The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-07
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.

WASHINGTON, Jan. PRESIDENT
Cleveland last night announced the
appointment of the Venezuelan bonnd-
airy commission, as follows:
David j. Brewer, of Kansas. Assn
clate Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
the United States.
Richard H. Away, of Maryland.
Chief Justice of the CourG of Appeals
of the District of Columbia.
Andrew D. White, of New York, ex
President of Cornell University and
ex Minister to Germany ard Russia.
Frederic r. Coudert, an emineuh
lawyer of New York.
Daniel q. Gilman, Of MARYLAND
President Of the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity.
All of the above named persons wiz
accept the places to which they have
been appointed, and are expected to-
assemble In Washington as soon as
practicable with a view to thei wear
ing IN and entering upon their York
The appointments are made IA c0naa
pliance with a resolution of Congress-,
passed at the request of President
Cleveland, and the work of the c0m-
missioners will be to examine and cob
lect evidence with a view to determines
the true divisional line between YenGs
zuela and British Guiana.
The conclusions reached by the com
mission will be reported TO the Presi
lent for his information in connections
with any further representations end
communications that may be made by
this government to Great Britain in
connection with the boundary Iine dis
pute between the latter country and
Venezuela.
The commission is regarded here
/ . T0nno thnCn UhO hoH or nOnrwfrVnsN-
to see b list Of names after they weRG
made public as q very satisfactory one
whose opinions and conclusions will be
received by the American public with
that confidence which the starding OF
the members of the commission In the
public eye inspires.
The two great parties are squaHY
represented on the commission, with
the fifth member having no Outspoken
politics. Justice Brewer and M. White
are Republicans and Justice Away and
Mr.. Coudert are Democrats, At the
White House it is stated that Presidents
Gilman has no politics, but his pTocsivf
ties are understood to be Republicans
WORK OF THE COMMISSIONS.
No communication or suggestion OF
any kind regarding the Venezuelan
dispute has come to the United States
from Great Britain since Lord Sails,
bury s answer to Secretary Olney, and
the question stands entirely on the corr
respOndence up to that time and thes
subsequent action of Congress. This
disposes of several reports, Including
one that Queen Victoria has addressed
a personal communication, similar tn
tone to the one sent by the Prince Of
Wales, expressing the hope tnaE the
two English speaking people would
have no serious d faculties. Such a.,
direct communication would be accord
ing to the usage observed between the
heads Of nations, but in the present.
case her Majesty has given no express
sion on the subject. 1t is known, how
ever, that President Crespo has sent a.
direct message to the executive branch
Of the United States.
The policy which the commission wiz
adopt is awaited with much interest by
those most concerned. The act makes
the commission independent of the
State Department and all Executive
control, so that it will be for the rody
itself to decide on the method OF pro-
cedure and whether it will go abroad
to search foreign achiVs Doubtless
in such q matter the wishes of the
President and the Secretary of State
would have much weight, yet the orr
mission Is an independent quasi judicial
body which is responsible for its own
actions. Some of the International
authorities say that even the evidence
to be offered by the State Department.
will have the same weight and treat
ment, and no more, as the evidences
coming from other sources, as IT, iea
pointed out that the commission wills
not prejudice the case by assuming the
correctness OF the attitude Of the State
Department.
On the part of Great Britain there iass
a growing impression in official quar-
tiers that indirect participation in the
work of the commission will be secure d..
The British attitude of late has been
favorable to an investigation by the
United States of the basis of the British
claims, for it is felt that the inquiry
had been ex parte up to the time Of the
action by Congress. There was good
reason to believe, when the commission
was first proposed, that Great Britain
would not recognize it and might take
offense at its creation, but the names
of the men mentioned as likely to con-
stitute it has changed this feeling, until
the present indication is that the Brit
ish will not be averse to establishing
before such a body the rights which
Lord Salisbury stated to be incontest
able.
On the part of Spain it is known that
nc objection will be raised to the full
es discrimination of the Spanish achives.~
Mr. Olney ha not yet requested that
such an examination be allowed, butt
he is assured of a favorable answer in
case a request is submitted. In this
connection, it is said that the recent
reports from Europe OF an understand
ing between Great Britain, Spain and