o TITl ] OMAHA DALLY BEGBtl WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 18 , 18J)5.
Rtnnca a new anil strange extension In the
development of thl doctrineIn InslitPd on
by the United Slatei , and that the reasons
jtMtlfylnR nn appesl to the doctrine cmincl-
ated by President Monroe are K nerally In
applicable "to the state of things In which
we llv at the present day. " and especially
Inapplicable to a controversy Involving the
boundary line bftwcen Orcit nrltaln and
Venezuela ,
MONnon DOCTRINE is SOUND.
Without attempting extended arguments
In reply to this position , It may not be amlsn
to suggest ttut the doctrine upon which we
stand Is strong and sound because Its enforce
ment Is Important to our peace and sifcty as
a nation and la essential to the Integrity of
our fno Institutions and the tranquil main
tenance of our distinctive form gf govern
ment. It was Intended to apply to every
stage of our national life and c.innnt be-
ccmo obiolete while our repuollc endures ,
If the balance nt power In Ju tlv n cause
for jealous nnxlcty nmong tbc governments
of the old world , nml Is no' n susjerl for
our national Interference , none thp lcs Is
nn observance of the Monroe doctrine of
vital concern to our people nnd our govern
ment.
Assuming , therefore , that we Insist upon
this doctrine without regard to "the state
of things In which we live" or any changed
conditions hero or plsewhere. It Is lint ap
parent why Its application may not be In
voked by the present controversy If n
European power by an extension of Its
boundaries takes possession of the terri
tory of one of our neighboring republics
ngalnst Its will , ami In violation of Its
rights. It Is ( Illlleiilt to see why , to that P\-
tint , such European power does not theieby
attempt lo extend I In system of govern
ment to that portion of this continent which
Is thus taken This Is the precise action
which President Monroe declared to bs
"daligeioUM to our peace and nfety , " and It
can make no difference whether the
Kurcpcnn svstem IB extended by an advance -
vance of frontier or otherwise.
It In also suggested In the BrltMi reply
that wo should not seek to apply the
Monroe doctrine to the pending dispute he-
oauso It does not embody any principle of
International law which "Is founded on the
Rpnoral consent of nations , " and that "no
statesman however eminent nnd no nation
however powerful are competent to Inseit
Into the code of International law n novel
principle whlrh was never recognized be
fore , nnd whlrh has not since been accepted
by the government of any other country. "
ENTITLED TO otm RIGHTS.
Practically , the pilnclplo for which we
contend has peculiar If not exchmlve rela
tions to the'1'nlted States. It may not have
been admitted In so many word * to the
code of International law , but .since In Inter
national counsels every nation Is entitled
to the rights belonging to It , If the enforce-
mene of the Monroe doctrine Is something
wo tiinv Justly claim. It has Its place In the
code or International law n certainly nnd
as pecurely as It h.is 1C It wer specifically
mentioned , and when the United States Is
a suitor before the ms'ii inbunal that ad
ministers International law the question to
be determined Is whether or not we present
claims which the Justice of that code of law
can find to be right nnd valid.
The Monroe doctrine finds Its recognition
In those principles of International law
which are based upon the theory that cverv
notion shall have Its rlfihts protected nnd
Its Just claims enforced.
Or course this government Is entirely con.
fldent that under the Function of this doc
trine we huvo clear rights and undoubted
clnlms Nor Is this Ignored In the nrltlsh
reply The pilmo minister , while not ad
mitting that the Monroe doctrine Is applica
ble to present condition" , states"In de-
Glaring that the United States would resist
any such enterprlgo If It was contemplated ,
President Monroe adopted n policy which
received the entire sympathy of the En
glish government of that date. " He further
declares : "Though the language of Presi
dent Monroe Is directed to thn attainment
of objects which mo t Englishmen will
agree to be military. It Is Impossible to
admit that they have been Inscribed by any
adequate authority In the code of Interna
tional law. " Again he snvs : "They ( her
majesty's government ) fu'.ly concur with
the view which President Monroe appar
ently entertained , that anv disturbance of
the existing tcirltorlal distribution In that
hemisphere by any fresh acquisitions on
the part of any European mate , would bo
a highly Inexpedient change. "
ARBITRATION PROPOSED.
In the belief that the doctrine for which
wo contend was clear and definite , that It
was founded upon subtuntlal consldeia-
tlons and InvoK-od our safety and welfare ,
that It was fully applicable to our present
conditions nnd to the state of the world's
progress , and that It was directly related
to the pending controversy nnd without any
conviction ns to the final mcilts of the dis
pute , but anxious to le.irn In a satisfactory
nnd conclusive manner wht'ther Great Drlt-
, an ) sought , under a claim of boundary , to
extend her possepsjons In this continent
without right , or whether she merely sought
possession of territory fairly Included
within her lines of ownership , this govern
ment proposed to the , government of Greal
Ilrltaln n ro ort to arbitration an the proper
mennfl of settling the question , tn the end
that a vexatious boundary ill'puto between
the two contestants might be dotermlncil
and our exact standing and relation In ro-
pect to the controversy might bo made
c.tar.
It will bo seen from the correspondence
herewith submlttel that this proposition
has been declined by the Hrltlsh govern
ment upon grounds which , under the
circumstances , seem to mo to bfe far from
satl ° factory. It Is deeply disappointing thai
such an appeal , actuated by , , the most
friendly feelings toward both rations di
rectly concerned , addressed to the sense ol
Justice and to the magnanimity of one o |
the great powers of the world , and touch
ing Its relations to one comparatively weak
and small , should have produced no better
results.
OtMl COUUSn IS CLEAR.
The course to bo pursued by this govern
ment In view of the pre cnt condition does
not appear lo admit of any serious doubt ,
Having labored faithfully for many venrs
to Indure Orent Hrltaln to submit this dis
pute to Impartial arbitration , nnd having
been now finally appilscd of her refusal to
do so. nothing remains but to accept the
rltuatlan , to recognize Its plain require
ments and deal with It accordingly. Great
lirltnln's presnl proposition has never thus
far been regarded as admissible by Ven
ezuela , though any adjustment of the
boundary which that country may deem for
her advantage and may enter Into of her
own free will cannot of course bj objected
to by the Unlled States.
Assuming , however , that the attltudo of
Venezuela will remain unchanged the dls-
puto has reached such a stage as to make
It now Incumbent upon the United States to
take measures to determine with sufllclent
certainty for Its Justification what l < * the
true divisional line between the republic of
Venezuela nnd Urltlsh Guiana. The Inquiry
to that end should , of cours' . bo conducted
carefully nnd Judicially nnd duo \vclght
should be given to all evidence , records nnd
facts In support of the claims of both par
ties.
In order that such nn examination might
bo presented In n thorough and satisfac
tory manner , I suggest that the congress
niiikn an adequate appropriation for the ex
penses of u commission to bo appointed by
the executive , who shall maks the neces
sary Investigation nnd repoit upon the mat
ter with the least possible delay. When
such leport Is made nnd accepted It will ,
In my opinion , be the duty of the United
States to ip lsl by every moans In Its power
as a willful aggression upon IN rights nnd
Interests the appropriation by Oreat Britain
of any lauds or the oxeicl e of govern
mental Jurl ° illction over any territory which
after Investigation we have determined of
right belongs to Verozuela.
ALIVE TO Till : CONSEQUENCES.
In making Ihuso recommendations I am
fully nllve to the responsibility Inciured nml
keenly realize all the consequences that
may follow.
I am , nevuitholess flim In mv conviction
that -while It Is a grlevoui thing to con
template the two great English-speaking
peoples of the world ns bclag otherwise
than friendly competitors In the onward
match of civilization and stienuou ? worthy
rivals In all the arts of pe.ico , there Is no
calamity which a great nation can Invite
which cliuals that which follows a supine
submission to wrong and Injustice and the
consequent loss of national sclf-iebpcct and
honor beneath which Is shielded and de
fended a people's safety nnd greatness
cmovEii CLEVELAND ,
Executive Mansion , Dec. 17 , 1S93.
