The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-05
Salisbury Replies to Americas
Note on Venezuela.
TEST OF THE MONROE DOCTRINE
England Will See if the United States
Has the Old Spirit.
to Congress-. with Which Rests the
Power tn Declare war-A Canadian
Mail Contract Let. the Route Cover
ing Territory in Alaska Claimed by
England.

london, Dec. 4-The reply OF the Mar
QuiS OF Salisbury 20 the note of Secretary
Olney on the Venezuelan question is on
board she White Star line steamship Rr!ta
annie. due in New York Friday. The es-
sence or the document IS that Great Bril-
tain refuses 10 submit "a arbitration any
territory Within the Schomh.rgk line. Some
surprise IS expressed because the reply
was not sent through the United States
embassy. bat Ambassador Bsyard explains
that this IS in accord With diplomatic
usage
Washington city. Dee Minister An
drade or Venezuela. Is highly gratihed as
that feature Of the presidents message rs-
ferring 10 Venezuela. The minister cabled
the essential points on Venezuela 10 tho
government authorities at Caracas last
night, and mailed copies Of the full mes
sage Mr., Andrade says IL Is "A clear and
forcihle statement. which win meeh with
the most cordial reception by the govern-
ment and people of Venezuela.
Washington city, Dec. 4.--There is rea-
son 10 believe that the president was
aware before his message TO congress that
Lord Salisbury response 10 Ambassador
Bayards representation touching the Ven-
eGueian boundary dispute would he unfav-
orabie, hut the fact was probably withheld
from congress because that portion or tho
message relating TO Venezuela had al
ready been completed. and the president
u
communication that will give the matter
the importance u deserves. II the reply is
Of the nature stated. then II is realized here
that there can he hut one line OF action
open 10 the president. lie has in his note OF
instruction 10 Mr.. Bayard simply carried
out the expressed wish of congress. as
exhibited in the resolution adopted toward
the close of the last session. He has pre-
scented the issue plainly and Invested II OF
all the extraneous issues that We're sought
to be included by the British government.
The question of a claim for reparation for
the arrest Of British officials by the Vene-
zuelans being regarded by the president az
directly dependent upon the main question
of the SOLUTION OF the boundary dispute.
was not allowed to compiicate the issue.
nor was the attempt 10 assert jurisdiction
over the best part OF the land claimed.
namely, that lying eastward of the shift
ing Schomburgk line
Having received a negative reply TO his
direct inquiry whether or not Great Britt
ain has prepared to submit TO arbitration
all Of the territory In dispute, for there
informed by cable Of the nature os tho
communication coming by mail, there re-
mains for him but one course. namely, to
submit the patter 10 congress for its
further direction. Beyond this point the
president cannot go alone, for. 10 he con-
slsteut, he would be obliged to notify the
British government that any encroach-
ment upon Venezuelan soil would be re-
garded by the United States as a hostile
act. and that is so perilousiy close TO an
omen declaration OF war that IL might he
construed as an infringement upon the
constitutional power Of congress