Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-07
BLUE BOOK IS OUT
6ritain's Side Of the Venezuelan
Boundary Dispute.
CONTAINS xAHYxAps AHDoHARTs

An Going % Prove Thss the British Claim
% shs DisVsesd Tsrsisssy IL . Jose ssa
Proper Ose-Bsstsr Csadisioa ef A9hiss
Prevails IN 1saiy-Russias Opiaiea -
DDain's Attitude Toward the Uaissd seases
More Rssssas Cesdaes ms vs,s.cia.
LONDON, March 7.-[Copyrighs 1854 BY
the Associated Press THE British blue
book on the Venezuelan boundary dispute
wns laid on the table Of the house Of com.
mons yesterday. The following Is q sum-
mary of tho position OF Great Britain -
published In the work referred To-:
''First-Lons prior 70 and at tho time
Of the treaty Of Munster, in 1910. the Dutch
founded settlements In various parts Of
British Guiana, particularly on the coast.
"second-The only Spanish settlement
prior to them was Santo Home d Quay
ma.
"Third-During the whole period from
i6ls TO l7y6 the Dutch had uninterrupted
possession Of the entire coast line and the
river Corcntin to Barima
spsniards Never Exercised Asy Aushosisy.
'Fourth-During the same period they
had explored the upper portions Of nearly
oil tho rivers and made many settlements
In nd djacent districts.
''Fifth-Prior to 17s3 there was no set
Element Of Spaniards except Santos Homo
dc Guam.
''Sixth-Bctwcen l72a and 1875 Capu-
chin missions were established southwark
Of the Orinoco and gradually extended
eastward toward the Dutch territory, the
furthcst point occupied by the Spaniards
being Tummeremo. founded about 1888
"Scvcnth-Bcforc 1876 the Dutch had set.
tied far up tho Cuyuni, Dutch post was
established near the Yuruary, aud tho
Dutch had full control Of the whole ba-
sin Of tho Cuyuni.
"Eighth-Exceps for the settlement Of
Santo Home de Cuayana and their mis-
sions tho Spaniards exercised no author.
ity In the territory now in dispute.
nritain Always willing TO He Fair.
"Ninth-Grcat Britain. on becoming
posscssor Of the the colony, succeeded to
all the rights Of the Dutch.
"Tenth-Aftcr 1915 Great Britain ex.
tended her settlements and exercised over
the territory originally claimed by tho
Dutch all tho rights whereby nations
usually Indicate claim to territory.
Observation-Disclosures spain nor vene-
zucln, after the latter had declared her In.
dependence, ut any time had possession Of
or dominion over tho territory in ques-
tion.
."rwclfth--Gssat- 0s36n1Qv Qvhile main.
tanning hcr just rights. has consistently
shown desire to mako fair ARRANGE
mcnt with Venezuela in regard to the
boundary.
"rhirtecnth-The claim Of Venezuela
that her territory extends to the Essquibo
Is based ON contentious i'm no wise sup
ported by facts and cannot be justified on
any reasonable ground.
Establishes britain In Her Juss Righta.
The foregoing thus establishes Great
Britain In her strict right to BE- entitled
tn tho territory extending to Barima, in
cluding the water sheds of the Essquibo,
Cuyuni. Ysruari Pomaroon, waini and
Barima." Tho Blue BOOK contains nino
maps, and official chart Of tho West India
company. dated i6l5; Biaicuw's map Of
Guiana, dated 1910; the official map OF the
English committee on trade and planta-
tions. dated 1893; Dr. Anvillo's map Of
Amcriquc Meridionalc. dated i7ss; a
sketch map of the Dutch director general,
dated 1sw. Thonpson's chart os the coast
OF Guiana. dated 11s3; an inset OF Bon
chcnrocder's map of the colony Of Essqui-
bo and Dcmarars, dated 17D>. and Dcpon's
Carte de In Capitainori, Gcncraie dc Car
acas, dated ls0A The maps were prepared
In order to illustrate the various boundary
lines referred to In the correspondence.