New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-11
THE VENEZUELA SETTLEMENT.

The end of the Venezuela dispute is at last
In view. Lord Salisbury's speech AT the 'uiid-
hall banquet makes that clear. From time 10
time in months past, there have been rulnors
Of approaching settlement. which have been
generally credited for both intrinsic and eA
trinsic reasons. These are now authoritativeIy
confirmed The one serious difficulty. says the
British Prime Minister. has been to determine
what disposition shall be made OF bona nde
settlers in tho disputed territory. That dim-
Guilty has been solved by a suggestion OF the
American Government. and this has brought
the controversy to an end" There remains
nothing to do but to submit the case to orderly
arbitration. and to accept in good faith anu as
n fnality the verdict of the court. Lord sails
bury's statement was greeted with loud cheers
from the distinguished gathering in the Guild
hall. 1t 10 no stretch either Of fancy or Of truth
"a saw those cheers are cordially repeated
throughout the United States. Their occasion
Il one in which the people and the govern
meuts of both nations have just cause for pride
and for rejoicing.
This result of the controversy abundantly
vindicates the contention all along made by
Americans, even by many Americans called
though unjustly-Jingoes That contention was
md IL that the boundary dispute between
Venezuela and British Guiana is one that should
bc submitted to arbitration, and one. moreover,
IN which the interests of the United States are
40 directly and intimately concerned as to give
this country a right to Intervention and to
voice 10 the settlement. Both parts OF that con-
tention were vehemently denied by that part
of the British press which Is least friendly to
America. and by that part OF the American
press which is most sycOphantic toward Great
Britain. II was intemperately declared that
Great Britain should work her will upon Venez-
uela at the lannon's mouth. and that TINS
country should go by OH the other side and
pay no attention to the matter. Happily, these
shrill-voiccd Jlngolets spoke only for them
selves Wiser aud more just counsels pre-
vailed on both sides Of the sea. After tile tenn
porary irritation caused and not unnnturally
caused, by Mr. Clcvelands wrong manner OF
doing a right thing. Englishmen recognized
that he had after all done the right thing. The
Commission appointed by him commanded re-
pect and even a certain degree OF cooperation.
It was found to he not difficult to make conces-
sions when the concessions were In the line OF
equity and honor. And 20 the very matter
that ut first provoked some injudicious talk OF
war now brings the two great nations TO bet
ter knowledge OF each other, truer apprecla'
ton of each others motives, and fraternal
relationship In which dangers OF open quarrel
nre reduced almost to the vanishing point.
Enclisbmen co not now believe, not merely M
much ~ many OF them were tempted to do a
year ago, that America n n staggering mel.
(IIcr in the AFFAIRS Of other nations. Americans
do not regard Great Britain. as some Of them
were once inclined to do. as land-grabber,
tllua and deaf to all considerations Of right
a. Justice Both nations are resolved to sub
NH whatever differences may henceforth arise
betWeen mem to peaceful arbitration. The
!. mock- debattd Mcnroe Doetfins, moreover, *
nrode6 y cosss H. rsqaisements d vastly *