New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
ENGLlND'S TARIED CLAIMS.
A RRITTSII ADMISSION OF HER FAULT
IN REFUSING ARBITRATION IN
SOUTH AMERICA.

From London Truth
This. as j take IT, is the existing article or faith'
No European Power can acquire additional terrific
~ on the American Continent. And this IS how 1t
is made applicable to the particular issue: We
claim that certain lands between the Orinoco ana
tn Esscquibo rivers form part OF our colony Oh
Guiana. The Venczuelans assert that they are IN
Guided in their Republic If the latter are right 1t IS
evident that. H. takifig these lands, we widen the
borders OK our colony. and thus DO acquire addi-
tional territory on the American Continent The
contention Of the United States Is. not that our
title IS bal. but tnat until indepenlent aroi-
traitor has pronounced that it IS good. II IS im-
possible 10 say whether the lands belong to our
colony or 10 Venezuela. The United states therc-
fore suggest arbitration. TO this Venezuela as
s.nts. and dissent. This being so. the Inlted
States submit the question Of tiue TO Commission
In order that the minds OF the Americans may lie
made up T. the rghtful ownership oi these IaHuS'
j. the Commission finds that all within the achom'
bursk dehmitaton belongs T. Us. cant dnaeSuo'
SO far rs the United States are concerned. for We
have already announced our willingness TO accept
arbitration in respect 70 our title to anything be-
yoaI that line.
We are primarily in fau.t because we refuse to
agree t. a general arbitration Invested with fun
powers TO decide what belongs to us and what TO
Ncnezucla. Tho ; hombufgk line was drawn by
that German naturalist In roushand-ready fash
ion. 10 Nis never accepted either by u or BY the
\cn"zuellns a. a definite frontier between our
fl.t ft!F'fDfl'- ir .JNt Ola tDtlt SUES @'fi''
TO have been that each party should k~' y on ts
side of inr ire until the real frontier hal zen
agreed 20. The .n'zueians have always calme!
up 20 the E-f"VAho. and they never NIil'i IN thiS
cain We, On The other hand, as has been polh'''l
uut hr Mr.. Athrrl'Y Jones IN au abl" Letter al
dressed t0 tn Times nave varied our Gains
ia a way that makes D. clear mat We nav" no very
exact notion what really the frontier ought 10 be.
Tlu-. In 1874 LORD Aberdeen proposed 4 thiri
both dincreI from thr Schomburgk line In 1851
Lord Granville propoun!cd fourth frontier. ana
u isj Lord Ro-nh'TN .rEg'sitI a iith I 70
isS. in repy to- th" proposals OF Eu ~ LOT ar
h.frAf4ou. Wc declined 10 ON tr. ground thAt we
thought tia. the matter could Dee better setL'd by
d.rcc; n,gofaflou. In that year Lord GranVill"
asre.I 10 arbitration ON th- entire question without
INTO s1,ct hti LORI Granville. before the treaty
emh.iylns agreement to arhitrai~ had been per
f.lr.I. been tsu,c'td.I AZ th" Foreign Once by
Lord Sll!aNlrt who az once wrote u the N"N'HI"-
lar Government that 'Hsr Mlicsty's Government
AZ. 4ulh.. - concur ln IA" assent given by m
prt l.c.ssors in office 20 the general Arbitration
ar I.'. pfpuo~nl hv |'n'Iu"la.' thus s"tune an
about which the Tlri.s ar" Always c.amoTinc.
WHY was this fAfai change Ni 'front.' made. III thit
year cod Iu PAYING quantities. a4 Nts Supposed
hal been f,unl - exist ~ portions Of tn~ dSpntrI
territory on our side pf the S'nOmburgk me. -
soon as f was thought that evidence showed th't
PAYING GOLD existed in Natah"l1nt. "" slew thg
kiur ~ that country and most oi hs subjects. and
laid hold Of his territories II IT, fh' n 10 b" sup
pos4l ilt, II We cllim,d land containing god N
south America W would refer our tue 10 arbfrl.
tiou AMI thus incur TIA" chance Of being deprN
or Il posslilc III D'rnloH 40. W. backed out of
tn. arbitration which w hal assrnt'l. and sat
tight" II b. the Cd story of the aur sacra James.