POSITION nif Tim U.MTKI ) STATUS.
Secretary OIiij' Letter ( o ( lie Ilrlt-
Ixli I'rliuiMliilHtor. .
Accompan > lng the piesldent's message Is
the correspondence on the subject. It start ?
with Societaly Olney's now celebrated note
reopening the negotiations with Great Brit
ain , looking to the arblttntlou of the bound
ary dispute , bears date of July 20 last and
Is addressed to Mr. llaynrd.
The sccrutaiy begins by stating that the
president 1ms given much anxious thought
to the subject and has not reacht-d a con
clusion without a lively sense of Its great
Importance as well as of the soi Ions possi
bility Involved In any action now lo be
taken. He then comments on the lonif du
ration of the boundary dispute , the "In
definite" claims of both parties and "the
continuous growth of the undefined BrltMi
claims , " the fate of the various
attempts at arbitration of the con
troversy and the part In the matter
heretofeia taken bv the United Status. He
shows that the British claims slnco the
Schomburg line was run have moved the
fiontler of Billlsh Guiana farther and
farther to the westward of the line pio-
ptsed by I/ord Aberdeen In 1811. The Decre
tal y then summarizes the situation nt the
beginning of this year to bo as follows :
1. The title to territory of Indefinite but
confessedly very largo extent la In dispute
between Great Britain and Venezuela.
2. The dlepailty liretrength of the p.irtlos
Is such that Venezuela can hope to cstnb-
TOYS
. . . . . .
Toys without number and of every kind. Many new ,
a musing nick-nacks shown by us only. Iron toys a specialty.
Dolls of every size. All the popular games , pretty alburrts ,
juvenile books , and every entertaining device the markets
afford at prices pushed away down , The store is full of little
things for little tots at little prices.
Groceries *
Tomatoss per can ,
Corn , per can , Cc.
Sardines , mustard , Gc.
Sardines In oil , 3c.
naked beans , per can , 315c.
Jelly , per glass , worth So , 3' c.
Oatmeal , fresh rolled , 3c.
Chocolate , sweet , per cake , 3c.
Flour , best brands , warranted , ? 3c sack.
Soap , laundry , per bar , 3c.
Soap , castlle , per bar , 3c.
Fine Liiiens- 177G soaplne , pks , 3c.
-
Lye , per can , 3'/&c.
Sapollo , Gc.
Spccial Importation Yeast , dry hop , only Ic.
Many viewed the linen display yeotorday Good Java coffee ( whole ) , 20c.
nalurally many bought. Uvery one spoke High Krnde Java and Moctn , 30c.
highly of the beauty and fineness of the Seedless raisins , Cc.
gcods. Cvery one was nniazcd ut the great L < arco Valencia raisins , 3Vic.
ness ot quantities shown. As fast as room Large prunob , only Gc.
U made on ( lid counters we show something Large peaches , Gc.
now. Candy made fresh every half hour.
Wednesday we make a specialty of dinner
and lunch w > ts. Nice quality fringed table
cloths with pretty colored borders and doylies
to match , cholco of several dainty colors.
Splendid quality heavy bleached Scotch
Silks-
damask dinner table cloths anil niipUns to -
match In pretty patterns .
Fine quality all whlto knotted fringe
table clctliR with rows of draw work and SPECIAL SALE BLACK BILK DHESS
to match , and other
doylies very many PATTKHNS. AN KLEGANT
CHRISTMAS
special offerings.
Excellent Baltics In bleached double dnmask MAS PRESENT FOR ANY LADY.
napkins ,
Great variety of flno towels. niegant 12-jard pattern elegant black gros grain
quality Irish liucl-a-buck largo white liem- grain for $ R.98.
dtltched damask and fringed damask towels. 12-ynro pattern extra heavy all ullk faille
nVfillYTIUNCJ In fine linens at VS to % for $0.98.
LESS THAN RKGULAIl I'UICUS. 15-yard pattern flno quality black gros
grain for $8.93.
15-yard pattern extra heavy black faille
Bankrupt Stock of ullk for $ Stig ,
12-yard pattern black peau de aol , armurc
' or gros grain Mlk , $ S.9S.
Men's 15-yard pattern black peau do sol , aimurc
or faille silk fcr $10.00.
I'lncr qualllles from $10 to $ J5 pjr pat
Mackintoshes tern.
Fancy vvaUt silks at C9c , C9c , 75c , 9Sc and
From the Omaha Tent and Awning com $1.25 per yaid.
pany. Silk crepes for dolls' dresses , 10 cents > anl ,
To be told at Gflc on the dollar , Every morning of this week from SJO : to
$10.00 mackintoshes for $3.00. 11:30 : a. m. wo will sell all bill ; ciepjs for
$8.00 mncltSntrshca for { 1,00. 10 cents a jnrd , hi blues , plnKs , yellov/ ,
$14.00 mackintoshes for $7.00. cream and green only. None sold after 11:30 :
All sires. a. m. at lhl price.
BAUER'S BANKRUPT JEWELRY
Thousands have admired and hundreds bought. Bar
gains were never so genuine , Never was such an opportune
sale. Everything in fine jewelry at bankrupt prices. Bank
rupt ptices are one-third jewelers' prices.
llih her claim omy through peaceful meth
od * .
3. The controversy has txMed for half n.
century , de plte Venezuela's efforts to estab
lish a boundary ,
4. Venezuela has for a quarter of a cen
tury striven for arbitration.
5. Great Britain bai continuously rcfu ei1
except upon the renunciation In her favor
of n lirgp part of Venezuela's clalmi.
6. The United States has made It clear
to Great Hrltaln and the world by frequent
Interposition of peed olllce i that the con
troversy li one In which ltd honor nnd Its
Inlorests are Involved , nnd the continu
ance of which It cannot reirnrd with In
difference.
POSITION or THE UNITID : STATES.
"This status , " the secretary snvs. "com
pels those charged vvllh the Interests of the
t'nlted Stales to decide to what extenl
If any the t'nlted States may and should
Intervene In a controveisy between and
primarily concerning onlv Great inltatn
nnd Venezuela , and to decide how far It Is
bound to see that the InleRrltj- the
Venezuelan lenllory is not Impaired by the
pretentious of Its powerful antagonist. Arc
any such right nnd duty devolved upon
the United Stales ? If not , the United
State has already done all , If not more
than nil , that n purely scntlmenlal Inler-
est In the affairs of Ihe two countries Justi
fies , nnd to push Us Inlerposltlon further
would bo unbecoming nnd undignified , und
might well subject It to the charge of Im
pertinent Intel meddling with affairs with
which It has no rightful concern , On the
other hand , If any such right and duty
exists , their due exertl'U nnd discharge vUl !
not permit of any notion which shall not
be einclrnt nnd which , If the power of the
1'nlted States Is adequate , shall not re
sult In the accomplishment of the end In
view. The question , thus piospntod ns n
mutter of principle , and regal d being had
tn the s3tted ! national policy , docs nol seem
dlftlcult of 'olutlon. Yet the momentous
prncllcal consequences dependent upon Its
dptcrmlnnllon require that It should be
carefully considered , nml that the giounds
of the conclusions arrived at should b :
fully nnd frankly stated. "
NH\V CANON OF LAW.
The secretary lays It down ns n canon
of International hivv that n nation may
Justly Inletposo In a conlrovcr.sy belwocn
oilier nations whenovei "what Is done or
propossd by any ot ihc parties primal lly
concerned H a seilous nnd direct menace
to Its own territory , trnnqulllty or wel
fare. "
The propriety of the rule when applied In
Rood fnlth will nol bo quoslloncd In any
quarter , though ho says It has besn given
a wide scope , and too often made n cloak
for schemes of wanton spoliation nnd
aggrandizement. This leads him up to nn
elaborate review of the Monroe uoctilne ,
nnd Sccretnry'Olney , stating that the propo
sition that America Is no pait open to col
onisation has long been conceded , says thai
our present concern 1 < with the other pr.ic-
llcal nppllcullon of Iho Momoe docfilne ,
viz. : lhat American non-lntervontlon In
Hurope necessarily Implies European non
Intervenllon In American affairs , Iho dis
regard of which by any European power
Is to bo deemed an act ot unfrlendllneis
toward the United States. On this point
the secretary says :
"Tho precise scope and limitations of this
rule cannot bo too clenrlv apprehended.
