The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19
England and Venezuela May Patch Up
Difficulties Themselves.
STATESMEN DEEPLY INTERESTED
Preparing For Any Emergency
That May Arise

| N&N koUt iultHli il Ahe f'hNNA'A'h i'Nh'Ne
than 20 tondrr our gocl Offices. at that
point. Mr.. 0lncy, for the first fime, init
afel a new and important phase OF the
controversy by boldly taking rho ground
4 that Great Britain's course was Ia viola
tlon OF the Monroe doctrine.
Although there l. nowhere n suggestion
of any abatement OF our clnims--nnd In.
f. deed IL is generally recognized that by an.
nounclng his determination 10 hold Great
Britain outside of the boundary to be dc
fined Ivy our own commission, the prcsl-
ucpt haa left no avenue for rctieatit -
\ sliil confidently believed here that thu
difficulty can and will he settled peaccably
and with honor 60 all parties concerned.
y This bsllef Is based upon the expectation
tsat Great Britain. ~ Lord salisbury hai
Indicated Ia his last note, will re-establish
diplomatic relations with Venezuela.
As the revolution In that country has
lsrr q,lclled and the internal paacs Lord
Salisbury demanded Us a resumption OF
y Venezuelan negotiations are restored ho
will treat the subject, it u believed. aud
as ie promlscs In his note, IN u more com
pliaui spirit than the British government
has exhibited heretofore la the Degotia'
tions, and thus speedily reach nm arrange.
lnrnt satisfactory 10 Great Britain and
Ncaezuela, and so, as u natural result, he
acceptable to the United states. In this
way Great Britain would avoid any conccs.
sioffpfthc right of third parry 20 Inter.
Io.p, aud likewise escape the ~ nllnss ol o.
the accepfabiiity or Applicability oi tho
AiDnrnc uucIrine.
There proudly will be ample time for
Envnt Britain 10 carry out this program
during tlle long interval that must clapsv
& betwcsn the authorization and app5in,'
inrnt of our boundary commission and
iAo Presentation of its report. 1t is on.
tircly probable that Great Britain will alb
stain from presenting any evidence in
supposs OF her title to-thc commission,
Tor .,y 30 doing she woultl admit our rignb
rs lnierpOsc, which j. the vital pOint in
the controversy, 50 that the commissions
seport is likely Ia fail subjecl 20 the same
crticisin that Lord Salisbury applied %
secretary Olney's statement, namely,
that II IS ex parre ana brspd crrtfrrfy OH
the Venezuelan records.
vroesuclans Must Co Slow.
One source OF present danger which
gives some apprehension To the element
that looks for "a peaceful solution OF the
problem lies with the Nenezuelans them
selves, rs II Is feared that, carried away by
the enthusiasm of President Ceyelands
message, and Secretary Olney's note OF
July last, they may be led TO attack the
British outposts on tho Yuruan without
awaiting the findings of the United States
commissioners as TO the real boundary
limo, or may reject reasonable British
oyerfIlTes for poaccable settlement OF the
boundary dispute.
Lord Salisburys responses TO Secretary
Olney's arguments are not regarded ia
official circles in Washington as being
weighty or logically strong. The parallel
he seeks to draw between the Alaskan
boundary question and the Venezuelan
boundary controversy utterly fails, il is
said, when viewed in the light of the dcfi-
milton Of the Alaskan boundary given In
the Russian treaty Of ccssion.
AS for his objection TO the injection OF
tho Monroe doctrine into international
law, and the making OF new International
law by the United Statcs, il 10 recalled
that international law, as Speaker Reed
once remarked Of parliamentary law, ''is
not an exact sclcnce;" that IL is mado and
amended from time tn time by nations
able 20 support their views, and that the
United States has as sound right TO APP
ply this doctrine to American affairs as
lad some of the European powers by CON.
binarion 10 rrgllntc affairs IN Europe and
force sher views npon Oriental nations.
.t is Improbable that Secretary Olncy
will rake further response to Lord
salisbury : notes at this time, beyond "A
more formal acknowletl gnent of their
ncipi. aud the president probably will
await Che ncton OF congress upon his sug.
rrs,ion looking 30 "A commission before
l-ucceding further with the negotiations.
Considered by scmasor..
The greater portion Of the time ~ the
Republican senatorial caucus was devoted
o. a discussion OF the Venezuelan qucs.
ton as presented by the presidents mos
rave. This msfte- Was brought up in con-
nec,lon with a renewal by Senator Lodge
Of his suggestion that the scnate should
not, In view OF the critical state of affairs,
adjourn for the holidays until the com
,niiteCs should bc completely equipped for
action I'm case the necessity should arise.
A large number Of speeches were made,
after which II was announced, rs tho senti-
neDt OF the caucus, that there should be
no adjournment until the committees
should Ire perfected. Senator Mitchell il
chairman Of the caucus committee author
ixcd 20 present this view 20 the Demo
cratic senator's and impress upon them the
necessity for speedy action In making
their committee assignments
Among those who made speeches were
Senators Lodge, Teller, Chandler. Piatt
and Frye. All the speakers spoke of the
situation as grave. senator Lodge dwelt
upon ilfr special necessity Tor having the
foreign relations committee In full work
Ing ordcr. senator Teller said The view
thar ;lir problem which the message pre-.
senied WAS too serious FOR hasty action in
any way, and inlimhted that AN adjourn
mcnt until after the holidays would DO no
erea. harm.
Tho opinion was very general. however,
that congress should bc fully prepared for.
and should make It's own Investigation.
IL wns suggested that England might sc-
cept the presidents ut;erancos as an ulti-
matum, and proceed immediately 10 push
her troops into Venezuela. and it was
asked what the United States would do
IN that event. Ia case the question should
bc still tied up in the hands OF a commits.
sior.