New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-28
ARBITRATION IN VIEW.
ocrsr1oN FROM WASHINGTON CON-
sIDERED IN LONDON.
,.,ro,yR SAYS THE PROPOSAL DEALS WITH
,,r GENERAL QUESTION OF ARBITRATION
90 WE'LL As THE VENEZUELAN DIS
nrrr-woRK OF THE COMMISSION.


u,yrE-woRK OF THE COMMISSION.
,..aor Anril 27--sir william Harcourt' IN &C.
Is.rce with the notice given by h'm on Apr"
=. :. ..ted the Government In the House Oh co''-
to-day what. II any. arrangements I'D"
"'0. "a conclude by arbitration settiemeh' Vi
NO. .,wsrences between the United States a"u
y" britain In regard to Venezueia.
"' po,tour. First Lord Of the treasury sa'o
.rrsngements to arbtrate the venezuelan
"" ..har questions were matter "hic" oo''
s"' p~,,,sh and the United States governments
v" =, view. The latest communications Oh '"e
"e which had been received from the o"i'eu
'... an Friday, were now under consiueia',o"
Lit with both the general questof Oh aio'-
anu .rd the Venezuelan dispute TO give
us.0 ,r,ormation concerning the matter he
~. vou,d be inexpediert at present
ss'u' ~,,uton April 27-Misinformation as 10 tne
-,,.,on Commission multiplies on DOM s'oes
a.. .rantc. The latest idea that the WORK oi
ru,u,ss,on is being delayed through the III
"s tho Administration In order that II may
hu'" 49,. sone underlined plan OF setting 'he
ea'' d,spute by diplomatic negoua''onS'
.vo,d,ns any sharply drawn decision OH 'ne
.-.u.-sv "". such as the Commission was III
...a "a make. appears to be as "ho"S un
,-,.,,sted as many previous rumors u" '"e
-. ,uh,ect have been. Nor Is there any "r"'-.
0 .S,,aot,on for the guess that the trenu OF op'"
-. IN the Commission Is ADVERSE u "'
r...,, The Administration has never in'e'
.'.., :, The least with the progress maze o' 'ne
c.-,r,,.sor In developing evidence OH '"e u'
~. houndary. and a definite quietus Is put vi
-" .,r,or that Secretary Olney mas peeh ao'e "
80, lord Salisbury with decision iaVo'aoie
A. Venezuela by the declaration OF members oi
-. commission that up tc this time much vi 'ne
r,,,,sb contention has not been successfully az
...r nv Venezuela the latters claim u" 'ui"
saving been unsupported by valio evidence Inc
.r,v DELAY which Is now annoying the Coii'
,on results from the sowness with Which '"e
Venezuelan copies Of Spanish archiVes are oen'e
translated and the consequent loss oi TIME ""."
,,r no involved in sending an agent 10 "au'iu
.ra Seville 10 verify the accuracy OF all quota'iohs
suhmjtted BY both contestants. Ine case, 80 , iai
% ss - @ nIstad except in it's veri1cation. and tnese
broadly combat Venezuela claim 10 any Sons,a- Sr,
erabe possessions as the heir Oh spain VI TIC O''
nnco Riyer above its mouth.
W. ,s aiso learned from an authentic source
.hat no unimpeachable evidence has yet Deen
forthcoming 10 sustain any venezuelan claii
east of the Pomeroon River, at the coast "a, as
wo,j az 10 large areas In the basin OF the
cv,rn, and other western tributaries OF tne
Esseouibo These. however may be supse
omently presented. the Venezuelan case peihs
Ssoncsdedy SusSsS Incomplete at present, and the
s~snts Of that country being still engaged IN
nSeparng documents bearing on the inferior
Possessions Of Spain when Dutch cciohiai ell
rroachments were being resisted
II IA estimated that by no possibility can tne
report Of the Commission be prepared IN less
than month after all the evidence mas oesn
sa,,a.,ad and none of the Commissioners. VINO
are SitSovt exception making every EFFORT TO TO
complete faeir labors. have any idea that the
case win be in condition for fnal consderaton u,,i
for another month. In the mean time tne So,i
ujssjoners are neither informed OF any dlpio-
rat,c negotiations 10 render their work superhu ,i
Gus. nor have they ntimated In any manner. ul-
,rrt,y or indirectly to Secretary Olney or 10
snv ether nerson. that their decision would be
unfavorable TO either one Of the parties TO the
rontroyersy This Is because like all 9uoeeS.
Of facts before formulating decision.