It docs not establish any general protec-
tornto by Ihe Unllert Stales over other
American slates. H does not relieve any
state from Its obllgallon1 ? as fixed by In-
tct national law nor prevent any European
power directly interested from enfoiclng
such obligations or from Inflicting merited
punishment for the breach of them. It
docs not contemplate any Interference In
the national affairs ot any American ctale
or In the relations betwpen It and other
American states. It does not Justify anv
attempt on our part to change the estab
lished form of goveinment of any Ameilcan
ntato .or lo prevent the people of such state
of altering lhat foim nocoidlng to their
own will and pleasure. The rule In ques
tion has but n single purpose und obj ct.
It Is Unit no Kuropean power or combinn-
llon of European powers tball forcibly
deprive an American Elale of Ihe right and
power of self-government nnd df shaplnc
for Itself Its own political fortunes and
destinies "
IN FOHCE FOR SEVENTY YEARS.
The becretary Fays It Is manifest that a
mle which has bean openly and uniformly
acted upon bv Ihe executive branch of Ihe
goveinmcnt for seventy jears must have
had HIP sanction of congress. Nor. ne adds
If the practical loaulls of Ihe rule be sought
for , Is the record either meager or obscure
Its first effect was Indeed momentous and
far-ronchtng. It was the component fnctoi
In Ihe emancipation of South America nnd
to it Iho Independent states of that region
are largely Indebted for their very exist
ence. Since Ihen the mosl striking sing c
achievement to be credited lo Iho rule Is
the evacuation of Mexico by the French
But we nro also Indebted lo It for th"
Claylon-Bulwer treaty , naturalizing any In-
terocoar.lp canal across Central America and
excluding Great Britain from any dominion
there. It has been used In the cafe of
Cuba as If Justifying tha position that while
the sovoielgnty of Spain will be teSpactetl ,
the Island will not bo permitted to becom"
Ihe possession of any other European
novver. It has been Influential In bringing
about the definite rcllnqulshment of any
proposed protectoralo by Great Urltaln over
the Mosquito coast. President Pollc relied
upon It , although perhaps erroneously , to
prevent the transfer of Yucatan ; Oenein'
Grant in the same spirit declared that ex
isting dependencies vveio no longer a sub
ject of transfer from one European power
to another , and development Is found In the
objection to arbitration of South American
controversies by a European power , and
Secretary Bayard trslsteu the enforcement
of the Pelletlor claim against Hnytl. de-
olnrlng that "serious Indeed would be the
consequences If European hostile foot
should vvithoul Just cause trcid those stales
In Iho now world wh'ch have omnnclpaled
themselves from European control. "
Many quesllons , It Is said , are for Ameri
can decision , says Secretary Olney. and
then , applvlng this doctrine in the reverse ,
ho saya : "If nil Europe were suddenly to
fly to arms over the fate of Turkey , would
It not bo preposterous that any American
state should find Itbelf Inexlrlcab'.y In
volved In the miseries and burdens of the
contesl ? What have the slnles of America
lo do with the vast armies nnd noets of
Europe , and why should Ihey be Impover
ished by wars In which they cm have no
direct concern ?
EUROPE AND AMEUICA.
"Tho moral Interests of Europe .iru pecu
liar to her and entirely adveise from those
which are peculiar to Ameilca. Euiope Is ,
with a single Important excepllon , com
muted to thn monnrchlal prlnclp'c. Amor-
lea Is devoted to the Idea that every people
has an Inalienable right of self-govern
ment. Any European control of our Inter
ests Is both Incongruous and Injurious , and ,
If the foicib'.e intrusion of European powers
In American politics Is to be depiecated , the
resistance must come from the United
State ? , the only power with strength ade
quate to the exigency. There can bo but
ono answer to the quosllon whether the
safety and vvelfaro of Iho United Slalea aio
so concerned with tha maintenance of the
Independence of every American state ns
against any European power as to Justify
and require oui interposition whenevpr thai
Indoponilencu Is cndangcicd.
These stntps are our friends and allies ,
commercially and polllically. nnd to allow
Ihe subjugation ot any ono of them by
any European power icveis'H Iho situation
nnd signifies u ICES of all the advantages
Incident to their natuial ielation to us.
But thai Is not till. The pcoplp of the
United Stato.s have n vital lnti > re t In tha
cnuss of popular BJlf-govoinmenl , which
they have rncured nt the cost of Inflnlle
blood and treasure , The ngu of the cru
sades has passed and they me content vvllh
such assertion and defense of the right
of H3lf-gov rnment ns Ihulr own sccurlly
and welfare demand. It Is In thai view ,
more than nny other , that they will not
tolerate the political control of the Amer
ican stales by the forclblp assumption of
a European power. The mischiefs to be
apprehended from suoh a ucnurce are none
the less real because not Immediately im
minent In any specific cart ) .
OUIl FIAT IS LAW.
The United Stales Is loday practically
sovcielg-i on Ihls continent , nnd lib Hat Is
law. All the advantages of thlj superiority
inn at anco Imperiled If Ihe principle be
admitted that the European powers may
convert American states Inlo colonies of
their own , The principle could bo easily
availed of. nnd nny power doing no would
immediately secure n baR * of mllltnry oper-
nitons against UH. and It la not Inconculvablo
thai Ilia sUuggls now , going on for the
acquisition of Africa might 1)3 Iranbferrcd
In South America. The wcnlicr countH-a
would teen be absoibeJ , nnd South America
would bo partitioned between European
The conbeauenccs to the United State"
would be disastrous. LOFH of preullpu would
bo Iho least of them. Our own r al rivals
In peace as we'l ns enemies In war would
be laid at our very dpors. \ \ a must ba
anmd to Iho leeth. convert the novver of
ruial population Into soldlera and Eallora
and thus annlhllalo a large eharo of the
productive energy of the nallon.
Our 1unt apprehensions urn nol lo bs al
layed by suggesllo.-sr. uf the oed will of
Eurorean powers toward us , for Iho people
of the United States have teamed In Iho
school of Mxperlonre to what extent the
iclatloiiH of Hiatus depend , not upon hentl-
ment or pi Inc'ple , but upon solfHh Inter
ests. They will not snor > forget that In
tl.elr hour of dlslress all their nnxletle *
nnd buidonu wore aggravated by Inn possi
bility of tlnmonntratlniirt ngnlndt their na
tional llfn on Iho part of the powers with
whom lliny had long maintained the iiiofl
haunonlous lo'atlons. They have now In
mind that Kranra edzcd upon the apparent
opportunity of our civil war to sot up a
monarchy In Moxlco , nnd had France anl
Oreat Britain held Important South Ameri
can possessions to work train the tempta
tion to desliov our predomlninrn bv
furthering our dismemberment might have
been Irresistible.
"From that gruve peril we were uaved In
the past and may bo buved again In the
future through the operation of the nuru
but client voice of the doctilna proclalmol
by President Sfonrop "
APPLICATION OK THE PHINCIPLR.
"Tlure Is then , " Secretary Olney con
tinues , "aMortflne of American public law
well founded In principle and ubui'dnntlv
sancllonetljjy.jireccilcnt , which ontltlts an
requires tm.united Stales to treat nn
Injury to MtVelT the forclblo assumption b >
an European-power of political control eve
an American stale. The nppllcntlin of Iho
doclrlnn irt the boundary dispute between
Urent HriminWnd Venezuela roma'.ni to b
made tind-pr nts no real difficulty. " ,
The secretarv shows that , though relating
tn Ihe botihiMVr line , the question U on
of political trontrol over n domain of grea
ertenl , Ihe JfrJtlsh claim , npparenll/ \
pandlng III the years pome 33.000 squat
miles nnd MllfKtlv Involving the commiitu
of the moh ) | ( , of'the Orinoco , of Irnmen-
consequence in' Connection with the. wht/lc
river navfftftldh of the Interior of South
America. HDJI ml es us valueless th
ctnterllon lhati British Guiana may in tbl
ronlroversj ; , lj < r regarded ns nn America !
state , lllcpt Venezuela Ho sugie ts tha
while Vcnwubln might possibly not objec
to settling the matter directly vvllh Brlllsl
Qulnna , If this contention were once nl
lowed , everyEuropean ; power with H SM.th
Ameilcan colony might extend 119 pcsue.
slons Indefinitely , while othpr powcis mlpli
tlo Iho same by tlrst procuring n volmrn.v
cession of n small tract of poll.
