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Show APTEIl ROOSEVELT. HE'5 WANTED TO SETTLE VENEZUELAN VENE-ZUELAN MUDDLE. Allied Powers Aro Anxious to Havo the President to Arbitrate tho Trouble, EmiQ Vexed at Minister Min-ister Bowcn. Irritated by tho noto of Minister Bowen, Venezuela's -representative, addressed to tho British embassador on Monday last, refusing to accept tho allies' proposal for a scheme of preferential prefer-ential payments, by wnlch Great Britain, Brit-ain, Germany nnd Italy woro to re-cclvo re-cclvo 20 per cont nnd tho remaining eight creditor nations 10 per cont of tho customs of La Guayra and Puerto Cabollo, tho allied powers havo instructed in-structed their representatives in Washington to submit tho question of preferential treatment for Bettlcmont to President Roosevelt, and in tha ovont that ho declines to act as arbU trator, to tako this and possibly the on-tiro on-tiro Venczuolan question to Tha Haguo for settlement, thereby breaking break-ing off negotiations with Mr. Bowcn. |