St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-04
ERROR ON JOHN BULLS PART
Concessions to Americans
Bring United States Di-
rectly in the Case.
TALK OF A PR0TECT0RATE
Not Favored at Washington
Matter of Deep Interest to
Latin Republics.

WASHINGTON, April 81 Heie 10
reason to believe that the British
government has given our ambas-
sador, Mr. Bayard, to understand
in response to his representations
in the Venezuelan boundary matter
on his suggestion that it be submit
ted to arbitration, that it must per-
sist in regarding the subject as one
in which only Great Britain and
Venezuela are concerned. OF course
the idea was set out very diplomatic
ally and courteously, SO as to avoid
giving offense as far as possible,
while still making it plain that the
United States could not be regarded
as having any proper interest in the
matter. So it stands, the British
government still insists upon it's
absolute title and right to occupy
all of the territory to the eastward
of the Schomberg line, while profess
sing a Willingness to submit to arbi-
tration its claim to the lands lying
west of that line. This was the offer
made to Venezuela years ago, and
it has not been modified in any re-
spect since, Notwithstanding Mr.
Bayard'S efforts. 1t has been init
mated that the United States might
acquire a right to intervene in be-
half of Venezuela by declaring a
protectorate over that country with
the assent of it's people, and behind
this suggestion is at least one Of the
great European powers, who would
be glad to have it's relations with
the disturbed countries of South and
Central America placed on stable
basis, so that it might look to some
thoroughly responsible, highly civ
ilized government to insure the per-
manence of trade and prevent fire.
quent revolutions. But to concede
the necessity for such
A PROTECTORATE
as a prerequisite to interfering to
prevent the acquisition of Ameri-
can territory by a European power
would amount to remuneration of the
Monroe doctrine by the United
States, and this cannot be contem-
plated by the administration.
There are indications that the
British foreign office officials are
willing to discuss this feature of the
case with Mr.. Bayard at length, and
so the negotiations may drag along
for many months unless a collision
occurs between the British and
Venezuelan forces in the disputed
territory, or the new Minnesota COM
pany forces an issue by beginning
operations under the large conces-
sion it has obtained from Venezuela
of lands in that section. 1t is ap-
parent that the progress of Mr.. Bay
ards efforts is being watched with
intense interest by all of the diplo-
matte representatives of the South
and Central American countries sta
toned in Washington, for they real
iZe that the issue may be Of vital i'm
portance to all of them in the future.
They had expected that the admin
istration would be called upon to as
sumo definite position in respect to
the exten it would permit the
European powers to interfere in the
affairs of the American republics in
the recent San Dominican affair,
but the United States was enabled
to avoid the issue
OWING TO CONCESSIONS
on the part of France resulting in
an amicable adjustment of her diff
ferences with the Dominicans. One
of these diplomatic representatives
in speaking upon this subject re-
marked that the majority Of the
Southern republics were staggering
under foreign debts and were un-
able longer to meet their obliga-
tions. They could not meet the in
terest on these debts, much less
could they pay off the principal
owing to the terrible commercial
depression. Some of these coun-
tries had defaulted on their interest
on foreign debts, and in others, not
ably Costa Rica, it was now pro-
posed to repudiate at least half of
the debt.
The question confronting these
countries is whether the United
States will stand by and permit the
creditor nations of Europe to collect
these debts by force. Meanwhile,
to strengthen their claim for protec-
ton upon the United States, there
is in progress among the smaller
and weaker republics a movement
to entangle their interests with our
own SO as to make it a matter of
deep concern to our people should
any European power attack them.
The first indication Of this policy
was seen in the claim of San Do
mingo to exemption from the
French demand upon her revenues
on the ground that these had all
been farmed out to an American
corporation, which would be ruined
by compliance with the French de-
mand. Then there is the recent con-
cession made to an American cor
poration by Venezuela to force the
United States into the issue between
her and Great Britain by motives
of direct self-interest, and in other
countries there has been adopted a
policy of farming out to syndicates
certain privileges, such as the right
to import tobacco and opium and
the collection of customs duties.
Trouble With the Monterey.
WASHINGTON April 3.-The United
States steamer Monterey, which was
under orders to proceed from Mare