The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-24
CLEVELAND'S COMMISSIONERS
MEN OF THE HIGHEST ABILITY AND
HONOR TO BE CHOSEN.

Their Names Not Apt to BE An
nOunced TIL the Latter Part of
the WeeIS-A RumOr That express
ident Harrison is to BE One of
Them Denfed-LOndOn's Chronicle
Names SIessrs. Phelps, White and
Edmunds in Connection with the
Appointments.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-The Venezuelan
boundary commission will probably not
be announced by President Cleveland until
the latter part of this week, or the first
Of next week. 1t viii consist, most like
ly. of three members. The Presidents aim
is to put on the commission only such men
as will inspire respect and confidence on
both sides of the Atlantic, and whose ac-
quirements wil be acknowledged by the
world of craftsmanship sciences and let
ters. in making the elections those with
whom politics is simply an incident and
not their profession, will be preferred, and
one close to the President is authority for
the statement that probably not a single
name so far mentioned viii be found on
the commission. The President IL is
known, is searching the universities and
colleges of this country for suitable men.
The high standard which the President
has set for the commission, restricts the
circle from which the members can be
chosen, and in this sense simplifies his
work. Secretary Olney is in daily consul
tation with the President on the matter.
Such members of the Indiana delegation
as remain in the city contradict the state
ment that the presidency of the NeneZue-
Ian commission has been offered by the
President to eX-President Harrison, and
by him declined because of physical ina
bilitn to encounter the fatigue Of the nee
essary journey 4, and add that he is in the
best of health.
London, Dec. 23.-The Chronicle will to-
morrow say: IF the commission is COM
posed of men like Messrs, Phelps, White
and Edmunds It must command respect
apart from its irregular origin. 1t would
in that case occur to Lord Salisbury that
some further proposal from him would
be eXpedient indeed, necessary This is
not an instance where the diplomatic door
can be closed with bang"
The Times will tomorrow contend that
week ago President Cleveland was re-
puted to be strong man who might be
depended upon to do nothing conspicu-
ously rash or foolish. Now" it says,
mot only is confidence In his policy de-
seriously injured.
"A tacit, but significant vote of conf
dence is involved in the refusal of con-
gress to adjourn except over Dec. 25, and
the sense of relief the resolution pro-
duced seems general. 1t is felt, at any
rate in the great eastern cities, that the
moderating influences of the legislature
cannot be spared while the executive is 50
Vienna, Dec. 2S.-The Paris correspon-
dent of the Neue Freie Presse telegraphs
to that paper an interview he has had
ezuela who said that Holland had a far
more justifiable pretension to the dispu-
ted area than Great Britain.
Venezuela, he added, had never been
averse to arbitration. During his own
term as president the government wished
to propose that the presidents of the Uni
ted States, France and Switzerland should
act as arbitrators, but this plan was
abandoned because il would have requir-
ed long and assiduous discussion and in
changed.
Venezuela then desired to submit the
matter to the Emperor of Austria, in
whose justice she had the fullest conf
dence, but this desire was abandoned be-
cause of Great Britain's attitude
Gen. Palacio concluded by declaring
that neither Venezuela nor the United
States expected war.
In its issue tomorrow the Standard will
reargue at great length the British posi-
tion on the Venezuelan question. 1t pre-
diets that American common sense will
eventually adopt the same view and says
1T may be presumed that the President
will appoint as members of the commits
sion men whose opinions are entitled to
the respect of Englis1men, even though il
may be impossible to admit their compe-
tence to pronounce binding judgment
on the contested facts.
The Daily News will tomorrow discuss
the prospective labors of the Venezuelan
mission will not. of course, invite COM
munications from Great Britain, but
should Ambassador Bayard require fur
ther information tending to elucidate our
case, we feel sure that 1t will not be with
held. This country has never for a mo-
ment thought of pleading before the COM
mission, but it cannot conduce either to
our dignity or interests to leave the COM
mission in the dark respecting the facts
on which we base our demands. 1t will
probably be found that the British dis
patches to Washington will furnish all
the information required. Should they
fail to present our case completely, Mr..
Bayard may very properly ask for further
information on his own account. This
will probably be freely and courteously
supplied.
The paper again dilates upon the return
of moderation in America and says: THE
community fas righted itself from unwis-
dom 60 wisdom in day and night. We
may all be proud of this. Assuredly no
other race in the world would or could
have performed the feat in the same time.
We must be careful TO guard against all
language calculated to provoke reaction" ?"
ALDERMEN AND THE WAR.