Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-10-31
TURNED him Down
I CHAMBERLAIN MEETS WITH A RE.
BUFF IN BRITISH GUIANA.
He IL ArrRigned for PFesipttate Ac-
ton In Venesuela, and HIS Rec
OmImendRtl0n for the Purchase
of . Maxim Gum II Dis
regarded.
yENEzUELANs WILL FIGHT.
They Decline to Submit to the Acc
tiOn Of England In seising
Their Territory.

Washington, Oct. 27.-The state de-
pnrtment 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 guns 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 Maxim gun and ammu-
milton, uniforms, arms and accoutre-
mcnts. They also make the surpris-
ing disclosure that the high council of
British Guiana, after it's members
had severely arraigned Minister
Chamberlain for his precipitate ac-
ton In recommending Maxim guns, de-
feated the resolution for their pur-
chase by vote Of 10 to 8, thus re-
iecting 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 q
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. 27.-It is said to-
day that the present unpublished
British demand on Venezuela is re-.
iteration of a former demand, but
couched in considerably stronger
language In view Of the assertion
that the question involved is one of
reparation for wrongs done a British
official, and does not involve the ter
ntorial questions, publication is au-
thorized of the first demand made by
Great Britain. Its text is:
Imperial German Legation, Caracas
Nov. IL, 1S94.-To Senior Ezequil Ro-
las, Minister of Foreign Relations: In
pursuance Of Geographic commune
cation from my government, I have
had the honor. in the capacity Of
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,
pelpctrated 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.
I have the honor to request your ex-
cellency to bring the communication
before council of ministers ut your
earliest possible convenience, and as
a solution of the vcXatious questions
is desired by the parties interested, l
hope to receive the reply Of your ex-
cellency at an early moment.
(Signel) j. Bodman.
The protest was sent through the
German minister. Baron Bodman, as
the British have discontinued diplo-
I1atic 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 Venez-
uelan soldiers not to cross the Cuyuni
river would be surrender of the ter
riturial question. constitutionally
urged by Venezuela.