The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-05
A Biuebook on the Venezuelan
controversy Ready.
GOES BACK FOUR CENTURIES.
The Archives Of Holland aud Spsin
Ransacked for Evidence.
A London Paper SAYS the Proof OF
Engiand's Claim Is Overwhelming
-oiney and Salisbury said TO Have
Msde Propositions. 10th Being Re-
iected-Ncnezueia Refuses To Pay
Cruan Indemnity.

london. March s-The So James esaxetts
this afternoon publishes a feferast surn-
mary Of the British hlaekook upna ths
Venezuela situation. which is shortly TO 30
issued. II Is said 20 consain extracts from
the archives of Holland from the lattes
part of tho sixteenth century 10 the second
decade af the nineteenth century. ard ex-
tracts from the archives OF Spain frenK
oreilates ascent ~ tho river Amazon ta
is4s and Martinez ascent OF the orinecs
river 70 Diego he OTdaz. down 10 Nenezua-
las Independence in lSea. All the doca-
ments IN Tits connection. IL Is said. havs
been ransacked in order 20 establish the
British case against the Venezuelan claim
for possession of the west bank of the f.s-
sequiaa It viii be shown. is is said, in
overwhelming strength that the possession
Of that bank is Great Britain's beyond
doubt
The statement OF Sir Frederick Pollock.
corpus professor Of Jurisprudence OF OK
ford university. who has prepared the Britt
ish case. Is described hv thn 81. James Ca
xette as being remarkable for masterly de-
tai and skill in collecting evidence. and for
the fierce and ciearneSs Of his conclusions
Continuing. the 81. James Gazette sayss
The statement shows the Dutch oceupa-
tion Of the countries of stoninanu 70 tho
mouth Of the Drinaen such possession i'm
plying the right of ownership 90 the Hin
shown the Dutch exercised in the sixfeentn
century The early Dutch maps give ths
northwest boundary as starting from ka-
rima point and going nofthwestwafd IN
land. roughly parallel 10 the OTtnoco 10 fha
confluence OF the Caroni aud Orsnoco. Ac-
coriing 10 the map which dc j.isle prepared
for Louis NJ ia i1st. the delineation OF tho
district and the Dutch boundary IRON ha-
rima point is Identical with the present
British claims.
''Sir Frederick Pollock proves that the
Spaniards were never established IN Gat-
ana proper until they overran a part OF
the British territory. To the cuyuni. In lsss.
Previously the extreme Spanish settlement
was at ST Thone This IS borne out by
the Dutch map OF fsse. prepared for the as
siStance Of the statesmen who were nego-
fiating the cession of the Dutch colonies
In American 10 Great Britain. Sir Fred
erick Pollock enters into. tha details To
show that the cession was effected on fhia
basis. An important map printed ia Nen-
ice in I77s and another IN i4s2 agree with
the Louis Ky. map OF fsst.
'-Sir Frederick Pollock establishes be-
-nnd question that Holland vigorously
protested whenever the spaniards entered
the Cuylni valley. that Spain made mo-
answer to these protests. and that. any
way. she never claimed its ownership
But the states general twice, In 15ia and
iation OF the Dutch territory on the Guy
uni, Dutch correspondence Ia cited assert
ing ownership Of the entire water shore
OF the Fssseduibo. laying great stress on
rights 10 the Cuyuni where the Dutch had
gold diggings and forts. and with whose
Indian tribes they had intercourse for lso
years.
..Tme Spanish correspondence quoted
shows that the government rejected tho
advice or Gov. Cumana to push rhe patcn
ont OF 6ssfyuni The government declared
that the proposals were too audacioits, 80
they attempted 10 show That Guiana was
more extensive than was actually The
case.
ss'rha Dutch archives have been 50 well
kent fhat sir Frederick Pollock was able
10 establish an irrrfragaDle case for tha
Ts,.gtfsh ovuerShsp or fhe c4ItTlni basin.
though there is no adducfhle evidence 90
70 how the Dutch held the country be-
tween me scbcanbnrgk line and The ORR
noco''
Tha chronicle saws the government blue
so,a on veaezusla Will rearh Washing; on
city on Saturday and WIN be distributed
tera H. tha same day. There j. reason fo
believe" SAWS the Chronicle, that ths
pre~esst stale 81 the matter - mat Ifpfd
salisbury and Secretary piney have both
made p~9poSais, an safIa s'Hs 'e''''' -
others proposition"
raracap. March 4.--Venezlieia has refused
the demand Of Great Britain that the urn-
an incident be regarded as a disfinct tssne,
and mat regafation he made and an inasfn-
nifty raid The government deciareS tiias
- grant Eugland's demand woHi1 ne
,,ir,,,ai recognition of British rights IA tns
se.r3,av,r IN dispute between the two na-
,tnra n also declares that ihe whole issns
,o,,st av.aEf the result Of arbitration. Dfi~
,ss,ta ,eafr exnress fezr that England VII
enforce payment " damages.