The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22
LESSON TO VENEZUELA.
EVEN THE MONROE DOCTRINE,
THEY SAY, HAS No BEAR
ING ON THE DISPUTE.
GREAT BRITAIN DETERMINED.
AN ULTIMATUM WILL BE Pre-
SENTED TO CONSUL RopRI-
GUEZ IN LONDON.

LONDON, ENG, Oct 21.-The st. James
Gazette, in an article on the situation of
the dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela, says: The United States Gov
eminent has serious grievances of it's own
against Venezuela, and it would best be-
come Its position as great civilized power
to join in bringing these Spanish Indian
barbarians to order. good lesson given
TO Venezuela would be equally profitable
to both the United States and England,
and the cooperation of the United States
would also be humane, since it would have
a tendency TO make the lesson bloodless,
convincing the Venezuelans OF the folly of
resistance.
The Westminster Gazette says: Venezu-
ella, like Nicaragua, after much fuss, will
probably prove to be small beer. No
doubt the'less scrupulous of the New York
papers will talk big about what they are
are going to do with the lions tail. But
Great Britain and the United States are
not going to be set by the ears by pack of
VeneZuelans.
The Globe says: Even if the Monroe
doctrine was an axiom of international
law, 1t could have no bearing upon our
dispute with Venezuela. Its widest appli-
cation can only be held to insist that no
European power shall effect fresh Iodg-
ment in America SO it does not affect the
decision of England not to allow Venezuela
to occupy part of the colony of British
Guiana.
The Daily Graphic, in an article to-day
on the anti Venezuelan dispute, says:
prcoidanf u-i1 g.,
derstand that British patience in this
ancient quarrel has become exhausted.
The Venezuelans have lately adopted a
perfectly intolerable attitude.
PARIS, FRANCE, Oct. 21.-The Figaro,
abiding to the Venezuelan dispute. ex-
presses the opinion that the system of issu-
ing ultimatums which is now becoming a
habit with Cheat Britain may be greatly
preiudicial to the general peace.
The Globe publishes a note saying that
as the British ultimatum to Venezuela has
not yet reached its destination, it is not
considered desirable to publish any of it's
details. 1t is proper to state, however,
that the document is worded in terms of
frmness and force. The communication,
the Globe also says, was not transmitted
through any representative of Vene-
zuela in England, diplomatic relations
between the two countries having been
broken off some years ago, and no longer
existing. The note further says that the
ultimatum informs the Government of
Venezuela that the Government of Great
Britain will not permit of any overstep-
ping of Venezuela OF the boundaries
marked by the course of the Cuyuni and
Auracura rivers. Great Britain, however,
expresses willingness to submit to arbitra-
ton the question of other territories in
dispute beyond that limit.
The Pail Mall Gazette asserts that the
ultimatum will be presented through Senior
Rodriguez, Venezuelan Consul in London.
The Pail Mall Gazette also says should it
be decided by the Government to take
naval action against Venezuela, the move
ment would be confded to Vice-Admiral
James L. Erskine, in command of the
North American and West Indian squad
ron. The disposition of the vessels of the
feet at the time of his last communication
with the Admiralty Navy Department in
Whitehall was as follows:
Crescent, at Halifax; Canada, at Barba-
does; Magacienne, Tartar and Rambler, at
the Bermudas; Mohawk and Tourmaline,
at Jamaica; Partridge, at the Bahamas,
and Cleopatra. Pelican and Buzzard, in
Newfoundland waters.
The announcement of the ultimatum
contained in the note published in the
Globe is officially authorized.
The Daily News will tomorrow say ::
at is little to the credit of diplomacy that
the Venezuelan question has been so long
unsettled. The most serious aspect of the
question is not SO much in Venezuela as in
the United States. There are many signs
that public opinion in the latter country
may be greatly disturbed by the British
demand for reparation, complicated by
the boundary claim. The dispute will
need to be managed with the greatest tact
and good temper by both sides, both by
the respective governments and the press"
The paper refers to Trinidad and con-
tinues: ain each case we have to consider
public sentiment in the United States and
set an example of moderation and self
control without which it will be difficult
to bring these irritating disputes to happy