The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-06-15
Secretary OIney Has Tangled
Sken to Unrayel.
HE WILL NEED A CLEAR BRAIN
All BE Met and Given Satisfac.
ton Diplomatieally.

Washington, June 9.-Secretary OF
State Olney is expected to take the
oath of Office tomorrow. There viii be
no undue haste with the new chief of
the state department.
Mr.. Olney has given much close study
to the great law questions before his
department and it will take some time
for him to put the work aside and for
the new attorney general to grow into
1t. Mr.. Olney, moreover, is well inform
ed in advance of the duties of his new
office, as he has been consulted during
the last year on the various complica-
tons over Venezuela, Nicaragua canal,
Boring sea, the Walter case, foreign
tariff retaliation, the China trouble,
SPANS conflict with Cuba, and the les
ser questions in which the United States
has been brought in contact. The last
year has been unusually full of foreign
complications. Some of these were
closed by Mr.. Gresham or advanced to
such a state that they will not be
troublesome, such as the British-Nic-
aragua incident, in which the United
States aided toward a settlement; the
Japan-Chinese treaty of peace, and the
friction which caused the demand for
the recall of Thurston. Other foreign
questions which attracted public atten-
ton during Mr.. Gresham's administra-
ton are still pending, with two ques-
tions of simple arbitration to be ad-
justed, viz, those affecting Boring sea
and the Venezuela contention.
A Boring sea conference will be held
in October next, Minister Pauncefote
having effected the preliminary ar
rangements with Gresham. The pur-
| pose is to draft new treaty by which
the claims of Canadian sealers for al
legged seizures and losses will be sub
mitted to a conference. The conference
will now take up the more important
question of the right of revenue cutters
to enforce regulations in order to make
| them effective. This will come later at
Havre and promises to call out vigorous
legal and diplomatic controversy.
The British-Venezuela question Is
mainly significant as involving the Mon
roe doctrine. The United States has
asked Great Britain to arbitrate. So
far as is known no definite answer has
been given to Ambassador Bayard who
presented the request of the United
States, but as the British foreign Of
flee has positively declined to consider
requests by Pope Leo and by the in
ternational arbitration society it is not
doubted that in due time the refusal
will come to the United States. Then
it will remain for the state de-
partment to determine TO what extent
British aggression in Venezuela is con-
flicting with the Monroe doctrine.
With France the only question of
consequence pending is the imprison-
ment of ex-Consul General Waller of
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been instructed to make inquiries with
a view to securing for Waller all the
rights of an American citizen abroad
Germany, Austria and Denmark are
having numerous complications with
the United States which threatened at
one time to bring about radical retail
alton by this country. The readjust-
ment has proceeded largely through
the state department. Germany and
| Denmark continue their exclusion Of
American meats, but there are pros
poets that satisfaction will be had.
There is a discriminating duty against
the beet sugars of Germany and Aus
tria, which brought on the conflict and
Denmark followed the lead of her in
fiuential neighbors.
The Cuban revolution promises to be
a source of controversy with Spain.
Minister Dupuy has already asked the
state department to apprehend those
sending arms to Cuba and suggestion
is made that Spain will make claim
against the United States based on re-
cent developments.
Italy and the United States are ex-
pected to arrive at a settlement ere
long concerning the murder of a num-
Der of victims in Colorado. 1t is re-
garded that the offences are such an
infringement of international rights that
claims will be made for the payment OF
cash indemnities to the families of the
deceased.
The only subject of consequence pend.
ing with Russia is that concerning the
amelioration of Jews. The United
States has taken little part in the Ar.
menian question, which is provoking 9
conflict between Turkey and this
European powers.