Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-05
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Our Re'ationo with England on
Venezuelan Affairs.
sALIs9URTs sREP.9T0oLEvELAND

1he British crcmier Said to Have Declined
Uncle ssin's Advice Regarding Arbitrs.
tion Sf tae Houndary-aIaf,er Noxr 4,
sc~h n situation That Somebody Mn.t
Sieid-inother Turkish O:Yicial R,r-,s
Given o"t-Recd and Those Ces,n,ittccs.
WisrfNGroS. Dec. GA brief dispatch
Isoss'ion says that tho essence Of Lord Sal
ts'ury's reply to the congressional advice
That Great Britain submit tho wholc vcrc-
zucla boundary question 70 arbitration Is
'has Great Britain declines TO accept the
"a'icc. There Is reason 90 believe that the
pTcsidcnt was aware before his message
went TO congress that Lord Silisbury'z
fcsponsn would he unfavorahle, but the
fact was probably withheld from congress
because that portion of the mcssag, rclat.
ing to Ncnczucls had already been com.
pictHd and the president desires to make it
the subject ofn special Communication that
VIII give the matter the Importance it de-
serves. IL the sopiy Is OF the nnturo stated.
then It Is rea'ixcd here ths. .hcrc can be
hut one Ib:c of action open to the prcsi.
dent.
The Issue Plainly Presented.
i'o has n his note Of instructions to
EsNsrl simply carried on, tho expressed
wish Of congress ns exhibited in the reso.
iutinn adopted toward the close OF last
session. lie has presented the issue plain
~ aud divcstel 1t Of all tho cxtrancous
Issues that were thought'to be included by
Va" British government. Tho question OF
claim for rcparation for the arres. OF
British officials by the vcnezuclans being
regarded by the president as directly de-
pendent upon the main qucs,io of the
~olution OF The boundary dispute, was not
allowed to complica.c the issue, nor was
III" attempt ~ assert Jurisdiction over
tho hsst part OF the land claimcG-that
!y!ng eastward of the Shombury line.
Ecngrr., Must Manage the Eagle.
Having received n negative reply to his
direct inquiry whether or not Great Brit.
ain is prepared TO submit to arbitration
oil Of tho territory in dispute-fo. there
can h. no doubt that the president has
been Informed Ivy cable OF tho nature of
VIC communication coming by mail-,herc
rem iins Tor him but one course, namely.
10 submit the matter to congress for i:s
iurthcr direction. Beyond this point tho
president cannot go alone, for to be con-
sistcnt hC would bc obliged To notify the
British government that any cncroach-
mont upon Venezuelan soil would be re-
gartlcd by the United States as u hostile
a,t; and that Is SO pcrilously close to'an
open declaration of war tina: il might bc
construed IA an infringement upon tho
constitutional powc: of congress.
Nrey beautiful, bu.-wcii, Romantic.
III" correspondent OF Chicago pnpCr
here has gotten hold OF very pretty story
from somewhere. He says there is a secret
agreement between the White Hous, and
81 james which covers in effect the fol-
towing points: y demand on the part of
this government for settlement of the
boundary question by arbitration; rcply
by the British government declining 20
accctlc To the settlement of the question as
whole, but leaving the matter oncn "a
to the territory west of the Schomburr
line; agitation resulting in the appoint
mont OF joint commission or board of
arbitration 10 pass on the question, in part
or whole; an award giving Great Britain
nll tho territory she ever really laid gem
uiuc claim to, namely, that lying east Of
the Schomburg line.
Division of the Net Results.
And the result the correspondent sums
M rs follows: "(A) The United
states will grt the glory. (B) Great
Britain will grt the territory. (C) Vcnc
zucll will gct left. Between the sending
ot Olncy's note to Salisbury and the final
settlement OF the case plenty Of oppor-
tunity will 10 given for tail twisting.
The Wild screaming OF the eagle and the
hnarsc roaring oi the lion will dcafcn tho
ears OF two hemisphere, but not note Of
the tumult will be 'on the suulrr'"