The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-29
VENEZUELAN TREATY.
Another Conference with AM
bassalor PaunCcfote.
WANT TO SEE THE TREATY ITSELF.

The Venezuelan Government Not Inclined
/ to Agree to the Ratification Of tho Doc
umcnt Until II Has Been Carefully IlN-
nmiued.
/ WAsHIVGToV Dec 2D-Secretarv Olnev
yesterday visited the British embassy,
whore he held a lougconrereuCe bv appoints
ment with Sir Julian pauncefotc the Brit.
ish ambassador, relative to the statusof the
/ Venezuelan settlement and the general
treaty Of arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain. Mr. Olney's
call followed the arrival Of Minister An
drade. Of Venezuela, and Mr.. James j.
StOrrOw counsel in the Venezuela case,
who reached Washington late sunday
evening, The results of. the conference
were guarded with the utmost secrecy
which prevails at meetings between the
secretary and the heamhassadur but there is
good reason To believe it was the occasion
for going over several new phases of the
Venezuela question which have developed
with the r9.urn Of the officials from
Caracas.
The officials themselves are extremely
reticent and viii say only in general terms
that the prospect of an acceptance Of the
settlement by Venezuela is good 1t is
understood, however, that there are inn
portant limitations TO this acceptance,
which appear to make the case less hope
full of an immediate and satisfactory con-
clusion than has been expected.
The plan Of an extra session of the Ven
czuelan congress has been practically
abandoned When the settlement was
made in Washington, two months ago,
little doubt existed that an extra session
would be Immediately called by President
Crespo. Messrs Andrude and Storrow
left for Caracas to urge President Crespo
and the government authorities TO secure
an immediate acceptance. On arriving at
/ Caracas Mr. Audrade cablod Secretary
Olney that President Crespo would call
an extra session. This was received with
satisfaction at the state department. as an
evidence that Venezuela would act
promptly.
Since then, however, no call foran extra
session has been issued. 1t has developed,
also, that strong sentiment existed
against an extra session, coming only n
short time before the regular session of
Feb 60 As thirty days must elapse after
the notice of an extra session the congress
could not possibly convene before Fob. l
or thereabouts. Under these circumstances
it is practically settled that thcre will be
no extra session, but that the regular ses-
sion will be advanced twenty days, under
n custom prevailing in Venezuela. The
congress meets for two months, according
to the law, but usually it has been ex-
tended twenty days beyond the two
months 1t is felt that this extension
might be added to the beginning OF the
session with the same propriety rs to the
end of the session.
For this reason the political outlook is
that the Venezuelan authorities will con
veno congress on Feb, 1, or twenty days
ahead Of the usual time. This will give a
regular session without tho extra expense
and confusion of an extraordinary session.
There appears also to be much question
as to the nature of Nenezuclas accept
ance President Crospo and the govern
mcnt authorities have expressed satisfac-
ton with the general results of the settle
ment SO far as they secured arbitration,
yet they have not yet expressed official APP
proval of all the details Of tho settlement.
On the contrary, there seems to be n very
earnest desire at Caracas for more exact
information on the terms Of the treaty
between Venezuela and Great Britain.
/ When the settlement was made i'm
Washington a rough draft of the general
. i
contemplated the subsequent negotiations
of an arbitration treaty between Great
Britain and Venezuela, on the general
/ lines prescribed by the settlement But
the Venezuela authorities prefer to see
the treaty itself, instead Of an agreement
for IA treaty, and the political indications
are that Venezuela will give no accept
ance until the entire phruseology of the
treaty, with all its terms and qualilica-
tons, is completed. This may take con-
siderable time
The general expectation was that Vene-
zuela would first accept the proposed
method of settlement Then diplomatic
relations between Great Britain and Ven
ezuela would follow rs matter of course.
When these relations were rc-cstublished
the British minister at Caracas could
readily take up the negotiations of the
proposed arbitration treaty. At present,
however, there is no disposition to await
the gradual maturing of this complete
treaty, and it is little short Of settled that
the treaty ,-l have to be forthcoming,
and all q Incidental negotiations closed
before the !esred Venezuelan ratification
is secured
On the question of general arbitration
between the United States and Great
Britain Mr.. Olncy and Sir Julian have
made Jhoir final draft of the treaty, and it
is in the hands OF Lord Salisbury await
ing his approval. No doubt exists Of its
approval, and it is expected to come daily
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