Morris tribune., 1895-12-18

| existing territorial distribution in that
hemisphere. By any fresh acquisitions
on the part Of any European state,
would be.a highly inexpedient change. "
C &C. 7. Made nteSsstsa Preposal.7
In the@belief~sthat the doctrine fol-
which we scantendE was clear and defin.
ite,. that it was founded upon substan
tfal Considerations and. 1nvolysdH our
safety and welfare; that it was fully
applicable to our present conditions,
and to the state of the worlds progress
and gthatit was directly -xrelated to the
Ispendfng 'eeontr3tWySfssrsyy and without any
L eSaYietion as to the final merits pf the
| dispute, but anxious to learn in a Salts
factory and conclusive manner whether
Great Britain sought under claim Of
boundary, to extend her possessions on
this continent without right, or whether
she merely soughtp possesslon of territory
Safely included within her lines of
III i7fniership, this government proposed
fssEae COVE erItane1ft of Great Britain a
Ess6rt TO AZ filtration as the proper means
Il OH Ting tllie.q uestion, to the end that
! alto lis boundary dispute between
the two contestants might be deter
mined and our exact standing and re-
lation in respect to the controversy
might be made clear.
Declined Under Unsatisfactory Circum-
=, Il: .-!A y: Z. +-t stances. ~,
1t will be seen from the correspond
ence herewith submitted, that this
IaefEvo proposl the
sBritish goverrnnaeAtd EIIslpbnlz grounds
hich iii under Slt1 ~ eesseem to
ma to be fat from isf eetoitass IL is
aaeeply flisappo oiliti,tg hslt ass ap-
peal, actuate BY S.tlle NEST friendly
feelings towards 'ssi y both nations con-
cerned, addressed to the sense Of Justice
and TO thezmagnanimity of one of the
great powers Of the world and touching
its relations tosone comparatively weak
and small, should have produced no
better results 9. ig3.1 !" ,r44.4Asas a .5
'''-@'' Course to Pursue is aPlain:s'
9@#s a The course fofbe pursued by this gov
eeTr1 eeTr11fnent;3 ] i'll view OF the present.eondi-
ton does not ppear.to admit ofserlous
doubts. Having labored faithfully for
many years to. induce Great Britain to
submit this dispute to impartial arbi-
tration, and having now been finally
apprised of her refusal to do SO, nothing
remains but, to accept the situation, to
recognize its plain requirements. and
deal with it accordingly.
Great Britain's present proposition
has never thus far been regarded as adj
missable by Venezuela, though any ad
justment of the boundary line which
that country may deem for her advan-
tage and may enter into of her own free
WILL cannot, of course, be objected to
by the United States.
Asks for Commission.
Assuming, however, that the attitude
Of Venezuela remains unchanged the
dispute has now reached such stage as
to make it incumbent on the United
States to take measures to determine
with sufficient certainty for its justifica-
ton, what is the the. divisional, line be-
tween the Republic of Venezpelag and
British Guiana. The inquiry to that
end should, of course, be conducted
carefully and judicially, and due weight
should be given to all avoilable evil
dence, records and facts in support OF
the claim of both parties. s-'t
In order that such an examination
should be prosecuted in thorough and
satisfactory manner, Isuggest that the
congress make an adequate appropria-
tion for the expenses of commission
to be appointed by the executive who
shall make the necessary investigation
and report upon the matter with the
least possible: delay. When such a re-
port is made and accepted, it will, in
my opinion, be the duty Of the United
States to resist by every means in its
power, as a willful aggression upon its
rights and interests the appropriation
by Great Britain of any lands or the
exercise of governmental jurisdiction
over any territory which, after investi-, |
cation, we have determined Of right I
belongs to Venezuela. 4ai naIi 4
Fully Alive to the Consequences
In makirgvthese recommendations Il
ann fully, alive to the responsibility iinrt
Cured and keenly realize all the conss-
autlences that may fol6w..'Slj aatt9fi lqf
am. nevertheless, firm in @finyli con- q