Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-22
ENGLAND DECLINES TO BUDCE
Will Not Yield an Iota in the Venezuelan
Boundary Dispute.
MONROE DOCTRINE FlATLY DlScRtDlTED
Salisbury Says He Doesn't Care to
Hear OIney's Dispatches ana is
Ready TO Use Force in
British Guiana.

British Guiana.
Copyright, 1895, by Press Publishing Company
LONDON, Oct. 21.-(New York World Ca
blegram-special Telegram.)--Tn conversation
tonight with official of high standing and
intimately acquainted with all the inside
facts Of the Venezuelan dispute l learned
that the ministerial contention here is that
the present decisive action of the British gov
ernment was provoked by the recent dis
patch from the American State department
affirming in strenuous terms the Monroe doc
trne in connection with the question. Among
other interesting unpublished facts my in
formant tells me that also that to his pos
tive knowledge, at an interview at which
Ambassador Bayard was communicating the
terms of a dispatch to Lord Salisbury, the
latter interrupted him midway with the re-
mark that he need not proceed further, as
the British government could not even enter
tain the arguments put forward, and abso-
lutely declined to recognize such an applica-
tion Of the Monroe doctrine. The terms of
Lord Salsburys written reply were prac
tically the same and included in complaint
in the tone in which the question has been
dealt with in the dispatch of the American
government as increasing the difficulties OF
the situation. In the same document the
State department was invited to remember
that England was an American power before
the existence of the United States, and her
rights on the American continent conse-
quently are anterior to those Of the United
States.
Ambassador Bayard in a further com
munication to the British foreign office,
pointed out that there is no. certainty that
England Is right about the Venezuelan from
tier, as in the British Colonial Office List,
the authorized publication Of the Colonial
department, 1t is stated that the boundaries
OF British Guiana have been clearly defined
in regard to the reports now in dispute
This was awkward reference for the
British government but Lord Salisbury re-
piled that the Colonial Office List, not being
an official publication, the British govern
ment could not be responsible for its state
ments. The fact is that the book in question
is edited by the high officials of the Colonial
Office and is virtually accepted official in
all matters touching the British colonies
INSTRUCTED TO USE FORCE.
The interchanges on both sides have been
couched in language Of considerable vigor,
and the British government has definitely
informed the United States that while ready
to enter into arbitration in regard to certain
parts of all the disputed territory, it will
insist on satisfaction for the attack on the
British Guiana police. The governor of
British Guiana has been authorized, both
by mail and by cable, to use force to repel
any further attempt by Venezuelans to en-
croach on the region claimed by Great
Britain. He has been fully advised for some
,s,..x H.
in that event.
LONDON, Oct. 21.-In view of the many
reports in circulation regarding the attitude
OF Great Britain toward Venezuela, the fol-
lowing official announcement was made to-
day:
In consequence of Venezuela not Offering
an apology or reparation for the Uruan in
cident the marquis of Salisbury has taken
steps to inform her as to what reparaton
Great Britain requires. But as relations
between the two countries have been broken
off for some years the communication was
not sent through the direct diplomatic chan
mel. AS the document has not reached its
destination it is not considered desirable to
give details OF its contents. But it is
couched in forcible terms and points out
that Great Britain will not permit Venezuela
to overstep the boundaries made by the
courses of the rivers of Cuyuni and Amacura,
but Is willing that the question of the other
disputed territory should be submitted to
arbitration.
SILENT AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.--The London Off
cial statement fails to elicit any responsive
statement from the State department, and
the officials, under Secretary Olney's instruc-
tions, persist in preserving an absolute
silence upon the whole subject of the Vene-
Al,a1f I..a, ,f,,r
learn as much as they can of the British
position without disclosing our own stand.
There Is some reason to believe that there
is disposition on the part of the British
foreign Office to shift the issue, If it is possi-
bic to do so, and without relinquishing any
ground directly upon the boundary dispute to
make the main issue their demand for
reparaton for the treatment accorded the
colonial chief of police at Uruan some months
ago. This probably would result in repe-
titon Of the Corlnto affair, and as the United
States admitted in that case that nation had
right to demand reparation for an insult
to the national honor the United States thus
might be placed in position where it could
mud with difficulty reason for interfer-
ence, even though the real motive for the
demand might be desire to clinch Great
Britains demand to the disputed territory.
For this reason the last development OF the
case is being watched with some uneasiness.
OPINION IN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES.
Otcials OF the diplomatic corps who are
In a position to speak with full understanding
on the Venezuelan question, upon a careful
reading OF the official statement of the Brit
ish foreign office made public in the Asso-
ciated press cables today. say that 1t is a de-
clsive rejection Of the claims made by Ven
ezuela and negative answer to the requests
OF the United States that the subject be
submitted to arbitration,
The essential feature Of the foreign office
statement is pointed out to be the statement
that Great Britain will not permit Vene-
zuela to overstep the line made by the Anna
cura and Cuyuni rivers but will submit to
arbitration the other territory in dispute" 1t
is stated that as there is no other terri
tory in dispute the British denial Of arbl-
tration is comprehensive and complete The
line made by the Amacut and Cuyuni rivers
is practically what is known as the Schom-
burgh line. Included within II is all the terri
tory on the south bank and at the mouth OF
the Orinoco river, The British already oc-
cupy the north bank, so that the official as
sertion Of this claim to the south bank gives
them the entire entrance To the great water
way OF South America Included also within
the line Of the two rivers is a large part
probably 6ne-half-of the tract recently
granted by Venezuela TO a United States
syndicate.
Under the foregoing circumstances the
statement Of the foreign Office is said to
sweep aside all basis OF compromise or arbl-
tratlon such as the United States has urged
and to be a final inslsency Of British SOW
creignty over the Territory at issue Covering