The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-22
TOLERABLY TART TALK
By The London Globe In Re The RsspesitalS
Request Of Venezuela Commissioners, 5:
EXCEEDINGLY hot UNDER THE COLLAR II.
II Voices thc Sentiment or EnsiantI.
No Mny Fsavc to right To.morrn,v
The Fsuai 1mbeci,isy Eyinced In
us Interpretation or the Counrnt4e
sioncrs Actual Power.

London. Jan. 2l.-The Globe this a..
tcrnoon comments angrily on the LET
ter Of the United States Venezuelan;
commission, suggesting that Great Brit Z
TAIN and Venezuela be invited TO SUBJ
MT to the commission all of the eyi-6
dencc lii their possessions. The G.oba
says:
Great Britain will never allow this
hionstrous claim to determine the ter
ritory of Il British colony within its jt,- -ssi
risdctiom. No power could admit II eS.8
cert at the close of u long and ilsas-3 i
irous war. Were such ~ demand made
by any other power. our only reply
Wohiu be TO hand It's Ambassador hiss
passports ana mobliac the fleet WiIS
these pernicious commissioners under
take TO answer for the effect upon their
own cotntryinen of forcing the Pre-
in!cr TO snub the American Secretary az
State? =. -.
London, Jan. 21-The Irazilian lere.
ton here denies the story printed by
the prcnsa, Of Buenos hyrcs, 20 the az e
rect that Dr.. Carvalho, Brazilian Mir-{
lister of Foreign Affairs. would demand
from Great Britain the immediate resti-
luton OF the Island of Trinidad, Off tho
coast Of Brazil which was recently oc-
c,inicd by the British and which Brazil
claims is her territory. The Prepsa
stated that In the event of the demand
being refused diplomatic relations be-
tween Brazil and Great Britain would
be probably rupturcd. II wa.i etated
at the consulate that although Brazil
declines to arbltratc the question of the
ownership OF the island. the negotiG.
TONS to decide the question. would be-
continued. I&
London. Jan. 2l-Thc Pau-Mall Ga z
Zette says the Cabinet will inmedia teIy
consider the matter OF making ilrlpor-
iant changes in the British military
equipment. = r.li5 I
london, Jan. al.-'rhe announcement
is made that the review OF the flying
squadron by the Queen hns been post
poncd until Wednesday,
London. Jan. 2l.-The Rt Rev. Hon,
George }. Goschen. First Lord of the
admiralty, made n speech at Crinstcnd
to-day i'm the course of which he said
he wished to dissipate the alarming ru-i
iHorS thnt were i'll circulation. Refeyr-i
ing to the Tying squadron, he said 1t
was intended for use in any cr,crmency
In any direction. II would 80 ia Bere-.
maven without taking scaled or other
orders, except to proceed 10 that nla CO
and await Instructions. The s;ui,adron5
was not intended as Il menace TO any.
country. nor was It destined for a1iy
particular quarter of the world. elt.
Woi,id be used as other squadrors are
used lbs
Mr.. Goschen appealed to the pub F.
If they heard that the squadron Il ~,
been ordered anywhere. not To imagine
that it had been sent to menace nnN-,
'''N' ''t -'tiSpDSitl OF inc squadron
could not be guided by political copsid-E
erations while the situation remained
as 1t is now. He denied the rumnr that
the Government meditarcd placing
another squadron In commissions
Nevertheless, 1t could rot AFFORD 10 rest
on it's oars. tt did not propose to-
ADOPT sensational measures. but would
continue rs hitherto. to steadily aug5y
ment the number of ships, guns andS
men in order to maintain supremacy on
IN. n CO f1,N, = IL, r..
Panic Whenever there We're clouds oils
the political horizon. s