Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-20
No Action in Regard to Mr.. Bayard
at This Time.
NO BASIS FOR A War SCARE
Speculation as to the Commis.
sion's Composition.
SOME NAMES SUGGESTED

Reports were current here last night, due
| largely to the excited state Of public feel
| ing on the Venezuelan question and to the
| prior attack on him in the House of Repre-
| sentatives by Mr.. Barrett and others, that
| the recall of Ambassador Bayard was i'm
| minent. Private Secretary Thurber when
asked about them, made an absolute denial
of their accuracy, adding that the ambassa-
doris recall was not contemplated. At the
British embassy the belief was expressed
that the rumors were untrue. 1t is believed
here that the President would not at this
time make any change in our embassy to
Great Britain, for it might aggravate the
| present situation and ALLEVIATE the friends of
Mr. Bayard in this country at time when
their good will is desired.
1t is also pointed out that regardless of
how the administration may regard Mr..
Bayard's speeches, STILL as they were char
acterlzed by expressions of good will to-
ward the British people and hopes that
nothing might ever come between the two
great EnSlish-speaking nations, to base
his recall tpon any such grounds might
very naturally be taken in Great Britain as
an evidence of hostile purpose, which it is
extremely impolitic to convey in the pres
ent crisis.
No Basis for a War Scare.
The feature of the situation today in
Washington is the firmness of the convic-
ton In all circles that there Is no substan-
tial basis for war scare, and that if tur-
bulent spirits on both sides of the Atlantic
can be held in check the way is still open
to a settlement of the Venezuelan question
alike honorable to all parties concerned and
without bloodshed. There is a growing in
disposition to crowd Great Britain by re-
fusing to treat the subject with that de-
liberation that is permissible in all diplo-
nlarP
a position where the issue might become
one Of national pride, instead of one to be
settled soberly and judically on it's merits
as question Of fact. This was evidenced
In the abandonment of the idea, which was
in favor yesterday in some quarters, of fix
ing an unreasonably short time limit on
still more strongly by the exclusion of the
location of the boundary line from the task
set for the commission.
Conaposition of the CommissfOn.
Attention has been drawn to the question
Of the composition of the commission by
the action of the Senate in suspending the
law prohibiting any employe of the govern
ment from drawing two salaries, for it is
understood that this is the direct outcome
of suggestion made to either Senator
Morgan or Senator Lodge by Secretary
Olney yesterday, and indicates that at least
ore prominent official of the government is
contemplated a member Of the commits
sion. As Justice Harlan of the Supreme
Court has actively interested himself in
this matter, and has been in consultat ton
with Secretary Olney thereon, 1t is suggest
ed that he has been kept in mind as a
suitable person for membership. Another
name that has been brought forward is
that OF Frank c. Partridge. who was not
OILY solicitor of the Department of State
but afterward, and for some time during
Secretary Greshams administration, United
States minister to Venezuela, but is now
business
Mr.. Partridge is reported to have made a
special study Of this whole boundary con-
troversy while on the ground in Venezuela
ana is consequently as we'll informed as
any other public man in the matter of de-
tails.
In the class of government officials again
the name of Assistant Secretary Rockhill
OF the Department of State is mentioned
and on the outside are suggested ex-Secre-
tary Foster, Mr.. Coudert and ex-AIinister
Phelps.