The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-09-16
ADM. WALKER.
Said to Have Received Vigorous
Instructions.
HIS MISSION TO VENEZUELA.
Great Britain Not to he Allowed to Seize
the Mouth of the Orinoco liver
Its Importance to Many
Countries.

WASHINGTON, Sept 12.-There is good
rea son to believe that the sealed instruc-
tions received by Adm. Walker on
board the Chicago intrusted him with a
mission more important, perhaps, than
any that has been confined to an Amer
lean officer in recent years. The pro
tractCd conference VIII ich President
Harrison held with Acting Secretary of
State Adee on his recent visit to Wash
ingtOn; the long consultation between
Secretary of the Navy Tracy and Mr..
Adee before Adm. Walkers instructions
We're finally agreed upon: the carefully
worded official statement given out
through the press that Adm. Walker
was directed to pursue a vigorous
course in dealing with the situation,
especially i'll connection with foreign
aggression" all are of significance on
the supposition believed to be we'll
founded, that Adm. Walkers mission to
La Guyra with his squadron to proffer
the friendly intervention of the
United States to the Venezuelan
authorities, whoever they may
be, when the vessel arrives, III
preventing the final absorption of Ven
ezuela territory by Great Britain.
Also to secure the restoration OF the
status quo as TO boundaries rs iteXisted
prior to 1877 and obtain consent for the
submission to arbitration of the ques-
tien of titel to The territory in dispute
between the governments.
The keynote of the whole expedition
is found in the following extract from a
dispatch addressed to Mr.. Blaine, before
his resignation OF the state department
portfolio, 10y Mr.. Peraza, the Nene-
zuelan minister to Washington:
Hon Mr.. Blaine is already aware that agents
OF the government Of Great Britain have taken
possession, undUly and forcibly, OF the port OF
Barima. at the mouth OF the OrinocO. which up
To this time has been possessed by Venezuela
whose title is unquestOned. II is only necessary
toglance at the map 20 see the vast importance Of
this aggressive step OF Great Britain. When
European maritime power has once obtained =
foothod At Barima, it absolutely controls the
OrinOcO river AMI itS numerous afiiueHts
Through thai artery it may penetrate as far as
the Ro DE La Plata Venezuela is. therefore,
not the only American republic at the mercy
OF the naval power that gets control Of tho
Orinoco river. Colombia, Peru. Bolivia, Brazil,
the Argentine republic and Uruguay ara like
wise mt its mercy. This is not danger which
threatens Venezuela alone; IL threatens all
America and IS, perhaps. more serious than
the possession Of the Panama csnh 10y
European power, since it would ron
der nuRatory the efforts which through the
initiative OF the United States government
are now being made by IN" nations OF
America 10 draw closer their family bonds, 10
unity their interests and to have one and the
SAM destiny in future All these aSpira tiOnS
might he rendered fruitlcsS by the presence
and control in The OriHOco % 50 formidable u
naval power as IS Great Britain Her vessels
would enter tho mouth o' tho river and would
carry 10 the great centers OF population her
productions. her ideas ana her exclusive inter-