The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-24
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION
PRESIDENT IS ISSEARCHTNG FOR THE
 BEST MEN OBTAINABLE.

He Wants on the Commission Only such Men as Shall Inspire Respect and Confi- dence on Both Sides of the Atlantic
 English Press Comments-American
 Community Righted Itself From Unwis- dom to Wisdom in a Day and Night.
 Washington, Dec. 23.-The Venezuela boundry commission will not probably be announced by MT. Cleveland until the latter part of this week or the first part of next week. It will consist most likely of three members. The presl- only such men as will inspire respect and confidence on both sides of the At lantic and whose requirements will be acknowledged by the world of statess manship, science and letters. In mak ing the selections men with whom pol itics is simply an incident and not their profession will be preferred and one close to the president is authority for the statement that not name so far mentioned would be found on the commission
 The president is searching the uni versailles and colleges for suitable men. The high standard which the president has set for the commission restricts the circle from which the members can be chosen and in this sense simplifies his work. Secretary Olney is in daily con- sultation with the president on the mat ter.
 Indianapolis, Dec. 23.-When ques- toned to-day in regard to the reporh that he had been offered and had de- clined the presidency of the Venezuela commission. General Harrison said that the story was purely imaginative, and that no offer whatever had been made He refused to further talk on the Ven- eZuela trouble.
 Washington, D. C., Dec. 2S.-Tele- grams poured in on Secretary Car lsle and the president all day from financial centers regarding the treasury situation and the Venezuelan matter MT. Carlisle conferred with the presi- dent several times.
 Vienna, Dec 23.-The Paris corre- spondent of the Neue Freie Presse tel egraphs to that paper an interview he has had with General Palacio, express ident of Venezuela, who said that Hol- land had a far more justifiable pre- tension to the disputed area than Great Britain. Venezuela he added, had neN- CT been averse to arbitration. During his own term as president the govern ment wished to propose that the pres idents of the United States, France and Switzerland should act as arbitrators, but this plan was abandoned because 1t would have required long and assiduous discussion and inquiry, while the pres- idents frequently changed. Venezuela then desired to submit the matter to the emporer of Austria. in whose jus tice she had the fullest confidence, but this desire was abandoned because of Great Britain's attitude General Pal acio concluded by declaring that neith- CT Venezuela nor the United States eX- pected war.
 London, Dec 24.-The Daily News discusses the prospective labors Of the Venezuelan high commission. It says:
 The commission will not, of course, invite communications from Great Brit ain. but should Ambassador Bayard require further information tending to elucidate our case we feel sure it will not be withheld.
 The paper also says: The American community has righted itself from un- wisdom to wisdom in a day and a night. We may all be proud of this. Assured ly TO other race in the world would or could have performed the feat in the same time. We must be careful to guard against all language calculated to provoke reaction.
 The Chronicle says: If the commits sion is composed of men like Messrs. Phelps, White and Edmunds it must command respect, apart from it's ir- regular origin. It would in that case occur to Lord Salisbury that some fur ther proposal from him would be ex- pedient, indeed, necessary. This is not an instance where the diplomatic door can be closed with a bang