The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-26
GRANT In DANGER
MINNESOTA CAPITALISTS NAY LOSE
THEIR CONCESSIONS.
EnRland's Demands Of Venezuela In
clude About One-Half h Com
ccaniOns Granted by nesue
to the United states
syndicate.
THE uLTIMATUM FROM ENGLAND.
1t Declines tO ArbitrNtc the Point
Involving the O~wnership OF the
Land Described.

Washington, Oct. 90. - The official
statement from London fails to elicit
any responsive statement from the
state department, and the officials, IN
der Secretary Olney's instructions, per-
sist in preserving m absolute silence
mon the whole subject Of the Fcnez-
uelan affair, possibly decming it pru-
dent to learn as much as they can or
the British position without disclosing
our own stand. There is some reason
to believe that there is Il disposition on
the part of the English foreign office
to shift the issue, if it is possible to do
so, and without relinquishing any
ground directly upon the boundary dis
pute, to make the main issue their de-
mand for r%eparation for the treatment
accorded the colonial chief Of police
at JTruan some months ago. For his
reason the last development of the
case is being watched with some un-
easiness here.
Officials 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 British office,
made public in Associated Press
cables to-day, say that it is a decisive
rejection of the claims made by Venez-
ucla, and q negative answer to the re-
quests Of the United States that the
subject be submitted to arbitration.
The essential feature of the foreign Of
ice statement is pointed out to be:
Great Britain Twill not permit Ven
ezuela to overstep the line made by the
Amacura and Cuyuni rivers" but will
submit to arbitration the other terri
tory in dispute. 1t is stated that as
there is no other territory in dispute
the British dental of arbitration is
compi extensive and complete. The line
made by the AmacuIa and Cuyuni rfv-
ers is practically what is known as
the Scholnberg line.
Included in it is all the territory ON
the south bank. and at the mouth OF
the OrinocO river. The British already
occupy the north bank, SO that the Of
fetal assertion of its claim to the. south
bank gives them the entire entrance to
the great waterway of South America.
Included also within the line of the
two rivers is q large part-probably
one-half-of the tract recently granted
by Venezuela to the United States syn
dicate. composed principally of Mime
sofa capitalists. Under the foregoing
circumstances the statement Of the
foreign Office is said to sweep aside all
bases of compromise Dr. arbitration,
such as the United States has urged,
and to be a final insistence of British
sovereignty over the essential terri,
tory covering and commanding the
south bank of the Orinoco.
The landing of British marines at
0>,l~%o &C. vr,ro, s1o6 oc q nr0rN1nrt ff
the course Great Britain may take, and
in anticipation OF this possibility, of
ficials are comparing the relative
strength of the forces which might be
brought together. The British have a
fleet of sixteen warships available in
the North and South Atlantic. Venez-
uela's seaports are fairly well fortified
and she can put 10000 we'll armed
troops in the field.
London, oct. %. - In view of the
many reports in circulation regarding
the attitude of Great Britain toward
Venezuela, the following official an
nouncement was made to-day:
"In consequence Of Venezuela not Of
an apology or reparation for the
Yurnan incident. the Marquis of Sails
bury has taken steps to inform her as
to what reparation Great Britain re-
quiles. But as relations between the
countries have been broken off for
some years the communication was not
sent through the direct diplomatic
channel. AS the document has not
reached it's destination, it is not con-
sidcred desirable to give the details of
it's contents. But it is couched in
forcible terms and points out that
Great Britain will not permit Venez-
uela to overstep the boundaries marked
by the course Of the Cuyuni and ANA
cura rivers, but is willing that the
question Of the other disputed territory
should be submitted to arbitration"