"It Is not admitted , and , thcrefJtp , can
tint be assumed , that Gicnt Britain li1 , li
fnctt usurping dominion over Venezuelan
roil vVhlle Veneruela charges such u-urpa
lion , Greal Britain denies It , nnd the I'rlm
Slnles. unlll the merits are authorltntlvol.v
ascertained , cnu take sides with nslthor , bu
It may demnn'l thai Ihp liulh shall be nsier
tnlncd. Being entitled to resent nnd r sls
nny sequostrntlon of Venezuelan will bj
Orenl Britain , U IB neces arlly entitled to
know whether such requostrnllon hnq oc
curreil , or Is i.ovv going on.
CEUTAIN METHOD OP SHTTLRMKNT
"There Is but one feasible mode of de
termining' the mcr ts of the question am
llial Is peaceib'c nrbltiatlon. Gro-il Urltnli
admits that ( hero Is a controversy which
should bo adjusted by arbitration , but nn'll-
lies this admission by hot Insistence that
the submission shall cover but a part of the
conlroversy. It It were to point to a
boundary which both pirtlcs , cither ex
pressly or tabltly bad ever agree. ! lo. Hie
demand Hint thp lotrltory within that UIIL
should bo excluded from the dl putp might
rcsl upon n ipasoimblc basis , but there Is
no such line. Great Britain has shown tn
various Inslnnccs Hint she wa wl'llng to
arbitrate her political and sovereign rights
when the Interusls 01 lerrltory Involved
weic not of conti oiling magnitude : thus
eho arbitrated the extent of her colonlil
possession with the United States twice
with Portugal once , with Germany nnd
perhaps In olher Inslnnccs. "
The secrelnry qnoles from some of these
ai Mirations In the pant In sustain his as
sertion that IMP British demand of recogni
tion of her rlghl lo n portion of the dis
puted tcrrlloiy before nrbllrallon seems to
stand upon nothing but herIpsc dlxll. She
says ( comments Mr. Olncy ) to Venezuela
In substance : "You cnn gut none of the de
batable land by force , because you art
not strong enough ; von can get none bj
treaty , becaiiso I will not agree ; nnd voi
can take yoiir chance nl gelling a poillon
by arbllrntlon only , If you first agree to
abandon to mo such other portion ns I mn >
designate. "
"This attitude Is not clmrnclcrlsllc vvllh
England's love of Justice nnd fair play ; li
places Venezuela under vital duress ; the
terrllory acquired would be as mud
vvreslpd by tin * strong hand as If occupied
by British troops.
"This , " ho. Hajs , "amounts to Invasion
and conquest" and our duty Is summed u ]
as follows :
OVU DUTY SUMMED UP.
"In these clicumstances Ihe duly ot the
niosldunt appears to him unmistakable am
Imperative. Gniit Brllaln's assertion 01
title to thd disputed lerrilory , combine
with her refusal to have that title Inves
tigated bell ) ; ; a substantial .appropriation
of the territory to her own use , not lo
protest and give warning tint the transac
tion will .he'riKurded ns Injurious to tl.c
lulcresls ofi.lhrc people of Ihe United Htiites
as well aK | oppressive In Itself , would be
to Ignoie ahestablished , policy , wl'h vvhu-1
the honor and -vvelfatc of this countiy nro
closaly Ideiitlflcili While the me.i uios nec
essary or proper , for the vindication of thai
policy are lo be determined by nnoth"i
branch of Ihe government. It Isleatlv frr
the oxccutlvt , to' leave nothing undo'ie which
may tend "lo render such determination
unneccsaniy.1' 11
Mr. Bayaid 4s dirccled lo read Ihe com
munication rte itxml Salisbury and sis-It n
definite decision , regarding aibltratlon. The
president hone't that tfte conclusion villl be
en Ihe sldb'of1 arbltrallon , but ! f lie Is
disappointed , ' It ivvlll ba "a result not lo be
anticipated ; ami ! In his judgment lul'iiltittt'l
to Breallyr embarrass Ihe futurp illation-
between this couitry and Great BiU.iln , "
and wishes to > > e acquainted with the fnc.1
at such early , daio us will enable b'm to
lay ths wholfe 'subject before coiigioss In his
next nnnunl message.
' O
TUB *
( "till T xt > Qf < Ilf AiiiUcr of I.onl
Snlitiliury to Mr. Olncj.
AVASHINGTON. Dec. 17. The British side
ot the dispute Is embodied In two notes
from Lord Salisbury to.Sir Julian Paunce-
fole. Both notes are dated the same day ,
and the former , which the ambassador Is di-
rscted to communicate to Secretary OIney , Is
of the highest Importance , as In It Lord
Salisbury goes broadly Into the Monroe doc
trine. In full It , Is as follows :
FOREIGN OFFICE Nov. 2G , 18:5. Sir :
On the 7th of August I transmitted to I ord
Cough a copy of the dlbpatch from Mr
Olnpy , which Mr. Biyard had' left with me
that day , and of which he had lead portions
tions to me. I informed him at the tlmo
that It could not be answered unlll It had
been carefully considered by the law ofllcD
of Ihe crown. I have theipforc deferred re
plying lo It until after the recess. I wll'
not now deal with those portions of It
which are concerned exclusively with the
controversy that has for some time pasl
oxlsled bolween the republic of Venezuela
and her majesty's government In regard to
the boundary which separates Ihelr do
minions I lake n very different view from
Mr. Olncy of various matters upon which
ho touches In that part of the dlbpitch. but
I will dpfer for the present all observations
upon it , as it concerns matters * which aio
not In themselves of first rate Importance
nnd do not dlrccllv concern the lel.illons
between Great Britain and the United
Stales.
PIUNCIPLES OF WIDER IMPORTANCE
The latter part , however , of the dlspnlch ,
turning from life question of the frontier
of Venezuela , proceeds to deal with prin
ciples of n far wider character and to ad
vance doctilncs of International chnac
tor which nro of considerable Inleiost to the
nations whcaa uomln'onf/ ' Include nny portion
tion of the weslcin hemlsnheie The con
tentions eel forth by Mr Olney in this part
of his dispatch nro leiiresentod by him n °
being an appllcallon of Ihe political maxima
which are well known In Amer.can discus
slons undci Ihu numu of the .Monroe doe-
trine. As far ns I am awnro , this dootilnq
has never broil before advanced on behalf
of the United States In any wiltten com-
munlcatlon addressed lo the government of
another nation , but It has been genenill )
adopted anil assumed as Iruo by nunv om-
Incnt vvliters and po'ltlclans In the United
Stales. It Is said lo have largely Influenced
the government In thai counliy In Hie con
duct of lit foreign affa'rs. ' though Mr. Clay
ton , who was Foprotary of Blalo under Pres
ident Tivlor , expressly stated that that ad
ministration had In no way adopted It
Bui dining Iho period lhat has elapsed
since the message of President Monroe wan
delivered In 1P21 the doclrlno bns undergone
a vciy nolablo dcvclopmenl. nml Ihc nspurt
which It now presents In Iho hands of Mr.
Olncy differs wldqly from Us charcter when
It llmt li-sued from the pen of Us author.
The two propositions : which. In effect , Pres.
