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Show CASTRO WILL ACCEPT. Is Willing to Submit to Arbitration Difficulty With Powers. The answer of President Castro to tho proposals of tho allies to submit to tho arbitration of Tho Hague tribunal tri-bunal tho Venezuelan difficulties haa reached Washington through Minister Bowcn. Tho answer amounts to n general acccptanco of tho principles of tho proposition, President Castro being be-ing willing to submit his caso to tho arbitration of fair and Impartial authorities. au-thorities. Tho details c' tho answer will not bo published In ndvanco of Its recoptlon by tho European allies, and In fact it may bo withhold entirely from publication publi-cation on tho ground thnt It really belongs be-longs to thoso powers. As a Venezuelan Rebel Sees It. General Mntos, tho head of tho revolutionary rev-olutionary movement against President Castro, referring to Venezuelan difficulties diffi-culties with tho allied powers, said: "Tho pending question has two objects ob-jects ono Is tho recovery of certain sums of money owed by Venezuela and tho other la that of claims for Injuries received by foreign residents In tho republic. I see no exceeding gravity In either of these two matters, be-causo be-causo every legitimate debt must bo paid, and because tho laws of the republic re-public and Its treaties with foreign nations, na-tions, and In special cases International Interna-tional law, dctermtno in every Instance In-stance tho proceedings under tho circumstances cir-cumstances to bo followed by civilized nations who deslro to uphold their honor and mnke their country respected respect-ed among tho nations." |