New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
HE DESCRIBES VENEZUELA.

HE DESCRIBES ' IN ELO Ella
The description which l have given Of the South
American States generally applies with added force
TO Venezuela. Ever since her contest with Spain
she has had revolutions at average intervals of
eighteen months Her population consists OF up
ward Of 100000 people and Of these until the recent
influx to the gold fields less than per cent were
pure whites. the remainder of the inhabitants being
negroes Indians ard the mixed races compose t OF
ton between Great Britain and Venezuela arises be
cause Of the recent dgyeopment OF goo .iovS an
Southern Venezuela. These helds are aieauH az.
tracing the attention Of our miners from the West
ern States many OF our people are bSundsrv
ine will finally be located we cannot tell put an
frank to say that sincerely hope VIII rigntlIy
be found 70 place these rich mines where the Eng
lish-speakng people who deveop them VIII nor pe
subject 70 the cupidy OF the OF he
certainty OF its enforcement will throw over them
SHELTER and protection
Incident ally Mr. Wocott characterized Senator
Morgan's Transvaal resolution being 'at least
unfortunate. and that its motive might be easily
misunderstood"
ACTION "HASTY AND PREMATURE"
He referred to the Presidents message and the
diplomatic correspondence the Venezuelan mat
as unnecessarily irritating aud "ill-advised.
and the creation OF a Commission without invitation
by the parties in interest "hasty and prema-
turc" He closed by saying:
Whatever Of advancement and Of progress for the
human race the centuries shall bring u must
largely come In my opinion, through the spread Of
the religion OF Christ and the dominance OF the
English-speakng peoples. and whenever you find
both you find communities where freedom exists
and law - obeycd. Blood is thicker than water. and
Until some Just quarrel divides us. which heaven
forbid may these two great nations OF one lineage,
traditions and tongue stand brothers shoulder to
shoulder IN the interest OF humanity. by their union
compelling peace and awaiting the coming Of the
day when nation sinai not lift up ewOrd against
ton neither shall they learn war any more
HE WOULD GUARD AMERICAN INTERESTS
When NJ. Wolcott reached that part Of his
speech in which he co1trasted the present cord-
ZION Il affairs with that which existed AZ t1e time
Of the Monroe message and declared that now
we do NOT desire TO acquire an additional acre
OF land either north or south Of us. he was in
tcrruptod by Nh Mitchell Nep.. Ore.). who said
that he would Ike 10 know whether in the event
that England should tomorrow negotiate with
Nicaragua FOR ;he purchase OF al the Nicaragua
soil the Government Of the United States ought
t. protest. and u -, whether. in the name OF the
Monroe Doctrine or In the name Of what.
II VIII answer IN" question Of the Senator from
Oregon" Mr. Woicott sad. and then ! hOpe !
wiu be permitted 10 proceed In my speech We
certainly would interfere in the presented
slightest because Of tie Monroe Doctrine. but be
cAls" 49, the undoubtei ana inallenable right We
have 10 protect our interests. wherever ~
asserts TO tAe contrary. IN any portion OF the
earth" applause in the galleries.
There was no abatemen. OF the interest felt n
the speech from IT, open ng sentence 10 its close;
up the speech with the peror1tion in which NJ IN
.lk-i peace between tn" TWO great Eng ish-speak-
ing nations and expressed the hope that they
would always be found standing together broth
.rs should shoulder 20 shoulder. In the interest OF
human ~. there Outburst OF appia use
throughout the chamber