Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-23

never thus far been regarded as admissible
by Venezuela, though any adjustment of the
boundary which that country may deem for
her advantage and may enter into OF her
to by the United States Assuming, how
ever. that the attitude of Venezuela will
remain unchanged, the dispute has reached
such stage as to make it now incumbent
upon the United States to take measures
to determine with sufficient certainty for
its justification what is the true divisional
line between the republic OF venezuela and
british Guiana. The inquiry to that end
should Of course be conducted carefully and
judicially, and due weight should be given
to all available evidence, records and facts
In support Of the claims Of both parties.
A Commission to Investigate.
In order that such an examination should
be prosecuted in a thorough and satlsIac
tory manner,1 suggest that the congress
make an adequate appropriation Tor Qne
expenses of a commission to pc appointed
sary investigation and report upon the mat
ter with the least possible delay. When
such report is made and accepted 1t will,
in my opinion, be the duty Of the United
power as wilful aggression upon It's rights
and interests the appropriation by Great
Britain of any lands or the exercise or gov
ernmenta jurisdiction over any territory
mined of right belong to Venezuela.
In making these recommendations am
fully alive to the responsibility incurred
and keenly realize all the consequences that
may follow.
/ am nevertheless firm in my conviction
that while it is grievOus thing to con
pies of the world as being otherwise than
friendly competitors in the onward march
of civilization and strenuous and worthy
rivals in all the arts OF peace, there is nc
calamity which a great nation can invite
which equals that which follows supine
submission to wrong and injustice and the
consequent loss of national self-respect and
honor. beneath which is shielded and de-
Tended peoples safety and greatness
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion. Dec. II. 1893.
Olney's Note and Salisbury's Reply.
accompanying the Presidents mes
sage is the correspondence on the sub
iect. 1t starts with Secretary Olney' S
now celebrated note reopenlng the nego-
tiations with Great Britain looking to
the arbitration of the boundary dispute,
bears date of July 20 last and is adj
dressed to Mr.. Bayard. The secretary
thoroughly reviews the situation and in
plain language warns the British govern
ment that the United States will not per-
nit any seizure of South American ter
ritory by a foreign power.
Lord Salisbury answers Secretary "
ney in two notes, both OF date july 70
The first is devoted entirely to reply to
that portion of the note relating to the
Monroe doctrine which he says has never
before been made the subject OF a writ
ten communication by the United States
to another government, although it has
largely influenced American foreign re,
lations. He expressly declines to accept
the Monroe doctrine, saying that it par
takes of no form of international law
The second note, dated also July 70
deals entirely with the boundary dispute
on it's merits beginning with a statement
that Great Britain does not recognize
that any other country has a material
interest in the controversy, yet makes
the statement in this fashion because
owing to the rupture of diplomatic rela-
tons, it is not otherwise possible to com
municate it to the Venezuelan govern
ment