Ident Monroe laid down were : Flist , thai
America wafn * longer lo bo looked upon
us n field for'Jiiiropean colonization ; and
second , that , lltiiope must not attempl to
pxtpnd Its boliUcal .svslcm lo America or lo
control tho/'polalcal condition of any of the
American communities who hid recently
dpclared triMr" Independence. The dangers
against whluH' Ifrpsldont Monroe thought It
of government ! vflilch Heemed likely to din
arpear unless. Itltwas sustained by external
aid , were Inptyqnts fresh In the mind of
President Mnnrop when ho penned his celt-
bialed mcsinEi/ / . '
ORIGIN' ' OF.VTHB CONTENTION.
The system' of. which ho speaks and of
which lie $ > ' rPSolutely deprecates the ap
plication tovl'lh ' < > 3 American continent was
Iho ryHleniMhim ndopted by certain pow
erful stales on the cont'nent ' of Europe of
combining UM wcnt bv forcn of arms the
adoption lu hi'icounlrles of political In-
stllutlotiH which they dlbllke , and to uphold
jy external , prpssnrH those which they cp-
Vailoua porliana of South America had
rec ntly dcclnrrd their Independence anil
lhat Independence had not bi"n iemgnli.O'1
jy tha gowrninonls of Spain und I'oilucal ,
to which , with porno small except ana , th
whole of Central nml South Amurlci wrrt
lomlii'illy subject. It was not nn limmln-
dea of Imposing bv Iho forca of
< iui3 upon Iho South American ' oni.ri jr.llle )
he form cf government n"d the p < ) lttlca !
ootm cllon will h lhe Ind thiowii off. In
IB l.r'n ' * that ire I'n led Sla'c ? wou'd res'H >
u y huch ente prl e. If It vvnn oontcrp.nl Hi- ' .
I'l sldpnt Momot ailoplod n poll"V which
( , rt.iveU thn ontlr' Bvmpittiy of th Rnrf-
.ih Bnvirm'iit ft Ihut ilav.
whlrh - 'itiidf 1 by
Tin da porn were ip-jf
: le Idenr M rr > o InvM no rela 'cm ' lo ll'e
< tal > of thlnir n vhlch vvc tlvo ot th' pre -
nl day 1"fir ' ' 17 langor rt : mv holy
al-Miice Impcefrt' , ' ts systems uuin any not-
'on ' of the Anier aa aj.illne.it , und there
Is no danger of nny European Blatc treat-
Inr any part of the American continent fc *
a tit otiject for I'uropenn colonlzntlon. It
Is Intelligible that Mr. Olnpy should Invoke
Hi ( Ufcnse of the views on whfh ho Is now
inOM'ng nn authority which csnjoyi so high
a pnuularlty with his fellow counlrympii.
But the circumstances with whl h President
.M-lioc was dealing and those to which
the present American govornm it U ad-
Orpsslnff Itself have very few featured
in common ,
DENIAL OF INTKRKSI. ,
Great Britain Is Imposing no "system"
upon Venezuela , and Is not concornlm. her-
st.f In nny way with the nnturo of th"
political Institutions under which the Vene
zuelans may prefer lo live. But the Hrlt-
Isn empire and the representative of Venn-
zuola arc nclghlrar ? , and they him dlftprid
fo- come time pasl. and conlln'ie to differ ,
ns to the line by which thplr dominions nrc
separated. It Is a controversy with which
th United States hnvr no nppnrcnt prnc-
tlv'Ti concern. It Is difficult , linlopd , to BO
how It can materially affect nn.v stale or
community outside thos prlmnrllv Intor-
esteil , except , perhaps , oilier pattp ot her
majesty's domain , such ns Trimd.vl. The
dlsputeil frontier of Venezuela has notUng
to do with any of the quenons dealt vvllh
by President Monroe. It Is not n qit stlon
of the colonization by an European power
ot nnv portion ot America ; II is nol a Mnes-
llon of the Imposition upon the ooininiir.l-
lies of Soulh America of nny nvstem of
government devleed In Etiiope ; It is simply
the determlnallon of the fron'ler of n Brit
ish possession , which belonged to HIP tinoiio
of England long before Ihe republic ot Vcne-
7uela came Inlo existence , bul even
If the Intel Csts of Venezuela were
so far linked to those of the
United States ns to glvo to the latter n
locus Htandl In this controvvsv , t' eh gov
ernment apparently has not formed nnd iel-
Inlnly does nol express any opinion upon
Ihe mtual meritof HIP dlspjte. The ov-
ernment of the United Slnles does nol say
Ihut Great Britain or Venezuela Is In the
right in the matters In issue. But they
lay down thai the doctrine of Prtsulcnl
Monroe , when IIP opposed Die Imposition of
European sj stems or Ihc ien vvnl of Euro
pean colonization , confers upon thorn the
ilghl of ilpinandlng that wnen n lurip < r.n
power has n frontier difference with n South
American community ths EurjiKMii power
shall consent to refer thai conirovorsy lo
arbllrntlon ; nnd Mr. Olney staUp tint un
less her majesty's govcrnmsnt nccide to
this demand luwlll "greatly nmbatrass HIP
future relations between Great Britain and
the United States. "
ASSERTED NO PROTECTORATE.
"Whatever may be the authoilly for the
doclrlno laid down by 1'iusldent Monroe ,
( hero Is , nothing In his language to show
that ho ever llioitghl of claiming this novel
prerogative for the Unlled States. It Is ad-
mllled lhat he did nol think to assert n
protectoralo over Mexico or the states of
Central or South America , Such a claim
would have lmpo ° od upon the United States
the duty of answering for the conduct of
thpse stale" , nnd consequently the responsi
bility of controlling It. His sagacious fore
sight would have led him energetically lo
tlepi cento the addition of so serious n
but den to those which the rulers of the
United States have to bear. It follows of
necessity that If the government of the
United Stales will not contiol Ihc conducl
of these communities , neither can It under
take to protect them from the consequences
altnchlng to any misconduct of which they
may be guilty toward other nations. If
they violate In any wav thp rights of an
other state or of Itg subjects it Is not al
leged that the Monroe doctrine will assure
them the assistance of the United Stales in
escaping from any repaiatlon which Ihey
may be hound by Intern.itlonal law to Mve.
Mr. Olney expressly disclaims such an lu
ff rpnce from the principles he lays down
Bul Ihe claim which he founds upon lliem Is
that If nnv Independent American state ad
vances n demand for terrltoiy of which Us
neighbor claims lo be Ihe owner , and lhat
neighbor Is the colony of a European state ,
the Unlled States have a nirlit to lnsl t
lhat Ihe European stale shall submit the
dpmaiuls of Us own Impugned righls lo nr
bllrallon.
I will not now enter Into n dl cuoslon of
the merits of this method of terminating
Intcrnallonal disputes It has piovetl Itself
va'unble In many c.ibcs , but It Is not , fiec
from defecls , which often operate ns n
berlous drawback on Its value. It Is not
always easy to llnd nn aibltrator who Is
competent and who , at the same time , 1 °
wholly free from bias ; and the task of In-
Curing compliance with the awaid when It
Is made Is not exempt from difficulty. It Is
a mode of settlement ofwhich the value
varies much , according to ( he nature of the
conlroveroy lo which It Is applied and Ihe
character of Ihe litigants who apneal to It.
Whether In any parllculai cnae It Is a suit
able method of oiocedure Is generally u
delicate and difficult question. The only
parlies who are competenl to decide that
question are the two parties whose rival
contentions arc In Issue. The claim of n
third nation , which Is unaffected by the
controversy , to Impp o this particular pro
cedure on cither of the two others cannot
be reasonably justified , and has no founda
tion In the law of nnt'oii" ' .
