The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-19
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE xALxLAyps
The Prolonged Dispute Abeut . south Az,
lantsc Archlpetagc.

The Froionsed Dispute About . South A.
iastic Archipelago.
WASHINGTON. April 1a.-The announcements
has recently been made that John Dull has
put an end In characteristic fashion 10 his
old controversy with Argentine over tho own.
ership Of the Malvinas or Falkland Islands
He has constituted them. It is said. together
with South Georgia, as British colony. urne,
Sir II. t. Goldsworthy. and has thus destroyed
Argentine's chances OF any other disposition
OF them. 1t Is added that tho utmost now
hoped for at Buenos Ayres Ia that England
may shoulder q part OF Argcntincs debt
or in some other way indemnify her for ex.
tingushng her claim to this erour.
But In reality England has for years treated
this dispute ms closed. She has for ycar.
maintained n Governor in the Falklands, and.
while the present step may possibly have in
Argentine eyes the Importance attributed tn
1t. England must regard 1t as purely an admin.
istratve arrangement.
Tho controversy with Argentine on this sub.
ject began In 1883 when Capt.NOnslow Of thu
Clio took possession OF the islands. Dis.
covered by Davis just three centuries ago. in
1902. and visited q century later ly Strong.
who gave them their English name, they sue.
cessively passed into tho possession OF France
and Spain. The French established them.
solNeS Ou Ou0 Vi tuo wv pIluClDul lsIAnua,
Soledad or East Falkland. in 1863, and
tho English on tho other. West Falkland. az
Port Egmont. two years later. France soon
after. In 1867. coded Soledad to tho SpaniardA
who proceeded to drive out the English from
Port Egmont.
Accordingly. in tho treaty OF Jan. %. I'M.
signed at London. Spain promised to restore
the settlement OF Port Egmont; but as to
what else was stipulated Argentine and Eng.
land do not agree. The Inter holds that the
Falklands at that time wero conveyed to the
British empire: but the Argentine Republic
insists that Spain retained It's sovereignty
Fort ws y
the English; who did not lenye q single, per.
r esss5 pcSt Ssss ia
thus REFERRING to. the Falkiands whose, coast;
With 70 Go Ths tSS how
Issue is rs, to what, the spanish coasts were.
The moro important arguments were derived
islands. and tho succession TO that Sovereignty
by tho Untod Provinces OF Rio de Ia Plata. and
aSS oas eonns Ii.
s, b. the decrss Si 5a1e TO- the
organized colony founded there from Buenos
AyIes. Two years later controversy occurred
in consequence to break up the colony. These
events appear to have stirred up Great Britain,
Ssa she shs e ana lssd si
testion q the whale fishery; as was said.
did not iaIi to protest 4 onee: on June IL 1893.
ative ut London. against the act Of Capt.
Tns t being 81
issS The sabjeet vas again reViSed England
later a refeT enee to the question in ParIiamens
his Government Ind never admitted the right
81 adasd TIT hH q
Port Stanley on tho eeasso
again + eo@@u%IsssiSa ShisS Great Ssiesla
Sir Of The sns asss
oresa Mnsser sayn9 9ots aseat Brsie
Ind considered the question closed In 1912.
HE Rsr for and sn anF' t tse
islands q Governor and an Executive and
Geuns Fl spSInted y o ths
for " Change Of oieIaIs o. Tor administrative
convenience.
South e tas SP' & SO
miles east Of the Strait Of Magellan, hayea cer-
East and West Falkland. comprise $500 out OF
the $500 square miles IN the aggregate area
SasSIsss and Of aSs q n ssssrss Vii.
there is little or no timber. the grass is album
dant and hundreds Of thousands OF sheep are
kept on the islands. while tho wool nlone OK
ported in 1850 exceeded in value $5OO.OOU
Ships that call can find good water and some
vegetables and fruit. There Is plenty OF peat,
and the climate Is moderate in winter. consid-
ering the latitude. and in fact very eQuable
Argentine must long ago have given up any
renl expectation Of getting possession Of this
group which has become strongly British. As
for its proximity to her own coast being a rea-
son for her possession Of It. John Bull would
laugh at that notion.