Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-10-30
WILL HAVE A SAY
Uncle Sam to Take Hand in
the Venezuelan Affair.
sEET i iHi65TE TOGREAT BRITAIN
Secretary Oiney Has Informed Salisbury
That the M0nroc Doctrine Is
SfiiI Alive.

New York. Oct. pa special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Additional particulars have Just
been ascertained concerning the con-
tents OF Secretary Olney's note TO Great
Britain on the Venezuela matter. II is
@ communication Of about 5000 words
and contains a FUN review OF the efforts
which the United States has repeatedly
made 10 secure settlement OF the long
standing dispute between Great Britain
and Venezuela. 1t describes the history
Of the Monroe doctrine to the boundary
dispute In Guiana an.d then declares
the principle which is the vital part
Of the note, the great principle for
which the Omitted States Is now con-
tending.' name1y--that no European
power shall enlarge It's territorial do
min(on OF the American continent by
means OF force.
From this basis Secretary Olney pro-
ceeds to declare that arbitration n OBJ
viously the only just methods by which
Great Britain can hope 10 reach a set
tlement Of her dispute with Venezuela
sueh arbitration, he says. the United
States now Is, as formerly. willing 20
promise and facilitate. But he Is as
emphatic as language permits In the
declaration that any attempt to reach
settlement OF the contention by
means Of force would be regarded as
an act unfriendiy 10 the United States.
Secretary Olncy is careful 70 point out
IN this note that the United States has
no opinion e offer concerning the rner-
It's of Great Britaln's dispute with
Venezuela. So far as the United States
knows. either party TO the contention
may be right But he reviews the his
tory Of the territorial mlsnnderstand-
ing between Venezuela on the one side
and Great Britain on the other In order
10 show most conclusively that doubts
do exist as 70 the rights of either dis
putant. that Great Britain has at vari-
GUS times herself admitted the exist
emce o. this doubt, arising through a Sc
ries or complications. imperfect descrip-
tienH and indefinite treaties. He estab-
MsheH, NJ II appears. beyond confraven-
tion. that the dispute is OF that char
aeter whera no absolute right nor clear
ness of ditle exists with either party.
and that the quarrel II one Of those nils
understandings between nations which
by .inpumerabie international preee-
dents are properly 70 be adjusted by
means OF arbitration.
Having thus effectually estopped
any possible plea that the territory In
question 4 lndisputRbly British soil.
and therefore coming within the rule
that no nation can submit to arbitra-
tion Of Its title 20 It's own territory,
Secretary Olney declares that through
the Monroe doctrine the United States
has a right 70 q voice in the settlement
OF this matter and that his voice Is
raised to urge that the dispute be set
tied by arbitration The secretary
takes ground that arbitration may con.
firm Great Brltainls Jurisdiction over
all the disputed territory. II this
should be the finding OF q tribunal ffss
United States g0ald heneeforlh respect
that decision. But he shows thai unit
Great Britainss title shall have been
passed upon by such tribunal ths
United States II and win continue to be
q party 70 the question.
Ten or II weeks have elapsed since
this important communication wa
placed IN the hands OF the British gov,
ernment and no other response hn,
been received than a formal aclnoSvl
edgement The officials would vers
much like 20 have a reply before con
Kress convenes. but they are BY a.
means sangnine that their wishes vii
be complied with. In any case IL,
probabilities are that the president viii
officially make known the contents o.
Secretary olney.s note In his annua
message