Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-25
VENEZUELAN MATTER
INSISTING ON ARBITRATION
,,s n,elar rg that the United s'a''' u
Party 10 the Pcncias
Qaestion'

x,w YORK.. Oct GA spesiai 10
u,,a.d from Washington sayt'
,Ss,llooal particulars have Just ''en
's.,,.,psi concerning the contents Of
,'...,,,, olpey's no,e to Great Britain
,ss yssssuslan mater. 1t lie a
.',,,,.tiop Of about 5000 words
80 ,,pt.lns full review o. the siiofs
rn,ob the United States bss fepea'et-
10 mad, to secure a settlement OF the
,apg Standing dispute b'lween Great
p,ll.,u and Venezuela. IL describes
N, history Of the Monroe docIilne 70
~ sa,,r1i.fv DISPUTE In Guiana ana
I'm declare. the principle which ~
49, yital unft Of the note and the great
.,innlnI, lor which tue Unitod States
|, now conteBdlng, hsmsIy thA' no
Eufopran power shHll oniAfgo It's tst-
ulotial dominion IN Tue AmerlcAh
eouiinonI by means Of iO'cc'
From tue bass, Secretary Olney
,, cssos 10 declare that arbitration 10
dhvlau.ly the Gully jual method by
ynich treat Britain can hope to reach
.sttl.ment VI her dispute with
v.n,suela. buch arollfatioD, he says
IA. IintteJ B.a,ts now ~ a. formerly,
~Illinv 10 promote and facilitate. But
he h A. emphatic as language permits
,n The declaration tnat any sttemp, 10
yaen a s.lilpmsnt Of the contention by
means Of force would be regarded ma ma
,et unifienIly to the Uniied States.
Secretary olney 10 careful TO poin,
eut iu mi, note that the U1ited States
hn. no opinion to offer concerning the
mefIl. Of Great Britain's dispute with
\ Ventflela. 30 lhr ~ the United
'Batr, knows, either party TO the con-
Ilsutlon may be In this right. But he
IreyIews the history OF tho territorial
between Venezuela
DO the one side ana Great Britain on
4 lie other In order to snow most con.
clusiyely that DOUBTS do exist ~ TO the
hts Of either disputani, that Great
n Britain has nj various times herself
United the existence OF this DOUBT,
Iaflslng through series Of complies.
|ilon,, imperfect descriptions anu Ia.
Iuennite u.alies. He establishes az II
|.prears, teyOud CONFIRMATION, that
|.ihs dlsIule IA OF that character where
BIO Ati0lute right nor cleatness OF title
d xiss with either party aud that the
1luAfrel 10 essentially ono OF those mis-
b,twean nations which
Ity innumeihble international prece-
cot. ATE properly TO DO adiuited by
rissps o. arbitration.
Having thus efectually cstoppod
by possible plea tnat the territory In
lsslion Ia indisputsbly British soil
lJ therefore coming within the ruls
y At no nation can submit TO arbilfa-
n IL title TO lite own territory,
ktciolafy Olney again declares that
y Trough tue Monroe doctrine the
Ilullsd States has right 10 q voice In
ne settlement u this matter and that
10 yoics IL raised 10 urge that the dis.
)ute BE- settled by arbitration. tho
)ectetafy lakes the ground that afbi.
aution may confirm Great Bfitsin's
juiisdletltn over ali the disputed tergi.
tofy. II this should bs the finding OF
tribunal, ino United States would
heneelOith respect that decision. hut
e shows that until Great Brilaln,t
llllu shAll have been passed upoD By
ouch tribunal, tho United States 10
nd viii eoailDuo 10 lie party to the
iuesiior.
Ten or eleven weeks have now
Elapsed sinee tai. important communal.
tstioo was placed IN tue hands OF to.
blllsh government aud NJ other
I'sponte has been received than n
2oImAl acknowledgment. Tho oilicials
you'd very much liKe 10 have reply
Peiore Congte-s conv.nes but they sIe
~ no means shuguine that tbel.
'ishel viii be complied with. Ia any
nse the probabilities arc that th,
PRECEDENT viii officially make know a
ne GO 'ruls OF Secretary Olnvy's note
j. his annual mts,ago.