The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-11
IT'S A SETTLED FACT
The Venezuelan Controversy Has Conn
to an Agreeable End.
ARBITRATION TO FOLLOW
Meeting OF the Commission and
the Decision Not to Further
Prosecute the Work. for
the Present. at Least.

and all details OF the arbitration treaty
between the United states ana Great
Britain arranged. The final terms OF
the treaty OF arbitration were arranged
IN this city last night The terms were
caoied to London and have been ac-
cepted. The treaty covers Venezuela
only. and does not include general
treaty OF arbitration for all future dis
putes between the two great English
speaking nations. This treaty Is TO be
arranged later by future negotiations.
The Venezuela arbitration commits
sion will consist OF five arbitrators.
two to be named by the United States.
two by Great Britain, and these four
to select fifth arbitrator. Venezuela
Will not be directly represented in the
commission.
The term of occupancy to exempt
British settlements In the disputed ter
ritory from arbitration is fixed at SO
years, according to additional cotre-
spondence on the subject which has
just been discovered. In other words.
the British government has agreed TO
unrestricted arbitration of all the ter
rttory In dispute, with a period for ac-
QUESTION of title by prescription fixed
by agreement OF the parties In ad-
vance of 60 years.
Washington, Nov. 10.-The belief ex-
pressed last night by Lord Salisbury
that the Venezuelan controversy has
come to an end received complete con-
firmation on this side OF the Atlantic
to-day. in an official announcement by
the Venezuelan boundary commission
that for the present at least 1t would
abandon the further prosecution OF Its
task Of finding the true divisional line
between Venezuela and British Guiana
and would make no report thereon.
The announcement was worded with a
saving clause. evidently inserted as
precaution against a possible hitch at
TIE last moment on some matter OF
details. Its official declaration makes
it clear that the treaty Of arbitration
Is nearly completed or at least has
reached such stage that an attempt
by the independent United states COM
mission to locate boundary hne
would be an assumption Of the very
task that the arbitration commission
must undertake and therefore would
be discourteous and in violation OF dl-
plomatic ethics.
II does not follow that all the WORK
accomplished by the United states COM
mission in the collection OF evidence
touching the boundary dispute will go
for nothing. but on the contrary this
matter may be used TO great advan-
tage by the agent or agents selected 10
represent the claims OF the govern
ments Of Great Britain and venezuela
by the arbitration commission. intro
duced In this manner, the evidence the
United States has collected Will De OF
great value, coming as VI does from an
ex parte presentation, ana as an evil
dence collected py uhe commission anu
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The Correspondence.
The two notes passing between Secre-
tary Oney and Lord Salisbury, which
narrowed down to an agreement the
only important issue remaining 10 be
decided. namely, that OF the DISPOSE
ton of British vested rights through
settlement. bear date of July last.
and are as follows Uyord Salisbury to
Sir Julian Pauncefote. No. 71s):
Foreign Office, July 3, 1S9e.-Sir: I
have to acknowledge your excellency's
dispatch No. 200 of June i5 enclosing
note from Mr.. Olney, in which he
explains the reasons that induce the
government of the United States TO
withhold their consent from the pro-
posals with respect To the Venezuelan
frontier, contained in my dispatch No.
130 Of the 22nd Of May. The arguments ;
by which Mr.. olney supports this view
will receive the careful consideration
of her majesty's government. / am