In the remaiks which I have made I have
nrcueil on thp theoiv thai the Monroe doc
trine Itself Is sound. I must not , however ,
bo understood as exnresslng nny acceptance
of It on the part of her majesty's govern-
menl. Il must always be mentioned with
re'pect. on account of the dlsllngu'shed '
Rlalesman to whom It Is duo and the greal
nallonvhlch has adopted It. But Inlerna-
tlonnl law Is founded on the general con
sent of nations and no stalcsman , however
eminent , and no nallon , however powerful ,
Is competent to Insert Inlo Ihe code of In-
ternatlonal law a novel principle which was
never lecognlzed before , and which has
not slnco been accepted bv the government
of any other country. The United Stales
have a rlphl , like nny other nation , to in
terpose In nny conlroversy by which Iholr
own Inlerefli are affecled , and thev are Ihe
judge whether IhO'-c Interests are touched
and In what measure they i-hould bo sus
tained. But their rights nro In no wav
strengthened or extended by the fact thai
the controversy affects some territory
which Is called American.
Mr. Olney quotes the case ot the rcccnl
Chilian war. In which Iho T'nlted Stiles
declined lo join wllh France nnl EnglanJ
In nn effort to brine hostilities lo a c'n'o
nn account of the Monroe doctrlnp. The
Unlled States were enthcly In the right In
declining to join In an attempt at pacifi
cation If they thought 111 , but Mr. Olnev's
principle thai "American quesllons are for
American decision. " even if It received nnv
counlenanco from Ihc language ot President
Monroe ( which It docs not ) cannot be sus
tained by nny reasoning drawn from the
law of nations
NOT NECESSARILY CONCERNED.
The government of the Unlled States Is
not pnlllled lo affirm ns a universal propo
sition with reference to u number of Imle-
pei.dcnl states for whose conduct it assume"
no le ponslblllty , Hint Its Interests are
necessarily concerned In whatever may be
fall thosa states , simply bectiu o ( hey nro
sltuatc'd In the western liomlspheip. It ma >
well be that the Interesls of Iho United
States am ntfccted bv something that hap
l > ens to Chill or to Peru nnd lhal HIP olr
pumstances may glvo the tight of Inter-
feience , bnl suoli a contingency may
equally liapnen In Uio cn p of China or
Japin and Ibo tight of Intelfeicnco Is not
more extensive 01 more abjured In the one
CJ B than In ihc olher
Though the language of President Monroe-
Is dliccted lo thn attainment of objects
which most Englishmen wou'd agree to ns
salutary , It IB Impossible , to admit that they
1 ave been intcrlbed by any adequate au
thority In Ihe coilo of International law ; nnd
Hie danger which such admission would
Involve Is sufllcluntly exhibited , both by
the sti nngn development which the doctrine
lias received ut Mr. Olney's hands and the
arguments by which II IH suiipotted In the
dispatch under rpp'y. In defense of It ho
says : "That distance anl B.OOO miles of
ntervenlng ocean make nny permanent po-
Illcol union between a European and nn
American Hlnlo unnntuial nnd Inexpedlenl
will Imidly be denied. Bul physical nnd
geographical consldeiullons arc thn least
of Iho objecllons lo mieli a union. Europe
ias primal y Interests which uro peculiar
to herself ; America Is not Intelcsted In
Ihem nnd ouphl nol lo ba vexed or com-
illpated with them. " . ,
And again : "Thin far In our lilMory wo
mve been spared the burdens and evils of
mmena * standing nimlPH nnd nil the olher
ICPBSEOIlei of huge warlike establishments ;
und His exemption Imi hls'ily contributed
0 our national greatness and wealth , at
v ell ns to Ihe happiness of every rltUen ,
Jut , with the powers of Euiope permanently
encamped on Amerlcnn roll , the Ideal con-
llllons we have thus far enjoyed cannot be
expected to continue. "
The nocesruarv meaning nf Ihoso woids H
hat the union between Gicat Britain and
Canada ; between Great Brllaln and
Jamaica nnd Tilnldnd ; bjtween Gte.it
liltalo and British Honduras , rir Biltlsli
lulana , nro "Inexpedient and unnatural , "
DISCLAIMH THE INFERENCE ,
President Monioe disclaims any Mich In-
foienco from his dortrl"o : but , In tills , as
a In other resp'cts , Mr. Olney develops- .
lo lay * down tlvu the Inexpedient and un-
mlural clweier of the union between a
: uropean nnd an American utato U su
ohvlou * thai "It will huidly be denied. "
ler muipsl > ' ) Bovcrnms-l H prepared em
phatically to deny It on behalf of bath the
< rltlsh anil American people who are fub-
oft to her crown , They maintain that the
inlon between Great Britain and her leni
ties in th" w Astern heinUplioie | 3 Inlli
Ititural and expedient They ful'y ' oorrur
vllh the view whleli Pp ldeiil Alonrao ap-
nrenlly tnteilulned tint onv disturb HI ;
nf thn cxlstinu lerrltorlal distribution la
hat hemisphere bv any fr-sh acquisition
3.1 the pint of anv European state would be
1 highly inexpedient change , but thuy ar
lot prepaicd to admll that tiin icoKnltlun
f that expediency I * clothed with ih * fane-
Ion which h'longs to a doctrine of Inlernu-
lonal law. They are not prepared to admit
hat the imereotu of Iho United Stales on
IP essarll ) concorii'd In every froMlPr dla-
ite which may arise between any two
> f the Mute * who itoniova ilomlnlon In the
wpjtern hemlsphero ; and nllll lea * can lla >
ccept Iho doclrlii" ( hat the United HtiUen
ro enllllol lo claim thnt the process of
irbltrallon shall b upjdlud to uny demand
for the surrender of terrllory which one of
those , states may mnkp ncrnmst nnother ,1
have commented In the above remarks only
upon the general nsnecl of Mr Olnoy's doc-
trlncs , npnrt from the ppeclal considerations
which attach to the conlrovery bolwcen the
Unltpd Kingdom and Venezuela In Us pres
ent phase.
This controversy has undoubtedly been
made tnoro dllllcnlt by the Inconsiderate
action of the Venezuelan government in
breaklnir oft relallons wllh her majesty's
government , nnd It * rpttlement has bten
corre iiondlngly delayed ; but her mnjestj's
Kovcrninont ha1) not siirrendorcd the hope
thit It will bo adjusted by n reasonable nr-
rangemenl nl nn early date.
I requesl tlmt you will rc.ad thp substance
of the above dispatch to Sir. Olney nnd
leave him a copy If he dcslies II.
SIERITS OF ENGLAND'S CLAIM
The correspondence closes v. Ith nnolhor
note from I-ord Salisbury lo Sir JuIHn
Pnuncefoto , Intended for delivery lo Sscrc-
Inry Olncy , of the same dntp as his pre
ceding note , from which it was probably
separated because It deals entirely with
the merits of the British claim to thp tei-
rllory In dispute. Ixird Salisbury explains
that his purpose Is to temove tliU rpprc-
hcnslon , which he can mosl conveniently
aceonipll'li In this way , being pi evented
from addressing the Ven ° 7iiclan Rovi-rnni'iit
Itself , In consequence of n suspension of
dlplomat'c ' telatlons. Lord Sallsouiy bpglrs
wllh Ihe Htalement that "her nmjeslv's gov
ernment , while Ihey htive never avoided
or declined aigument on Ihe subjrct with
the government of Velieruoln , have nlvva > 8
held that the queitlon vvas 0111 whleh had
nol dliect bearing on Iho material Interest-
of another country , nnd have cent > ! quoiUI >
refrained hitherto from pte entlnK uny ilp-
lalled statement of their case , cither lo the
United Slates or to olhci foreign govern
ments.
"Probably for this ivnson , " mjs Lord
Salisbury , ' 'Mr. Olnuy'n stalcnienl bears the
Impress of being mainly. If not cnllicly ,
rounded on epnrte Vcnc/uclan Malcmonts
and gives nn eironeous view of m.viy of the
material facls" lie challenges S"crelnry
Olney's llrsl statement that thu dispute
dates back to 1SH , nnd asserts1 that It did
not begin until 1MO , which asscrllon h < < pio-
eeeds to support by n long statement of the
conditions under which Hrltlsh nulnn i wns
acquited from the Dutch , the friendly lela-
llons lhat had existed for n long time be
tween the United States of Colombia Unit ,
and afterward A'enezueln , wllh Great
Britain , and with refetencc to the cntlv
decrees of the Spanish government lie
ast-erts that the recent dlfllculty would
never have arisen If Venezuela Had been
contenl lo claim onlv Ihosc lenllorles which
could be proved or even reasonably as-
sSrled to have been quietly in the posses
sion or a cnptnlncy general of Venerucln.
