The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05

The cablegram giving 4 summary OF the
British brief in the boundary dispute pre-
pared by Prof. Sir Frederick Pollock, was
read with deep interest by members of the
Venezuelan commission in town yester-
day.
Entirely without prejudice to the merits
OF the case, which, OF course, cannot Toe
weighed until all the evidence accompanying
Professor PolloCk's argument is disclosed,
the commissioners are evidently gratlfiei
that the British government with all the
resources il has enjoyed for securing evil
dence has apparently not obtained mach. if
ANY. more testimony than the commission
has been able 10 collect here during its
short existence.
Secretary MaIct-Prevost, after reading
The dispatch last evening, said:
The brier cablcd abstract of Sir Fred
eTicE Pollock report is interesting as show
ing the care with which the case for Great
Britain has been prepared. ana the orderly
aud able manner in which il Will be pre-
Sented. The cable summary il. however,
too general ia its character 10 enable me to
SAY positively what new matter il ma y pre-
sent for the reconsideration ofthe commission.
FROM THE SAME SOURCE.
Il can, Of course. say nothing with re-
gard TO the statements of fact which he
makes. 1t lis evident, however, that the
sources from which he draws the infOrma-
tion upon which these conclusions and
statements are based are in u measure the
same as those which the commission has
been investigating in the preliminary work
, in which IL has been engaged.
The cableu report makes no reference
10 new matter. excepting possibly Ia such
portions OF the diplomatic correspondence
between Great Britain and Venezuela. as
may not have been communicated 10 our
9 fF..r GaEsa
Vatc reports which the various governors
OF British Guiana may have. from time
10 time. made 10 the colonial office.
As, however, these reports have, To
certain extent formed The basis for riuus
historical works. ~ may be thar the in
formation that they convey, has, III a
great measure, been already considered.
REPORT EAGERLY AWAITED.
AT all events nothing can be definitely
said until the report itself is received.
That il Will bc or valuable assistance in the
consideration Of the case there can be no
doubt. and the commission awaits its
receipt with great interest.
At the Venezuelan legation The state
mcnt of the British case was declared
10 be. pitihly weak and easily disposed
OF. Minister AndrGde said il did not
contain an item which had not already
been fully met and disprovei in documents
luEtls0tOtO secretaries t5d ara anu GFtsIdIil
lay the Venezuelan government.
All the arguments now presented 10y Sir
Frederick Pollock. which haG not been
included in Lord Salisbury's letters of
November 70 last leading To President
Cleveland's special message, had already
been abandoned by British statesmen. 1t
was preposterOus now for Great Britain
20 attempt 10 90 behind The treaty OF
Munster 10 show that the Dutch had settle
nlenjs IN Guiana for up Ia that time Hol-
land was O Spanish dependency, just a 5
Guiana was.
OLD TREATY RIGHTS.
With the recognition of the independence
or the Dutch by the treaty of Munster in
OF spa nish possessions and by the treaty
of Utrecht in 1913, England obligated
herself 10 enforce thar boundary.
The Dutch colonies did not pass 10 England
until 1896, and from that time until $50
forty years-every English map, CYCLIC
peiia. history or other work bearing on
Guiana. gave either the Essequibo or the
Pomaron as the western English limit.
Barima a the mouth of the Orinoco, may
have been occupied by the Dutch when
Spain was the sovereign OF Holland, as
SHOWN 10y early maps. but Minister Adradc
notes mat sir Frederick Pollock has found
no maps giving the Dutch that point after
the treaty OF Munster.
No fear is expressed 10y the members of
ihelegationas TO the result of he Venezuelan
commissions abors. They are confident
| that the decision VIII be entirely i'll con-
| fornity with the Venezuelan contention.