The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-13
HANDS OFF THIS HEMISPHERE.
THE TEMPS AsToUNDED AT THE
BACKDOWN OF ENGLAND.

The Paper Says Europe VIII BE I'M
able to Accept Such "a Grave De-
DaFtUre From the Rights of Ma
tiOns-SeveraI Points in the Anglo
American Arbitration Agreement
Not Finally Settled Yet.
Paris. Nov. 12.-The Temps, in an ar
ticle on the proposed settlement by arbi-
tration of the Anglo-Venezuelan question,
remarks upon the immense impulsion
Great Britain is giving to one of the most
extreme consequences of the Monroe doc
trine. 1t contends that with the con-
sent of Great Britain the United States
are invested with the right to interfere
In all territorial quarrels of European
powers with the new world states, even
when not asked by the latter and with
out their consent. These great innova-
tions in international law, the paper adds,
consecrate the absolute supremacy of the
United States in the western hemisphere
and must cost British pride dear. Eu-
rope, however. will be unable to accept
such grave departure from the rights
of nations.
communicated official information to the
Southern Associated Press that there are
still many details of the Venezuelan agree
ment to be arranged. Before these are
completed and the basis of the agreement
becomes an official record signed by Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor at Washington, and Hon. Richard OIL
ney, United States Secretary of State,
the foreign office insists that no communi-
cation on the subject from here are pos
sble. Sir Julian Pauncefote is the only
medium taking his instructions directly
| from Lord Salisbury, who now considers
| the matter concluded, excepting the
verbal form of the convention, which
must be based upon an exchange of doc
| uments. Besides Sir Richard Webster,
attorney general; Lord Davey, lord of ap-
peal in ordinary; is mentioned in legal
! circles as likely to be assigned with the
conduct of the British case before the ar
| bitration commission.
The Daily News will tomorrow say that
rumors are current of a resumption of
| diplomatic relations between Great Britain
| and Venezuela.
The New York correspondent of the
| Standard aftirms that instead of entering
| upon a contract with Venezuela or the
| United States, Great Britain will sign an
| agreement with both. The Anglo-Ameri-
| can document will not be technically a
treaty. 1t will merely be a protocol for
| preparing am Anglo-Venezuelan treaty.
| This is owing to the delay that would
arise in the ratification of a treaty
through the peculiar Venezuelan laws, The
| progress of the arbitration will thus be
| greatly facilitated, since the protocol will
| stpulate that the findings of the arbitra-
ton court must be completed before Feb.
9. Each instrument will refer to the
other, compelling them to be construed to-
| gether but the less formal document is
the more important of the two.
Washington, Nov. 12.-The admission is
made at the state department to-day that
King Oscar of Sweden may be called into
the Venezuelan arbitration, but only in
case of a disagreement of the four arbi-
| traitors appointed in the first instance as
! to the selection of the fifth member, when
the king will be asked to designate some
person as president of the tribunal. This
| is regarded as an exceedingly distant con-
| tingency, as no doubt is felt that the four
| original appointees will have no difficulty
| in reaching a common ground in the mat
ter with the same facility that they are
| expected to reach a conclusion on the
| evidence in the boundary dispute. 1t is
| further said that it has never been con-
| templated that the king himself should
! be the final arbitrator or that the tribunal
should hold it's sessions in Norway or
| Sweden, although the locality is left to
| their discretion. AS all the evidence in
| the controversy has now been collected
| together in Washington, there is suggest
| ed a bare possibility that they may
deem it advantageous to meet here, but
| the documents and other data are rapidly
| being arranged in such way by the
commission chat they could be taken to
| any desirable place without difficulty.