The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-10

Washington, June 9.-Secretary of
State Olney is expected to take the
oath of office tomorrow. There will
be no undue haste. however, on the
part of the new chief Of the state de-
partnent.
Mr.. Olney has given much close
study to the larger law questions be-
fore his department, ard it will take
some time for him to put the work
aside for the new attorney-generaI to
grow into it. Mr.. Olaey, moreover,
is equipped in advance for the duties
of his new Office, as he has been con-
suited constantly during the last
year on the various complications
over Venezuela, Nicaragua, Eesing
sea, the Waller case. foreign tariff
retaliation, the Japan-China troubles
Spains conflict with Cuba, and the
lesser questions in which the United
States has been brought in relation
with the rest of the world. The last
year has been unusually fruitful in
foreign complications. Some of these
We're closed by Mr.. Gresham, or adj
vanced to such a state that they will
not preclude the British-Nicaragu
incident, in which the United States
aided toward settlement; the Japan
China treaty of peace. which was eff
fected as a result of kindly interven-
ton by the United States, and the
friction with Hawaii as the result of
the demand for the recall of Minis
ter Thurston. The other foreign ques-
tions which attracted public atten-
ton during Mr.. Gresham's admins
tration of the department are still
pending.
Two Questions.
With Great Britain there are two
questions of special Importance to be
adjusted, viz: Those affecting Ber-
ing sea and the Venezuela boundary.
A Boring sea conference will be held
in Washington in October next. Sir
Julian Pauncefote having effected
the preliminary arrangements with
Mr. Gresham. The purpose is to draft
a new treaty by which the claims of
Canadian sealers for alleged seiz-
ures and losses will be submitted to
a commission. The conference will
not take up the more important ques-
sea regulations in order to make
them effective. This will come later,
however, and promises to call out a
vigorous legal and diplomatic con-
troversy. The British-VeneZuela
question is mainly significant in in
volving the Monroe doctrine. The
United States has asked Great Brit
ain to arbitrate the question. So far
as is known, no definite answer has
been given to Ambassador Bayard,
who presented the request of this
country But as the British foreign
office has positively declined to con-
slider similar requests by Pope Leo
and by the International Arbitration
association, it is not doubted that in
due time a declination will come to
the United States. 1t will then re-
main for the state department to de-
termine to what extent British ag-
gression in Venezuela is compatible
\s4.n the Monroe doctrine. Mr..
Gresham had made a special study OF
the question, regarding 1t as one OF
more Importance than any OF the lot
eign questions under consideration Mr..
Olney was called into conference and
for several weeks prior to his selection
for secretary of state he was busy in
vestigating this complicated question.
1t is probable that a definite issue VIII
be reached when Ambassador Bayard
sends Great Britain'S answer. With
France the only question of conse-
quence pending is as to the imprison-
ment of x-Consul-General Waller.
Ambassador Eustis has been instructed
to make inquiries with view TO Sc
curing for Waller all the rights of an
American citizen abroad, including
trial by a civil court.
Germany, Austria and Denmark are
having numerous tariff complications
with the United States, which threat
ened at one time to bring about rad
ical retaliation by this country. The
REIMBURSEMENT has proceeded largely
through the state department Ger
many and Denmark continue their eX-
clusion of American meats, but there
are prospects that a satisfactory set
tlement will be effected. The discrim-
mating duties involved against the
beet sugars of Germany and Austria
brought on the conflict and Denmark
followed the lead of her influential
neighbors.
The Cuban Revolution.
The Cuban revolution promises to be
a source of controversy with Spain.
Minister Dupuy de LONE has already
asked the state department TO appre-
bend those sending arms to Cuba and
the suggestion is made that Spain will
based on the precedent of the Alabama
claims Officials are not solicitous,
however, as to this claim, and the in
timation is made that it is inspired by
British sources out of resentment
for the Alabama decision.
Italy and the United States are ex-
pected to arrive at a satisfactory set
tlement ere long concerning the muir
der of a number of Italians in Colo
RADIO 1t is understood Secretary
Gresham regarded the offenses as such
an infringement of international rights
that he inaugurated negotiations for
the payment of cash indemnities to the
families of the deceased Italians. This
step, if consummated. will be in add
ton to the steps taken by the authori-
ties of Colorado to prosecute the OF
tenders.
With Russia.
The only subject of consequence
lending with Russia is that concerning
the amelioration of the condition of
the Jews. The United States has
taken little part in the Armenian
question, which is provoking a conflict