The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-07
summary of the Venezuelan
Boundary Bluebook.
GOES BACK FARTHER THAN is4s.
Dnfeh Alleged 10 Have Long Pos.
sessed the Disputed Region.
Spaniards said TO Have settled There
"A Century Later. and TO Have Recs
oCnIzcd Hollands Claim British
Fleet Assembling I'm the West luz
demnity tor rruan Incident.
copvrsehses hv the Associated Press

Cenyrsghtei by the Associated Press.
London. March e-The British hlueboaM
On the NeneEueian boundary dispute Was
Laid on the table ef the house Of commeas
Today. Follawing IS summary Of the 20
sitian of Great Britain. as published in feaa
work referred TO.
Fsrst-E4ong prior to and at the time &C
the treaty of Munster. in lsss. the Dutch
founded settlements IN various parts &C
British Guiana, particularly On the coast.
Secona-The only Spanish settiemena
prior 10 them WAS Santo Home De GuayS
ana.
T-h.rH--neiring the whole period from i6ax
90 Tvs she Dutch had uninterrupted lscsSrss-
sion Of the entire coast line and he riser
Corsntin to Barims.
Foarth--Durlng the same period they had
explored the upper portions Of nearly all
the rivers and made many settlements IN
adiaeent districts.
Fifth Prior 20 f7a8 there was no sessie-
ment ~ Spaniards except Santo Hume do
Guyana.
six,h-Between isei aad is9s Caps.chin
missions were established southward &C
the orinece and gradually extended east.
ward towards the Dutch territory. tho fsr@
thest point occupied hy the SNsniards hois.ss
Tpmmereno. founded about iSSS
Seventh-Before f9se the Dnt,h had set-
tied far up the Cuymnl, Dutch post was
established near the urlan. and the Dutch
had FUN control Of the whole basin OF ths
cglyuni.
Eighth--Except for the settlement of
Ssnte Home ae Gnayana and their mis-
Sions. tho Spsniards exercised no authority
in the territory new in dispute
Ninsh~0reat Britain. on becoming pos
SCISSOR Of the colony. succeeded TO all the
rights Of the Dutch
Tenth-~After 1895 Great Britain extended
her settlements and exercised over fhe
territory originally claimed by the Dutch
all the rights whereby nations usually in-
dieste claim 10 territory.
Eleventh--Neither Spain nor Venezuela.
after the latter had declared her independ-
ence, az any time had possession OF or do
rninion over the territory in question.
Twelffh-rreat Britain. while maintains
ing her just rights. has consistently shown
4 desire to make fair arrangement with
Venezuela in regard 10 the boundary.
Thirteenth-The claim of Venezuela ttat
her territory extends to- the Esssquiho is
based on contentious in nowise supported
by facts and cannot be justified on any
reasonable grounds.
The foregoing thus establishes TREAT
Rrsiain sa her strict right TO be eafiiled
20 the territory extending 90 Barima. In
cluding the watersheds OF the EsreqiIto.
Cuynni. Yuruari Pouaroon. Waini and
Rarima. The blue hook contains nine
maps. An official chart OF the West In
dts. Company dated iss5. Biaieuw's map OF
Guiana dated 1910. the official map Of the
English committee on trade and pianta-
ffons dated f7Ja DIR. Anyillo's map of
Amerique Meridionale dated 174S. sketch
map OF the Dutch director general dated
f74s. Thompsons chart Of the coast of
Guiana dated 1883. an inset OF Bonchen-
roeder's map of the colony OF f1seeauibo
and Demerara dated i1ss. and Depon's
Charte de Ia cspitainerie Generate lie Car
acas dated isoi The maps were prepared
In order 10 illustrate the various boundary
lines referred To- In the correspondence
The Daily News, the Liberal organ.
says: '"rhe Venezuela biuebook brlstles
with facts and challenges rsfutation. Our
case is impressively IL not irrsfragably
strong But tho stronger IL Is, the less
reason can Lord Salisbury urge against
unconditional arbitration. We are most
hopeful that the next step viii probably
be the appointment Of the joint comnlis-
siou.''
The Chronicle liberal. after taking for
granted that the ease will be settled ny ar
bitraflon, says. eft "a advisable that wa
should 20 10 the tribunal strongly for
tined as possible. From this point Of view
we are not satisfied with Lord Saiisbury's
pfesentatioa OF our case. The strict ad-
vocafe's line has been pursued. Weak
fscsnts have been slurred over, and indus
emphasis has been laid upon lsneasenglal
matters Lord Salisbury has shown him.
SELF not TOO skiilful, tactfui or well in
formed defender of England's honor ard
interests"