New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-26
GOODWILL FROM ENGLAND.
AN OFFER BY THE ROYAL. GEOGRAPHY
CAL SOCIETY TO THE NENEZ-
TELAN COMMISSION.

ALL. TTS MAPS AND RECORDS PLACED AT HE
DISPOSAL. OF THE BOUNDARY TRIBUNAL
TIE PROPOSAL. DrCGIHED WITH THANKS
FOR TIE PREsENT-THE cOMMIs
siONERs HIGHLY GRATlFlED
by THE COURTESY.
WASHINGTON Feb 25-The Venezuelan Com:cis-
SION has received an INT nation frcm the Royal
Geographical Society OF England through Clements
r. Markham, It's president, that all the maps ana
records of that society will gladly be placed at the
disposition OF tie Commission. courteous repN
has heen sent declining the offer for the present III
view Of the willingness already Officially expressed
by both the British and Venczue.a an Governments
TO furnish az necessary information.
A few DAYS ago Secretary O!ney referred TO the
Commission "a letter from j. Trehane. English
man who was associated with Colonel Robert u.
Ingersoll In the Delagol Bay arbitration and who
was also an intimate friend OF the late James O.
Blaine. in which !; stated that the Royal Geo-
graphical Society probably rad maps and other mat
ters bearing the Venezuelan boundary dispute
IN IT, archives which might ordinarily b. inacressib!e
10 the Commission though in al likelihood or great
value TO such thorough consideration of the matter
as the Commission engaged in making. Mr.
Trehane therefore. had conferred with Mr.. Mark
ham. who had expressed 10 doubt that the society
would be willing TO afford every facility TO the
Commission. and that tracngs or photographs OF
important charts. ait|r cerliNCdllOn u! NV .>"''
lean Embassy d; London could be forwarded to the
Commission.
Mr. Markham formally submitte1 the suggestion
10 the council Of the society February 10. when
decision reached 10 do everything pos''o'c
TO aid the Commission. The president or the So
ciety also communicated with Lord Salisbury III
regard to the proposition. lie replied coTdiaiiy 'ha'
the Government could see objection TO II. The
suggestion also came that Mr.. Markham took
such warm interest In the matter 1t night appe''
desirable 10 have him inv.tel TO washington -
appear before the Commission and give the beneh'
of his long familiarity with geographical matters
TO its members.
The reply of Secretary Malet-Provost for the Com
mission which was forwarded to Mir. Trehane while
thanking him cordially for the offer. implies that
among the many documents already secureu neae
and now being studied. portion or the ua'a pei,onn
ing 10 the Royal Geographical Society may be dupH-
Gated although without doubt the Commission mas
ever as both Great Britain and Venezuela have an
nounced their determine ton osuppy all the
alton they possess 1t thought likely mat throHen
one or the other Of these sources he COMMISSION rsn
will all the facts known to the ho onsdered
wise to defer taking definite action on NJ Trehane
suggestion until after the cases OF r stded anu
Secretary Malet-Provost, IN speaking OF the mat +,
e odqy sad % ,e ehn2 oH'nnfh
In private and official circles of confidence IN lhc
expected TO do is work The correspondence seem ed
to show that Great Britain was evidently both WILL,
desired to conceal absolutely nothing IN MS opinion
TWO things were guaranteed 10 the CoInn!s-
sion First that all information on the oonnc 1p
dispute in the possession OF any one was to be Tree
70 The Commission in England az wsll as In other
readv recognized that the finding Of the Commission
womb have great moral weight II not legal bind
ing effect. ,.., =. =. :,
forecast of the kind of report the Commas VIII
eventually make. He thought the members were
deternined TO make the result OF their labors de-
cislon which would withstand the most violent par
t~an assaults: that acting exactly as the supreme
Court would in any contest before II. the opinion
rendered would be supported By such arguments -
10 carry conviction to any reaSonaple nIhu anu
that no matter what subsequent or concurfen, ne.
citations took place the line drawn by Presiaeht
SInyeland's Commission would be adopted as 'he
nermanent boundary between the two countries