The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-11-02
THE CASE AS STATED
Secretary 0lney Makes His
Statement.
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The British Lion Growls at the
Russian Bear but pces Not
Bite.
Senator SheI man 10 Now Named as the
Man to Nominate Mckinley, For
President-A Hard Hill For
tie Veteran.

FEw YORK, Oct. 25.-A special tt
the Herald.from Washington says:
Additional particulars have been as
certained concerning the contents ot
Secretary Clney's note to Great Brit
ain on the Venezr elan matter. 1t Is q
communication of about 5000 words,
and contains full review of the ef.
forts which the United States has re-
peatedly made to secure a settlement
of the long-standing dispute between
Great Britain and Venezuela. It de-
scribes the relation of the Monroe doc
trine, to the boundary dispute in Gri-
ana, and then relates the principle.
wIich is the vital art of the note and
the real principle for which the United
States is now contending, namely, that
no European power shall enlarge It's
territorial dominion on the American
continent by means of force.
From this basis, Secretary Olney
proceeds to declare that arbitration is
obviously the only just method by
which Great Britain can hope to reach
a settlement of her dispute Nth Vene-
zuela. Such arbitration, he says, the
United States is now, as formerly, will
ing to promote and facilitate. But he
is as emphatic as the language permits
in the declaration that any attempt to
reach settlement OF the contention
by means of force would be regarded
as an act unfriendly to the United
st ties.
Secretary Olney is careful to point
out in this note that the United States
has no opinion to offer concerning the
merits of Great Britain's dispute with
Venezuela. So far as the United States
knows, either party to the contention
may be in the right. But he reviews
the history of the territorial misunder-
between Venezuela and Great
Britain, in order to shbw most con-
that doubts do exist as to the
right of either, and that Great Britain
has at various times admitted the ex-
istence of this doubt running through
q series Of complications, imperfect de-
and final treaties. He es-
as it appears, beyond contra
vention, that the dispute is one Of that
character where no absolute right nor
,learness of title exists with either
party, and that the quarrel is essen
tally one of those misunderstanding
nations which by innumera-l
Die international precedents are prop
,rly to be adjusted by means OF arbi-
ration.
Having thus effectually estopped any
possible plea that the territory in ques-
ion is indisputably British soil and
therefore coming within the rule that
10 nation can submit to arbitration its
title to it's own territory, Mr.. Olney
gain declares that through the Mon
oe doctrine the United States has
light to advise settlement OF this mat
er and that his voice is raised to urge
hat the dispute be settled by arbitra-
ion.
The secretary takes the ground that !
rbitration may confirm Great Brit
in's jurisdiction over all the disputed
erritory. If this should be the find
ng of a tribunal the United States
,ould henceforth respect that decision.
'ut he shows that until Great Britain's
tile shall have been passed upon by
nch tribunal, the United States 10
nd will continue to be party to the
uestion.
Ten or II weeks have elapsed since
1is important communication was
laced In the hands of the British gov
and no further response has
cen received than bare acknowledge |
lent. The officials would very much
ke to have reply before congress
onvenes, but they are by no means
anguine that their wishes will be COM
lied with. In any case the probable
les are that the president will off,
ally make known the contents Of I
ecretary Olney's note in his annual
essage.