New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-05

at Anduesa s disregard Of the coantrys interests
There is NOT one who does not say in plain words
that the British and German importers here have
made private arrangements with tie Government
politicians, in consequence of which Venezuela
has been betrayed
The total exports of Venezuela amount 10 about
| S20,G00 600. or these the United States take
considerably more than lalf Us a customer
| America s worth more to Venezuela than all her
other customers combined. The vast stores OF
| coffee and hides coming 10 the United States
| from Vepc2ucan ports enter absolutely free o.
| duty while upon the products of the Cnijcd States
sent into Venezuela, amounting 20 less than 81
400 900. revenues Of nearly $4,000, 900 are col
I lected The reciprocity convention which Mr.
ScruggS has been constantly, ably. unava-
inQly cndeavOring 10 negotiate, asks no than
that, in return for a continued free market in The
| nited States, Venezuela shall put fewer eXactions
! on American trade and shall give TO certain
! American products preferential favor over simiaf
! products coming from other countries This
! quest has been modified and remOliiied again and
again during the last TWO years T. meet this, that
| and the other objection suggested by the Ncne-
! zuean Forei9n Office Vt no time WAS its form 50
stringent in the interest OF American trade as We
| were justified, by the value of our markets TO
! Venezuela. in demanding In its latest form it is
generous, ana devised rs 10 OCCASION
! very little disturbance of Venezuelan revenues
! even at the beginning OF its operation, and it
| provided in the immediate future beyond all
shadow of doubt by an increased volume Of Amer
lean imports. much larger total revenue than is
now drawn from them But at no time has
| there been, on the part of the Government here
| the smallest indication of disposition to meet
| the American demand So far "a | can discover
! ARduesa has never said in uncQuivocal terms
| that he will not make treaty, but his personal
| conduct and that of his successive Ministers OF
! Foreign Affairs and of Finance leave no doubt Of
/ hls deliberate pur2ose from the beginning 10
! cvadc, delay and finally in some way or another
escape treaty.
Mr. Scruges, naturally, is rcIiccnt as to the
details OF the negotiations. and even to their
present shape; but my information, drawn from
| Ncnezuclans who have been until AndueSa's re-
cent performances looking 10 the overthrow Of the
! Constitution and his continuance in power, in hi,
| complete confidence. justihes me in saying that
/ the President went into the negotiation only
! because lie could not lcremptorly wave the Ameri-
can Minister aside, but fully determined to resist
| his demand to the last. And resist il he has hy
all kinds of spcCious pleas. arguments, postpone
| mcnts references and articles NJ ore kind and
another. The merits Of tie case have teen argued
over and over again. now with committees oil
Congress- now with Secretaries of Foreign AnaIrs.
now with Ministers of Finance, and then again
with new committees and new sets Of Ministers:
schedules have been drawn up and referred here
and referred there returned with this Objection
| and then with that and for revision IN TINS par
ticuar and then in the other. once or TWICE I'D"
{ treaty has been actually written ont and made
/ ready for the Presidents signature, but at that
opportune moment he was i'll of fever. or IA"
3 l,si 4 nm
and the latest excuse, am told, is that the cice-
lions are coming on. and nothing can he done
/ until they disposed of
In view Of the motives which have governed
| Anduesa il is an obvious waste Of time 10 argue
+ upon the folly and stupidity of hl- conduct from
the point Of view Of public policy. ii ne mas
/ Ircn bribcd to do a. he has DONE do II he must,
and do il he would no matter how sadly. how
unfortunately, his country was Affected. Inc
/ imposition Uy President Harrison Of the duty oil
/ : cent. a pound on Venezuelan coffee would be a
rninous blow 10 Venezuela None but the dole
! fullest fool will question that. 1t is doubtful II
any considerable percentage VI her coffee products
would find a market at any priGc elsewhere man
| in the United states: certainly none could he
found for il at anything like fair price. II must
! come into the United STATES free Of duty "r u'
staple industry Of Venezuela, that which sust'inH
/ every other industry, must In completely pros
trai,d This result. obvious and lney lahle, Should
have been sufficient of itself 10 have secured the
treaty within a month after it was ilrst pro-
/ posed.
But the event to which Anducsa had betrayed
his country j. 10 be fully perceived only when Il i'
understood that for he lat tire years MS M'n'Se
AZ Washington has been something American inter-
yention in behalf of Venezuela against The en-
eroachments of the British coIon'ts III Guiana.
i
/ If the boundary dispute which has been going Oh
far ~ many wears between Great Britain ana
Venezuela. accompanied all tie while by con
-tantly advancing entertainments ON the pAi' 81
Great Britain territory when al various s'"E''
of the dispute has btcn csnccdcdly \che%u' l'h' ~
MAY be true 81 /; may not, but nav "'''' go
by distinguished venezuelan statesman ,"r
mcrly d member of Andue7a = cabinet, aiid y''lN
ieccItIy separated from MN, n'ae d,s'
Harrison al time manlie'f1 "'h
IreneIiela's interest. Ills position, However,
as VcnezueIa's active ally IL adjustinS dimctt''
with Great Britain, and -. Nclc|ueI, eIo.nA a.
| tariff war .oud be Impossible WhateNci iir
| extent to v Ech ne might have gone Al sus'ai"in1
Nenezvcla, thr public htlraiufe % ole o,"' boa"
partment shows that our syihpal mes i nav PAL
| ieLeatedlv expressed for NcEezdeia pN eEcfN ~
dent since THE time OF General Grant anu uh'' sum
| sharp thiu1s have been said by me AicIic1n
earie. OF s. ate il criticism OF EhSlah1 ,ou -
TIE territory in dispute Ii about ohc-hall "l mn
represented in the accepted charts ar Nei'|u'i"i
! soii and substantially the entire mineral "'dIr'
, 10 ,orntrv i. contained in the disputed zone
The dearest interests of the nation are bohud up III
This controverf and the wicked folly OF alternating
tbe ouly Pow,~ which would b. disposed and at
tho same TING able 10 en- force her rights Ii Sadly
| apparent. ;;,ol oo,.nirocv
| .,''a,a hi. nower He il possessed of
| certain logged strength. more or less inc ich,I'
Of a perception dtslel by brandy ana WIN I1e
army and the treasury in his hands u ls lhiIOsSloe
! e. cav what be will do or what VIII p ne issue
'Ths Constitution has already been devised 10 pro
IN tEnt after his present term the President may
| w. ro elected Ills scheme r To have himself ac-
I.r,d President pro tclnpore, the period Of that
i"run,lepcy TO be REGARDED as an intericgnun, ana
| han tn secure "A new election. While Iaul WAS