Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
MONROE DOCTRINE.
St,tCs Of Matter Between Secretary
Oney and British Foreign once.
SIT ALTON IN ' ~
vm There ne {" Rere'i"o" fhere
coriuto Incident .--SpecuiR-
az Intcret on This Point
diplomatic Talk.

- rritish Ambassador OF 'u""'
.fo,c authorizes an unquailhed de-
., IN, published statement that he
"'' .. che state Department yesterday
mission Of great importance; that
=. .nformcd Secretary oINey III SUP
..,.. that in view Of the Interpretation
'., .,,s country placed upon the Mon
,-,,c IN connection with the Nene-
stapute. Great Britain would ask
.,,,o DELAY In preparing It's reply ana
Ting Il 10 this government
f'.,iap said to-day that he was not
ae department. yesterday. lie calied
.be day previous, which was dipio-
..-iav. upon the usual routine busi-
.,,r,cted with the embassy; that
49,. ,,su the bearer OF no letter from
~, salisbury with reference 10 Nene-
.,3 hat he has had no connection
,...,sr With any OF the correspondence
-, III. state Department and the
as, Fo-,.cn Office affecting the Vene-
,., matter Tor many months
rr..a ST Julian's plain and en-
.t. a.n,4i vi this report IT may be
lf rers that Lord Salisoury's formal
ID
contained an elaboration OF the
W. ao,irine as stated In the dis
.-,tt. from London yesterday, was
,t. weeks aco. II was exceedingly
,-., aai stated in effect that the i'm
..-cc OF the question at issue was
.r that her Majesty's Government
o..I consider II carefully before an
.o.riue Il in oxtenso. 1t now appears
,t4t Secretary Olney's original letter was
srt 10 Ambassador Bayard, and ny MIN
t-.as,uittcl TO Lord Salisbury in August
l,r Lord Sallsbury's reply was maze
,t~, irb Mr.. BayaId. and II is presumed
,t,t any future communications between
YIN ana Secretary Olney with reference
:, the Monroe doctrine Will also come
through the same chanrel.
SENSATIONAL PHASE.
Quite the most interesting. a. well ne
fsrsational. phase Of the Venezuelan
boundary dispute with Great Britain mas
,.,r dcvelopCi by the ultlmatum which
Dor Naiesty's government Is said TO nave
e.rt 70 Venezuela, growing out OF the
arrest last year OF Sergeant Bchrcns anu
TWO assistants, OF the Hritish police force
.- the Venezuelan Authorities al tIuhH'
sergeant Behrens's household effects were
s.iz,l by the soldiers. After his acquittal
Dc WAS reimbursed for The personal loss
.lccc. to have been sustained. ii Is now
,,nevcd that the Venezuelan Government
all fatty refuse - accept any ult'matum
ahi.h will look to the payment OF an
Indemnity on its part TO Sergeant BEN
.cus or'an apology for his arrest.
state Department officials who are IA
ptliar with the dispute between the two
countries believe that Venezuela VIII rest
heir case on the assertion that the
Pritsh police were the aggressors in the
hrst case. in crossing the river ana pant
Ing their flag on the west bank. occu-
,.ed by the Ncnezuelans; that the arrest
II Behrens. while not strctiy iesu!'
would moi have occurred had ne not 'dheI
,,. initiative and thus aroused the anger
- a. venezuelan soldiers. Moreover, the
-,,utrv IN which the arrest was made IS
r..r. taan fifty miles west Of the Schom-
tu--t line. 1t lies in that part Of Nenezue-
o., yh.,n is in dispute between the TWO
.lr,tf.-s. but the control Of which Great
britain .s willing 10 have arbitrated.
The NeneZuelaus on the other hand.
Insist that the point where the arrest
was made IS IS much their territory as
me country surrounding the capital at
,acaoas.
THE ULTIMATUM.
II IS presumed that the ultimatum will
De- delivered 10 the Venezuelan Guthori-
ties uy tho German Minister at Caracas.
Great Britain has had no diplomatic rep
tentative AT the Venezuelan capital for
some years. 10. since The contention be-
tNern the two governments assumed so
acrimonious a shape. The former Ger
.n4u Minister at Venezuela represented
-sr Majesty Government whenever oc-
....ou demanded, and Ii is presumed
thar his successor, who qualified six
u.r;As ago. viii discharge the same func-
J.ls
Diplomats. who are eXcitedly discuss
ing tt.- latest Phase Of the Venezuelan
question to-day. are asking IT the V@At
faR weeks VII see in Venezuela a repe-
tton 90 the Corln'o incident of last
t.-rT Everything will depend upon the
character OF the Ultimatum, which iol-
lowing The custom pursued by Venezuela
~ y.ais. VII probably De at once for
yarl.. 20 Washington for the considera-
u-a 70 the state Department what ac-
t0l Nfs Government will take cannot
6. oUse. be fore old.
S.1-L tie United states urge Presi-
Dent CraspO TO stand ilrm, and 10
her pay an indemnity nor apologize
tre advice. 10 doubt viii be promptly
th.r and Venezuela will thus shut
ir arrel with Great fritain TO the
-..ll,,s ~ the United states
should tLe United States on the other
la.i decline TO be drawn into the ar
la.r Neuezuela's course is somewhat un-
Cer..il That she will tamely submit
Co. .u invasion Of her country until the
Indemnity Is paid is not believed by those
wL1 are familiar with Venezuelan char
a,ier.
CRESPO A WARRIOR.
President Crespo. who has proved him
self 20 De- a wise and humane ruler in
peace has also a high reputation for
bravery. and no little military skill, as
Wei. He inaugurated the revolution
several years ago. which resulted Ia
DE overthrow OF the Palaoio Govern
nent ana his own subsequent eleva-
Ton to the chief magis;racy Of the
country. lie has at his command an
army q veteran troops. which. although
numerically small at present. could Be
EASILY increased TO 10000 available fight
lng men. most OF whom have seen hard
service. These troops. II Is said, could
B. thrown into British Guiana, and there
n,aliaie upon the British for any re
pr.sals that the latter might demand
On the east coast and, at 1.-THE same
time. take possession Of all the coun-
Try which has long been in dispute be-
tween the two governments and hold II
against any force which might be sent
against them.
II he British Government attempted
~, iron Of the Corinto incident. their
h'-t step IN tne collection OF an indem-
n.iy would be the occupation OF Nene-
,l'a's three ports OF entry-La Guayara,
Porto Cahcllo. and Maracalbo.
Nthezuela's revenues are derived prln-
af1Ily from customs duties. of which
il' major part are collected at La Qua
''a. The moneys arising from this
source aggregate 90 annually.
IA Guayra is fortified 20 some extent.
o. the Notifications are not sufficiently
'fong 10 Withstand the attack OF the
powerful feet which Great Britain would
u mn NDnl 70 enfnrnc her de-