The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
IT IS ALL RIGHT.
WILL ACCEPT THE
AGREEMENT REACHED.
Protocol Approved by President Cres-
pc, and He Is Ready to Negotiate
Its Ratification With Great
Britain.

New York, Dec. 26.-Senor Jose An
drade, Venezuelan minister to the
United States, and Mr.. James J. Stor-
row of Boston, counsel for the Vene-
zuelan government before the boun-
dairy commission, who went to Caracas
a month or so ago with the protocol
of the Venezuelan agreement for the
settlement of the boundary dispute be-
tween England and Venezuela and to
secure its ratification by President
Crespo and the Venezuelan congress,
returned to this country today on the
steamer Caracas. They were met on
their arrival in Brooklyn by the Vene-
zuelan consul-general and an attache
OF the legation at Washington. They
left shortly after their arrival for the
capital.
While both Minister Andrade and
Counsel Storrow refused to make a
definite statement, it was gathered
that the minister returns with the pro-
tocol approves by President Crespo,
and that he - ready to negotiate its
ratification with. Great Britain. AS to
the alleged disapproval by Venezuela
of the clause in the agreement which
fails to recognize the sovereignty of
the country by giving it direct repre-
sentatlon on the commission, and the
| so year occupation provision, it was
explained that these contentious did
not arise from the government, but
from a few senSa tionai and irresDonsi-
bic newspapers, which were clearly ig-
norant of the true meaning CT the
document When the agreement was
nv ha
most able men of Venezuela publicly
advocated it and advised its unqualified
approval. Then there was a change
of sentiment that in the United States
they had friend at whose hand they
would lose nothing. Minister Andrade
seemed very happy when he Vtepped
from the steamer today. To a reporter
of the United Associated Presses he
said:
Il have written and telegraphed all
have to say and it has been published
in America. l cannot say anything
more on the question just now
ut is said you come here empowered
by President CreSpo to sign the treaty
on behalf of Venezuela" said the re-
porter.
THAT is matter 1 cannot with pro-
priety discuss" he replied; nor can
1 tell you whether or not the treaty is
satisfactory to my country. These
are diplomatic matters on which I
cannot be interviewed.
DO you anticipate any objection
from the Venezuelan congress when
it meets in February to receive the
treaty?"
las to that I will answer that 1 do
not" he replied smilingly.
Senior Andrade then handed the re-
porter clipping from Caracas news
paper which, he said, represented the
ideas and views of the people of his
country. 1t said:
In the matter of boundary agree
ment the unwarranted attacks upon the
government are based on no solid argu-
ments and we are surprised to see
such rumors set afloat after everv-
thing concerning the boundary ques-
ton has been settled satisfactorily.
The United States has been the friend
and representative of Venezuela
ITO put it exactly. Venezuela,
through its friend, the United States.
negotiated the treaty. 1t is in all es-
sential parts the same treaty as Vene-
zuela offered to Great Britain 40 years
ago, and which Great Britain refused.
Under the so year clause the only ter
ritory which Great Britain will have
are the settlements between the Es-
sequibO and Pomaroon rivers. The So
year clause will exclude Great Britain
from the Orinoco country and the
Cuyuni river which is the portion of
the country Venezuela is especially
DESTROYS of keeping"
Mr.. Storrow was not inclined to dis
cuss the treaty. The three papers,
he said, went off half-cocked and
wrote articles against the treaty. Pub
lie men, jurists and diplomats wrote in
telligent articles of the agreement In
the newspapers, and after while the
people understood it clearly and opin-
ion quickly changed. 1t was COM
mended generally before we left the
country two ex-ministers TO England
being among its advocates The feel
ing in that country is very friendly to
the United States and one hears kind
words for Americans on all sides.
President Crespo is especially cordial
towards the United States He is a
man of powerful influence in his coun-
try, and he is very popular. His in
fluence would alone go great way to-
ward securing the adoption Of the
agreement. He received a very courte-
Gus letter from President Cleveland,
which moved him greatly. He wrote
a reply in the same strain. AS to
the stories of possible revolution in
the country the ideas are simply non
sense If any such outbreak had been
likely to occur 1 certainly would not
have left