The Portland daily press., 1896-01-06
Like The Duke of York Salisbury
Must Descend.
THE CHRONICLE LETTERS PROVE
A BOMBSHELL.

Position He Has Climbed to Will BE
Awkward to Say the Least.
london, January 4.-The cable de-
spatches sent from Washington by the
special representative of the Chronicle,
giving the unpublished correspondence
anent the British Guiana boundary dis
pute, exchanged by Lort Aberdeen, CO.
lonial secretary in the cabinet of Sir
Robert Peel, and Senior Fortique, tho
then Venezuelan minister to England.
seems to have burst on the foreign office
as surprise. 1t is almost incredible
that permanent officials at the foreign
office, responsible for coaching the Prime
Minister should have been ignorant of
this correspondence. Yet it is known
in official circles that the brief on which
Lord Salisbury based his reply to Score
tary Of State Olney did not mention the
dispatches that were cabled to tho Chron-
icie. 1t is understood that the Prime
Minister is deeply chagrined because of
this fact. He may mark his displeasure
by insisting that certain of the perma-
nent officials shall retire. A measure like
this would be preliminary to general
surrender, and would afford convenient
bridge for Lord SaIisbury's retreat from
the position he has assumed. The foreign
office will prepare an extensive report
on the Venezuelan dispute. This will
be accom- panied with maps showing his
toricai detailssof the territory in dispute.
That Lord Salisbury will climb down
seems to be assured.
A deputation of merchants interested
in the South African trade today visited
Colonial Secretary Cham berlain in con-
nectlon with the troubles in the Trans
vaaL Replying to the representations
made to him by the deputation, Mr..
Cha mberlain said that the probability
of further disturbances was remote. The
government, he added, sympathized with
the undoubted grievances Of the Uit-
landers, though what had recently oc-
CURED made the situation difficult. Still,
he hoped that friendly representations to
the Transvaal govern ment would be sue
cessful. Referring to the invasion of the
IraDsyaal by DIR. Jameson, he said the
government had done it's duty and moth
ing more. The government would adhere
to the obligations under the convention of
1884, and would uphold that convention
in all tits provisions. From this position
nothing had occurred to induce the gov
ernment to reccde.
r e.. Al.
spondent.
London, January 4.-The American
correspondent of the Chronicle cables to
that paper from Washington as follows:
l am now at length able to speak with
confidence OF opinion in the highest Am
erican quarters. They only condition on
which the men whom l specially desired
to see would speak has been my personal
pledge not even by hint to bstray their
names therefore J. can only give you my
word that am not exaggerating my au-
thorities.
President Cleveland's message to Con-
gress has done several things. good and
evil. First, it has destroyed every chance
of saving the Armenians. Second, it has
given strong impetus toward closer ties
between Great Britain and her colonies.
Third, it has enormously emphasized the
line of cleavage always existing but
directly ignored between the East and
West in the United States. The West
today regards the East as practically an
European annex and New York bankers
as allies of the" money sharks of Europe
Fourth, it has rendered certain the crea-
ton of great American nation, which
the next generation will be almost ire
sistably tempted to use for aggression.
foolish words or unforeseen events bar
it's natural consequences, paved the way
for better future relations, because Am
orleans. having experience of the conse-
quences. will cease their Ignorant de-
nunciations and Englishmen will learn
TO show much greater respect to Ameri-
Can national opinion, knowing that force
is behind it, and will therefore refrain
from provoking it by utterances and acts
of vsiled contempt.
Finally, the message has rendered pos
sibie the avoidance of a far vaster danger,
namely, the question of the Nicaragua
Canal. A man who would be very near
the head of the American army in case
of war said to me, 1t is a blessing the
Venezuelan affair has happened, because
specific solution of this will point the
way to the same thing over Nicaragua,
concerning which otherwise the two ma
tions would certainly have fought"
I can affirm positively that the Ameri-
can government is above everything
anxious for arbitration. Whatever may
have been it's actual result, the intention
of President Cleveland's message was
amicable. The close encourage of the
President today scouts the idea that it
was not a message of peace. But behind
it has sprung up national sentiment
which it would be utter madness on the
part of the English people to disregard or
under estimate. The Monroe doctrine is
not worth discussing. All the learned
pamphlets, the professors opinions and
the newspapers, discussions of it are Ia.
Dor lost.