Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-14

the appointment OF an Arbitration trl-
bunal to determine the boundary Is pro-
vided for. Under the second, provision IS
made for the appointment OF tribunal OF
five members, two to be nominated by the
Supreme Court of the United States, and
two by the Supreme Court OF Great
Britain, while the fifth member is to be
a jurist selected by the other members
In the event OF these four members fall
ing TO agree upon the selection OF the
fifth member. King Oscar, OF Sweden ana
Norway, viii select him. The nth mem
Der will be president of the tribunal, and
he may be Judge of either the Supreme
Court Of the United States or the similar
court Of Great Britain.
Under the third head, the tribunal Is d.
rected to examine all the facts necessary
10 decide the controversy regarding the
territory known to belong to the United
Netherlands and the kingdom of Spain
when Great Britain acquired Guiana.
Under the fourth head. IL is provided
that the arbitrators shall ascertain all
the facts necessary to arrive at a proper
decision. They must be governed in their
findings By three short rules, the most
important Of which provides a prescription
Of fifty years The arbitrator5 may give
effect to the rights Of settlers. In es,ab-
tablishing the facts, the ordinary rules Of
law shall prevail.
The agreement is dated November -,
1896, and is signed by Secretary of-State
Olney and Sir Julian Paunceforte, the
British Ambassador 10 the United States.
The Chronicle adds that the foregoing
will be the basis Of the Anglo-V Venezuelan
treaty
Treating OF the settlement of the Vene-
zuelan question. the Daily News, in its
issue tomorrow, will comment upon GER
tain Tory complaints. that Lord Salisbury
climbed down from the position first as
sumed by him, which was that there
was nothing TO arbitrate." and also upon
the complaints of some French and Ger
man critics that Lord Salisbury has i'm
properly exalted the United States. The
paper contends that there Is no doubt that
Lord Salisbury did climb down somewhat,
but that Secretary-of-State Olney did like
wise. It adds that Lord Salisbury has IN
nowise admitted the new version OF the
Monroe doctrine. either theoretically or
formally. but that Mr. Oiney has succeed
ed to some extent I'm establishing it. II
Will be interesting, the News concludes
TO see how far Mr.. Olney or his successor
is willing to follow up the step
VENEZUELA MOT IN IT."
LONDON. November l3.--An alleged
semi mi-ohicial statement on the NeneZueian
question which appeared this afternoon
bears evidence Of being Identical with a
dispatch sent TO a newspaper agency from
New York under a Washington date
which was printed in the papers here TINS
morning The gist of the statement is
that Misrepresentation still appears 10 eN.
ist as TO the nature OF the arrangement
between Great Britain and the United
States for the settlement Of the Nene-
zuelan frontier. As Venezuela preferred
10 leave the negotiations in the hands OF
the United States Great Britain agreed
with the latter upon the conditions on
which the question would be arbitrated.
An actual treaty for this purpose Will be
concluded by Great Britain and Nene-
zuela. but the previous agreement regard
ing the main features entered upon py
Great Britain and the United States re
moves any prospect OF serious difilculty
arising in regard to the terms Of the
treaty.
The statement that the finding Of the
arbitration court must be completed early
in February is unfounded. IL is scarcely
to be expected that a decision Will be
reached short of a year.