Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-02-28


! and the proposal of the Times CORES
!, pondent in the United States, Mr. Geo.
w. Smalley, that Great Britain should
, appoint commission of its own, con
+ sisting of two members, which should
3 work in conjuncti with two Amer-
cans, as a new Venezuela boun Diary COM
mission, not to fix the boundary but to
ascertain the facts and report to their
governments, are the leading subjects
for editorial comment this afternoon,
especially as Mr.. Smalleys proposal for
Joint commission is supposed to have
originated with the cabinet at Wash.
ington.
The Pail Mall Gazette says 1.-THE
Atherly Jones amendment (deploring
the absence of pronoun cement in the
queens speech in favor of arbtrating
the Venezuelan dispute) could not do
good and might do great deal of harm.
Mr. Atherly Jones is old enough to
know that the interference os the house
of commons in matters under diplomatic
treatment must be intolerable. The
amendment, implying censure of the
government, would infalIibly have been
negatived by large majority and would
have thus defeated its own ends and
have conveyed to the United States an
entirely fallacious impression of hostiI-
ity. This, on the morning of the very
atcir ~f
might have been very serious calami-
ty. Fortunately no harm has been done.
The house saw it had been on the verge
of an indiscretion and wisely began
talking of something else"
The Westminster Gazette says it
sympathizes with the object of the
Atherly Jones amendment, adding,
however, "but it was clearly desirable
after Mr.. Balfour's appeal and Sir vii
liam Vernon Harcourt's speech, that it
should not be persevered in for its GER
tain rejection would have been inter
oreted in America as demonstrating
hat the House of Commons did not
avor arbitration. This would have been
/ thousand pities, with the delicate nego-
iations proceeding and with every hope
hat modus vivendi will be found.p
The st. James Gazette agrees that Mr..
5alfour's Intervention in the debate yes II
erday, in order to end it, was justifable Il
nd says: "But Sir William Harcourts
tterances on arbitration go great deal
lrther than is justified by the feeling
ere. The Chronicle and Sir William
iarcourt most mischeviousIy declare
lat the country is unanimous for arbi-
alton, without specifying what arbitrs-
on. Nothing but harm can come of
lis mystifcation. Another ambiguity
as introduced by Mr.. Smalley's sugges-
on, which seems to be entirely prema NN
IRE until some arrangement has beenAV
fected with Venezuela that occupation
iall be the basis of settem ent."
The 81 Joe says it is not surprising ia
arm that the scheme comrnends itsel
President Cleveland and his Minis
RS, continuing: "They have taken u,
tenable ground and virtually ask-u1ir 10
sistance to enable them to retire grace
lily. 1t is often good policy to build
lden bridge for any adversary; but it Il
lst not be too costly, and the cost in
: present instance is too great and it
S the fatal defect that it places the
erests of British subjects and terri
y claimed by Venezuela absolutelyin
hands of an unknown foreigner
is sacrifice President Cleveland has
right to call for from us. America
no corresponding interests to put at
Ike Jas an equivalent, and we cannot
lsent to leave the position and pro-
ty OF 10000 Englishmen at the
roy of Swiss, Belgian or Scandi-
ian arbitrator"
.ondon, Feb. Io.-A Washington dis
ch to the Times warns the English
eminent against delay in responding
he overtures Indicated in the cores
dents dispatch of yesterday, which
e an outline of plan for Joint com
sion on the Venezuelan dispute of
ish and American members, which
aid would be acceptable to the United
es.
The danger is" says the Times cor
ondent, that the public will not
port this new departure so readily as
id President Cleveland's message.
whatever reception it may receive,
Washington government will carry