The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-30
sALIsBURY's DEMANDS,
official Announcement of the Jlti-
matum Sent to Venezuela.

LONDON, oct. Zl.-ln view OF tne
many reports in circulation regard
ing the attitude of Great Britain TO-
ward Venezuela, the following OIL
cial announcement was made to-dy:
"In consequence Of Venezuela MT
Offering an apology for reparatim
for the Uruana incident the Marquis
OF Salisbury has taken steps to il
form her as to what reparati,n
Great Britain requires, but as dipb-
matte relations between the two
countries have been broken off br
some years the communication vas
not sent through the regular dipo-
matte channel. AS the document
has not reached its destination, i is
not considered desirable to give 5he
details Of its contents. But it is
couched in formidable terms md
point out that Great Britain would
not permit Venezuela to over,tep
the boundaries marked by the
courses of the rivers Cuyuni and
Amacura, but is willing the question
of the other disputed territory shall
be submitted to arbitration"
The Westminster Gazette says:
"Great Britain and the United
States are not going to be set by the
ears by pack Of Venezuslans,
President Cleveland knows we have
no intention Of land.grabbiig in
South America, and Monroeisn has
no better friend than the Id coun-
try. In due time, Secretary Olney
will, no donbt, tell the Venezlelans
they cannot expect the United
States to espouse the quarrel when
they deliberately presume on their
limited resources to attempt to bluff
Great Britain"
The st. James Gazette says: "The
New York Post fairly applies the
term 'blatherskite' to the Tribune
and similar publications and politi-
clans whose mouthings on the Ven
ezuelan affair are an example of
their habitual use of foaming tall
talk. The United States Govern
ment, however, is no blatherskite,
and does not listen to the opinions
of advisers OF that order. If Venez-
uela has that impression she will do
we'll to remember the outcome be-
tween England and Nicaragua. Un-
less President Cleveland is prepared
to overthrow the traditions of his
foreign policy and begin course of
courting complications, we may be
sure Venezuela will not receive any
more backing than did Nicaragua"
sour frontier in Guiana was laid
down long ago and it would he alb
surd to ask that it should be ques-
toned because the cupidity of the
Venezuelans has been excited by the
wealth of gold on our side. The
action O. the United States Govern
ment in presenting request for
arbitration is friendly to Venezuela
and not unfriendly to us; but an at
tempt to enforce it would be al act
of the most unprovoked hostility.
1t would be sheer folly and ignor-
ance to drag the Monroe doctrine
into the dispute. If some Ameri-
cans imagine that Monroeism i'm
plies the general claim of the United
States to dictate as to the relations
of the European powers with the
Spanish American republics that is
no business of ours. Such claim,
to be serious, must go the whole
length Of protectorate, and that,
it is needless to observe, would be
furiously resisted by the Americans
themselves, and would, of course,
saddle the United States with the
responsibility of keeping them in
order. 1t is absurd to suppose the
United States would accept such a
burden, and it is to be hoped the
United States Government does not
intend to send squadron to Vene-
zuela, as the presence of hostile
force keeping an eye on our possible