Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-31
HOT A HASTY i5TI0I.
C.T3land's Appeal to Congress On the
Venezuelan Question
was Long Considered - England
had to be Checked-Her Aggr1s-
sion was Becoming IntCleraole.
Alaskan BOUndary-A State on
calls Disclosure.

washington. December 3O.-The State
Department officials as q general rule
ere as closc-mouth-d as oysters. 1T
seems to- be their function in life to look
wise and remain silent Particularly in
this Characteristic aggravated and ag-
eravatlng. when there are pending COM
pHcations between this Government
and foreign governments, I'm which the
people are much interested
To-day. however. q State Department
official consented to drop his mystery
for q few moments and converse with
The Republic correspondent on the COM
rIicauous between this government and
Greet Britain. The official is a man Of
Intelligence. holding q responsible po-
sfJon. and is frequently called upon to
advise the CHIEF OF his department. he
seemed especially DESTROYS Of resenting
the suggestion that President Cleveland
and his Cabinet had sent out the Nene>
zue.an manifesto with a needless dis
regard Of consequences. and upon too
small o provoCation.
'The Presidents Venezuelan message
was not the outgrowth of q sudden inn
pulse" the official declared. The
complications between Venezuela and
British Guiana have been engaging the
attention Of the State Department for
- years. Secretary Bayard was called
upon To- deal wi-h one phase of iJ when
OF The head of the State Department,
and within the last year it has been
forced with new emphasis upon the at
teutcr of those iu charge OF State De-
par-melc affairs.
CAS- long as o year ago it began To ba
suspected that &c might 3o necessary
for this Government 10 take the stand
i- has just taken, and this sep has been
under consideration for six months.
It was not q mere form OF words, for
the President TO say that he fully real
lied the importance and responsibility
Of the announcement which has SO deep
ly stirred Che world He had looked mt
tho question i'm all it's possible aspects
and had determined 20 make the worst
known only when it was found thar
there could be no longer an h0nOrablc
escape irOm D..
public necessity Of taking a firm
stand concerning the Monroe doctrine
was further enforced by irrilstious
along the Alaskan boUudar-. The sir
ua-iCn there is in many respects like
that on the South American coast I'm
Alaska there are gold bearing mouu-
tcius that seem 20 have excited British
cupidity and The Yukon river has q
value because i-s waters reach them
They care nothing about the river but
ii rhey can control IT'S mouth they can
exact tribute for everything hat comes
down &c and So levy O. sort OF duty upon
The gold taken from the hills mp -he
stream. There Isl one ~ the cxcting
causes OF disturbance between this
country and Great Britain over the Al
asfan boundary. which has never
reached the importance Of dispute
but 60 is I'm the air. The English au-
th0rities appointed commission TO
make surveys some time ago. but We
have not been able to learn where the
surveyors located line
when the Venezuelan complications
arose ond the English manifested a dis
position TO take possession 0f new ter
ritory on this continent. f seemed as
though this nation must abandon the
Monroe doctrine or call fcrc.ble 1tten-
ton CO. The facr that it is stiu part Of
IT'S national creed.
The official declared that England
would STAY just where she IS while the
Commissioners ere at work. and thai,
directly or indirectly. she would present
her case before chem. unless the operas
ticn of official circles was disappointed
Fe elii this country could not take q
backward step in the mater. and with
EerlbIC1D Congress could not even
inspire any resolution to ease matters
q Erle. Tie added
"The tone Of the English press indi-
Gates hat the English people are good
deal less disposed for war than we are.
And hat is not 90 say that we are dis
posed for war; In fact, we hope 90 avoid
complications that can De- settled only
on the field OF battle. And beyond adj
herring firmly to The original sand that
the Monroe doctrine must not DE vio-
lated by any European power. the adj
uin,stration may bo depended upon
10 exert all O. IT'S skin 10 avoid an APP
pei 10 arms.