The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-07
ANSWER FROM SALISBURY
To Our Governments Note Regarding
Venezuela.
WILL Be MADE PUBLIC NEXT WEEK
While Yielding Nothing, it is Probably
Less Autocratic Than John Bulls
Communications to Weaker
Nations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-There was pretty
general discussion of Venezuelan affairs
among members of the house yesterday
The general opinion among those who viii
have the conduct of foreign affairs in
charge in the house is that Lord Sails
bury's reply will be diplomatic evasion
Of the main issues; that it will be couched
In the most friendly terms and while ex-
pressing u willingness to arbitrate as to
portion of the disputed territory, will deny
the right of the United States to ask Great
Britain to arbitrate as to the territory the
ownership of which Great Britain claims
is hers beyond dispute. In other words it
is believed that Great Brtain's reply will
temporize with the subject and simply
open the way for further correspondence.
Salisbury's reply will be sent to congress
next week, having been presented to Sec
retary Olney by Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British ambassador today
"a glance at the correspondence" said
a prominent Republican member today,
twill show that this has been England's
position and policy for fifty years She will
seem to yield something, but she will stake
off a line beyond which she will go in the
matter of arbitration. That was Lord
Granville's policy. 1t will be Lord Sails
bury's. Though Salisbury is imperious by
inclination, he will be exceedingly eau
tious. The considerations involved in an
open breach with England or anything ap-
preaching an open breach would be great.
Credits would be Immediately shaken.
The question of the tariff is infinitely of
more Importance to Great Britain than the
ownership of few gold mines of Vene-
zuela.
above all things, depend upon it that
England will not by any act of hers ag-
gravate an anti English feeling in this
country or give cause, if the most delicate
arts of diplomacy can prevent it, for war
agitation here. England breads unfavor-
able tariff legislation. She knows that the
first result of a bitter anti English feeling
would be retaliation upon her through a
radical revision of the tariff. A tariff in
duced by hostility to England growing
out of England's encroachments in this
hemisphere which had aroused the resent
ment of the American people would send
1900, 900 Englishmen to bed without their
suppers Such material considerations
England never overlooks. The loss of our
commerce stopped the war of 1872"
Senator Mills attention was called to-
day to the fact that objection had been
made to the part of his bill directing the
secretary of the treasury to pay out silver
when the reserve is below 500, 900, OO0 viz.
that it would put gold at a premium.
"This reasoning" he replied, lis utterly
fallacious. That result can take place
only when the volume of silver or paper is
so increased as to increase prices in this
country when gold would be exported, but
no mere manipulation of the silver or
paper now in circulation can change prices
of products. If the treasury refuses gold
for export the exporter must buy bills of
exchange If the treasury notes are all
paid or all bonded the result would be the
same Exporters would pay premiums on
gold when exported, but the gold standard
would remain unchanged.
'When the gold reserve is over 800, ,0OO-
900 the treasury is in easy circumstances
and may redeem its notes in either gold or
silver as it may be desired by the holder of
its notes. When the reserve is under $l0O.
100000 the cautionary signal is up and
the secretary should protect the govern
ment by paying in standard silver coins
and stop run that may be made to en-
barrass the treasury and compel it to sell
bonds to foreign and domestic capitalists" 4"
The house was in session but half an
| hour yesterday, when it adjourned until
! Monday. Mr.. Baker, of New Hampshire,
who has proclaimed war on Secretary Of
Agriculture Morton because Of the latter's
refusal to expend an appropriation for the
| purchase of seeds for distribution among
congressional constituents, attempted TO
| put through resolution calling upon the
secretary for information upon the sub
iect, but Mr. MCMILLAN of Tennessee, OBJ
| jected. Later Mr. Walker, Of Massachu-
setts, I'm whose district reside nine-tenths
of the naturalized Armenians in this coun-
try, asked for the printing in The Record
of their resolution reciting the outrages
committed upon their relatives in Turkey,
and pledging the support Of congress to
any steps that might be taken by the ex-
eoutive for their protection but to this
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, interposed an OBJ
| lection.
Hurricane on the Continent,