New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
day IS the hottest on record and there nave peeh
many deaths from sunstroke.
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SENATOR LODGE SAYS THE ABERDEEN LET
TER IS AN OLD STORY. AND SHOWS HOW
IT wEAK..Ns ENGLAND's CASE.
Washington. Jan. H-Senator Lodge ana o'ner
weI.-irforrnod persons or the Nenczue'an pu.'
ton at the Capitol and elsewhere ar laughing over
tho copyrichiel London cable CT the Chciso AS
sociated Press purporting to transmit to American
readers the text of an important letter OF Lord
Aberdeen TO Mr. Fortque. of date January 81
1872.
The abruriity Of this alleged discovery Will be
AT once apparent when it Is mentioned that 'he
substance Of this letter is repeatedly quoted IN sen
are executive document No 226. Lth congress-
first session. laid before the Senate by MI Cleve-
land Juy 26 1855 (pages 77-lSS and elsewhere) ana
that the entire letter (Which. by the way 'he
Chicago Associated Press misquotcs) was read IN
omen Senate by AIR Lodge in his speech on the
Venezuelan boundary question. December ~. 'Coh-
gressional Record page i2o). Why at TINS la'e ".y
this ancient and well-known document should be
copvrehted IS as much of a mystery as the reason
why some of the newspapers OF the same orSah'Za-
ton on the Fourth OF July last applied for copy
right on a fac-simile reprint OF the Declaration or
Independence.
This letter. said Senator Lodge. this morning
''is not new to those who have studied the Nene-
znelan question. Nor does 1t In any measure
strengthen the British case The language OF the
letter Of Lord Aberdeen is quite plain. ana there
can be no doubt about the meaning when ne says
that Her Majesty's Government must not ne unher-
stood 10 abandon any portion of the rights of Great
Britain over The territory which was formerly hdu
hv The Duich I'm Guiana No one disputes the
rights Of Great Bri,a n to that territory Du e
that the Dutch d1 not possess and To wh'cn 'hey
strength of the case OF Venezuela and shows that
at no time did the British Government cam What
~ few weeks later after the Aberdeen letter Of
January 3d. lsi2) the marks referred were r, moVei
Tirift
disayowcd the Schomburgk lire within which w. are
now told Great |ritaln cannot assent 10 atD,ra'o,
clearer relief just what really was Intended IN re
ferrng to the Schombursk line "a mere preiLm,
mary step tO future negotiations. l.oii ADerl'eh
repuliaiei the Schomburgk line in iSl In ~, ls", ~
Lord Salisbury. then Prime Minster rspudivtod S ,he
So. in this way now that hn" from De1hS lls
nnc,s hs now become an immutable right beyond
which discussion IL out OF the question y" ne"
nc Gcclaraiion OF Preslcrt Monroe. They have the
rights OF spain and Holland respectively. nothing
more and nothing less. and are entitled 70 exactly
what these inherited rights give them
London. Jan. lin It's issue tomorrow The
Daily Chronicle referring TO statement "fcu-
lated hy the Chicago Associated Press concerning
the correspondence in January. 1872. between Lord
Aberdeen ami Senior Foriique. the Venezuelan MIN
lister 10 Great Britain. Will say;
II this IL intended an answer TO the DISCLOSURES
made by our Commssioner to Washngton. hehTy
Norman. II is no answer al an The reservation III
regard e. undcfiuel British rights In Duch Guiana
represents no kin. OF contention IN favog ei thr
Schomburgk line Lord Aberdeen abandoned that
Inc ana agreed to remove the posts. He declared
they dd not represent any claim T. common he
made no reservation regarding H.
The Chronicles" article refers 10 a letter com
municatod to It 10y the Chicago Associated Press
purportIng 10 give the contents OF letter written
hv Lord Aberdeen TO Scnor fortique. letter 10
which The Chronicle has already alluded IN Its
articles on the Venezuelan dispute and which was
mentioned seyera! days ago In the dispatches Of
the United Press Tho letter IN question contains
Lord Abcrdeor'a assurance to Senor Fortique that
lu order to meet the wishes of Venezuela the Gov
crnor OF Guiana would hc directed 10 remove the
posts marking the SchomhurLk line near the
Orinoco River. II concludes.
But the undersigned feels IL his duty 10 distinctly
declare that although In order to put an end To the
Misrepresentation. which nppars 10 prevail In Ncncz-
urla In regard TO tho object OF Mr.. SchOmhurgk =
survey. tn" undersigned has consented To comply
with the renewed representations oi S.nOr FOriquc
upon this affair Her Maj.sty's Government must
not J." understood 10 abandon any portion of the
rights oi Great Britain over the territory. which
was formerly held by the Dutch In Guiana.