The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-18

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE mes
sage of President Cleveland to Con-
gress, transmitting the correspondence
between Secretary Olney and Lord
Salisbury, relative to the Venezuelan
boundary dispute, created a real sem
sation in Washington today.
Although the nature of Secretary
Olney's vigorous communication and
of Lord Salisbury's answers had been
already accurately foretold in the
Associated Press dispatches from
Washington and London, there was
still a great popular craving to learn
just how the president would deal
with Lord Salisbury's refusal to sub
nit tine matter to arbitration, and the
message was listened to with intense
interest in Congress, and was read
with avidity on the streets.
Not Dissenting Voice.
Nowhere was there a voice lifted in
dissent from the doctrine so firmly
laid down by the president; but, on
the contrary, there was an outburst
of patriotic feeling that must have
been highly gratifying to the chief
executive.
In the dignif1ed United States SEN
ate, a. body that rarely exhibits emo
ton on any occasion, there was wit
messed the unparalleled spectacle of
hand-clapping and applause, which
was the Spontaneous expression of
approval of almost every senator
without regard to party. On the
streets the message was discussed and
old veterans of the late war talked
eXultantly of what they were pre-
pared again to undertake at the call
of their country. In the great hall OF
the pension building the employees
gathered and sang with gusto the
Star Spangled Banner and MY
Country. 'Tis of Thee"
Cleveland Congratulated.
AT the White House messages
poured in from every quarter of the
country, congratulating the president
upon his message. They came from
men OF all parties and every station,
and they began to come in so soon
after the delivery of the document to
Congress as to afford a substantial
tribute to the enterprise of the AS
ISOLATED Press in disseminating SO
quickly the important information
throughout the country and to the
great journals which it serves in is
suing extra editions for public bene-
fit
The matter. Of course, was of the
greatest interest in diplomatic circles.
and the general impression on a sober
second consideration of the notes was
that the matter has not yet reached
a stage where war is imminent. and
MT nf ID
pose to reopen negotiations with
Venezuela looking to a settlement of
the dispute between themselves. per-
hapS may be regarded as the indica
ton OF how the whole matter will
end.
CabIed to Venezuela.
Minister Andrtade, of Venezuela. Sc
cured a copy of the message early i'm
the day and cabled it by way of CUBA
and Haytt to his government. The
time of transmission is eight hours.
and it is felt that it's reception at Cara
cas- Will be the signal for am enthusi-
aEstic demonstration. Minister Andr-
AIDES satisfaction was almost beyond
the power of expression.
The message is superb" said he.
with much enthusiasm. ct is even a
surprise to me in it's vigor, in the no
in the mastery exposition of the Mon
roe doctrine. There can be no doubt or
nisconStruction of its meaning In my
country, it cannot but arouse the keen
est appreciation ON the part of the gov
eminent and the people for this power
full expression of friendship from a
STRONG country in behalf of a COM
paratively weak one"
Mr.. Anduade was asked what the
next step of Venezuela. would be.
No Next Step.
''There is nothing further for us to
do. We have announced our policy and
in that we have the cooperation and
support of the United States We are
little more than spectators now
rs the plan Of a. commission to in
vestigate the question and fix the line
feasible?" the minister was asked.
Perfectly so,'' he replied. The evil
dence can. readily be furnished, so far
as Venezuela is concerned. 1t will be
laborous work, as the documents and
maps are very voluminous and from
many sources, including those of Hol-
land, Spain and other countries, as we'll
as those of Venezuela"
Pauncefote Interested.
At the British embassy Sir Julian
PauncefOte ana ms extensive Official
corps shared in the general interest in
the question. 1t was stated that the
foreign office made public at noon to-
day the Salisbury answer, simultane-
ously with it's publication here. But
as the presidents message is to Con-
gress and has not gone through dfplo-
matte channels, it was not a part of
the matter given to the British public
by THE foreign office today. This pre-
sents the anomaly Of each country in
teresting itself with the phase of The
question most acceptable to itself. Lon
don laying especial stress on the Sails
bury letter and the United States
naturally being concerned mainly with
the presidents message.
Mr.. BaX-Ironsides of the embassy
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