New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
LORD SALISBURY'S WAY OUT
MAY FOIL THE OPPOSITION.
GOVERNMENTS PROBABLE REPLY TO
CRITICISM FROM THE LIBERALS.

IT MAY Re ANNOUNCED THAT NEGOTIATIONS
FOR THE ARBITRATION OF THE ANGLO-vENEz-
UELAN DISPUTE HAVE ALREADY BEEN
oPENrD-s1R DAVID CHALMERS DEALS
THE BRITISH CASE \ SEVERE BLOW
ATTITUDE OF THE LIBERAL
PARTY on THE QUESTION.
London, Feb. S.-A rerort that was generally
credited was current in the Conservative CLUBS
last night that the Government would be apie
in tho House of Commons TO foil the attack OF
the Opposition the Venezuelan question ps
announcing that negotiations for the arbitra-
ticn of the Anglo Venezuelan dispute had peen
opened Nothing can be said relative 10 'he
precise form the Liberals criticism of the Gov
ernment will assume until the leaders ol 'he
Opposltion get time to scan the Queens speech
opening the session Of Parliament. whch VIII
be read on Tuesday next 1t is understood that
the speech will contain an assurance N0sue'|
mt to the effect that the Government has under
consideration proposals which offer prospect oi
n peaceful solution of the dispute. IL more
deGri,o ministerial statement cannot be OBJ
tanned then an amendment TO the address IN
renIy to the Queens speech, distinctly aitrmihs
thar arbitration ought to be accepted 10y Great
RritaIn will be moved by Sir william vernon
Uarcourt the Liberal leader In the House Oh
Commons
The Radical members OF the House OF Com
mons will for the first time mark their iii'e
,ondert oxistence as a section BY dining Mon
day night separate from the Liberals ."
Charles Dixie Henry Labouchere ana the NON
p. J. Stanhope propose to run the Rao'cai i''"
chine with Herbert Gladstone as the nominal
leader. ,
No meeting Of the leaders OF the LiDera'
marty will be held until Monday bu' 'o-ua' Se'
eral influential members OF the party u" w
tIo,,so ., Commons will meet exPrme Minister
Rosebery. with view to discussing 'ne 80,
,,ro -, action TO be followed The party is SOLID
in It's determination not to allo" '"e u''''N
with the United States concerning the BRUSH
c,,,a,a boundary dispute TO drift further
7, will not submit to rebuffs by the Ministers.
o,o,dt,c thar here is necessity for retcehc''
,or y,iu II accept excuses based upon the I'D"
hi,ual dlIatorlness OF the Foreign once
Az many Of the Unlonists are strongly III la
,.,r - ,here belng no delay In the arbltra'o" %
tho question: the Liberals viii nave S,.o's
ground FOR insisting upon explicit ana oahu'u VA
oc,,l ordinations Of tine present sl'ua''o" "''
the uolicv II the GOV"rnnc1t. , r,sobor,,
The Conservatives asset , t,n1 ,',sitidn in as
will ma himself In awkward = p'silom ,pts 80 ~,
saiIing Prime Minister salisbury AZ I "oD D. ~
,r w.. Foreign Office prove that when L.iu h'V
herv held the Office OF Secretary ol 9tn'r ,,r ,o
I-oreign Affairs from 1892 TO 1894 III Wlicn ~
,.car n. succeeded Mr.. Gladstone as i,ii'' ~
;s,er he refused t. accept arbitration. ,s
the nrogrcss Of sir Frederick POLLOCK 0',tu'
rrnrassor II jurisprudence at oNiorH cn, ."
,ersitv who Is preparing the case ,I ta''"
pri,aiu is known TO be slow oInc'a'n ,,, -,
- Roval biographical Society lhc.uu.ns ~,
Gismen.s r. MARKHAM president of TN, -sns
s'cInv and Others. are busy IN pniiNnt maH',s
,.searches on behalf Of Sir FREDERICK foIi,oh'
Tn hnwevrr. are scarcely trustworthy su'uee'
AZ ,hev are entirely prcludiccd In faVor ol ,"e
Tritish claim and are open advocates the thereo'' o.,
rhe papcrs which have given prom,hel'.
.ni ,irws 4 Mr. Markham. he holding ma
V,..,,,.lo inherits the cla'm 10 any part ui '"e
e,rolled british Guiana. and the Views "t P'i
s,,s eupo,riing the British contention, nav ~ ~
not,cod n remarkable statement mair ~ ,i ,a
povid Chalmers. Nhp spoke hetore we rGn,, VIZ,
hnrgb Geographical Society. He was ChleI JUS JUS
,icn ~ British Guiana from lN'N 10 Io,f' a. ~
sn.ci,l Knowledge of the country ne ueilp'I
atelv affirmed that out or ne lV''VVV in. Niuui
,r,.s supposed to form British Guiana WIZ
.nrritortal claim Venezuela can claim t"o-tntus
rith absolute honesty lie woull not say t%ia. %
,b.ea two-thirds belonged 20 Nenezueia, on.
you'd only state that the territory couu pe
,sn.,5 h,, Venezuela on grounds str 'ng enough
- hn submitted to arbitration. Justlh"d III pr''"'e
ufa ar submitted b a court or Jus'Nc