Morris tribune., 1895-12-18
Made a-Disih teElsssstsd Proposal #

would be q highly inexpedient change. p"
&C.: :::2 @ =. Made a.Dlsih teFsstsa Preposal
In the4nbeliefssthat the doctrine for
which5we contend as. clear and defin-
ite,. that it was founded upon substan-
tfaE Considerations and .i1fvofYedEk four
safety and welfare; that it was fully
applicable to our present conditions,
and to the state of the worlds progress
adsthatsit was directly xrelated to the
|Gpsnatng eontr9os5VsEssrsyy'sT and without any
4 coaYietion as to the final merits pf the
dispute, but anxious to learn in Salts
factory and conclusive manner whether
Great Britain sought under a claim Of
boundary, to extend her possessions on
this continent without right, or whether
she merely soughtp ossession ofterratory
Fiaigly included within her lines of
a$aA Eifaiership, this government proposed
fsssEae government Of Great Britain a
F@ssart to AZ bitration as the proper means
1 Offset Ting the. question, to: the end that
: ave Sat it's boundary dispute between.
the two Contestants might be deter.
mined and our exact standing and re-
lation in respect to the controversy:
might be made clear.
Declined Under Unsatisfactory Cireum-
.. IL o=%.l%: I: - stances.
1t will be seen from the correspond
ence herewith submitted, that this
I proposi tons bees eelined siEf4t the
British goyerrnmeht,3 upon grounds
which, under the clio b tan eesseem to
me q be far from sat sffa etol.yss IT is
deeply disapp ointtiirig Hat suchSans APP
peal actuated by the most friendly
feelings towards 2s' both nations con-
cerned, addressed to the sense Of Justice
and TO the=magnanimity of one of the
great powers Of the world and touching
its relations to one comparatively weak
and small, should have produced no
better results, . r.: Il 80 TgJ-&AeatG a =
Course to Pursue Is Plain
fsa The course tofbe pursued by this gov
eminent iii view OF the presenttcondi-
ton does mott ppear:to admit ofserlous
doubts. Having labored faithfully for
many years to induce Great Britain to
submit this dispute to impartial arbi-
tration, and having now been finally
apprised of her refusal to do so, nothing
remains but to accept the situation, to
recognize its plain requirements and
deal with, it accordingly.
Great Britain's present proposition
has never thus far been regarded as adj
missable by Venezuela, though any adj
justment Of the boundary line which
that country may deem for her advan-
tage and may enter into of her own free
will, cannot, of course, be objected to
by the United States. .....
Asks for Commission.
Assuming, however, that the attitude
of Venezuela remains unchanged, the |
dispute has now reached such stage as
to make it incumbent on the United |
States to take measures to determine
with sufficient certainty for its justifica-
ton, what is the the divisional; line be- |
tween the Republic of Venezpela and |
British Guiana. The inquiry to that |
end should, of course, be conducted
carefully and judicially, and due weight |
should be given to all avoilable evil |
dence, records and facts in support of
the claim of both parties.
In order that such an examination
should be prosecuted in a thorough and
manner, suggest that the
make an adequate appropria-
ton for the expenses of commission
to be appointed by the executive who
shall make the necessary investigation
and report upon the matter with the
least possible delay, When such a re-
port is made and accepted: it will, i'll
my opinion, be the duty of the United
States to resist by every means in its
power, as a willful aggression upon its
rights and interests, the appropriation
BY Great Britain of any lands or the
exercise of governmental jurisdiction
over any territory which, after investi-.
CATION, we have determined Of right
3elongs to Venezuela ~. a!Ii 10
Fully Alive to the Consequences.
In making 1these recommendations 4
I'm fully. alive to the. responsibility inrt
,urred and keenly realize all the conse5
luences that may folI6W::'si] 2@'h}3i sil1l
T am nevertheless firm in as,Yarr,t rom ~