The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-27
VENEZUELA SETTLED.
LORD SALISBURY MAKES A
FORMAL
Gives it to Uncle sam-In an Address in
Response to Ambassador Bayard at the
Lord Mayors Show He Acquieses in the
C~leveland-Olney Scheme.

LONDON, Nov. lin bright, crisp
weather, yesterday, the time-honored
Lord Mayors show" took place and
the new lord mayor Of London, MI. A.
Faudel-Phillips, was formally installed
in Office, succeeding Sir Walter Will
kins.
Mr.. Bayard responded to the toast of
"Thc Ambassador" His remarks were
received with a tumult of applause.
1T is rather like pathos to turn from
that matter to the not very important
controversy which his country and ours
have had during the recent months,
with only the purpose of expressing
my belief that the controversy is at an
end. (Cheers.) 1t is often surprising
by what very obvious arrangements
problems Of great difficulty are solved,
and in the continent which Columbus
discovered the traditions of Columbus
and the egg should be reversed. In the
discussions we have had with
the United States on behalf of
their friends in Venezuela. the
question has not been whether
there should be arbitration, but wheth-
er the arbitration should have unre-
stricted application. We have always
claimed, respecting those who, apart
from historic right, had the right
which attaches to settled establish
ment, that the settled districts should
be excluded from arbitration. Our
difficulty for many months has been to
lind how to define the settled districts;
and the solution has come, l think.
from the country Mr.. Bayard pre-
scnts, in the suggestion tn at we should
treat the colonial empire just as we
treat individuals: that the same la ,se
OF tune which protects individuals in
civic life from having their title ques-
toned should also protect the English
colony from having its title questioned;
and where that lapse Of time could
not be claimed, though there should be
an examination of the title, vet all
that equity demanded in consideration
OF such title should be granted. It is
q very simple solution and l believe it
is not using unduly sanguine words
when | say that I believe that it has
brought the controversy to an end.
lit is a matter of no small satisfac-
tom to this government at a time when
anxious social questions, which are of
tar more Importance than political
questions, are troubling America, and,
uoNoAlhS UllC lCoO Ol ULS
world, that we should remove from the
board, at all events, any se1nblance of
political difference which m light hinder
our common action in defense of the
common heritage Of society.
we have had an anxious year in
the foreign Office, but we have hoated
into a period of comparative calm.
Unfortunately, one matter has not
passed by. That is the troubles in
Turkey
Continuing, Lord Salisbury said that
he believed that the people of Great
Britain were now virtually unanimous
against isolated action, than which a
worse ourse could not be adopted to
benefit the A~rmenians. If it was
merely wishing to pursue a course to
punish or worry the Turkish govern
ment, Great Britain had abundant
mean of doing SO; but if they had a
higher wish, to rescue the Christian
and Moslem people from atrocious mis-
government, they must seek to draw
into cooperation as many nations of
the world as possible.