The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-26

ice. $720
Uniforms, arms and accoutrements,
s455 Total, $685."
Inc government secretary offered a
sor a barracks at Uruar, the point
WPere the recent trouble in Venezuela
occurred.
IN q speech supporting the resolu-
tlons, the governors secretary said,
with regard to the purchase of the
maxim gun, that it was the direct
Slsh of the secretary of state Mr..
Chamberlain The government had
already voted certain sum for the
purchase Of guns. These guns, two In
number would be mounted on field
carriages, and he thought he would
De justified in saying that one would
not De placed on a. field carriage, but
would be sent direct to the frontier
mere was already an armed force
which it was desired to improve. The
men there had weapons Of defense and
oHense, but they would now have
weapon Of a different sort The gov
ernTnent secretary said he regarded
MI Chamberlain's dispatch as
The Most Important Communication
the colony of Guiana had received in
recent years. The dispatch, he said,
showed that those who were advising
her majesty in regard to the affairs Of
interests and that they were not de-
srous of letting things remain as they
We're. II was an imperial policy that
was before them. These were big
words, he said, to use in the matter of
an expenditure Of so small an amount
as $3.50 for a Maxim gun, anmufi-
ton, etc, but it was not the consid-
Grafton of that mall sum, but the
consideration OF the general policy of
her nndJeSty'S government, which was
now being put before the court in black
ana white. 1t had not been easy for
him TO approach the subject. There
were reasons which he thought the
honorable members would understand
without his going into them, and they
would see why he had skirted what
might be read between the lines Of
this motion. and why he had not gone
into further details on these points.
He appealed to the members to sup
port the resolutions for the better arm
ing Of the frontier It was soon evil
dent, however, that the members of
the
High Council Did Not Approve
Mr.. Chamberain's proposition for
guns and arms Mr.. Duncan said they
were asked to vote money for the pur-
chase OF Maxim guns TO place on the
frontier, which it took them six weeks
70 reach. The first thing they might
hear about that gun was that it was
being exhibited as a curiosity at Boil
var. O2Cghter.) Until they had easy
and rapid communication he would call
it foolish % place Maxim guns along
the frontier. When roads were buiIt
It would be time enough TO place guns
on the frontier They had been told
that was the direct wish of the secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs, Mr..
Chamberlain, but while that gentleman
ic1p+ hn 1Ix-fey Of i've ,+
he did not know very much about the
British Guiana frontier. and he had not
grasped the difficulties OF the situa-
ton EIr- Duncan quoted Artemus
Wards reference to a letter, that lit
might have been wrote sarcastic The
people Of British Guiana wan-o1 their
COLO industry developed, but they, were
not anxious that it should be done in
a foolish way, and to hope to do it by
purchasing Maxim guns and engag-
ing sTb-inspectors was certainly very
foolish.
Chamberlain Too Hasty.
Mr.. McKennon said the government
already had two Maxim guns, and in
stead of buying more those on hand
should be sent to the frontier. He was
glad to note the energy of Mr.. Cham
berlain but the latter was acting too
hastily, and he thought less haste
would secure better results.
Mr.. Webber said he did not think
the gun was necessary. At present
they had five policemen facing fifty
Venezuelans and they were living in
an1ity on both sides Surprising they
had a row and they killed ten Vene-
zuelans: that would open war; where
would they defend themselves Not
in the wilderness of -Uruan, but they
would send for one of her majesty s
cruisers ito blockade the mouth of the
Orinoco or to seize the customs receipts
of La Guayra.
The. moor colonists of British Guiana
could not of themselves defend them
selves against Venezuela. Maxim guns
would do more harm than good. The
secretary Of state appeared to be labor
ing under the inspiration of a field
marshal. Oaug1hter)
The Acknowledgment defended the
purchase of guns. ammunition, etc. He
said that this action was not prema-
tire because it had express lnstruc-
tions Of the secretary Of state by cable
The dispatch indicated clearly for
what ~urDOse the equipment was re-
ouired It was to protect life and
Droperty anC prevent the lncurslon OF
Venezuela on the border of the colony
The court should bear in mind that a
very large question of policy was in
volved in the purpose Of her majesty s
government to prevent the advance Of
fha VenezueIans With respect to that
suggestion her majesty's government
was entirely responsible. and it was
nor for this council to determine lines
Of poIicv. It seemed to him that when
her rnaiesty's government had arrived
AT 2 clear idea of what should be done
It was incumbent upon this council to
help to carry cut that policy. Mr.
Gilzsan
OppoEed the Purchase of Guns.
He said it was perfectly impossible
that Mr.. Chamberlain could know the
condition Of affairs at Uruan. If the
maxim gun had to Be used the Vene-
zueIaus would capture it in short or
der and the Colonial forces would be
anrfhilated. The government secre-
+s-v asserted that this was part OF
important general policy Of her
T,aSeety's. government. But could it be
Halieved that Mr.. Chamberlain, who
b5d not been two months in Office,
and Who. during those two months, had
been fully engaged with his large par
1ia rnentarv duties. would have for
minated a line of policy for British
Guiana? Naughter)- 1t reminded him
81 Lord Brassey's laying down a policy
Tor the West Indies after his lorGship
had taken a three months tour around
ire west Indies on his yacht Sunbeam
I. would require the brains of q
Caesar. a Napoleon or a Gladstone to
devise such policies off hand. The
sneaker added: "Our defense is not
Abe force Of arms, our defense is the