The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-10
WILL TAKE THE OATH
Secretary Olney Will Probably Be
Sworn in To-Day.
WHAT HE WILL HAVE TO DO
He Is Equipped for the Duties of
His office in Large Measure.
Having Consulted With Gresh-
am on important Questions.

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| State Olney is expected to take the
oath of Office tomorrow. There will
be no undue haste. however. on the
part of the new chief of the state de-
| partment. Mr. Olney has given much
| close study to the larger law questions
before his department. and it will take
! some time for him to put the work
aside and for the new attorney gem
eral to grow into it. Mr. Olney. more
over, is equipped i'm advance for the
duties of his new office. as he has been
consulted constantly during the last
year on various complications over
Venezuela, Nicaragua. Bering sea, the
Waller case, foreign tariff retaliation.
the Japan-China troubles, Spain's con-
fiict with Cuba and the lesser ques-
tions in which the United States has
been brought in relation with the rest
of the world. Last year has been un-
usually fruitful in foreign complica-
tions. Some of these were closed by
Mr.. Gresham or advanced to such a
state that they will not preclude the
British-Nicaragua incident. in which
the United States aided towards a set
tlement; the Japan-China treaty of
peace and the friction with Hawaii as
the result of the demand for the recall
VI -hAHiSltI
other foreign questions which at
tracted attention during Mr.. Gresham's
administration of the department are
still pending. With Great Britain there
are two questions of special Importance
to be adjusted. viz: Those affecting
Bering sea and the Venezuela bound
airy. a Bering sea conference will be
held in Washington in October next.
Sir Julian Pauncefote having effected
preliminary arrangements with Mr.
Gresham. The purpose is to draft a
new treaty, by which claims of Cana
dian sealers for alleged seizures and
losses will be submitted to a commits
sion. The conference will not take up
the more important question of read
justing the Bering sea regulations in
order to make them effective This
will come later. however, and promises
to call out a vigorous legal and diplo-
matte controversy. The British-Ven-
ezuela 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 10 Ambassador Bayard,
who presented the request of this coun-
try. But as the British foreign office
has positively declined to consider sim
liar requests by Pope Leo and by the
international arbitration association,
it is not doubted that in due time a
declination will come to the United
States. 1t will then remain for the
state department 10 determine to what
extent British aggression in Venezuela
is compatible with the Monroe doc
trine.
With France. the only question of
consequence pending is as to the i'm
prisonment of ex-Consul General Wal
Ter. Ambassador Eustis has been in
structed to make inquiries with a view
to securing for Waller all the rights of
an American citizen abroad Ger
many. Austria and Denmark are hav-
ing numerous tariff complications with
the United States, which threatened at
one time TO bring about radical retail
alton by this country. The readiust-
ment has proceeded largely through
the state department Germany and
Denmark continue their exclusion Of
American meat but there are pros
poets that satisfactory settlement
will be effected. The discriminating
duties levied against the beet sugars
of Germany and Austria brought on
the conflict. and Denmark followed In
the ledu OF neT lnHuentldl nelgnbOrS.
The Cuban revolution promises to be a |
source of controversy with Spain. Min |
lister Dupuy de LONE has already |
asked the state department to appre- |
hend 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. officials are not So |
licitous. however. as to this claim. and |
intimation is made that IL is inspired |
by British sources and Of resentment |
for the Alabama decision.
Italy and the United States are ex- |
pected to arrive at a satisfactory set |
tlement ere long concerning the muir
der of a number of Italians in Colo /
rado. 1t is understood that Secretary /
Gresham regarded the offenses as such /
an infringement Of international rights
that he inaugurated negotiations for
the payment Of cash indemnities to the
families of the deceased Italians. The
only subject OF consequence pending
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 provoking a conflict between
Turkey and the European powers.