The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-10-26
CHANBERLANS ADTICE
Laughed At by the High Council
of British Guiana.
HIS MAIN PROPOSAL REJECTED

The Council Refuses to Grant an Appru-
priation for Arms and Ammunition to
he Used Against veuezu.lars, but Pro-
vldes for Barracks at Uruan.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26-The state de .
partment is in possession of the full text |
of the dispatches sent by Joseph Chamber |
lain secretary of state for the colonies i'm |
the British cabinet, to Sir Charles Lees,
governor general of British Guiana, con
cerning the strengthening of the frontier,
the increase Of police and the purchase Of
Maxim guns in the British Guiana terri
tory. The department has been furnished
also with the detailed action of the high
council of British Guiana upon the recon-
mendations of Minister Chamberlain.
These proceedings give the full resolu-
tions offered by the governor general for
the purchase of a Maxim gun and ammu-
nition uniform, arms and accOutrements.
They also make the surprising disclosure
that the high council of British Guiana,
after its members had severely arraigned
Minister Chamberlain for his precipitate
action i'm recommending Maxim guns, de
fetted the resolution for their purchase by
a vote of 10 to 8, thus rejecting the policy
laid down by the British cabinet.
The state department was up in pos
session Of this Information on Wednesday
last in an official communication from
high member of the diplomatic corps, who
regarded the subject rs of such import
ance that Secretary Olney should be in
possession of the facts, When the high
council opened it's session two letters from
the British foreign office, signed by Min
lister Chamberlain were read The gov
/ ala anH 1nt
| there was an important telegram referring
| to the purchase of Maxim guns which
would not be read until the council went
into secret session Mr.. Chamberlain's
letter referring to the arming of the from
/ tier, and the building of u military road is
dated Sept 7, 1885, and is in part as fol-
lows:
"In it's gold British Guiana appears to
possess considerable source of wealth,
! from which it may be expected that an in
| creasing revenue can be drawn, if meas
ures are taken to open up the country and
! to render the gold bearing region more ac-
! cessible to miners than it has hitherto
! been To this end one of the first and
most important steps is the construction
of the proposed road for connecting the
upper reaches of the Barin and Baana
rivers, thence to be carried to the Cuyuni,
at the mouth Of the Avarablzi creek, and
onward, if necessary, to the junction OF
the Uruan and Cuyuni rivers
Mr.. Chamberlain then requests informal
tion as to whether capitalists can be found
who will take concession Tor the gold
field covering the same territory as the
Venezuelan concession to United States
syndicate. He adds that inquiries are
now being made in London as TO the
possibility of inducing capitalists there TO
take the concession from Great Britain
His letter proceeds to urge the necessity
for the purchase of Maxim guns and the
erection of q Barracks at Uruan.
Mr. Chamberlain's propositions were
ably supported by the attorney general
and the government secretary, but the op
position excited many sarcastic references
TO the colonial secrctarys S letter althouSh
the amounts involved were only $3.50 Tor
guns ammunition and extra police, ana
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