The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-18

Lord Salisbury begins with the state
ment that her majesty's government,
clined argument on the subject with the
government of Venezuela, have always
held that the question WIS one which had
no direct bearing on the material inter-
ests Of any other country. and conse-
quently have refrained hitherto from pre-
senting any detailed statement of the
ase, either to the United States or 10
other foreign governments. Probably Tor
the reason says Lord Salisbury, that Mr.:
olncy's statement bears the impress OF
being mainly, If not entirely, founded on
TX parte Venezuelan statements, and
gives an erroneous view OF many of the
material facts. fie challenges Secretary
OlncN's first statement that the dispute
dates back to 1914 and asserts that II did
not begin until 1870. which assertion he
proceeds to support by long statement
OF the conditions under which British
| Guiana was acquired from the Dutch, the
friendly relations that had existed for u
long Tune between the United states OF
Colombia first, and Afterwards Venezuela.
early DEGREES of the spanish government.
lie asserts that the recent difficulty
would never have arisen If Venezuela had
| been content to claim only those terrific
riee which would he proved or even rea-
souahly asserted to have been quietly In
| possession Of a captaincy general Of Nen-
/ cEucla.
lie attacks the Spanish titles to the lands
| as vague and III founded and contends
| that to the validity OF the Dutch title
| under which Great Britain now claims
| ther exists most authentic declaration.
| As far back as lI5g Holland had pro-
| tcfted against Spanish incurslons INTO their
settlements In the Basin Of Guyini and
! TO this claim the Spanish government
| ieN'r attempted "a reply. the archives
| showing that they had not means TO To-
/ bat 1t.
Lord Salisbury says: Tho fundamental
principles underlying the Venezuelan ar
J SHmcut is that as much as Spain was
/ oriGnally entitled a right 20 the whole
American continent, any territory on mat
! Coniiu'ut which she can not be shown
| % hHye acknowledged IN specific and POSI-
| tive terms to have passed to another power
| cau only De- acquired by wrongful usurpa
/ tou aud II situated to the north OF the
/ Amazon ana vest of the Atlantic, must
necessarily belong to Venezuela rs her
| seif-constiiutei inheritage in those re-
1T may reasonably be asked w~-ther
| Mr.. olncy would consent to refer TO the
| drNtlratlon of another power pretenSiouS
raised hy the government OF Mexico. raised
/ on such a foundation to large tracts OF
| territory which had long been comprised
| In the federation.
t.orl salisbury then proceeds to state
the circumstances connected with the
| mahuug Of the schomberg line.
| tie says that the British government
notified Venezuela in 1892 Of it's intention
| 10 Professionally survey the boundary. its
purpose being after the survey to com
| muuicate TO other governments its views
as 90 the true boundary of the British
territory and then settlo any details as to
what those governments might object
AT Tine very outside hc placed two
boundary posts at Point ka'lma. ON the
romaI4 of the Dutch fort ana while the
poat- u iue mouth of the Amaeura w"re
rrm.N,d lt the urgent cnlreatY Of Neue-
l.zl.1 ttr concession was mp,in an tho
ldpf.i't understanding TINT Great britain
did MT thereby abandon ncr r.nlm TO that
pu.'flYu. S'bomlprg held that Grout
FrtrII might Justly claim tho whole
ha-u of tle Guyuni and HuraH, hut si@-
rcu.a,..I ma rrf1trn for tho rS.o,rnitiou Of
thr rl,h, ~ Port Rnrima. rno i homnorr.
lin. sl,s Lord salisbury was i'm fact II
pr,it r-du-tlon Of tho b5undnrv claimed
L., tir.t Rritafn M "a matter of ritrht
LAM nrop,s,1 orfrt.9t,.d Ina a drsire A.
@o,,, o .,..li, ,d T,iot,ll,, rri,,,,e
n,a iu a. [,osl,, NV roi,.t ,''"'N "''"''7
-rhp u.tl rave In urhat detail q state
met. of Tie main Facts of the ltse,IsSion
whira has ensued with tho Venezuelan
f,os ,it r,,do .,, .,.,.t,@,, , az,
Of fne1dly regard for Vcne2ucia. Lori
a. Z n9 H. - $3.50. .., ,,u
1.,,i ~ r,''s " ,t' Ky
If ,."i i',s, q was 'o'ii''D mat
"a i tr,I,tl,,, ,,r,,,o,t,t1,, T., teet o,-o
e', IA ~ i,5 i ,',tt IN 49, 49,, atso
IN Ia ~, lII ne
not1r nnsSvor red was nv says Hhe"'9e
"J ', GVtV ho4... .,.,4 1,.,,,.,,>,,,
hat ,,'ts,1ituS Vli ~, sGs euat .eueHueid
W. y, 'Tpet Ne VlVltteu me reAly OF
.S4.' pV tnf terms Oh WihNh p"th govern
it - t''1 .'N ~ tt'l.N'I iIVN' asEFeSr io!l
az y" l,r ,s.tltofy III HSpUte' Tor whlch
1 gr 'o .gl u'Hl,Sly so['fif lfR'
Sions, which hni not been reciprocated
nuu 70 a',',tt u'r "uguoled iignt 10 ne
lerrtl'2ry MlIhiu lhe ScAomuerg' Inc. while
snil naiaius open lof negotiations, and
even admiration ihe unsettled lands be
Hpht' lhHt anu Wth1 Wnlch they consld
cred to ba their righifu boundary.
heirrlnE to GN@nan Banco's decliha-
tiun 70 az pllltie tna title of these unset
veg iauHs atone ami inslsteuce on ful
arbitration, Lord salisbury says
: rms preiensou is hardly less oNorbitau
than would hc a refusal by Great Britain