The sun., 1896-10-24
TEwEzUELA ARBIrRAT1oM
EuEiand Wants the Titles OF Her Buhise
20 Property They Have Acquired Amrne

EuEiand Wants the Titles OF Her Buhieete
20 Property They Have Acquired Anrrned.
WARRINGTON, Oct. 23.--It is stated authorlta-
lively that Sir Julian Pauncofote's call to-day
on Secretary Olney was merely one Of courtesy
and that to some time in the near future was
left the formal conferences which It is hoped
on both sides will result In the settlement OF the
Venezuelan controversy.
Subsequent to the visit however. Sir Julian
sent bundle of papers from the embassy TO the
Secretary, including the long-soueht list of
bona fde colonists who had settled in the dis
puted territory previous to Jan. l. 1887.
together with q description OF their holdings
and the character of improvements they had
made.
The settlements constituted substantially the
only point OF difference between Lord Salisbury
and Secretary Olney when the summer vacation
Interrupted the negotiations and tho forthcom-
Ing conferences are to be practically confined to
this point.
Lord Salisbury's proviso was that the boun-
Diary line to be drawn by the proposed arbital
tribunal OF three was not to include as part OF
Venezuela any territory which was bona
Britain on Jan. IL. 1887, or as terri
tory OF Great Britain any territory bona
fde occupied by yenezuelans at the
same date. Secretary olney's counter PROPOSE
tion OF June IL, which Sir Vernon Harcourt
subsequently referred to in Parliament and
commended as the solution of the difficulty. was
that either Lord Salisbury's proviso should pc
stricken out altogether or there might be sub
stitutcd for II the following:
Provided, however, that In liking suoh line,
II territory OF one party be found in the occupa-
tion OF the subjects or citizens OF the other
party. such weight and effect shall pc given TO
such occupation as reason. justice, the rules OF
international law, and the equities OF tho par
ticular case may appear to require
1t 1t stated that the revised suggestion upon
which Great Britain looks TO a speedy conclu-
sion of the negotiation is to affirm the titles OF
individuals to the property they have ac-
qurcd. in case the contemplated boundary tri-
6unal decides to change the political dominion
OF the "setted districts" by awarding the ter
ritory now occupied by British subjects to
Venezuelan sovereignty.
The extreme aversion which LORD SALISBURY
exhibited to a possibility Of these settlers being
surrendered to the law and domination Of Nen-
ezuela led to the suggestion that EnRland would
cooperate in establishing an independent re-
public Of Guiana. comprising all tn" disputed
territory.
The limits within which England might oon-
sent to make an agreement for full arbitration
would include stipulation that the settlers
shall not be disturbed and that their posses
sions shall be guaranteed TO them.
Secretary Olney's counter proposltion unuef
this head is declared to De too INDEFINITE ana
specific provision of permanency in insisted
upon. The earlier suggestion of England. that In
case OF an adverse decision of her claims she
should have the right TO purchase these settled
Venezuela, with the concurrence OF the United