The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

tions ON the part of any European
State, would be a highly inexpedient
To the belief that the doctrine for
which we contend was clear and def
mite, that it was founded upon substan.
tial considerations and involved onr
safety and welfare, that it was fully
applicable to our present conditions and
to the state of the worlds progress and
that it was directly related to the pend
ing controversy. and without any con
v1ctIons as to the final merits of the
dispute, but anxious TO learn in a ss.tis-
FACTORY M conclusive name whether
Great Britain sought, under a claim of
this continent without right or whether
she merely sought possession of terri
tory 5Rcitly included within her lines of
ownership, this government proposed
to the government of Great Britain a
resort to arbitration as the proper
means of settling the question, to the
end that a veXatious boundary dispute
between the two contestants might be
determined and our exact standing
and relation in respect to the contro
versy might be made clear. 1t will be
EEL from the correspondence herewith
submitted that tn g proposition has
been declined by the British govern
ment, upon grounds, which in the Cir
cumstances, to me to be far from
satisfactory. 1t Is deeply disappoint
ing that such an appeal, actuated by
the most friendly feelings toward both
nations directly concerned, addressed
to the sense Of Justice and co the mag
nanimity of one of the great powers of
the world and touching its relations to
49, NoTn fIuolu uvnoH onH small
should have produced no better results.
The course to be pursued by the gov
eminent, in view of the present con-
ditions, does not appear to admit of
serious doubt. Having labored faith
fully for many years to induce Great
Britain to submit this dispute to i'm
partial arbitration, and having been
now finally %apprised of her refusal to
do 80, nothing remains but to accept
the situation, to recognize it's plain re-
quirements, and deal with it accord
lngly.
Great Britain's present proposition
has never thus far been regarded as ad
Missile by Venezuela, though any ad
justment of the boundaries which that
country may deem for her advantage
and may enter into of her own free
will cannot, of course, be objected to
by the United States.
Assuming, however, that the attitude
of Venezuela will remain unchanged,
the dispute has reached such g stage as
to make it now incumbent upon the
United States to take measures to de-
termine with sufficient certainty for
its justification what is the true divis
ional line between the republic of Vene-
zuela and British Guiana. TheinQuiry
to that end should, of course, be con
Quoted carefully and judicially, and
due weight should be given to all avail
able evidence, records and facts in
support of the claims Of both parties
In order that such an examination
should be prosecuted in a thorough
and satisfactory manner, / suggest that
the Congress make an adequate appro
priation for the expenses of a commits
sion, to be appointed by the executive,
shall make the nee s5ary investigation
and report upon the matter with the
least possible delay.
In case such areport is made and &C
cepted, it will, in my opinion, be the
duty of the United States to resist. by
every means in it's power, rs a wilful
aggression upon its rights and inter
ests, and appropriation by Great Brit
ain of any lands, or the exercise of
governmental jurisdiction over any
territory, after an investigation, we
have determined of right to belong to
Vene Zuela.
In making these recommendations I
am fully alive to the responsibility in
Cured and keenly realize all the con
g. quences that may follow. 1 am,
nevertheless, firm in my conviction
that while it is a grievous thing to con-
template the two great English speak
ing peoples of the world as being other
wise than friendly competitors in the
forward march of civilization and
strenuous and worthy rivals in all the
arts of peace, there is calamity which
a great nation a invite which equals
that which follows a supine submission
to wrong and injustice and the conse-
quent loss of national self respect and
honor beneath which ia shielded and
defended a peoples safety and great
ness. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Dec. II, 1895.
THE BOUNDARY COMMISSIONING HITS
MOTION TO APPROPRIATE 800, 600
UNANIMOUSLY GREED UPON.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Is -Imme-