The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-03
United States Further Bound to
Back Up Venezuela.
AMERICANS GET A CONCESSION.
yenexeula Grants the Very Land in
Dispute Ia 0ur Citizens.
The Monroe Doctrine and Rights Of
American Citizens New involved I'm
boundary Dispute - The Mcxico-
Guatemala Trouble Ensiesi-The Jas
maica Customs Duties.


Farfhsult Minn.. April Donald GrAne
wealthy contractor of this city, W IA.
Fisher. late manager of the Duluth and
Winnipeg railrsad, and ]. A. bowman, a
Grand Rapids. MINI. banker. have suss
returned from Venezuela. where they OH
tanned a concession of land at the mouth
of the oriEsaco. running las miles south
and from fifteen TO fifty miles east and
west. II is rich In minerals, mahogany.
rosewood and dye woods. They also have
the right 10 nr.ne aSEsha1t on a small ISL
and near Trinidad. The syndicate viii
invest a good deal of eapzfal in work
ing the coFpcesssons and Mr.. Fisher is to
be the manager.
WASHINGTON City. April 2.-There 10
greas deal mere IN the news sroxn Fras-
hauls OF the grant Of a concession hy
Venezuela at the mouth OF rhe orruoco
than Is Indicated in rhe dispatch. This
concession may become more or less Ia
nous In the history OF tsle diplomacy of
the United States and Great Britain. Tho
concession is we'll calculated 10 bring 10
an acute stage the most troublesome DIP
iomatAc questions before she state de-
pararnent. and IL is one which. as stated
haretofore in Associated Press dispatches.
has caused the administration more READ
concern than the Allianca affair. the aato
observation-disclosures dispute, and other
international episodes. the concession -
paste between Venezuela and Great BF1-
tain. and Ambassador Bayard for some
time has vainly striven. IN accordance
with a resolution recently adopted In con-
g-rcsss. TO persuade Great Britain TO SUBJ
NIT the whole dispute 10 arnisrauons
Great Britain being willing only TO aroi-
trate beyond what In known as tho
S.fNsmburgk line.
I,hera have been iptimations that the
administration. in the event Of a fsayEi-
cal conflict over the disputed lands. miShl
deem II necessary. IN the enforcement or
the Monroe doctrine. 10 follow hp uno
moral aid h has rendered 10 Nenszuef1
with more substantial assistance. iho
fact that citizens OF the Unsts-d states. ny
,1ss concession. are thrust. so TO speak.
har,een Great Britain and the lniieA
Sna.tas considerably Increases the meas
IRE OF this governments responsfnhhs.
Senor Anreade. the Venezuelan min
lister at Washington, says ne mas no o.>
fesaI confirmation Of the grant. nut al"
,,tia that ne does not doubt It's correct.
nasa as n is In line with reports fnas
xueh concessions would he MADE. ms
land involved in the concession - tno
vital point of conflict between Greai hr!-
ain and Venezuela. The orinoco rise1 -
the great commercial center OF Sohtn
America. running far inland through ven-
ezuela, Brazil and other countries. Mhv,
eyer controls the mouth of the river VIII
control this great commerce. 6reat ntI.-
ain has taken possession of Point bari-
ma. which is to the Orinoco what the ISL
and of Gibraltar is 10 the Mediterrahsah-
She has also equipped a naval station on
trinidad island. just off the mouth. Hor
etatms embrace both banks of the stream
AZ the mouth II Is part OF this import
ant strategic territory that NenezueiA
nnyy grants 10 the United States citizens.
The concession near Trinidad island -
believed 20 be the island OF Pafos. i1
is very near TO the British naval staiion
and partieularly rich In asphalt
The present concession liz the most ems
nhatic declaration of ownership Nene-
zuela has made since 1854. In that year
concession was made 10 Messrs fltzgrf-
aid and Turnbul. citizens or the United
States. of part OF this orinoco terri-
tory It was about to he operated ny u
United states commission as the Manoa
C,omnany. when Great Britain entereu
such an emphatic protest that Venezuela
canceled the concession. neethen the con-
ilict between Great Britain and Nenezne~
la has been waged through diplomatic
channels Now Venezuela re-asserts her
rights and turns them over 10 tnifed
States citizens.
The interesting questions thus arises
what steps will now be taken 10 asssre
her claims" and will 10 endeayor TO pre-
vent the United States syndicate cperats
ing its concessionsg'