The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-24
VENEZUELA ONCE MORE.

It is quite awhile since the public
the Venezuelan boundary dispute, and
so satisfactorily did things seem to
be progressing that it was assumed
the incident was merely waiting for a
formal close. The assumption that all
was we'll was not warranted, it seems.
A London cable relates that a Wash
ington dispatch to the London Times
says the Venezuelan dispute is still in
a dangerous stage, and that no agree
ment as to principles has been settled.
Negotiat lions are said to be at a stand
still, and that no one knows how the
deadlock will be broken. Salisbury
seems to be sullen and unable to over
come his repugnance to the possible
reference of the dispute to arbitration.
All this is unwelcome news. What
at one time appeared to be a danger
Gus dispute, and which was thought
to have been put in the way of sat-
isfactory settlement, seems to be about
to break out again and renew the eX-
element of several months ago.
Another thing that will tend to ag-
gravate matters is the fact that the
British Blue Book on the Venezuelan
question is proving to be weak in some
respects so far as the British case is
concerned Within a week more or less
doubt has been thrown upon its hon
esty. This was brought out by the
submission by Venezuela of copies of
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quoted in the Blue Book.
On page ISL is an extract from Gov
ernor Lights report to the Marques
of Normandy. 1t begins:
Mr.. Schomburgk, employed by the
Geographical society to obtain infor-
nation in the interior of British Gui-
ana and adjoining countries, who has
lately arrived at Georgetown, having
furnished me with the annexed memoir
and map, l am enabled to reply to
your lordships dispatch No. IL, dated
18th of March. and to that of your
lordship's predecessor, No. "a, dated
1st of December, 1888.
The next paragraph begins:
In my dispatch dated the LIST of
September l alluded to a communica-
ton from Mr.. Hillhouse," etc. There
is wanting between these two para
graphs, according to the Venezuelan
contention, the following most i'm
rortant paragraphs:
l shall observe there are no docu-
rnents in the archives of the colony
respecting the western or southern
limits of British Guiana The memoir
Of Mr.. Schomburgk is, therefore, valu-
able; it confirms the opinions of the
superintendent of Essequibo as to the
western limits, and points out what
may be fit subjects for discussion with
the different governments whose ter
ritories border on British Guiana. The
Columbian government is DESTROYS of
e.scertaining theirs.
l have had the honor of mentioning
in my dispatch No. los. dated Decem-
Der II. the predatory excursions of the
I3raZilians near Fort st. Joachim. Mr..
You'd, the missionary, has been warned
to leave Pirara; the Brazilian authori-
ties have claimed it, and having sent
eln officer to discover an ancient boun-
diary mark within the limit, it appears
he assumed the identity of an isolated
stump of tree with the landmark
sought The limits of this province
may be everywhere defined by rivers
and chains of mountains more con-
7yeniently than by parallels, which
may be proved by Mr. Schomburgk's
memoir. Under the impression that
us civilization has begun among the
taborigines that the British nation
alone can protect them, / cannot too
strongly urge the immediate decision
of the limits of British Guiana.
Mr.. Schomburgks merits as a ge-