The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-10
THE NEW PREMIER
Secretary 0lney May Take the
Oath of Office Today.
WELL EQUIPPED FOR THE DUTIES.

That Confront Our Government.
WASHINGTON, June 1O.--Secretary of
State Olney is expected to take the oath Of
office this afternoon. 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 depart
ment of justice and take up the important
foreign questions before the state depart
ment Mr.. Olney has given such close
study to the larger law questions coming
| before his department that it will take
some time for him TO put the work aside
and for the new attorney to grow into it.
Mr.. Olney is, moreover, equipped in adj
vance for the duties of his new office, as he
| has been consulted constantly during the
| last year on the various complications
over Venezuela, Nicaragua, Behring sea,
the Waller case, foreign tariff retaliation,
the Japan China treaties, Spain's 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 fruit.
Tul in foreign complications. Some Of
these were closed by Mr.. Gresham, nota-
bly, the British Nicaragua incident, in
! which the United States aided toward a
settlement; the Japan China treaty Of
| peace, which was effected as a result of
kindly Intervention by the United States,
and the friction with Hawaii as the result
of the demand for the recall Of Minister
! Thurston. The other foreign questions
which attracted public attention during
Mr. Gresham's administration of the de-
partment are still pending.
With Great Britain there are two aues-
tions of special Importance to be adjusted,
viz; Those affecting Behring sea and the
Venezuelan boundary, A Behring sea
conference will be held in Washington in
October next, Sir Julian Pauncefote hav-
! ing effected the preliminary arrangements
/ with Mr. Gresham. The purpose is to
draft new treaty by which the claims Of
Canadian sealers for alleged seizures and
losses will be submitted to commission
The conference will take up the more i'm
portant question of readjusting the Beh-
ring sea regulations in order to make them
| effective. This will come later, howev
and promises to call out vigorous legal
and diplomatic controversy.
The British Venezuelan question is
mainly significant in 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 International Arbi-
tration association, it is not doubted that
in due time declination will come TO the
United States. 1t will then remain for the
state department to determine to what ex-
tent British aggression in Venezuela Is
compatible with the Monroe doctrine Mr
Gresham had made a special study of the
subject regarding 1t as of more impor-
NN,saWn
under consideration. Mr.. Olney was called
into conference and for several weeks
prior to his selection for secretary of state
he was busy investigating this oompli-
Gated question. 1t is probable that def
mite issue will be reached when Ambas-
sador Bayard sends Great Britein's answer,
With France the only question of con-
sequence pending i5 as to the impPiBon-
ment of eX-Consul General Waller Am
bassador Eustis has been instructed TO
make inquiries with a view to securing
for Waller all the rights of an American
citizen abroad, including trial by a civil
court
Germany, Austria and Denmark are
having numerous tariff complications with
the United States, which threatened at
one time to bring about radical retaliation
by this country. The Teadjustment has
partment Germany and Denmark CON
tinue their exclusion of American meats,
but there are prospects that a satisfactory
settlement will be effected The discrim-
mating duties levied against the beet
sugars of Germany and Austria brought
on the conflict, and Denmark followed the
lead of her influential neighbors.
The Cuban revolution promises to be a
source Of controversy with Spain. Min
lister Depuy De LONE has already asked
the state department to apprehend those
sending arms to Cuba, and the suggestion
is made that Spain will make a claim
against the United States based on the
precedent of the Alabama claims. Ofi-
oials are not solicitous, however, as to this
claim, and the intimation is made that it
is inspired by British sources and out of
resentment for the Alabama decision.
Italy and the United States are expected
to arrive at satisfactory settlement ere
long concerning the murder of a number
of Italians in Colorado. 1t is understood
that Secretary Gresham regarded the Of
tenses such an infringement of interna-
tional rights that he inaugurated negotiA-
tions for the payment of cash indemnities
30 the families of the deceased Italians.
This step, If consummated will be in ad-
dition to the steps taken by the authorities
of Colorado to prosecute the offenders.
The only subject of consequence pend
ing with Russia is that concerning the
amelioration Of the condition of the Jews.
The United States has taken little part in
the Armenian question, which is provok-
ing conflict between Turkey and the
European powees
One of the first acts Mr.. Olney is likely
TO be called on TO perform is that of reoog-
1izing the new government of Ecuador
which has come into power after a bloody
revolution. There are no pending ques-
tions with other South OF Central Ameri-
can countries save that in which VeneEu-
Ella is involved.