The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-31

Zuclan territory. In 1911 an English en-
gineer laid out . perfectly arbitrary line.
running from the mouth of the Orinuco
In southerly direction until ii reach
ed the southern boundary OF British
Guiana. Lord Aberdeen disavowcd
this line and proposed another start
ing at the river MarocO and going fur
thcr IN to the interior; Lord Granville
proposed another reaching further To
the west; Lord Rosebcry another. inside
the Schumburgk line. but coupled with
the free navigation OF the Orinoco. In
1873 he proposed n second line and mean
time Lord Salishur@ had extended the
British claim Will he was Secretary
Tor foreign affairs. i.xuIy British Min
lister has offered n different line within
which Great Britain would not consent
To arbitratc and every British Minister
has gone beyond his predecessor I'm maxi
Ing fresh claims To territory beyond the
inic which H. offered about which he
would arbitrate, AT first sight this
seems To denote Inconsistency on the
part OF the British Government, hut in
reality their course has been just the
reverse. There is apparently just as
much support Tor one line AS another
when they pass beyond the valley of the
lGssequiho From Schomburgk down.
every line was entirely arbitrary. and
tne constantly growing clilins beyond
the various lines offered was in entire
keeping with the policy of the British
government. Their object was 10 syc,
as much new territory as they could ir
thc matter ever came 10 II settlement
winch they have used every artllivc to
delay"
Asserting his belief that Great Rri-
tain had no good claim To a foot OF land
beyond the lIsscquibo. Mr. Lodge laid
down the principle that If England.
with no authority bu; a disputed claim.
SEXES territory ana declines arbitration
hI, mott fs1-.
seiZing aud holding new territory I'm
the Americas by the right of CONQUEST.
The seizure of this South American
territory hy England he asserted was
an absolute violation of the Monrc doc
trinc.
AT the last session of Congress. said
he, II called the attention of the Senate
and Of the country 10 the manner IN
which England has absorbed the Is
lands of the Pacific and to 1iic necessity
OF controlling the Hawaiian Islands.
n necessity which now becomes more
pressing with each succeeding day.
ask you to look at caribbean Sea.
ask you to note the strong naval sta
ton which England has established ut
ST. Lucia. Follow n line thence to the
westward. and you find Trinidad. the
of which has been strong
ly pushed of late years, then jamaica.
and finally British Honduras. That
line faces the South American coast
This territory claimed from Venezuela
Is being pushed steadily to the w,Is,-
ward along that course, and a point at
which ii aims IS the control Of the
mouth of the orinocO. one OF the great
river systems Of South America The
purpose OF all these movements is writ
ten plainly on the map. If successful
those who give Great Britain control
OF the Spanish main make the Caribbean
Sea little better than a British lake
He concluded as follows:
I'VE have seen British forces at CO.
rinto. We know the attitude they as
sulne in Venezuela They are attempt
ing to take land on the Alaskan boun-
dary. They have just denounced the
modus vivendi and in that way re-
opened in that way the perilows dis
pute of the Northeastern fisheries
The American people believe to-da,
Just as firmly in the principle Of the
tial To their honor. their safety. and
prepared to defend it when 1t is assail-
ed.
"Mr President. who Is responsible for
the unhnppily strained relations be-
tween England and the United States?
AS have pointed out. we have not
been the aggrcssors on any of the points
now in dispute. whether in Alaska or
Venozuoala. What, then. has strained
our relations? The peremp;ory refusal
to arbitratc this question OF boundary.
Who gave that refusal? Great .Br-
tain. we have appointed commission
not to arbitratc between Great Britain
(Contlnued on flfth Da ga)