The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-11-09
1900 .-f- - -.
THE DEMANDS OF ENGLAND
Venezuela Asked to Pay $1,000
indemnity.
Given Three Months to Comply With
the Terms-I'ar Eastern CUES
ton overshadowing
Everything.

New York, Nov. 5.-The London cor.
respondent of the World cables that
the British uitimatum to Venezuela de-
Cured by British subjects at Uruan
places the amount to be paid at Ct, 900.
Venezuela must comply with the de-
mand within three months. The corre-
spondent adds that the details of the ul-
timatum have been kept a profound Sc
cret in London, and his informant gave
him h statement to prove the accu-
racy of his previous assertion that
Lord Salisbury had snubbed Ambassa-
dor Bayard.
The future, therefore, will prove his
reliability or otherwise.
General Limo Duarte Leuel, who was
minister of foreign affairs in Venezuela
under President Guzman Blanco, when
diplomatic relations with Great Britain
were suspended in 1883. said in COM
menting upon the British claim:
This is a case for the ~unfiinching en-
forcement of The Monroe doctrine. If any
case justifying such enforcement eve
existed or a conceivably arise; for
England aims at nothing less than the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of an American repub-
lie, the possession of it's entire gold
nelds, which are among the richest in
the world. and absolute dominion at the
mouth of the Orinoco river with UNI
stinted control of its navigation. and
consequently that OF the Amazon since
the Orinoco and Amazon
But quite apart from the general
principles of the Monroe doctrine, the
United States have everything to gain
n nothing to risk in standing loyalty
and firmly by my country. The special
n discriminating friendship shown
for the United States by Venezuela is
remarkable and, as is well known, your
trade in Venezuela exceeds that of Great
Britain, which is not the case in Sny
other South American republic. Ven
ezuela has thoroughly demonstrated her
disposition to 81 out of her way IL need
full to favor the United States above all
other countries.
In connection with this, + will tell
you a historical fact that I think has
before been made public, for 1t
ma been a well guarded state secret.
General GuZman Blanco, during his last
presidency, after his return from his
celebrated diplomatic mission to Eng
land, frequently expressed it as his
opinion in cabinet councils that no pow
er on earth excepting the United States
should ever be permitted to stand
guard at the mouth of the great Orino-
co river. President Blanco, fully realiZ-
ing that Great Britain would never be
content without the Orinoco, advocated
in the cabinet a program for giving the
United States priority of position there.
The constitution of Venezuela pre-.
scribes that no part of the national ter
ritory shall eve be alienated to a for
eign power, and, therefore, it would be
impossible TO allow the United states to
acquire actual territory at the Orinoco's
mouth. GuZman Blanco accordingly
proposed that Venezuela should lease to
the United States for a long term OF
years any locality within the mouth OF
the Orinoco that might be desired for
the purpose of a coaling station. The
project was merely canvassed at the
time and nothing came of it practically.
| instance 1t as a signal Illustration of
the faith that Venezuela reposes in the
great republic. For Venezuela to think
of giving away such a valuable privi-
lese at the mouth of the Orlnoco would
be equivalent to a suggestion on the
part of the United States of a Ike con-
cesslon to a foreign country at tho
mouth of the Mississippi" =