The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-12
CABLE MESSAGES.
Continuous Exchange between
Washington and London.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE fact
that the protocol of the proposed Vene-
zuelan treaty of arbitration has not yet
been signed, is made manifest by many
signs today There has been a con-
tinuous exchange of cable messages on
matters of detail between this CITY and
London; but that some general principle
Of agreement has been determined upon
is undoubted and has repeatedly been
stated in these dispatches.
The question of whether or not Vene-
zuela is a party TO the agreement ap-
pears to be settled by the official cor
dependence, and by collateral facts
When Secretary Olney, on behaIf-of
Venezuela, MADE his first peremptory
demand on Great Britain for arbitra-
ton Lord Salisbury, after long delay.
responded with two vigorous letters.
One Of them attacked the Monroe doe
rrine, claiming that Mr.. Olney Was
stretching il too far. The other at
tackled the Venezuelan claims, assert
ing that they were exorbitant Then
President Cleveland sent into congress
his famous Christmas message, and
Lord Salisbury, on May % last. wrote
TO Sir Julian Pauncefote, accepting. for
the first time, the principles OF arbitra-
ton, but only in a partial form, and
combining ii to Great Britain and the
United States He asks Sir Julian to
submit the proposition Ito the govern
ment of the United States acting as
the friend Of Venezuela in this matter"
His proposition was for a commission
to be created by agreement between
Great Britain and the United States,
50 be composed of two British subjects
and two citizens of the United States.
10 investigate and report upon the
facts, without referring to differences,
but the finding OF the commission to
be binding upon both governments. In
this letter he distinctly specified the
United States and not Venezuela as the
party of the second part. but still there
was contained proposition of Lord
Salisoury's letter 10 Sir Julian which
seemed TO imply some necessity for
consent on the part Of Venezuela, in
asmuch as ii was provided that on the
report Of the commission being issued
the two governments of Great Britain
and Venezuela. should "endeavor to
agree to a boundary line" and failing
in agreement there should be arbrtra-
ton by three-one by Great Britain. one
by Venezuela, and they TO select a
third, with a proviso that all settle
ments' Of British subjects prior to the
first of January, 1887, were to be ex-
empted.
On June L. 1896, Secretary Olney ac-
cepted this challenge, but with most
important notifications, sincG acceded
to, providing that the commission
should be amended by adding another
member, so that il must reach a result,
and also provided that the-commission
should have power to decide the bound
airy question, subject to the equities
of each particular case of actual set
tiers (since limited to 80 years Of I'M
disturbed occupation.)
Nowhere after this date does Vene-
zuela appear in the negotiations as
principal, or as having a right to Sc
lect an arbitrator. In support Of the
idea that the neaty is 10 be between
Great Britain and the United States,
the latter acting as Nenezuela's friend.
il is pointed out that if the formal as
sent OF that republic is required to any
protocol on the boundary question it
could nos be obtained under most IA
yoratle considerations until long after