The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-08
WITH ENGLISH EYES
The Venezuelan Question and Its Solution
Discussed BY An English Correspondent.
TWO DlGAIFlED METHODS SUGGESTED
a Greatly for the Arbitration of All
Like Questions New Works Opti.
mistic Views nocs Not Reflect the
Feeling of the Country-No Ast'ront
Iutendcd-Go0dS SeItsc.

London. Jan T-The Chronicles Wash
ington correspondent cables as follows
concerning the Venezuelan question:
''There Is n heroic way of settling the
whole difficulty fraught with homer to
both Governments and with results OF
priceless worth to both peoples The
present delay consists in the fact that
the Cuitcd States Government ConSid.
crS Itself In honor bound 10 insist upon
Il certain course. which the British Gov
Crnmcut considers itself i'm honor bound
to refuse To adopt. Every day spent
here has convinced me that strongly 1t
Is Impossible to cXagEernte tbs serious
ness of such an Internal lonal situation.
If the British public is misled by the
optimistic sentiments OF New York, IL
may find itself suddenly face to face
with appalling danger. If the American
Government acts only in the bclicr that
because Great Britain Is threatened with
Il European crisis therefore she will
down to any American demand,
II may suddenly discover that the Euro
pean crisis has blown over and that
war with England In on its hands.
| Cncc more repeat my solemn con-
vfction Ghat 'ihc overwhelming majori-
ty of uhc American people Will support
thC!: Government In war oGi bfihnli
Of the principle CT Arbitration where
American interests are believed To be
AT tine same time | n rltiVely rc-uSGcIN
thl; the President and the CaE!nst
earnestly desire AN amiCable settlement
and individual members OF the admin
.sirnt!on confess that they utterly fan
to comprehend the reasons for Eng
lands attitude of mere blunt refusal
In all the Government departments
here. the situat.~n h; regarded rs very
s2r.IuS GEeI!te every effort made on
bthalf of peace.
Nav the kernel of the dispute being
TIE ul!.nctple of arbitration thc solution
sN lIF4 nj
Salisbury will gay that. although he
must maintain his refusal to nrbttiGlte
Oh Venezuela by itself. he lS prepared
To conclude a treaty with the UE!teh
Static under which all questions failing
Of d!pt matte settlemcln; shall be sub
mittcd 20 arbitration and that this, CT
c1ursc. would include Nnnc2uela, AIS the
greater includes the less. the American
government know, will RECEIVE. MS
communication with warm SymrsIfhy
Herein Is = diGniticd and indeed the
most simple and friendly escnpe from
the d5a dlock.
Rcmembe: that Il resolution to this
effect was adcptei by Congress on
April 1, 1890 and responded to by L
resolution of the House of Commons,
supported in it's decision by Mr.. Glad
stone. ON June IT, 1898. y second joint
resolution OF Congress was introduced
in the Senate by Senator Allison. on
June 20, 1880. and referred to the Com
mittcc on Foreign Relations. where II
still remains.
Two things block the way. The first
is that If an arbitration treaty was
ever under discussion II was laid aside
when Congress, by refusing those S43a-
600. temporarily inValidatrd the Paris
as ] have already cnblcd a treaty is
partly concluded. to which America
CANADA and the British Ambassador Is
participating, which settles this mat