The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

ARGENTINA IS NOW AROUSED
Nlll Act in Concert With Brazil on
the Trinidad Dispute.
CLAIMS THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
South American Republics Unite In
Denying the Right Of Great Britain
to Appropriate TerritOry-ilave
Faith in Monroe Doctrine.

Buenos Ayres. Jan. 2I.-The Argen-
tine government has cancelled the con-
cesson granted the English Gable COM
pany to land at La Plata on the ground
that the company had failed to secure
rightfully the other landing points nee
essary for its successful operation. This
action it is understood is taken in con-
cert with Brazil and has direct bearing
upon the Trinidad Island dispute.
Argentina denies England's right to
the Falkland islands and will join Bra
zil in resisting English claims to those
islands and to Trinidad.
Washington. Jan. 2l.-The cabled an
nouncemcnt that Lord Salisbury's note
presented to the government at Rio
JaneirO demanded that Brazil should
accept arbitration to decide the own
ership of the island of Trinidad before
February II. in default of which the
island should be considered as belong
ing to Great Britain without further
appeal has caused. serious comment
here, which has not been diminished
by the further statement that Brazil
had definitely refused to the proposal
and had demanded that Great Britain
should Immediately restore the island
to Brazilian control. Nor has the situ-
alton been rendered less acute by the
intelligence conveyed in a United Press
cable despatch from Buenos Ayres an
nouncing that the Argentine govern
ment had cancelled the English Gable
company's concession and had made
common cause with Brazil. In official
circles deep Significance is attached to
the concerted action of the two largest
South American republics in directly
antagonizing British claims to Ameri-
can possessions. Minister Mendonco,
of Brazil, spent half an hour by special
appointment with Secretary Olney ut
the state department yesterday morn
ing and 1t is suspected that the inter-
view related to the decisive stand Bra
I'll had taken in regard to Lord Sails
bury's note.
The Brazilian view of the matter is
that to expect them to arbitrate the
ownership of Trinidad would be as rea =
sonabe as to ask the United States to
arlyitrate the possession of Block
Island if England should suddenly Oc-
cupy ii on the ground that the United
States had not hitherto made a good
use of it. Or. as another example that
the United States would tamely submit
to Englands establishing a colony on
an uninhabited Florida key under the
British flag because 1t was desirable
cable station and fit for nothing else
Faith in the United states.
1t Is learned from member of the
diplomatic corps who has the confidence
of the South American representatives
that Argentine's action IN cancelling the
concession is due to President Cleve-
lands special Monroe doctrine message
and is inspired by the hope that the
United States will recognize the right
of Argentine to the Falkland islands
which Were. forcibly taken by Great
Britain with the acquiescence of the
United States subsequent to the Monroe
doctrines enunciation. The islands
were owned and settled by Spain. and
thus became part of the Buenos Ayres
republic.
Argentine vigorously protested when
they were seized by England and in q
proclamation declared that though Ar
gentine was unable to resist the power
full force of England it continued to
firmly adhere to it's claim to the right
full ownership of the territory. Under
these circumstances Argentina. on Jan
Is. Informed the cable company that it
considered the proposed landing place
at Trinidad as illegal and that it could
I not recognize any alleged permit to use
/ the Falkland islands. consequently by
! its own terms the concession fell to the
ground
! 1t is intimated that a specially ac-
credited minister from Buenos Ayres
will soon come to the United States to
! endeavor to reopen the dispute as to the
ownership of the Falkland islands in
view of the stand taken by President
Cleveland on the Venezuels n boundary
dispute.
Presidents Reference to the Quo stiOn.
President Cleveland, in his first an
nual message to congress. in 1885, refer
ring to this question, said:
! The Argentine government has revived
the long dormant question of the Falk-
land Islands by claiming from the United
States indemnity for their loss attributed
10 the action of the commander of the
sloop of war Lexington in breaking up q
piratical colony on those islands I'm 1891
ana tHelr subsequent occupation by Great
| Britain. In view of the ample justifica-
tion for the act of the Lexington and III,
derelict condition of the islands before
and after their alleged occupation BY Ar.
gentine cOlonsts. this government consid-
ers the claim as wholly groundless.
Friends of the Argentine government
however. claim that this referred Who'll.
ly to claims which the Argentine a,,.
thOrities were then pressing against
this country and as these have now
been definitely abandoned. for amicablt
reasons. they believe that the United
States will not disregard the proofs OF
ownership which can now be presented
as they are similar in all respects tt
those of Brazil and Venezuela which
have been espoused by Secretary OF
ney.
Sailing for Trinidad.
London, Jan. 21.-The Morning Pos
will tomorrow publish a dispatch from
\ Rio Janiero saying 1t is reported thai
the Brazilian corvette Benjamin Con
stant has sailed for Trinidad to tax,
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