The herald., 1895-10-22

W01Cn Gue ldttor lS quOtou do say ih6 thos
he had only very ganeral ideas of the lat
est phase of the Venezuelan trouble ex-
cept what he has gather from the
newspapers. His latest mission was an
endeavor of the friendliest character to
arrange to resume the Venezuelan
frontier negotiations. Lord Salisbury
had listened to his arguments in the best
spirits. The delay of Lord Salisburys
reply was doubtless due to the latter's
holiday and to the subsequent occupation
OF the United States with Venezuela had
always been amicably arranged by a board
of conciliation, and Mr.. Bayard said he
did not see why the same methods had not
been adopted as between Venezuela and
England. lord Salisbnry's demand upon
quite outside of his mission in the affair.
The Daily News. Liberal, says in an
editorials:
1t is little credit to diplomacy that the
Venezuelan question should be so long
unsettled. The successive British admin
istrations have not been perfectly con-
slstent with themselves or with each
other. The most serious aspecs of tho
question is to be found in the United
States, and the dispute will need to be
managed With the greatest tact and tenn
per on both sides, especially as there is
similar difficulty in regard to Trinidad.
In either case we shall have to oonsId er
public sentiment in the United States
and set an example of moderation and
NEW YORK Oct. 2l.-The London
correspondent of the World cables the fol-
lowing:
In conversation with an official of high
standing and intimately acquainted with
all the inside facts of the Venezuelan dis
pute learned that the ministerial con-
tention here is that the present decisive
action of this government was provoked
by the recent dispatch from the Amer
lean state department for enforcing in
strenuous tones the Monroe doctrine in
connection with the case.
My informant told me that, to his pos
| tive knowledge, at an interview at
which Am bassador Bayard was commu-
nicating the news of q dispatch to Lord
Salisbury, the latter interrupted him mid.
way with the remark that he need not
proceed further, as the British govern
| ment could not even entertain the argu-
ment put forward and absolutely declined
| to recognize such an application of the
| Monroe doctrine.
The terms of Lord Salisburys written
| reply were practically the same and in
| cluded complaint of the tone in which
the question had been dealt with in the
| dispatch of the American government as
| increasing the difficulties of the situation.
In the same document the state depart
ment was invited to remember that Eng
| land was an Amerian powe- before the
| rights on the American continent were
superior to those of the United States.
Am bassador Bayard in further oommuni-
cation to the British foreign Office pointed
out that there is no certai.ity that Eng
land is tight about the Venezuelan bound
ary, as in the colonial oifi ce list, the au-
thorized publication of the colonial de-
partment. it is stated that the bound
aries of British Guiana have never been
clearly defined in regard to the parts now
= VI.
ence for the British government, but
Lord Salisbury replied that the colonial
office list not being an official publication,
the British government could not be re-
sponsible for its statements.
In view of the many reports in circula-
tion regarding the attitude of the British
towari Venezuela, the following Official
| announcement was made today: In
consequence of Venezuela n OF offering an
! apology for the Uruar incident Marquis
Salisbury has taken steps to inform her
as to what reparation Great Britain re-
quires. But as the relations between the
two countries were broken off some years
ago. this communication was not sent
through the direct diplomatic channel. AS
the document has not yet reached is
destination, it is not considered desirable
to give any details of its contents. 1t is
couch ed in forcIble terms and points out
that Great Britain will not permit Vene-
zuela to overstep the boundaries marked
Dy Jnc courses OF the rivers Cuyunl ana
Amacoura, but is willing that the ques-
ton of other disputed territory be sub
mitted to arbitration"
ST. PAUL, Oct. 2l.-In the course OF
an interview on the Venezuelan situa-
tion Senator G. K. Davis, for long time
chairman of the senate committee on for
eign relations, said:
considering the present situation in
Venezuela and the action of the British
government on the seizure of Corinto,
say most confidently that tho United
States ought 10 intervene in the business
or formally and by proclamation aban-
don the Monroe doctrine as a scarecrow
which will no longer frlghten."
Senator Davis gave at considerable
length the history of the original an
nouncement of this doctrine by President
Monroe and outline of the troubles over
the boundaries between British Guiana
and Venezuela, adding:
II do not apprehend any war with
England arising out of the existing con-
ditions, nor out of anything which we
Can foresee. She is prudent nation
with all her power. She has given in
the dominion of Canada hostage of
peace 10 the United States, far outvalu-
ing the utmost tnat she can hope to OBJ
tain or inhict by war. l think that firm
remonstrances, an attitude so unyielding
it will demonstrate the certainty of war
like action as the last extremity, will re-
press aggression, assert our dignity, Sc
cure our safety and viudicate our prin ci-
ples."