The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-24
ADVICE TO VENEZUELA.
Mr.. Cleveland Tells Her to Deal
With England.
THE OUTLOOK MUCH BETTER.
Semi Official Announcement That
England viii Make Concessions.
Lord Salisbury and the United States
Want the Boundary Dispute settled,
and Venezuela Has Been Notified
That tho United states Won't sup
port Her in Anything Unreasonable.


President CrSspo. 9of Venezuela, has been
advised by 4'res5deat Cleveland 10 make an
efrort 20 re-estahl.sh diplomats relations
With Great Britain, and the pres dent Of the
Venezuelan republic row has the suoiec,
Unaer consideration. The suggestion was
made by Secretary olney 20 the Venezue-
laa minister here. Senior Audrade, and hy
him communicated 20 his government by
canle. There Is a strong belief that diplo-
matic relations between Great Britain and
Venezuela viii be re~estabiished. and the
exchange Of ministers may be agreed 20
upou a basis which Includes also an agree
ment ro submit the boundary question 10
ars1itratiofa. 6therffst in&imation that such
a course wouldohe satisfactory 70 the Brit
ish government was g4ycn hy Sir Juliaa
Pauneefotea of the British embassy. and
Secretary Olney. after consultation wish
tA@ president, promptly acted upon It. p.p-
l01natIc Tsla tlons between Great Britain
agd Venezuela have been suspended sines
1857.
London. Jan 2s,-A dispatca to the
Times from Washington city with refer
snce 10 lfhe so-ca,ed Jingo argument IF
the Vene6le.ans thatCShey will never per-
init the repeal Qf that statute which for
bids the rcopening OF negotia tons with
Great Britain says:
There is no public opinion in Venezuela
which viii survive theC first plain notice
from the United States that the republic
must choose hetween accepting her advice
and arranging as best she can. unaided.
with Great Britain. Ito viii never be
necessary 10 put IL so bluntly that. The
advice has been given. and viii. II neces-
sary. BE- repeated and pressed. The Amer
leans VIII prevail. or Venezuela must seek
a champion elsewhere. / am not speaking
from conjecture or hearSay as 10 the pres
ence of that determination in Washington
city. The Caracas statute viii be seen to
shrivcl into nothing"
The + mes correspondent continues:
al the same time. II Lord Salisbury "a
willing 10 smooth the way 10 a resumption
OF relations with Venezuela. it would be
a welcome step. The hour Of compromise
ana conciliation and frank concession on
un.mportant points Of detail or diplomatic
etiquette has struck here. There is every
disposition q 10 meet everything halfway.
VIII sine refuse 10 come the other halle
The Washington city government sets the
most store bY a suggestion of a direct set-
tls4nent, but If that is barred by any un-
foreseen obstacle, II is held that England
mRy now ignore the previous controversy
ana make fresh and original proposal for
arbitra DON as IL nothing had ever hap
pened, This view, l believe. has prevailed
only within the last few days, and II Is
worthy OF consideration IN London because
il Is considered hopefully here"
In an editorial commenting oop the fore
going the Times says: There IS sincere
desire here TO arrive at a friendly agree
ment with Venezuela, so as 20 remove all
cause of controversy with the United
States Obviously. EnglaGd Is unable %
make any direct proposals to Venezuela
TIL the obstacle Of tho Caracas statute has
been removed But. though no formal
cNfnmunica ions nave been exchanged, the
attitude of our government Is perfectly
wen known. and a basis for negotiations
rA.aa 20 4fegaa ~
schomburgk line as a limit, and only to
exclude the settled districts from consider
ation. III A proposal % this effect were
made hy Venezuela or the United States in
their behalf. a settlement would immc-
diately come into view 4 door has been
open ever since Lord S,alisbury's dispatch
10 Secretary 4lney for a counter propo9i-
ton The maintenance Of the Schomhurgk
line was depiored very much as rougA
and ready makeshift. it Is nc secret that
Lord Salisbury is quite prepared tc con
slider favQrably any faiF and frank sus-
gestton.
TIE Daily News Gays that the merchants
OF Newcastle have cabled their congmtu-
lations TO Senator " W0icott.
The game paper says III an editorial;
There could not be "A more favorable op-
portunity fcr settling dangerous DISPUTE
whether ~ Is true or not th4t Lord Sails
bury notified Sir Julian Paducefote of MS
desire 20 resume negotiations Win ven
ezufit IL Is certain that men IN high posi-
tian ana ~ great INFLUENCE here are earnest
n lahoring for peace Nobody can say that
the ovGrtures cTnanate from one side Of tha
AtiartfS alone Putting aside fe~ reck-
less speeches and f1olish articles the whole
crnfrovcfsy has bssu a model of what Il
1fsTada between two self-respecting COM
uunitics should be.
The Chronicle understands that Sir
Frederick Pollack. Corpus professor OF
jurisprudence az the University of-oxford.
has been inirusted with the compiling of
the British casS Ire IT'S legal aspects on the
Venezuelan boundary Mr. Pollack visit
"a the United States last summer 20 de-
lf.er aa address at Harvard university.
we are sure says tnc Chronicle. that
Lord Salisbury and MF. Chamberlain viii
put no obstacles IN the way % a Venezuo-
ian settlement"
The BcTlin correspondent Of the Teie-
gFarh says hc Is assured on good author
ltv that the dispute viii be settled even
tIally between England and Venezuela