The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-10
WARNED BIZ EUROPE.
That We Are Too Feeble to En-.
force Monroe Doctrine.
CLEVELAND is KILLING DUCKS
Congress Must Wait For salisbury.s
Message TIN the President
Has Had His Sport.

London, Dec. IA dispatch to the
Times from Caracas SAYS: The British
uItinatum pas been delivered here, but
the ministers are resicent as 10 SIS con-
tents"
The Tines also publishes a letter from
Caracas. which says the Venezuelans are
themselves hopeless OF preventing the
judgment going against them on the ques-
ton OF the frontier outrage upon the Brit
!sh Guiana policemen, and the delay IN
making reparati0n. the correspondent al Is
probably arises from the shak.ness Of
President Cresp0's authority and his fear
OF mourning unpopularity.
The PARIS correspondent Of the Times
quotes an article from the Journal des
Dehats. commenting upon the Venezuelan
dispute. which says: In spite Of its i'm
mense industrial power. the United States
does not possess the military and naval
force which. after all. are AZ the bottom
OF every diplomatic discussion which Is
carried rather far"
The Times a,so publishes an editorial
commenting upon the foregoing. which
contends that the Monroe doctrine cannot
be applied either 20 the boundary lire dis
pute or to Great Britains demands
for reparattOn on account OF out
RACES upon officers Of British Guiana.
1T Is not more possible says the Times,
ito submit the territory within the
would be for the United States TO submit
TO arbitration should Spain set up a claim
to a part of Florida. The remarks OF the
Journal des Dehats are not conceived in
a friendly or delica te spirit. but they have
an element OF truth which sensible Ameri-
cans cannot ignore. IL Is easy 20 see that If
this controversy is not skillfully handled
a state OF things might arise among the
iu-governed Central and South American
republics which would involve the United
States in large expenditures for the army
and navy that are now happily unneces-
sary."
The Chronicle remarks that il is an UNI
usual courtesy that copy of Lord Sails
burys dispatch 10 Washington City has
been handed 10 the United States ambas-
sador Mr. Bayard
Washington City. Dec. 9.-The Venezue-
Ian minister has received a cablegram
from Caracas. stating that tine revolution
has been quelled. and that perfect peace
prevails throughout the republic. No
word has come here touching the receipt
at Caracas of the British demand for an
indemnity of $780, go on account of the ar
rest a Uruan by the VeneZuelans of
0olonial chief Of police. although President
Crespo Is known to have returned to Car
acas on the 2Sth Of November from his va
cation. 1t is presumed here that if this
demand is made the Venezuelan govern
ment will inform the United States gov
eminent of the fact. and urge that this
also may be properly regarded as a mat
ter for arbitration. Although on its face
bearing a resemblance to the Corinto in
cident, where the United States admitted
the right OF the British government TO
claim an indemnity for an insult offered
to a British officer, il is believed that the
same doctrine cannot be applied in the
Uruan case. for an admission by NeneZue-
la that the British officer was wrongfully
arrested would amount to a confession
that the place of seizure. far west of the
Schomburgk line. was British territory.
and therein lies the whole of the present
controversy between Great Britain and
Venezuela. which the United States has
been endeavoring to bring to a peaceful
and Just settlement by arbitration.
The Venezuelan question divided with
the committee appointments the interest
Of the house today. Talk was created by
a statement that Livingstone of Georgia.
thinking congress should not be Kept
waiting until Cleveland's return TO be in
formed OF the contents of Lord Sails
bury's reply, would introduce resolution
calling upon OIney for the correspond