St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-10-26

this one would not be placed on a
field carriage, but would be sent di-s
rect to the frontier There was al
, ready an armed force, which it was
desirable to improve. The men there
had weapons of defense and Of Of
,, fense,e but. they would now have
! weapon of different sort. The gov
ernment secretary said he regard
er Mr.. Chamberlain dispatch as the
most important communication the
| colony of British Guiana had re-
! ceived in recent years. It showed
that those who were advising her
| majesty in regard ITO the affairs OF
British Guiana were not asleep to
It's interests, and that they were not
desirous Of letting things remain as
they were. 1t was an imperial policy
that was before them. These were
big words, he said, Ito use on the
matter Of the expenditure of SO small
an amount as $2.835 for a Maxim
gun, ammunition, ETC., but it was
net the consideration Of this small
sum, but the consideration Of the
general policy of her majesty's gov
I ernment, which was now being put
before the court in black and white.
1t had not been easy for him to
approach the subject There were
reasons which he thought the hon
oraole members would understand
without his going into them, and
they would see why he had skirted
! what might be read between the
lines Of this motion, and WHY he had
not gone into further details on
these points. He appealed to the
members to support the resolutions
FOR the better arming of the frontier.
WORDS OF DISSENT.
1t was soon evident that the mem
| bers of the high council did not an
prove Of Mr.. Chamberlain's proposi-
| ton for guns and arms. Mr. Duncan
said they were asked to vote monev
Tor the purchase of Maxim guns to
place on the frontier, which it took
them six weeks to reach. The first
thlng they might hear from that gun
! was that 1t was being exhibited as a
! curiosity at Bolivar. Qaughter) Until
! they had easy apd rapid cemmunica-
; lon, he would call 1t foolish to place
! Maxim guns along the frontier. When
! roads were built it would be time
enough to place guns on the frontier.
They had been told it was the direct
wish of the secretary of state for for
! eign affairs, Mr.. Chamberlain. b1It
Whlle that gentleman might be ad-
VlSed of affairs at home he did not
know very much about the British
Guiana frontier and he had not vet
! grasped the difficulties of the situa.
| ton. Mr., Duncan quoted Artemus
/ Wards reference to a letter, that II
must have been wrote sarcastic" The
people of British Guiana wanted their
gold industry developed, but thew were
not anxious that 1t should be done in
foolish way, and to hope to do it bv
purchasing Maxim guns and engaging
, sub1nspectors was certainly very fool
! ish.
! Mr. McKinnon said the government
already had two Maxim guns. and. in
! stead of buying more, those already on
! hand should be sent to the frontier.
] He was glad to note the energy of Mr..
chamberlain, but the latter was act
ing TOO hast1ly, and he thought less
haste would secure better results.
Mr.. Wasbur said he did not think the
.gun item was necessary. At present
! they had five policemen facing fifty
j Venezuelans, and they were living in
amity on each side. Supposing they
had row and killed ten Venezuelans.
that would be open war. Where would
they defend themselves? Not in the
wilderness of Uruan, but they would
send for one of her majesty's cruisers
to- blockade the mouth of the Orinoco'
or to seize the customs receipts of La
Guayra. The poor colonists of British
/ Guiana could not OF themselves de-
fend themselves, even against Venez-
| uela. Maxim guns would do more
harm than good. The secretary Of