The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-16

Bald pur, Lord Salisbury's Lieu
tenant, Says So.
DON'T WANT VENEZUELA.
| If TE lat Country Offered Herself.
ngland Would Not Annex.
The ritish Government Heartily Con-
ca red in the Monroe Doctrine sew
er& v Years Ago, and Does 80 still.
TN First Lord OF the Treasury De-
cid res.

er1 v Years Ago, and Does 80 still.
thV First Lord OF the Treasury De-
ed res.
Lon{ on. Jan. I5.-speaking az Manchas-
ter -on-gAt. A. J. Baliour. first
lord n OF the treasury. said no
body & mere wanted 10 run contrary 10
the IN 'nroe doctrine. IN fact. he continued.
II VeS ezuela had offered herself for an
nexatN IN 70 Great Britain, any British
statesU nan would decline such an honor.
ThereE ore he failed TO understand what
the ii arrel was about. IL would be hard
indeed II the common sense OF the Anglo
SaxoIE race was unable 10 settle the dis
pute IL lLiiout recourse 10 war. lie did not
beIieyN there MAS possibility OF war, but
there j. vas never a moment in the history
of An country when il possessed a better
6gbriE : machine.
NIr Balfour asserted that the British
goyerv ment had heartily concurred in the
Nonr doctrlne seventy years ago, and be
bsliev0 i II they We're to ransack England,
scared the most private documents IN she
forsigS office since then. examine ne min
listers I'D the ordinary public. or even the
luuatJ 5, II would DE impossible TO fi1d a
s.relcE Individual VINO ever desired to see
what would be called a forward policy
adoptL by Great Britain, either in North
or 50 America.
TheL Daily News and the Chronicle, both
Iiher commenting on BalfOuT's speech.
cornplS n that he has proposed no solution
Of - Venezuelan trouble.
WasG ingtDn City, Jan. 15.-New and i'm
portar} Information on the Venezuelan
uuesti& having a direct bearing upon the
possibE tiles Of a settlement of the boundaA
~ 49, ute by the two interested govern
rnents& without the assistance Of any other
uowerL and seemingly discounung the
prOba L. lily OF such an ending TO the con-
froverN y, was today pointed out by Mr..
Heatw he' OF Minnesota d member OF Ihe
house III committee on foreign affairs. The
Britisl government. according 10 the most
,acantZ and apparently inspired utterances
of {ts II semi-Ofiicial organs. has turned 10
ina - ey of bringing about a resumption
of d!p omauc ftlaGohs Win tle SCUM
Ar,ariE IL republic and then proceeding
10 dirE Z negotiations with the republic
- - rmine the boundary, as the most
faasfhII path by which il can emerge FROM
i+s - ent position without practical re-
,~artfo1 of Lord Sallsbury's refusal 10 ar
bitrafeI Mr.. Heatwole, who has given
r,-,a r. ttentiOn TO the Venezuelan Ques-
tsor procured a copy OF an important
9o,,,r Mt published in 1857 for the govern
49, Il Venezuela, embracing all the cor
resnor4 ience between It's representatives
ar5 ,bW Sc OF Great Britain upon diplomatic
- between the two governments
fror, IL e years 1883 10 1SS1 when the most
- III sfforts to reach a determination Of
tba bo& ndary line were under way. In this
ro~ros Ill 1ndence Venezuela repeatedly af-
6r-ns ii Iat II is impossible for her TO COM
-,,a,.i the boundary claims by any treaty
= -. ention because OF the terms Of her
- - constitution.
ia York. Jan. 15-By the steamer Ven
- & which sailed from this port yester-
So La Guayra, there was consign-
- goods for Venezuela, several thou
- buttons similar TO the ordinary
- VI n badges with a small satin flap
..LU 4 on top OF the button Is 4 picture
g resident Monroe and the words
-, "A for Americans; one country, one
a. II God" The buttons We're sent by
III I ex-secretary of the Venezuelan
,..tot at Washington City, who, speak
III ne matter said: by the last mail
"s I'd a Letter from a friend at Car
wing the people were Wild with en-
49,; and would buy anything which
- al a suggestion Of sentiment. He
~ ID me 10 send him something TO sell.
IL Jared he could dispose OF 100000
of Cleveland and Monroe de-
~ - non President Monroe buttons as
il stappropriate and convenient souVe-
sent a batch today for starter. l
ha iered 50.ooo more 10 ship by the next
They will sell for - cents
apiece c. ,,..,.,,. r,,4,s-- paw
-, was a British member Of the Ber-
i0int commission, writes 10 the
- IL his morning, suggesting that Great
III follow the successful Bering sea
n n and invite NenezuelA 10 appoint
IL resentatives to meet two British
III rtatives as a joint committee II
mittee should De agreed the ques-
.le ia be settled and II they disagreed
be necessary TO negotiate treaty,
- the matter TO mediation or arbi-
zss.h n -
~. 81 from London says: II would not
E 1n the Times leader on Venezuela
-. recent efforts toward arbitration
- -, ana much favor In Downing street
- exists any indication In the En-
1, II ess OF Lord Saisbury's disposition
u matter. IL is not 70 be found in the
- IL OF the Times That paper has
e ne beginning Of the controversy
Il0.-I 70 h@ inspired by the premier. H.
f. e IL speaks ~ authority. any ma
-, IL suits from arbitration seem as re-
- possible Il Is now settled that
IL itory really n dispute s. that con-
... the e1l4-uroducing districts. which
.d..'- attracted the immigration OF
adventurers. These districts con-
T. NAV De easily assumed that Ven
II nav have the rest without further
e~' -sv Lord Salisbury has not only
.ol'' rest party majority behind him IN
| tar u 1rv of Great Britain. hat he has
~ p assured of the enthusiasts back
1e whole country tn overt prep4r4-
.- war with Germany That seems
uasseg and the premieTs policy
M United States "a not likely 20
tD" ls-ts-crlal than Il was before this
'e - of practically unlimited SUD
here seems danger that = here
maintains the tore ~ MS instr1c-
@+-si sir Julian puncefote It may sur
".-9 s r-ople OF the United states snd
t ~ lad 20 dangerous repetition OF
lar oufbtirst Of a few weeks ago.
Monroe Doctrine RE olutIon.
~v+., civ. Jan. At a meeting
mate committee son foreign reia-
OF 1le ts,- a resolution prepared py SEN
ator n -...-..'' -...L.i--.-,,.,-, ,o,e,rs foreign
AH4 . -,.-t on fhe Western heullspnere,
fh.fpa .4sr-a with the Monroe doctrine.
N az ...s.-f but nnai consideration was
was urrT Friday While the COM
p"slt" - airrost unanimous in advocacy
.nitt'r ...-ts ration there WGs some onJec-
"I -. Italy or fhe part of senator
LDH- M 4xp-lSseH the opinion mat uu-
1F@9. H. sa-I4rati1n was modified IN sou .
Jess T. IL might lead 90 complications
pAFuc- ....4 te avoided wita proper Csare.
WH4eA - me resolution was not given
oat bal \. II -. s--.-.t,~ ne Arna-s-
con- rlre n unmlstakstae terms
,E nm Army Threatens Argentine.
y Per-, Jan. 1s-Ds spatcnes from