Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
Y ENEZUELANMATTE
Probable Treatment Of The Subject IN
the British Parliament.
LIBERALS ron ARBITRATION
rhry VIII Jnsist ON hncwinS "a
ncii, what the Government
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1ONDON. February "a report no 80.
y a. generally -ltal was current d" ~.
rouserya,lve clubs here LAST nsnt ''''
a. ro,ernmont would Doe abe in 'ne
,,g.c ~ commons 20 foil the a'tac"
,t,o orr5.n,on on tho Venezuelan qnes-
.on bv announcing mat negotiations ior
.,hl,r,tion Of Che Anglo-Ncnczueian dis-
had h,.n opened. Nothing can be
,an relative 90 the precise form Inc
- liberals criticism OF tho government
n assume until The leaders Of the op-
o..t,o1 Get time 20 scan the Queens
Koch or.uIug the session OF Parliament,
,bicb v.u De read on Tuesday night.
r is saH that the speech VIII contain
\, assurance. vaguely put TO the effect
ihat tle government has under considefa-
an proposals that offer a prospect Of a
,aceful solution Of tho dispute. II a
more definite ministerial statement can
81 sat be- obtained, then an amendment TO
81 tho address On reply 90 the Queens
81 rpoech. distinctly affirming that arbitra-
81 ton ought to be accepted by Great
a Britain, will be moved by Sir william
s. Vernon Harcourt. the liberal leader OF
n NE House Of Commons.
No meeting Of the leaders OF the Liberal
81 party Will be held until Monday but
Il to-day several influential members Of the
A party in the House Of Commons met eA-
4 Prime Minister Rosebery. with we"
q 10 discussing the general limo OF action
q o be followed Tie party g. s0h' 10 IT'S
.H....f ia. nff
q with the United States ancnt the BRUSH
a Guiana boundary dispute 10 drlit iurther'
a n viii not submit 20 rcbuds hy me NM
"a isters' pretending that there D. necessity
q f0r reticence. nor viii it accept excuses
q based upon the habltual diatorincss OF
4 The Foreign Office.
UNIONIsTS FOR ARBITRATION.
As many OF the Unlouisis are strongly
On favor Of there being no delay In the
arbitration Of the question, the Liberals
VIII have strong ground TOT insisting
upon explicit and candid official eXplana-
lions Of tho present situation ana the
policy Of the government.
Tho Conservatives assert that Lord
Eossbery will ind himself in an awkward
position I'm assaiug Prlme-Minister Sails
bury. as documents in the Foreign Office
prove that when Lord Rosebery held
M office Of Secretary OF State for For
sicn Affairs. from 1892 to 1891. IA which
lttcr year DC succeeded Mr.. Gladstone
iss Prime Minister he refused 10 accept
srbilrati0n.
M The papers which have given promi-
fcnce % The views OF Mr. Markham. who
holds that Venezuela inherlts no claim
40 any part Of the so-called British
81 Guiana and the views OF other persons
a supporting the British contention, have
& not noticed \ remarkable statement made
hy Sir David Chalmers. who spoke be-
fore the Edinburgh Geographical Society.
Tie was Chief Justice Of British Guiana
4 from 1873 TO 1894. and has special kuowl-
edge Of the country. lie deliberately NJ
0rmed that out Of The 1860 square miles
supposed 10 form British Guiana's widest
territorial claim. Venezuela can claim two
thirds with absolute honesty. He would
not say that these two thirds belonged
20 Venezuela, but would only state that
the territory could bo claimed by Vene-
zue.a on grounds strong enough to be
submitted to arbitration, justified IN pri-
yate life, or submitted 10 a court Of
justice.
ENTENTE WITH RUSSIA.
Tn tho direction Of fostering an entente
with Russia. Lord Salisbury VIII assent
50 the acquisition by Russia OF the harbor
iu kyan-Chau bay. which opens into the
NalNN tNd AlNlU the east COAST OF INC
bhan-Iung promontory, under the gulse
of leasing the place as a naval depot from
China for twenty years.
Mr. Balfour. the First Lord OF the
Iree ury IN bis speech at Bristol on
Monday night last surprised the country
Ny inviting Russia 10 secure port on the
Pacific. The acquisition Of such a port
by Russia has heretofore always been
strongly opposed by Great Britain. on
She ground that its possession by the
former would be a menace 20 her inter
oets I'm the far East. Advices from
Shanghai are 10 the effect that several
Russian warships are already wintering
"a kyan-Chan bay. and this is believed
4 20 partly explain Mr.. BalfOurs invitation
10 Is believed that the entente viii in
cIu1e Great Britain's assent 10 Russia's
securing another port far TO the south
ward of Nladivostock her port In Siberia,
which viii be free OF ice and adapted to
4 form commercial outlet during all the
yelr.
According 10 the Speaker the Porte.
while strengthening the defences OF the
bardanelles. will purposely leave the Bos-
pnorus open for a Russian fleet which
may appear of Constantinople within
'hree weeks to protect the Sultan against
rising.
BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
X serious effort has been initiated by
a 4ldly, supported boy Austria, 10 restore the
IA friendship between Great Britain and Cor
s many, which was greatly strained nv pm
# leror Williams message 10 President
81 kruger. or the South African republic
81 The Emperor has obtained the active sun
81 loIt OF tue queen, but does not seem to
y be countenanced by Lord Salisbury.
" Instructions are being sent 10 Rerlir
in which IS pointed out the DANGER 40 30
Triple Alliance arising from the breach
between Germany and Great Britain. es-
pecidlly as regards a possible entente
between the latter country and Russia
II Is also understood that Slgnor Crlsni
made special representations to Lord sa.
lisbury on the continuance of the Anglo
Italian agreement FOR naval cooperation
I'm the Mediterranean IN the event of de-
Nelopments IN the East
II the British view Of these negotiations
Y s. accurate. Berlin has shown a readiness
II respond 10 the desires OF her allies.
end would cease her hostile policy towards
Great Britain. but 30 far as the latter is
concerned the die IS cast. The entente
with Russia has gone too far. Unless the
herman Government renounces its South
african schemes. supports Great Britain
Egypt and generally reverses its re-
\ 'ent line Of diplomatic enmity. no return
lf corcialty in the Anglo-G German reia-
hons win be possible.
English court influences 20 which Lord
ialisbury IS specially amenable. may mod
~ the strain. The Queens decision as
regards her review OF he flying squadron,
ihows how this influence will operate. She
'ssents TO merely the watching OF the
Iluadron from window OF the Osborne
House, and declines 20 give the review
the appearance or a state formality. The