The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-02

card 10 the case, but from SOURCES
which are believed TO be reliable tnN ~
formation has been received tia, 9ecIc
terry Oiney as for some weeks pas. 90 -"
crgsgcd in Ar active ccrrcsp<Di chcc VIZ,
Mr.. Eay6r3. the American anlnassa ~
TO ED9land TO impress upon the i,tl,'sn
government the intention OF ne 49,
states Of enforcing the Monroe soc, I'm
H. letter and spirit az regards the ''"-
ozuelan boundary dispute. 80
The details OF this controversy hase
been repeatedly laid before the f.a '..,
OF the Post, and need not again De touSn-
ell upon at this time. The points OF ~.
cial interest. which have uttered nv,
the case within comparatively recent
period. constitute a chapter OF th'n,s7'..,,'..t
In that part OF the Territory cinpl -
within the sphere of the az gresslNe, g, - -
ton Of Great Britain arc about lov".gD
square miles, comprising some OF w
richest goll and mineral nelds n nc
Sot IN American republic. rms area w"a
concession to an American syndlcate'
who propose 20 develop their POSSESSION
as soon as they take hold OF u. ne
nucleus Of this syndicate comlpfIIs,es
number Of heavy capitalists OF Fairoani''
Man.. but is said TO have IFS fainlil.a,
tons ST. various parts or the onlt'n
States. and ann y others. II IS Delfsru
that "a number Of the richest menlotis
Of the United States Senate are inter
cstcd i'm #. The information - I" me
eject that one Of the syndicate is flch
Republican member Of the Senate Com
.nitter on Foreign Relations. and an
other. the Demo cratic leader OF his par
~ ia one of the nearby states.
The concession was made direct TO th'
syndicate by q treaty between It's repi'
sentatiVes and the President Of the 70
public and is regarded as shreWd c0uA-
termove Of statocraft on the part OF
the latter for the purpose Of drawing
the Unit "a States directly into action 70
force Great Britain to abandon her usnr-
patton Of territory In Venezuela. Inc
terms or the concession bind the govern
ment OF Venezuela to protect the synui-
cate 70 the extent Of Cts power. As thls
power Is necessarily circGmscrlDed ~
conditions. one Of which IS the military
weakness Of the republic, the lnlteu
States, is as matter Of necessity,
drawn into the case for the protection Of
the interests OF its citizens. and IN thls
way into the dispute affecting the en-
tirety Of the territory 20 when England
troll
The syndicate has given notice that It
VIII take posse ssiOn Of It's territory win
Ia a month But diplomats correspond
encc on the subject between Washington
and London has been active for some
time past. President Cleveland and Sec
Rotary Of State Olncy are said 10 D"
one on the question Of action. ana three
letters II Is repored. have been sent 10
Mr. BayarG instructing him to notify
the British government that unless the
whole question is submitted to arbitration
and settled within ninety days. the INIT
"a states will act upon its Own view OF
the dispute and enforce the Monroe doc
trinc
An Indications warrant the conclusion
that the administration IS thoroughly
aroused % the necessity Of decisive nc
ton. and that a speedy solution OF the
long-perding controversy Will be forced
either through arbitr au)a Vr actual hos
Titles
At the state Dapartr'elt there IS COM
plete reticence on the subject.
The Post treats the case quite easily.
and as though war between two glgshtic
powers like the United Stats ana Great
pritain were an orl.Ltry holiday c; ent
that would do TO amuSo the children. ana
would hurt nobody. Fat sicL is far n'm
the case. Such war Womb be the G',at-
est calamity that ,ould Lcfall tie world.
Nor do we believe tina. tn American
people will consent % it IN behalf of an
obsolete idea that has positively no raj
son detre at this day. We caution the
administration to "go slow in this mat
ter II has the "Jingoists' at its back
in goirg 10 war with Great Britain over
the Monroe doctrine but IT has not got
the sober sense Of the conservative people
with IL in any such foolish enterprise.
The countries of South America are moth
ing to us. and they must take care Of
themselves They are Independent powers
in the family of nations, and they must
fight their own battles as other indie
penden. powers do.