERS WILL ARBITRATE venezuelan TROUBLE I 1 BIF rt st T BY sam bam minister bowen will in all 11 II ty be selected to settle the controversy and further trouble ie Is not expected secretary hay has received partial responses from the governments of a reat britain germany and italy re the proposal to arbitrate the venezuela difficulties great britain S 8 favorable to arbitration with proper safeguards lafe guards germany accepts arbitha ion in principle but finds a multitude if t small adjustments to be made be tore entering into the agreement italy as the junior partner of jes declares that she Is favo arbitration but will be boun obly by the action of the alies ades to secure these results the american kine rican embassies at london berlin and rome have been working cally to carry out the instructions of 0 secretary hay to ascertain how the proposal rop osal would be received As far as england Is concerned the safeguards referred to are believed to relate to he question of guarantee which Is VII 11 of difficulty the german position presents the greatest p eanest difficulties for not only does t involve a demand for apologies are extremely repugnant to venezuela fene zuela but also presents so many points requiring adjustment that it Is that many days or perhaps weeks must elapse before the adjust hent can be effected and the case pro pre ared for arbitration and the danger f the delay in the face of a blockade which seriously cripples neutral corn nerce and invites teg hostile collisions with the venezuelan cannot be over the of the united states e st be directed to germany s action on ille arbitration proposal the italian position Is of course ol 01 ess concern than that of the other allies the italian ambassador at washington has been extremely mod erate orate and considerate giving secra secre tary lary hay the impression that he la is well disposed to second any effort of jie he united states to terminate the present dangerous situation the french government has served notice that without abating her claims the payment for which have been arranged she also claims the right to have the claims of french citizens which have arisen since the adjustment above spoken of consid ered b by y the joint tribunal which will adjust the venezuelan debts on a basis of equality with those of the other na lions this contention Is strongly resisted by some of the allied powers and is one of the points which Is likely to lead to the consummation ot of much time and which must be dis posed of before a ural arrangement can be made to arbitrate the case |
