New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
ENGLAND AND VENEZ OELA.

ENGLAND AND VENEAOEHA'
r,x-MINrsTER sCRUGGS MAKES AN Az
PEAL IN BEHALF OF THE LATTER.
pp,rtsu AGGRESSION WITHOUT PARALLEL i'
MODERN uIsroRY-rTs AN THE ACQUIRE
MrNr or. VALUABLE MININd TERRI
roRy-sHALL THE MONROE DOC
rRINE BE ABANDoNED7
inv rr,rcRApu TO THE TRIBrNEl
WASHINGTON June ls-wlllam L. scrugss' a'e
Minister OF the United States to Nenezucia an az
or, counsel Of that Government in It's pouh-
rarv dspute with Great Britain writes 10 'he cor
respondent OF The TT bune from MS h0''e IL nv
ianta follows: ,,,, nresa
Some m1ntns a ,sona III reports OF a COLLISION be-
tween the Venezuelan and Deeraran s ss.ansationa.
me p d~ naDers were illed with similar rain9rs:
which semed to have had Goi'h'? The Londoi
p poe~s II up. ana there even oica e.t
terances n the British raramenI an armed
conflict with the Brtsh anih9 n,tcrspees would
Savn been ridiculous ard amusing had tncy b f,It
less mschevous and Dispute 'lEs Al ,,ons n al been
trne namely that Venezuela sought 70 arpond
that which was egi!i az ;nr n ali the crcun-
niances The district of the upper CIyun i'as
never been considered within ne a. hersnif ac-
uut.j territory. Even Great britain .,n Hone.
knowedsed much only Il rev 800 ihor lies over
th repnstrance and protest of the n
Government was sScn ,iG histied the Caracas
Government in attempting 10 'ecaiH' u W 'N
HYi ne reports were wholly untrue Tnere was
not even a plausible preis$t FOR mem mem vha, had
been wrongly wrcsed from her possession ny wSerey
grasping European Power Sne has and to reier
to prevent any additional agsrsssGn', nartja and
ne whole aspute as 70 sSgn sa,ed TO the only
Of nsu1oriination by Il few Venezuelan So'u'e''
some time in September last a scouting parry M, he
longing 20 the Venezuelan military Po oysr 70 The
opposite side OF the river. where tney lou ard car
British squaiters These they ts nant,rei gave
rs rs 'Sine 40 ;S"Ioniai Government AS soon as
the facia became knowr at caracas peremptory
orders were gwen lor Lee end for their safe
ronI,c, to the place where they had been captured;
The leaders Of me raii.ns par ny,scI The Cor,
mar Minister at Caracas then IN chats" o. - ,hcsn
81 m Mner or Foreisn Affairs Or Rolas
who requested that they be promptly s as
to the British Government This u 4" '"''' was
These facts are derived from The highest of. Official
by the venezuelan Ministry ot Foreign i.rs,sn
Tna, Ions OF The Gni;cd Staics 1t gives fun and
,oinpe'r "9 m. Goycrnmen, during the year
rrxt nrec,ding The present volume. however. COZ
ers a roroi ~ two years from The reorganEauon
- me Government under General Crospo 10 Feoru-
nrv 1888 Il rs therefore moro IMAM u9u"'y '.l'-
csilne since treats OF nrren, nicrnto9nr guen
deeply Interested. or course. the most ii H.,
boundary dispute in Guiana between Grea; britain
and Venezuela rnfor'gnatriy. ne controversy -
rr"s,Inni Grrsro and his able and accomplished
Minister Of fSr nds Mesa n.essany To- 7 5fns N about
some luz, nnd honorable settlement And while
,s - h, Lotei mat since General "respo's acces-
sion TO power the hritsh have made no further
m. report shows that the question has been
Managed Win nrmness ana discretion ana reflects
great credit upon the patriotism ana statesmanship
~ pr RoiaA H. has quite recently resigned IRON
yatc affairs Nu, hls successor. Or Lucio Pislido.
an abe anil experienced puhI!ct, ard diplomat. mas
t,lcn up tie subic'' vigorously ana j. now using
ali the reources within his power 20 bring ABOUT
some final settlement
The Yellow BOOK rcctcs that the Congress u the
Uai,cI states. BY jolnt resolution Of both houses
u this question by arbrati y. that Prc'il'n, Ceve-
Land. following ~" enample 81 nis yf ,n' ,.sso,ii
NAL c tn, S,Srl. 81 Sa Xms MS a'i a ans
have taken similar action: ,ha' spain nas rendered
recently The Pope Of Rome made formal tender
- his good Offices. In the hope that Eng;ahd woun
ton 1, is 70 be slnrcrey hoped that FINLAND
VIII in aefcrence TO- tns opnS" OF tha she has
n.,In., the ya'iilty OF any claim she may have to
,errl,Sr, wes' AMI south ~ the Esseaulho River.
I, I, no, mv purpose 10 enter into a discussion OF
the origin and history Or this Guiana controySvuss
- ast But the simple truth Is that 'nr o,y a. ~
tory aoou' which there can be any dispute a. .
qil DO and Pumaron rivers Bur by long series ~
absr~ssions England now occupies taT ,huT'< ~
or no,0 and lays claim to tho vast Interior soitl,
,,,~l ~ FAR a. The Carou. The territory In actual
dispute in ~ ~ rss nan one o. IN, rnw 49, o
rtipieI and GAINED by Great Britain west Of the
EsscIuib, - greater ~ area man the Wlo,e ',ane
OF Ncw-Nork There were certainly never any cor
cassous OF territory los spain To Holland since the
Treaty ~ 1915. certainly never any from Holland TO
England since 1874 and certainly never any from
emf time Ana vet England has usurped this terri
tory. established lie facto governments wlthih the
coolv says u Venezuela: There Is nothing 70 arbs-
traic' She claims immunity from disturbance ana
virtue these very aggress.ons and OF this very de
factO occupancy
We search in vain for a parallel case IN me an
nails 81 modern international history; In me cut
ting ianguag" OF senator l"iSe OF Hassacnusetts,
II is not difficult 10 understand Eneanis hatred OF
a country she has thus 40 grossly ana wantoniv n
iure! That is bnt ordinary human fraN
is Nor are concerned about motives
Tho practical result 81 her r, nssression,SS IN
r.ctei To- securlrs the control OF the Orinoco and
OF the fabuiousiy rich min!ns districts or Nnruary
In direct violation OF the Monroe Doctrine. We
must now either maintain That doctrine ard trea
Iis Infringement ~ an aet OF hNs''! TO III" ME-, yea
States. or else abandon u In toto AZ once ana Tor
ever. There he no hes fancy as 10 choice be-
tween these two alternatives. The American peo-
pie are not yet ready to give mp their righiful So
prenacv In the Western her'soner"
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. REPORT.
MILEAGE WAS INCREASED DURING 1894 OVER 1000
MILES EARNINGS SHOWED DECREASE or IL
PER cENT-MANY EMPLOYEES DROPPED