The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-17
The Commissioners start.

lied at Washington Saturday with th
choice OF Justice Brewer MS chairman
aud Scvarru Mallet Provost the accom-
y plishod Spanish scholar who did sue
phenomenal work for the government
, in the Pcralta land grant case a. secre
The Venezuelan government ha
promptly responded TO the action b.
the appointment of commission of he
own to gather data regarding tn
boundary question to be forwarded 70
the use of the American body, and al
the indications arc that England i
promptly getting down Off her higl
horse and preparing to do about thu
same thing rs Venezuela. Her cab
met at meeting Saturday, according
to an authorized statement" of the
London Standard. decided to prepare
and publish the documents I'M hcl
possession relating to the dispute, and
to do this without waiting for the
meeting of parliament, because OF
|
tudo' in heiI'ransvanl matter The
Standard in the same article goes on
to expires British appreciation of the
action of the United States in this
matter;
At moment when communities
less generous thought apparently that
a favorable opportunity had arisen for
adopting toward us Il tone of insult, ii
not of menace. Instead of taking ad,
vantage of the augmentation of our
anXictiics and the temporary multi
plication of our assailants, the
American people. with spirit that
does them honor, and which is apprc.
ciatcd by us, have not only abstained
from endeavoring TO add to our per
pleXities, but where they did not ac-
tually offer lis their sympathy they
have maintained an honorable. cour
teous reserve.
The occasion for this outburst of
gratitude seems to have been des-
patch from Secretary Olney asking the
good offices and even the protection of
England for the Americans under
arrest in the Transvaal on charges
of participation in the recent con-
spiracy there. The despatch may not |
be relished by iingoists on this side |
but inasmuch as England, under her
treaty with the Beers, exercises pro-
tcctoratc over the Transvaal and go is
racY,nnp,I,la f,r he lnft
ations, the secrctary's action was the
proper one to take, even though he
knew of the German Russian plan to
the protectcrate, matter
With which under our historic policy |.
# intervention in Old World
fairs. we can have no concern. L
here are also reports from London {
hat seem to have good foundation, that
ord Salisbury is trying to arrange /
Or settlement of the dispute directly /
18th Venezuela, ignoring our commits a
ion entirely, and that he is at work t
trough Chill to secure resumption il
diplomatic relations with Venezue- d
SO us to submit a proposition for C
lie two countries to appoint a Joint "
and, in the event Of failure p
agree, to refer the matter TO a third S
over. This would of course be en-. "
rely satisfactory to Uncle Sam, for Ia
bitration is all he or Venezuela ld
thor has ever asked and as our COM ca
ission was appointed solely for our II
'n enlightenment, to provide "A clear OF
lowlcdge of the facts before taking a
final position, we can afford to feel a,
rene if England ignores it while do til
g just what we asked her to before T.
; appointed it. \ more dignified Al
ursc for England, however, would be la
at suggested by the London Daily pr
,ws when it says that "if the n,
nerican commission define what in
air:opinion the boundary should be. s''
d ii a European power will then act iol
arbitrator, all interests should be a
.istied' to have an arbitration. The ha
WIS adds sensibly: The stronger i,
, British case the more eager iSi
Idiu Loru SALISBURY be TO submit II ~
a competent court. Surely, we are in
ling to make sentimental sacrifice Rr
the sake of retaining the friend l..
p of the United States. ~"
1t least it has become clear that ni
re is no danger of war about the pis
tier. The English common people ocl
'e settled that.
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