Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-10-31
HIM DOWN.
CHAMBERLAIN MEETS WITH A RE
BUFF IN BRITISH GUIANA.
He Is Arrafgned for Presipttate Ac-
ton I'm Venezuela, and His Rec
Ommendation for the Purchase of
u Maxim Gun Is Dfsregarded.

Washington. Oct. 27.-The state de-
partment Is In possession OF the full
text Of the dispatches sent by Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary OF state for
foreign affairs In the British cabinet,
to Sir Charles Lees. governor general
Of British Guiana. concerning the
strengthening OF the frontier, the In
crease of police and the purchase OF
Maxim gun for the British Guiana
territory. The department has been
furnished also with the detailed ac-
ton OF the high council of British
Guiana upon the recommendations OF
Minister Chamberlain. These pro-
ceedings give the full resolution Of
fered by the governor general for the
purchase Of a Maxim gun and ammu-
milton, uniforms, arms and ACQUIRE
ments. They also make the surpris-
Ing disclosure that the high council OF
British Guiana, after It's members
had severely a~rraigned Minister
Chamberlain for his precipitate ac-
ton in recommending Maxim guns. de-
feated the resolution for their pur-
chase by a vote of 10 to 8, thus re-
jecting the policy laid down by the
British cabinet.
Mr.. Chamberlain, In his letter, re.
quests information as TO whether cap
italists can be found who will take a
concession for the gold field, covering
the same territory as the Venezuelan
concession to a United States syndi-
cate. He adds that inquiries are now
being made In London as to the pos
sibility of inducing capitalists there
to take the concession from Great
Britain.
Washington, Oct. 2T.-It is said to-
day that the present unpublished
British demand on Venezuela is a re-
iteration of a former demand, but
couched in considerably stronger
language. In view Of the assertion
that the question involved Is n OF
reparation for wrongs done n British
| official. and does not involve the ter
ritorial questions, publication is au.
thorized Of the first demand made by
Great Britain. It's text is:
Imperial German Legation, Caracas,
Nov. IL, 1S94-To Senior EZequil Ro-
Jas. Minister of Foreign Relations: In
pursuance OF a telegraphic communi-
cation from my government, j have
had the honor. In the capacity or
charge OF British interests In VeneZu-
| ella. to protest In the name OF the cabi-
net OF Great Britain against a viola
| ton Of the frontier of British Guiana,
perpetrated by Venezuelan soldiers on
the Cuyuni river, and to ask that an
| order of prohibition be issued to the
Venezuelan soldiers against crossing
the river; also against their cutting
| timber on the right bank of the river.
l have the honor to request your ex-
| ceiiency to bring the communication
before & council OF ministers mt your
earliest possible convenience, and as
a solution Of the vexatious questions
is desired by the parties interested. I
hope TO receive the reply of your ex-
cellency at an early moment.
(Signed) j. Bodman.
The protest was sent through the
German minister, Baron Bodman. rs
the British have discontinued diplo-
matte relations with Venezuela.
The text Of the Venezuelan's an
swer. also made public, shows that the
demand was rejected on the express
grounds that instructions TO Yenez-
uelan soldiers not to cross the Cuyuni
river would be a surrender of the ter
ritorlal question, constitutionGlly
urged by Venezuela.