SPANISH TITLE ATTACKED.
He atlacltIhc Spanish title to the land-
as vague nnd Ill-founded , and contends that
lo Ihcvalldlty of the Dutch tllle undci
which Great Britain now claims Micre
exists the most authentic declaration. A
far back nn 17C9 Holland had protested
against Spanish Incursions Into their set
tlements In the basin of Iho Guiana nnd lo
Ihls claim Ihe Spanish govornineni nevet
attempted to reply , the archives showing
that they had not means to lebut It. Lord
Salisbury says : "The fundamental prin
ciple underlying the Venezuela argument
Is that Inasmuch ns Spain wna original ! )
entitled of rlghl lo Ihe whols American
continent , nny territory on thai continent
which she cannot bo shown lo have ac
knowledged In f-peclflc nnd poMtlve lerms to
have passed to another power ran onlj
have been acquired by wrongful usurpation ,
nnd If situated to the noith of Iho Amazon
nnd wesl of Ihc Atlantic , must necessarily
be-long to Venezuela ns her self-constilute'd
Inheritance In these regions. It may rea-
oonnblv be nskcd whether Mr. Olney wotili'
consent to refer to the arbitration of an
other power pretensions raised by the gov
ernment of Mexico , raised on Midi a founda
tion to large tracts of tpirlloiv which hud
long been comprised In Ihe fedeiallon "
I < od Salisbury proceeds lo state the clr-
cumstnrcps connected with the marking of
His Schomberg line Ho savs lhal the Brlt-
ibh government notified Venezuela In 1829
ot Its Intention to locale piov Islonally Ihls
boundary , Us purpose being after the ur-
vey to communicate to other govurnmunlh
its views as lo Ihe true lines of the British
boundary and then sctlle any details as lo
which ihose governments might object
Al the very outset he placed two boundary
posls at Point Bnilnm , on the remains of
th Dutch fort , and while the posts there
and at the mouth of the Amncurn were
removed at the urgent entreaty of Vene
zuela , the concession was made on the
illsltnct understanding thai Gie.al Hrltaln
did not thereby abandon her claim to thai
position. Schomberg held thai Great Bilt-
nln might justly claim Iho whole basin of
Ihe Vuylnyf and Yuruarl , but suggested that
claims of this region bo surrendered In
return for the recognition of the right to
Point Barlmn. The Schomberg line. sa > .
Lord Salisbury , was , in fact , a great teduc-
llon of the boundary claims bv Great Brit
ain , as n matter of right , and Its pioposal
crlglnated In a desire lo Cbme to a t-nefily
and friendly arrangement wilh a weaker
power.
power.PROPOSAL HAD LAPSED.
The nole next gives In great detail n
statement ot the main facts of the dis
cussions which have ensued with the Vene
zuelan government. Of Lord Aberdeen's
pioposal , which made greal conc ° Eslons out
of friendly legard for Venezuela , Lord
Salisbury says it remained unanswered for
more than six years , wherefore the Vene
zuelan government was notified that It had
lapsed. Lord Granvllle's proposition In 18S1 ,
al o involving considerable reductions from
the Schomberff line , was , ho says , likewise
never answered.
Lord Salisbury charges thai Venezuela has
r'pealedly violated thfi "treaty of 1850 , " bv
the terms of which both governments nqrecd
to refrain from entering upon the torrltorv
In diepule , for which reacon. In ISSO. her
'
majesty's government decided not fo icpcnt
the offer of concessions which had not
been reciprocated , but to assert her un
doubted right to HIP territory within the
Schomberg line , while still holding open
for negotiations and even arbitration the
uns-ettled lands beyond lhal and within
what they considered lo bo their rightful
boundai v.
Rofciring to Gu/mnn Dlanco's declina
tions to arbitrate the tltlo of these unset
tled landn nlono. nnd Insistence on n full
arbitration , " Lord SalUbuiy tnys : "This
pretension Is hardly less exorbitant than
would be u rpfu al by Gieal Britain to
agree to an nrbltiatlon of the boundary of
British Columbia nnd Alaska unless the
United Slates would consent to bring Into
question one-half of the whole area of
tlml lerrilory. "
HISTORY OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
Lord Salisbury rapidly Inices the history
of the following negotiations down to 1887 ,
vvhPn Ihe situation had become FO acute ,
owing lo Ihe Venezuelan demands for an
evacuation of the disputed lerrltory b-
Gic-at Britain , thai thu Billlth lepresenla-
llvo at Cararas iccelvtd his passnorts nnd
diplomatic lelntlons were declared bv
Venezuela to be suspended. Ho wtys ( hat
in steps have been taken bv thp HiltlMi
iiilborltles to oxerc'se Jurisdiction boyoml
HIB Schomberg line , nor to Interfere with
the proceedings of the VoneziiBlans In the
teriltory outside , although pending a sel-
titment , Grout Biltnln cannot recognlzp
UIPSO proceedings as valid or conferring title
Thi ! question ho adds , has remained In
this position pver since. Ore it Biltaln ban
from the first held to Iho name vlovv ns lethe
the extent of her loriltorv. waiving n portion
tion of Its claims , however , nnd being wir
ing to nibltiate another poitlon ; but as re
gards tlio rest , within the Schombeig Hue
they do not consider th it the rights of
Great Britain nro open to conteit. If Iho
concessions which Grcnt Urltaln has been
willing to make from time lo time have ill-
mlnlHhnd , II has been because Hie nus iPpn )
unwilling lo surrender to foreign rule con
trol over her subjects who have gindnallj
colonized the country. The discrepancy
In maps Is easily accounted for , and the
British government oinnot bo made re-
pponslbln for publlcallons made wllhout
their autboilty.
HOPE FOR FUTURE SUCCESS ,
In conclusion Loid Salisbury says : "Al
though the negotiations in 1690 , 1SOI nnd
1891 did nol lead lo any rnsn't , her
majcstv's government has not abandoned
the hop. ; that thev may he resumed with
bettor HUPPPSS. and tlmt when the Intermit
politics of Venezuela nro settled on a , mom
durable basis than linn lately upppniud to
bfl the case , her nnJ sty'H iJOVBrnmpnt may
bo pnablod to adopt a more modcratn and
conclllaloiy courn In iOK.ai'1 ' to this quef-
llon than that of their pipdece iors. Hrr
majeatv's government nro sincerely dc lrnu3
of being on friendly relations with
Venezuela , nnd certainly have no design
to seize territory tlmt pi'iperly belongs to
her. or forcibly to extend soveri'lenty over
any portion of her population. They have
on the contrary , repeatedly cxnroesed their
iciidlnesB to mihmll lo arbitration . < m > uon-
nictlng rlalma of Great Britain and
Vonerupli tonrii \ tucts of lerrllir } ,
which , from their nurlfi-ious nature , me.
known to bo 'of iilmnil untold value. Bul
they cannot cousenl to ( nlpriuln or to nub
ml ) to Hit * tirhlliatlnn of another powei. ni
of foreign Jurists , however eminent , clalm <
baectl on the cxtiavngunt pictentlons of
Spanish nfllcliiH in thu la-l century nfl In
volving the tiansfer nf lar-e numbeiii of
Brltl/h HiibjcptH. who have for ninny ynuM
enjoyed the settled mle of n Brlllrh col
ony , to n nation of dlfforcnl laee umi lun-
ginigp. vvhoxn polltlr.il system U xubjoct
to fiequont disturbance ! ? , and VVIOH Instl-
lutlona BH yet too r.ftrn afford vc-rv Ina- '
eiiuutp nioteptlon to life nnd piouerty No
Ixfuo of thin dcscrhitlon has ever bPen In
volved In the ( lupxtlon vvhleh Great Britain
end the Vnlt J StntPX have coiupnte 1 lo
hiilinilt to nrbltritlon nnd her iiMjonlv'-i
H voinmcnt are ronvince'l that In slmll'Ji
p'rcumftanrea ' UIH government of 111
United States would be equally firm In de
clining to entertain proposals of such u na
ture "
Ion n MIIII'N Trrrlbln Dentil.
