Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-10

Washington, d. c., June 9.-Secre-
tary Of State Olney is expected to take
the oath Of office tomorrow. There
will be no undue haste however, on
the part Of the new chief Of the State
Department to lay aside the pending
business of the Department Of Justice
and to take up the important foreign
questions before the State Department.
Mr.. Olney has given so much close
study to the larger law questions COM
ing before his department that it will
take some time for him to put the work
aside and for the new Attorney Gen.
eraI to grow into it. Mr. Olney is,
moreover, equipped in advance for the
duties Of his new office, as he has BEEN
CONSULTED CONSTANTLY
during the last year ON the various
complications over Venezuela, Mica
ragua, Bering Sea, the Waller case,
foreign tariff legislation, the Japan
China treaties. SPANS conflict with
Cuba, and the lesser questions IN
which the United States has been
brought in relation with the rest Of the
world.
The last year has been unusually
fruitful in foreign complications. Some
| of these were closed by Mr.. Gresham,
or advanced to such a stage that they
will not preclue the acknowledgements
incident. in which the United States
aided toward a settlement; the Japan
| China treaty Of peace which was ef-
| fected as a result of kindly interyen-
ton bv the United States; and the frict
! ton with Hawaii as the result OF the
| demand for the recall of Minister
Thurston. The other foreign questions
which attracted public attention dur
I ing Mr.. Gresham's administration or
the department are still pending.
With Great Britain there are TWO
questions of
SPECIAL IMPORTANCE
to be adjusted. viz: Those affecting
Rering Sea and the Venezuela bound
ary. A Bering Sea conference will be
| held in Washington i'm October next,
| Sir Julian Pauncefote having ehected
/ the preliminary rrm5emeti- Wi,h
| Mr.. Gresham. The purpose rs to draft
new treaty by which the claims or
| Canadian sealers for alleged seizures
and losses will be submitted to a COM
mission. The conference viii not lake
up the more important question OF re-
adjusting the Bering Sea regulation in
order to make them effective. This
will come later. however. and prom ses
TO call out a vigorous legal ard dlplo-
matte controversy.
The British-Venezuelan question Is
mainly significant i'm involving
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
The United States has asked Great
Britain to arbitrate the question. So
! far as is known no definite answer has
been given to Ambassador Bayard, who
presented the request of this country.
But as the British foreign Office has
positively declined to consider similar
requests by Pope Leo, and by the In
ternational Arbitration Association, it
is not doubted that in due time d decli-
nation Will come TO the United states.
1t will then remain for the state De-
partment to determine to what extent
| British aggression i'm Venezuela is
compatible with the Monroe doctrine.
Mr.. Gresham had made special study
of the subject. regarding 10 as of more
Importance than other foreign ques-
tions under consideration Nr Olney
was called into conference. and for sew
eral weeks prior to his selection for
Secretary Of State, he was b1sy inyes-
tigating this complicated question. IL