Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1896-06-25
LAND ASKS OUR AID
its Us to Use Our Good
Offices With Venezuela.
Es A REQUEST TO Mr. oLNEY.

~ cantIy Friendly Method Of secur-
the Release of the Crown Surveyor
emily Arrested In the Disputed Ter
Try.
n sHINGToN, June %. The first inti-
! IN that Great Britain recognizes the
,d States as n factor in It's dispute
al Venezuela will be given when Secre-
<4 )lney returns to the state depart
81 He will then receive from Sir
ri n Pauncefote, the British embassa-
y h request from the British govern
to use his good offices with Venezue-
81 secure the release from Imprisonment
u rown Surveyor Harrison, who is re-
N d to have been arrested by Venezue-
olice while he was engaged in con
citing road connecting the Barima
WCuyuni rivers in the disputed terri
& is action Of Great Brit.in is consid-
q in diplomatic circles TO be a radical
#rture from the ultimatum methods
4>srto practiced on American republics.
b Significance is attached to this fact,
b robably indicating the considerable
ross made toward an arbitration agree
I'd and the practical acknowledgement
& the United States is a party in inter
n the Venezuelan dispute, as well as
*lture controversies regarding territory
he American continent.
Xhile IL Is universally admitted that the
Il incident is exceedingly unfortunate
q at this iuncture, there Is great diver
n of opinion in fixing the blame. Even
HBritish government has the most in
Mite knowledge of the exact locality
8re the arrest took place, although it is
&ned that the surveying party had no
s lority TO go outside Of territory occu-
exclusively, by Englishmen for the
ten years.
< o official knowledge of the arrest has
! been received at tho Venezuelan lega-
4 where confidence Is expressed that
a Venezuelan government would have
a a notice of the affair, perhaps for the
nrmation OF the United States govern
1lt, the moment the facts became known
Il Caracas. The Nenezuelans, however,
4 considerable satisfaction in the in
.nation that Great Britain will appeal
Secretary Olney in the matter, as indi-
3ng that it is not considered of so Sc
n ls a nature as at first approhended.
E Venezuelans Blame Chamberlain.
7'hey place the whole blame for whetev-
PAS occurred on Mr.. Joseph Chamber
his aggressive colonial policy. They
( bit to the fact that under date OF Dec.
1894, they complained to Secretary
ham of the proposed road upon which
'yeyor Harrison was employed and call
attention to the fact that as the route
in Venezuelan territory a conflict
|uld be unavoidable.
|Dne part of that letter reads
| Certain agents Of the colony, on the
h Of October last, procured the intro
elton In the legislative chamber of Dem
IA of a proposition looking to the con-
uction OF a road which is so unite the
per Barima with the Cuyuni, which in
ives a fresh project for the unlawful ap-
Dpriation of Venezuelan territory, and
3 manifest tendency Of which is to in
ase the difficulty of reaching a peaceful
Element of the controversy. The secre-
" Of the government requested that the
)positiOn should be postponed until he
nld consult the colonial department,
ii, what was still more important, OBJ
In its approval Of an application for
wer to raise q large loan, from which
uld be taken the amount necessary To
en- the proposed road
The government of Venezuela, through
J consul at Demerara, advised the gov
nor of tho colony the execution of the
oiect would undoubtedly bring about a
llision with the Venezuelan authorities
that region and would be the cause of
rther embittering a controversy which
is important to both parties TO put on d
ore friendly footing"
This appeal was effective for the time
ing. The road was abandoned until
ugust, last year, when the secretary OF
ate for the colonies Joseph Chamberlain,
mt 10 British Guiana his call for the col
~ to raise funds for machine guns, an
creased police force and the construction
the Barima road. This was resisted by
10 colonial legislature, with the excep
on Of defense armament, until the ar
val Of the new governor from England. r
W months ago, when they were induced
appropriate fora survey of the road.