MASON C'iTV. la. , Dee. -Bueclil ( Ti'o
gram ) H. S , Draw , inanacor cf I'arl' ° r'ii
flour mllli of thli city , WAS Instantly Mile I
today Ho v as caught In a largavhril nnJ
ground to piece ] , tlo leavea a wife aii'l ' tv/j
children.
MET FAVOR IN THE SENATE A
President's Message Brought Out
in that St-ud Body ,
SCENE THAT IS SELDOM WITNESSED
mill AriMiiiipitit ; IIIK Docu
ment * llrfrrri'd to the I'orHuru
Itrlntlonn Committro With
out Dolmto.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. The pros-Menl's
message on the Venezuelan question occupied
the main attention of the senate during Its
brief session , Secretary Cox reail the docu
ment amid ImprcBFlve silence , the senators
following every word with Intense Interest
The concluding sentence of the message v\ai
no sooner road thm a demonstration oc
curred , almost unparalleled In the history of
the upper branch of congress. Senators on
both sides of the chamber Joined In their ex
prcsslons of approval by long continued hand *
clapping. The mcstsage and accompanjlng
documents' wore at once referred to the com-
mltteo on foreign relations and beond tin
reading of the document , no debits or refer
ence to It occurred during the session Many
memorials concerning the Cubin rebellion
and the Turkish massacres wtro presented.
Mr. Call of Florida offered a resolution to In
vestigate alleged election Irregularities In
Florida.
At this point tha message of the president
was received. Mr. Morgan , chairman of tha
committed on foreign ulntlon ? . nt nnco
moved that the senate go Into executive BJS-
slon , which , nt 12:40 : , was agreed to. At
1 o'clock the doors of the senate \\c\o \ thrown
open and the secretary begun the reading ol
the message.
As the reidlng of the message closed there
was a honrtv hnndelfintilnir frnni nil ntifir.
tors of the chamber , Mr. Chandler , repub
lican of New Hampshlio. lending tn the
demonsratlon on the republican side. Veter
ans of the senate say It uai > the most sponta
neous demonstration In Ihclr recollection.
Proposition I.cil ( on lI\i-lj but ( ioud-
.Nulurcil Dcliutc.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 17. While the tlmo
of the house was mainly absorbed today In
i debate on the republican plan to create
three committees of nlno members cnch to
deal with the election contests , Its Interest
was centered upon the president's message.
The debate on the elections committee plan. ,
was fruitful of partisan discussion of elec
tion methods In the house and the repub
lican policy of dealing with contorts In the
Fifty-first congress.The principal speakers
were Cannon of Illinois. Dalzell of l'enns > l-
vanla , Johnson cf Indiana and Powers < jf
Vermcnt , republicans , and Crisp of Goorgla ,
llartlett of New York , Wheeler of Alabama
and Bailey of Texas , democrats. The plan
was adopted by a party vote.
The president's message lay on the
speaker's table until latu In the afternoon ,
when It waa read and received much en
thusiasm on both sides.
The discussion drifted Into the C\ans-
Tuinoy gubernatorial contest and Mr. Mc-
Mlllen Inquired what that had to do with
the proposition "to make a hydra.hcadeil
elections committee. " ami acscrlcil that there
were no contests from Tennessee.
There followed a good-natured running
fire between Messrs. Cannon and Cox , after
which Mr. Crisp announced tlmt he waa op
posed to the plan and charged Mr. Cannon
with seeking to cxclto sectional prejudices
and not stating foots In his attempt. The.
proportion of contests against northern dem
ocrats was greater than against southern , ho
said. He had read extracts from the record ,
showing how the republican majority In th
rifty-flrst con grow had dealt with oloc-
tlon contest ? .
Dalzell , republican of Pennsylvania , John
son , republican of Indiana , Mllllkon of Malno.
Lacey , republican of Iowa , nnd 1'ovvers , re
publican of Vermont , followed In support
of the proposition for a divided committee ,
and Mr. Uartlett , democrat of New York ,
and Mr. Wheeler , democrat of Alabama ,
against U.
The arglnal Cannon resolution was finally
adopted without a division.
At 4:30 : thf ppeakcr laid before the hous
the presldrnt's' message. Although many
members hurt alroidy read It , nearly all of
them remained In their yaats and listened
attentively to the reading.
Several pawages were punctuated by ap-
plaiiso and the conclusion of the reading was
followed by loud applause en both sides.
Mr. Crisp was on his feet at the close with
a bill , and Mr. McCrcary of Kentucky moved
the reference of the message to the committed
on foreign affalis , but Speaker Reed re
ferred It to that committee without a motion
and recognized Mr. Dlngley. lepiibllcan of
Maine , who mndo a motion to adjourn until
tomorrow , an.1 this waa carried.
The bill which Mr. Crisp tried to offer
follows :
Bo It enacted by the senate and house of
lepiesentatlyes in congress assembled , That
the sum of $100000 be and the sumo Is
hereby appropriated to pay the expenses of
n committee to be appointed by the preu-
Ident lo Investigate and report what IH the
true divisional line between the republic ot
Venezuela and Brlllsh Guiana.
THUI'UHA.VCU WOUICUIIS.
Many AxHrnililr ( o ] > INCUNH
( ! i < - .Saloon I'rolilrm.
WASHINGTON. Doc. 17. D leEatc3 from
national , stale and territorial societies , leagues
and alliances of temperance reform workus
mot In convention at the Calvary Baptlut
Sunday school house today. Members are from
litigious ( denominations , associations confer
ences , pyncds , and from all organl/aUons op
posed to the drinking saloon.
The convention was culled lo onlcr by Rev.
L. B. Wilson , president of the Dlutrlct ol
Columbia Anti-Saloon league.
The program Included Introductory prayoi
by Hev. T D , Hatnlln , D.I ) . , patUor of the
Church cf the Covenant , and an addrcfs o |
welcome by Hev. Samuel H. Gron , Ul ) . ,
pastor of Calvary Uaptlat church.
Tonight H mass meeting IE to be hold at
the First CoDKreRatlon.il church , when an ad-
drei'i of welcome will bo delivered by Dr. ) ] .
L. Whitman , pmldtnt of the Columbian uni
versity , The theme for the evening will be :
"State and Territorial Alliance Against ths
Saloon. "
The I'peakers will bo Hev. Albert O , Law.
son , president of the New Jora.'y league ; Mr * .
Margaret II 1'latt , In behalf of the work done
by tlia dUtrlcl league , anil Hev. A. J. Kyuetl
of Philadelphia , who will talk of the Chris-
tlHii temperance movements and Ha nuccesj
In 1'emiuylvanla and other n lutes.
Pure Blood
IB the eom'lof tlin restoration lo licnllli
which JI owl's Sarsiijiarillu gives.
"It ( flvou ma
plcgauTo lo rccom-
rccsd Hood's Raraa-
jiarllla. U lias cured
mo of iimny com
plaints , and puri-
fled my blood. I
Was troubled VTllh
my liver , had hip
discing and other
lroullo3n'lUi8vrol- !
in of my ankles.
For n long tlrno I
Im.l to vralk vritli u
C.T..O , For eoTcral
can I naiKradual-
bre.-vkinc down. I hail the ( ; rp ! lit
Buvero form , I procured u\K \ botllea o (
Hood'H HarBauarllla ni.il it built Jiio up ,
My rccovary J ere to Hood'H ' Barsaparlllu.
All my lib have jjouo and I fo l llku anew
now person , I sl"cp well and rat heartily , "
Mai. UiAULOTi'i ; Kr.Li.v , Jiayvvords , C'al.
food's Sarsaparilla
Ii Iho only triio blood pur I tier prominent *
ly J t tha public eye today. Try it ,
m" °
uon.