The herald., 1896-01-24
RESUMPTION Of RELATIONS
Seems to Be Desired in British
Circles
VENEZUELA'S BOUNDARY
May Yet Be Settled by Amicable Arbi-
trati0n
A Suggestion rlade by the United States Gov
eminent That Diplomatic Reia-
tions Be Resumed
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-A Washington
special says: President Crespo or Vene-
suela has been advised by President Cleve-
land to make an effort to re-establish dip|o-
matte relations with Great Britain, and the
president of the Venezuelan republic now
has the subject under consideration. The
suggestion was made by Secretary Olney
to Venezuelas's minister here, Senior An
drade, and by him communicated to his
belief that diplomatic relations between
Great Britain and Venezuela will be re-
established and the exchange of ministers
will be agreed to upon basis which in
cludes also an agreement to submit the
boundary question to arbitration. The
first intimation that such a course would
be satisfactory to the British government
was given by Sir Julian Pauncefote of the
British embassy, and Secretary Olney
after consultation with the president,
promptly acted upon it. Diplomatic rela-
tions between Great Britain and Venezu-
ella have been suspended since 1887.
ADVISED TO ACCEPT ADVICE
LONDON, Jan. 23.-A dispatch to the
Times from Washington with reference to
the so-called jingo argument of the Vene-
zueIans that they will never permit the re-
peal of that statute which forbds the re-
opening of negotiations with Great Britain
says:
There is no public opinion in Venezuela
which will survive the first plain notice
from the United States that the republic
must choose between accepting her advice
and arranging as best she can, unaided,
with Great Britain twill never be neces-
sary to put it SO bluntly as that The adj
vice has been given and will, if necessary,
be repeated and pressed. Americans will
prevail or Venezuela must seek a champion
elsewhere. l am not speaking from con-
lecture or hearsay as to the presence of
that determination in Washington. The
Caracas statute will be seen to shrivel to
nothing"
The Times correspondent further says:
'At the same time, if Lord Salisbury is
willing to smooth the way to a resumption
of relations with Venezuela it would be
welcome step. The hour of compromise
and conciliation and frank concession on
unimportant points of detail or diplomatic
etiquette has struck here. There is eqeIy
disposition to meet everything half way.
Will she refuse to come the other half?
"The Washington government sets the
most store by suggestion of q direct
settlement, but If that is barred by any I'M
forseen obstacle, it is held that England
may now ignore the previous controversy
and make a fresh and original proposal for
arbitration, as if nothing had ever hap
vailed within the last few days, and it is
worth consideration in London because it
is considered hopefully here"
In an editorial commenting on the fore
going, the Times says:
There is sincere desire here to arrive
at friendly agreement with Venezuela SO
as to remove all cause of controversy with
the United States. Obviously England is
unable to make any direct proposals to
Venezuela till the obstacle of the Caracas
statute has been removed. But though no
formal communications have been eX-
changed, the attitude of our government is
perfectly well known. and basis for ne
gotiatons is provided in our willingness to
discard the Schomberg line as a limit and
only to exclude the settled districts
from consideration. If proposal to the
effect were made by Venezuela or the
United States in their behalf a settlement
wonld Immediately come into view. A
door has been open ever since Lord Sails
bury's dispatch to Secretary Olney for a
counter proposition. The maintenance of
the Schomburg line was adopted very
much as rough and ready makeshift. 1t
is no secret that Lord Salisbury is quite
prepared to consider favorably any fair
and frank suggestion"
AUSTRIA INTERESTED
LONDON, Jan. 24.-The Vienna corre-
spondent of the Times comments at I'M
usual length on Senator Wolcott's speech
in opposition to the Davis resolution. The
speech was reported in the Austrian press.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-The Daily News says
that The merchants OF New Castle have
cabled their congratulations to Senator
Wolcott. The same paper says in an edi-
torial:
There could not be more favorable op-
porlunity for settling dangerous dispute.
EoPd sd''s Salisbury nosed rs Or Sir not Juan 1haa
Pauncefote of his desire to resume
negotiations with Venezuela, it is
cer,ain that men of high position and great
influence here are earnestly laboring for
peace. Nobody can say that the overtures
emanate from one side of the Atlantic
alone. Putting aside a few reckless
speeches and foolish articles, the whole
controversy has been model of what
dispute between two great, self-respectIng
communities should be.
READY TO SETTLE
oNDoN, Jan. 24.-The Chronicle under
stands that Sir Frederick Pollack Corpus,
professor of jurisprudence at the Univer.
sity of Oxford, has been entrusted with the
compiling of the British case in its legal
aspects on the Venezuelan boundary. Sir
Pollack visited the United States last sum-
mer to deliver an address at Harvard
university.
1--WE are sure" says the Chronicle, "that
LOTu SALISBURY dIIu MI. chamberlain VIII
put no obstacles in the way of Venezue-
Ian settlement
The Berlin correspondent of the TeIe-
graph says he is assured on good authority
that the dispute will be settled directly be-
tween England and Venezuela.
Insurance Man Dead
OAKLAND, Jan. 23.-Rev. f. A. Archi-
bald, Pacific coast manager of the Union
Central life Tnsurance comnanv of Cino;n
natl, died here today. Mr. Archibald was
born in New York in 1871, and has been
in California nine years. For seventeen
years he was Methodist minister. but was
forced to retire on account of loss of voice.
He was pastor of the Broadway M. E.
church in Cleveland and manager of the
Me hodist Episcopal book store in Cincin-