The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
BOUNDARY OF GUIANA
Threatens Clash Between Eng
land and This Country.
sALissURY's REPLY DUE TO-DAY.
He WIN Refuse to Arbitrafe. and the
Matter VIII Go TO Congress, the
war-Makfng Power.

Chicago. Dec. 5.--A special TO the Times
Herald from it's Washington City CORE
ssondent says. War between the United
States and Great Britain IS threatened. i
can be ayerted only BY surrender on the
part Of England. The contention over the
Monroe doctrine has reached stage which
will produce the grayest anxiety on both
sides OF the Atlantic until the facts become
known. II the American congress viii sup
port the president. and OF this there can De
no doubt. Great Britain viii soon be given
the choice OF surrendering or nghting.
Upon authority which cannot be qu~s-
tened. reads the dispatch. il 8 known thar
this government has received cablegram
from Ambassador Bayard. giving briefly
the contents of the note which the Mar
uuls Of Salisbury has mailed In reply 10
Secretary Olney's dispatch OF last july
This reply is in substance refusal 10 ar
hdtrate any OF the territory eastward OK
the Schomburgk line. Moreover, Loru
Salisbury raises new case. He now con-
tends that the Schomburgk line was not
arbitrarily run, that il was In fact located
upon authentic data, and that II can be
proved by the records, the treaty descrip-
tons and the maps that IL correctly rep
resents the western limits of the territory
which Great Britain acquired by cessioh
from Holland.
Receipt of this information caused some
excitement in the Washington city gov
eminent Secretary Oiney al once pro-
cseded TO confer with the president ABOUT
f. They agreed IN their opinion concern
ing IT, This opinion was that the Bri.isb
PREMIER was trifiing with the merits Of the
question, that he was attempting 70 evade
and delay a direct response 10 the prirci-
pal issue then involved. and 20 bring on
controversy between the two governments
as TO historical records ana typographical
facts Such controversy. the president and
secretary agreed. II once entered upon
might run an indefinite length.
The programme which the president and
secretary now have I'm mind is first, TO
ascertain tbs wishes Of Venezuela in the
premises. IL Venezuela is willing 10 arbi-
trate on the Schomburgk line. then the
mission OF the United States is for the
time being at an end Venezuela has re-
peatedly refused 10 do this. and IL Is not
expected she will give In now. Once being
assured OF Venezuelas unwillingness TO
submit TO England's pretens.on, the presl-
dent will refer the whole matter 10 con-
gress at an early day for such action as
, that body may see fit 10 take. The cor
respondence Will be accompanied by
message from the president explaining the
situation. but probably containing no rec
concentrations. Congress, the only
war-making power. will be left 10 It's own
determination uninfuenced save by facts.
When this moment arrives the executive
will have exhausted his resources. The
future course OF the contention VIII rest
with the national legislature. 1t Is eX-
pected. however. that congress will at
once authorize the president TO issue an
ultimatum that will cause England TO
back down or fight