The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02
VENEZUELAN PROBLEM.
The Question Now Troubling Our
Department Of State.
GRAVE CAUSE FOR APPREHENSION.


A Controversy with Great Britain Which
overshadows the Nicaragua Afr.ir-Re-
marieabie Demonstration in Caracas In
Honor of United States Sailors.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The secretary of
state Is very much troubled these days by
the Venezuelan problem. Tho British
ultimatum delivered 10 Nicaragua is not
a source of present apprehension, for 1t is
not now believed that the British will
take any action in the way of attempting
to acquire any territory in that direction,
or even to jeopardize the property Of Amer
loans In Nicaragua by q bombardment in
the effort to force u collection Of the In
demnity demanded from Nicaragua. These
are the two moves that might cause the
United States to interfere.
But In the case of the Venezuelan
boundary dispute there Is much graver
cause for apprehension. 1t appears that
our ambassador, Mr. Bayard, has not sue
ceeded in inducing the British govern
ment to givs heed to the request submit
ted by him at the direction of congress,
that the boundary dispute bo submitted to
arbitration. The British arc profuse in
their declaration of willingness to arbi-
trate the >title to the lands west of the
Schomburg line, but in the Wow of the
state department this pure evasion of the
real issue for there has never been any
reasonable assertion of British right to
this territory, and 1t Is the territory lying
east of this line that forms the substance
of the contention.
The present situation is believed TO be
alarming as armed bodies of British and
Venezuelans are pressing each other
In, ha tad tarrifnrv
and there may be hostile clash at
any moment Tho administration has
been considering carefully the course
that should be pursued in such a case,
and 1t is entirely probable that II the Brit
| ish persist in bringing about this collision,
through failure to heed the repeated warn
| ings and requests of the United States, or
| to submit the matter to d fair arbitration,
then tho United States will feel obliged to
follow the moral aid it has given Vene-
zuela in this matter by more substantial
| assistance.
Word reaches here of remarkable dem
onstration at Caracas, the capital OF Vone-
zuela, expressive of tho common senti-
ment of the United States and Venezuela
In upholding the Monroe doctrine. 1t 90
Cured on the visit of the United States
squadron, under Admiral Meade, to La
Guayra, where the officers were met by
government officials and escorted with
much pomp and popular ovation to the
capitol. There they were feted, and Of
fetal congratulations were exchanged be-
tween President Crespo and Admiral
Meade. The entire press Of the city united
in movement urging the government to
erect a statue to ex-President Monroe, of
the United States, on the Plaza do Lopez,
as a memorial to the American sentiment
for the Monroe doctrine.
| The chief Significance of the event is in
its coming at u time when the United
States is taking active part in the conven-
tion between Great Britain and Venezuela
over the boundary question.
Prior to the arrival of the American Of
ficers u proclamation was Issued, asking
the people to meet them at the depot and
accord them due honor. 1t concludes with
the words: "Hurrah for the United States;
vive Venezuela"
They were met also by several members
of the cal. net and by two officers espec-
ially dosl,, lated to represent the minister
OF foreign affairs. The state carriage. used
only for public functions of much import
ance, was brought into use to convey Ad-
miral Meade and his brother officers to
their quarters. From this time forward
there wus u round OF entertainment They
were received by President Crsspo, and at
a recspt.on given in their honor all the
members of the cabinet, except the minis
ter of foreign affairs, who was i'll, were
present.
When the Americans were about to do
part President Crospo issued an official
letter to Admiral Meade, in tho course of
which he says: SIN the name of the Ven
, ezuelan government and of myself ex-
press to your eXcellency and your asso-
, , ciates IA most atfectionate farewell at the
same time regretting that your stay has
been SO short that we could not further
demonstrate to your noble American sail
ors the profound friendship which our
} people and our goyernment has toward
the people and government of the great
republic of the United States. !"
To this Admiral Meade replied officially
under date OF March Is. He acknowledges
, President Crespo's expression of the
, friendly sentiment existing between the
United States and Venezuela, and adds
? that In behalf of the United States he begs
to assure the president that the sentiment
of affection is fully reciprocated."
Minister Andrad, the Venezuelan min
, istor at Washington, has received a cable
from Caracas announcing the formation
of n new cabinet, as follows; Minister OF
! the interior. DIR. Juan Francisco Castillo;
foreign relations, DIR. Lucio Pulido; treas
ury, w. A. Matos; war and navy, General
Ramon Guerra; formento general, Jaointo
Lava; public instructions, DIR. Alexandra
+ Urbancja; public works, Jose Maria Man
3 eque; secretary TO president, DIR. Nunez.
l The now cabinet is marked for its pro-
nouneed position on the Venszuela- British
, question. DIR. Pulido, the new minister OF
foreign affairs, was the special envoy to
0 England in 1890 who vainly sought to So
8 cure settlement