Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-01-18
A CHANGE OF TACTICS
England viii Act More Honor
ably With Venezuela.
SHE DESIRES A StTTLEMEN 7
British Newspapers Arc Delighted That
the Tn ted states Shows a
friendly Spirit.

Friendly Spirit.
London, Jan 13.-An editorial in the
Times this morning suggests that {
strong hint from the United States tC
President Crespo would be opportunt
to convince him of the grotesqueness
of the idea that America Will support
any demand Venezuela chooses tc
make.
England" says the Times, lis will
ing for any direct settlement, but Vene-
Zuela must take the initiative. The obvi-
Gus course is for Venezuela to ask the
United States to place her once more
in communication with Great Britain.
If President Cleveland acceded such a
request it would so far to restore the
feelings of amity that existed between
England and the United States prior
to his message.
I'VE are gratitied at the spirit dis
played by America in the face OF Ger
many's attitude, and it is remarkably
encourag ging that Washington sought
Englands good offices in the Trans
vaal"
The Post believes that negotiations
with President Kruger are proceeding
in the friendliest manner.
The Standard announces that the cab
met meets again this week. In an edi-
torial in the same paper it expresses
pleasure that the Transvaal affair is
smoothing the roughness between Eng
land and the United States.
Things are Frightening all around"
says the Standard, and it is quite
clear that we shall have Americas
good will
The Chronicle has an editorial this
morning strongly supporting the Eng
lsh alliance with France and Russia
The Daily News. as is customary with
that paper, strongly condemns the
Chartered company, but admits that
Englishmen are pleased to testify in
any way to their regard for America.
Wherefore" says the Daily News,
I've are glad of Chamberlain re
sponse to Ambassador Bayard.
Arguing in a similar strain, the Times
says:
1T may be disagreeable to reopen
negotiations with Venezuela, but sure
ly we are willing to make sentimental
sacrifice in order to retain the friend
ship of the United States"
The Chronicle says:
There is reason to believe that Eng
land will endeavor to resume negotia-
tons with Venezuela on the basis Of a
consideration of the rights to the set
tied districts lying between British Gui-
ana and Venezuela. The question Of
actual line of demarkation would be
made subordinate to preliminary in
vestigations as to the settlement
IOCUMENI HEshI>ss DN TUE NATTER
Letter Nhic'l iists-t tc 7eZucia th-t |
>chnrnhut1A's i'os'~ W"t 4 1T. nag u
London, Jan. 13. = The Associated |
Press is enabled to transmit to Ameri- |
ca an important document bearing .pol
the Venezuelan question, namely the |
text of a letter from Lord Aberdeen, tn
then British secretary for foreign af- |
fairs, to NJ. F0rtique, wh1 at that tim
represented Venezuela in London |
which was written at the time the posts |
which had been set to mark the Schom |
burgk line were removed in compliance |
with the protest of Venezuela. Thi: |
letter will doubtless be given a conspc |
uous part in the forthcoming Blue J3C ok |
as it is known that the government at |
taches much Importance to it. While it |
is admitted that In a letter dated March |
80, 1914, Lord Aberdeen stated that IN |
removing the posts Great Britain had |
not ceded any rights, it was contended |
that no document was in existence max |
ing any such contention at the tima
Great Britain had ordered the removal, |
and that the removal was a taclt admis |
sion that the Schomburgk line was a
line Following is the letter, the au
thenticity Of which is unquestionable:
"F'oreign Office, Jan. /, 1842.-The IN
dersigned, etc, has the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt of a note ad |
dressed to him on the 10th inse. ny Non
sieur FOrtique etc, representing tn
alarm and excitement which has beer |
created in Venezuela on account of the |
marks fixed by Schomburgk at different |
points in his survey near the mouth 0l |
the Oronico, and renewed his requests |
that her majesty's government will Or
der the removal Of these marks.
"The undersigned bngs to inform Mr.. |
Forticue, in reply, that in order to
Venezuela, her najesty's government
will send Instructions to the governor |
Of British Guiana, directing him to r.
move the posts which have been placed |
by Schomburgk near the Cronico.
THE undersigned feels it his duty to
distinctly declare to NJ. F'ortiquc that, (
although to put an end to the apprehan-
sion which appears to prevail in Ven
ezuela with regard to the object Of |
Schomburgk' survey, the undersigned |
has consented to comply with the r
newed representation Of NJ. Fortique
upon this affair." her majestys govern
ment must not be asked to abandon any
portion of the rights Of Great Britain
over the territory which was formerly |
owned by the Dutch in Guiana.
9TH undersigned has the honor to be,
very respectfully, the obedient servant |
Of M. Fortique ABERDEEN.
This letter Is regarded here as an al
swer to the contention Of Henry Nor
man, special commissioner Of the |
Chronicle, who first gave the English |
public, through his paper, documents |
which seemed to invalidate the claim Of |
the Schomburgk line as a true bound |
ary line. But it is to be observed that |
Norman and the Venezuelan govern
ment also have not claimed that in re- |
moving the boundary posts Great Brit
ain abandoned any portion of her rights
cover the territory which was formerly |
held by the Dutch in GUIANA" but sim
ply that she had abandoned the Schom- |
burgk line as marking the limit Of that |
territory.
COURT MARTIAL OF CAPT HEaLY