The herald., 1896-01-06
A bR|l0A'S EARNEST PLEA
That Salisbury Recede From His
Position
DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION
Is One With Which All Civilization
Sympaihizes
The London Chronicles Special Commissioner
Says the Union SPEAKS With One
Voice for Arbitration

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-Mr. Henry Norman,
the special commissioner of the London
Daily Chronicle, cables his paper as fol-
lows from Washington:
"The London correspondents of the
American papers having revealed my iden
tlty here, l have been overwhelmed with
expressions of sympathy and thanks to
the Chronicle for putting the American
case and opinion before the British public.
All the papers comment most kindly.
''As have tried to explain, Americans
believe their attitude Of demanding arbi-
tration is one with which civilized men
must synpathize. In support of this the
whole union, if needful, will speak with
aosolu ely one voice. But, at the same time,
there is here an infinite desire to see
have today talked with several men who
are being denounced in New York as
jing0es, and the above are their earnest
sentiments. The people simply cannot
understand Lord Salisbury's titude. A
senator said to me today he thinks the
case the same as if millionaire quarreled
with his intimate friend because he had
lost 1O cents in his house. repeat with
every ounce of influence l possess that ev-
erybody here worth considering desires
peace. If Lord Salisbury car find way
to make the slightest advance toward recog-
milton of the American attitude he will be
received with wide open arms.
"The responsibility of any man or min
lister holding back at such a moment when
England needs every friend she has, for
the sake of mere dignity or obstinate adj
herence to the letter of diplomacy is appal-
ling 10 contemplate.
"Regarding the Aberdeen dispatches
and the Schomberg lin, must explain my
attitude. 1 assert nothing; my means of
information being obviously limited. L
simply invite refutation OF the statement
that tive correspondence | cabled proves
that England in 1S4l freely admitted the
Schouberg line to be destitute of any
authority or validity as the basis of a terri
torial claim. TIE New York Evening Post,
pense, quoted Lord Aberdeen's letter of
March 80, 1914, which states that
England, by removing the boundary posts,
did not cede any right which she might
consider herself authorized to claim in the
future. Unless better rotor is possible,
my position is indeed unassailabie. l base
my contention upon the British official
statements at the actual time the bou diary
posts were removed. No eX-post facto eX-
planation three years later can effect this.
If England made any condition when she
ordered the practical destruction of the
Schomberg line in ls43 in response to
the repeated arguments, demands and i'll
sistence of the Venezuelan government,
then let us have the official correspondence
containing those contentious.
"But the question at stake is infinitely
bigger than such arguments or any pro-
miscuous discussion of the Monroe dec
trine. The American government and
people would be willing and glad to see
England secure any amount of Venezuelan
territory if her claim is capable of hstori-
cal and diplomatic proof. They are will
ing so meet England in any direction and
to any extent in finding a competent tri-
bunal to determine this. They ask only
that Lord Salsbury's blunt refusal and
President Cleveland's menaces alike be
set aside and forgotten. They regard the
demand for arbitration as the sacred
right of great and power
full nation standing on what is
believed to be matter of
principle. Now, Lord Salisbury is great
man. He has lifetime reputation for
brilliant foreign craftsmanship. What
ever he may do, his patriotism and dignity
are beyond question. The American gov
ernment and 7O,OOO,00O people earnestly
and solemniy invite him to forget the past
and meet their national convictions half
way. If he will, the voice of every reason
! able man on the continent will be raised to
praise him. To my ahsolu knowledge
am expressing the heartfelt sentiments of
the American government.
CABINET CRISIS
OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 5.-EXcitement al
the capital and throughout the Dominion
over the political situation continues un-