Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-18
A WARLIKE MESSAGE
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with thinly-covered irony. that 1t Is I'M
Ineligible that Mr.. Olney should invoke
In defence OF the views on which he Is
now insisting an authority (Monroey
which enjoys so high a popularity with
his own fellow -countrymen.
The dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela, AYERS Lord Salisbury, IL a
controversy with which the United States
have no apparent practical concern.
Continuing. in short, pithy sentences.
he says II IL difficult, indeed. TO see how
the question In controversy can material
~ affect any State or community out
side those primarily interested; that the
disputed frontier OF Venezuela has no
thing to do with the questions dealt with
by President Monroe: that II Is not a
question OF the colonization by any Eu-
ropean Power Of any portion of America,
nor OF the imposition upon the com
munties OF South America OF any system
Of government devised IN Europe. 1T
is" he says, simply the determination
OF the frontier OF a British possession,
which belonged to the throne OF England
long before she republic of Venezuela
came into existence"
his LORDSHIP TART.
As he proceeds in the discussion the Ian
guage OF Lord Salisbury becomes tart. He
argues in theory that the Monroe doctrine
is in Itself sound. but disclaims any in
tention of being understood as expressn <
any acceptance of II on the part of her
Majesty's Government He quotes MIR
Olney as saying: That distance and
thousands OF miles OF intervening ocean
make any political union between a Euro
pean and an American unnatural and in
expedient will hardly be denied" and
adA de hot he inn of
these words Is that the union between
Great Britain and Canada, between Great
Britain and Jamaica and Trinidad. be-
tween Great Britain and British Hondu-
ras. or British Guiana are inexpedient and
unnatural"
"Mr. Olney lays down the proposition"
says Lord Salisbury. that the inexpedi-
ent and unnatural character Of the union
between a European and an American
State is so obvious that IL will hardly
be denied. Her Majesty's Government
are prepared emphatically to deny II on
behalf of both the British and American
people who are subject to her crown.
They maintain that the union between
Great Britain and her territories in the
western hemisphere is both natural and
expedient
OUR CLAIM NOT ADMITTED.
But they are not prepared TO admit
that the recognition OF that expediency Is
clothed with the sanction which belongs
to the adoption of international law. They
are not prepared 10 admit that the inte-
rests of the United States are necessarily
concerned in every frontier dispute which
may arise between any two of the States
who possess dominion in the western hem
isphere: and still less can they accept the
do fffta Hrt h.. 1nff 81 TOT
titled TO claim that the process Of arbitra-
ton shall be applied 10 any demand for
the surrender of territory which one of
those States may make against another
Lord Salisbury concludes with the
statement that her Majesty's Government
have not surrendered the hope that the
controversy between themselves and
Venezuela will be adjusted by reasonable
arrangement at an early date.
The second note. OF November 2sth. il
wholly devoted 10 a discussion of The
boundary dispute. exclusive of It's rela-
ton 10 the Monroe doctrine. This dis
patch. however. sounds the keynote Of
Great Britain's position with reference TO
Mr.. Oney's opinions. Lord Salisbury
states that Great Britain has repeatedly
expressed its readiness 10 submit TO arbi-
tration the conflicting claims Of Great
Britain 10 territory OF great mineral
value, and follows this statement with
these important words;
But they Ohe British Government can
not consent 10 entertain or to submit To
the arbitration OF another Power or any
foreign iurists. however eminent claims
based on the extrayagant pretensions
OF Spanish officials in the last century,
and involving the transfer of large num-
bers Of British subjects. who have for
many years enjoyed the settled rule OF a
British colony, TO a nation Of different
race and language, whose political system
is subject TO frequent disturbance, and
whose institutions as yet too often afford
very inadequate protection TO life and
property. No issue Of this description has
ever been involved in the question which
Great Britain and the United States have
consented 10 submit 10 arbitration, and
her Majesty's Government are convinced
that in similar circumstances the Govern
ment Of the United States would be equal
~ firm in declining TO entertain proposals
OF such a nature
EFFECT on TREASURY.
WASHINGTON. ID. G., December H.
The opinion is expressed in Treasury cir
Giles that the Presidents message TO
Congress to-day on the Venezuelan
boundary question will have the effect Of
causing the return by English holders
Of American securities and stock for sale
and thus further deplete the Treasury
gold reserve. as gold would have TO be
shipped in payment of them.