The National tribune., 1891-01-08

| tions.
1t is worthy of remark, in passing, that
this region which the British are so deter
mined to hold is veritably the
ORIGINAL Gel DORADO"
| THE Golden of the early American days.
1t was Sir Walter Raleigh who went in
search of such hoped-for country, and his
last two expeditions were directed to the
Yuriari region, which is the gold district OF
the country which has been seized. Both
OF the Raleigh expeditions were disasters,
and IN the last, which ended in 1913, the
talented adventurer lost his son, and he re-
turned from 1T to England only to be i'm
prlsoned, and finally beheaded. TIE richest
mine In this now de fdctO FL Dorado OF
luriari Is known as FL CallaOn the Callao).
which In 1884 had 60 stamps in operation,
and from 3O,936 tons of ORE with 1908 hours
OF labor, produced S3,4l5,23S. It's total
product for the 10 years ending with De-
cember, 1864, was S14,625 126. The other
mines in the region yielded in 1884 as fol-
lows, in ounces:
Name Of Mine. Ounces Of God
Inn -SguUo
... l0i7i5G
iotos1 40 months S96p
NGcupay two months 542O
hhIioas oso--i<
Total 5s5IO53
Auu Ii IalIRo Tor the year......-...... lfoi@is4
Grand total production. Issi........... 233 95537
1t is here that the subjects of Her Britannia
Majesty must not be disturbed by the Gov
eminent upon whose soil they have tres
| passed. But what can a Government with
only little more than 100000 people, an
army OF but few thousand men, and navy
Of four vessels, two Of these schOoners, do in
/ defending itself against Great Britain?
The Government of Venezuela has appealed
to the United States in this matter of her
| difficulty with Great Britain, hut what the
| result has been or will lie is still hidden. II
IS correct to say that our Government favOrs
arbitration. Perhaps il is intended that in
a certain large and comprehensive way the
acts and conclusions of the international
American Congress shall influence European
Nations in their conduct towards American
Nations and that thus the wrongs of Vene-
zuela shall come TO be righted. In the mean
time, evidently with an intention to give
the United States her hands full, and to
divert her from interfering with outside
matters, the fishery and seal questions are
kept warm by Great Britain. The grip which
is fastened upon the OrinOco and a control
ing region OF unsurpassed fertility, rich also
IN gold mines which, with rude and limited
means, have given VeneZuelans over $4,000
600 IN % years, or rather in the 90 years
previous TO British occupation, Will not be
readily withdrawn. There are greater prob
abilities Of efforts TO extend British occupa-
tion rs opportunity may offer, down to the
Amazon. The Monroe doctrine has got to be
asserted with unmistakable strength, not
far ahead, or left to "innOcuOus desuetude."
In, ha a; Il H. Tt.
American Conference come TO use in their
official publication a map, or the copy Of a
map, foisted upon credulous world over a
dozen years ago. for the purpose Of aiding
sinister movement TO give the Monroe doe
trine the lie? As our Spanish-American
friends significantly ask: "Quien sabe?"
A CALL FOR TROOPS.
Postscript.-Since the foregoing was
written, namely, on the Odd of December,
the newspapers contained a dispatch from
London, Of that date, stating in substance
that the British subjects who have en-
croached on the territory of Venezuela " in
Despite" now called for troops TO protect
them in possession" and that orders have
issued for the enrolment Of troops in British
Guiana" TO meet this demand, of course, if
Venezuelan resistance to British occupation
continues.
Ii was three years ago on the last of De-
cember, 80, that the British took formal |
control of the $4,000 square miles of Vene-
zuelan territory over which Great Britain
never before had advanced a direct claim or
exercised authority. During these three |
years Venezuela has plead for arbitration, |
and it is impossible that she has not been |
seconded in this by the United States, be- |
cause we were bound TO take hand in the |
matter, and could do no less than favor ar
bitration, with its sure basis of treaty right |
aud unbroken possession favoring our sister |
Republic. But for tbs very reason which |
would constrain us to favor arbitration Great |
Britain would oppose il "a far rs possible
that is, to one or other limit of war, which |
for her includes armed occupation, with de- |
fiance of the United States and its celebrated |
lin speeches) Monroe doctrine. OF course /
Great Britain would not precipitate quarrel |
with us to the extent of war but she has |
undoubtedly had war as possible necessity |
of the ease in mind, and understood that |
perhaps only through war, finally, with |
Venezuela, If not with us also, could she re-
tain possession Of what she has held against /
simple protest for three years.
At any rate, the occupation Of Venezuelan |
Guayana by British soldiers will surely |
pIeclpitdtc Hudl SettiemtnJ III the ulrecJ /
question between Venezuela and Great Brit |
ain, and the also direct one OF European ex- |
tension of territory in the New World. So /
that we are necessarily interested deeply in |
every move impending in the present critical !
case. And as the people Of this country /
have got 10 think about it, whether they /
wish 10 or not, and whether the, as yet, SOM
nOlent press ignores IL or not they cannot |
begin too early, as they will be called upon |
10 pass Judgment upon the action Of their /
Government, whatever that action may be, |
which is now necessarily being, or which |
soon necessarily must be, taken.
Riot In seu Jersey.
On Saturday night. Jan. 3, gang Of Italians /
who have been working on the New jersey |
Southern Railroad at Barnegat Park, n. j., |
rnYnltcl and raised q riot The Italians hnvn