The herald., 1896-01-02
COMMISSION IS COMPLETED
The Presidents Formal An
nounCement of Names
MORTON'S ANNUAL MESSAGE
Makes Reference to the Venezuelan
Controversy
The Monroe Doctrine Is a Well Established
American Policy-Russia VIII Observe
Strict Neutrality
Associa ted Press. special Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-President Cleve-
land has announced the appointment of
the Venezuela boundary commission, as
follows: David j. Brewer Of Kansas, JUS
tice of the United States supreme court !;
tchard H. Alvey of Maryland. chief JUS
tice of the court of appeals of the District
of Columbia Andrew d. White of New
York; Frederick r. Coudert of New York,
and Daniel G. Gilman of Maryland.
GOV. MoRToN's MESSAGE
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 1.-Governor Levi
P. Morton's second annual message was
submitted to the Legislature upon the con-
vening of that body today. In it, after a
brief historical survey, the governor
touches upon the pending controversy be-
tween the United States and Great Britain
In the following paragraphs:
1.-The doctrine formulated by President
Monroe and which has since borne his
name has become so well established in
American policy that there is no room for
doubt as to the opinion of our people con-
corning it.
"New York now has population nearly
equal to that of the entire Union when Mr..
Monroe became president, and our pecu-
! liar geographical position, the location
within our borders of the American metrop-
oils and the vast and complicated COM
mercial Interests of our state. justify our
| feeling and spirit concerning the present
unhappy agitation. Any disturbance of
the existing friendly relations between the
| United States and Great Britain cannot
fail to have a serious effect. Because of
the possible baneful consequences of such
disturbance, l deem myself justified in
making this reference to the larger affairs
of the nation in which we feel such pecu-
liar and vital interest.
81 cannot believe that the relations be-
tween our country and Great Britain will
be ruptured or seriously impaired by the
misunderstanding now existing between
thai country and Venezuela concerning the
| proper location of the boundary line of
their possessions in South America. Arbi-
tration affords a simple, humane and hon
! orable method of determining national dis
putes; and it is scarcely conceivable at
this period of the worlds history that any
great nation is willing to take the RESPONSE
bility of the needless sacrifice of human
| life and the wanton destruction of proper
| ty which would be the inevitable result of
an armed conflict"
RUSSIA NOT INTERESTED
| ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. lit is officially
stated that statements made in St. Pc
/! tersburg dispatch of the 26th of December
to the Tageblat of Berlin are unfounded.
The dispatch referred to stated the United
States government had been sounding Rus
sia regarding the dispute with Great Brit
ain OH the Venezuelan question, and re-
ceived a most favorable reply, 1t being de-
clared that the Russian government shared
President Cleveland's views on the SUBJ
ject, and was prepared to support them.
According to semi-otficial statement to-
day, Russia will observe complete neutral
ity, her interests not being affected.
The commission is regarded here among
those who had an opportunity to see the
MT n
as very satisfactory one, whose opinions
| and conclusions will be received by the
American public with that confidence
which the standing of the members of the
commission in the public eye inspires
| Justice Brewer is a Republican in politics
and about 5S years of age. He is a grad
uate of Yale and has spent considerable
time in the practice of his profession in
Kansas, where he filled number of judi
cal Offices. In 1884 he was appointed
circuit court judge of the United States for
! the Eighth district, and was appointed as
sociate justice of the supreme court i'll De-
| cember, 1889, by President Harrison.
Richard Ii. Alvey is a Democrat in poll
tics and a man of marked legal ability. 1t
was the great reputation he gained as judge
in the Maryland courts which led presi-
dent Cleveland TO appoint him chief justice
of the court of appeals of the district He
is about 90 years of age.
| Andrew d. White is Republican. He is
one of the best men OF letters in this coun-
try and perhaps in the world, is an author
and historian and has been the president
of Cornell university. Mr.. White was APP
pointed minister to Russia by President
Harrison and this position he held through
Harrison's administration and for year
or more during Mr.. Cleveland's admins
tration.
Frederick K Coudert is Democrat and
one of the best known members of the bar
I Nnxv, Ncply <,f ~.
counsel for the United States on the Bering
sea commission, and in that capacity made
one of the most eloquent and effective
speeches delivered in behalf of the Ameri-
can contentious.
Daniel G. Gilman, president of Johns
Hopkins university, is well known as an au-
thority on intei national law. He was at
one time president of the University of
California, and was later called to take up
the work of he organization of the uni
versity of which he is now at the head.
One of his principal acquisitions is the
mastery of the science of phys'cal geo.
Rraphy, he having studied in Germany un-
der prominent instructor and in this
country. He is tho author of the life of
President Monroe.
Mr.. Gilman has never figured PROMINENT
ly in politics At the White House it is
stated that he has no politics, but his pro-
clivties are understood to be Republican.
Thus both parties. it will be seen, are
equally represented on the commission,
with the fifth member having no outspoken
policy. All will accept the places to which
they have been appointed,
PEAcEABLE ACTION ASKED
ALBANY, N. V, Jan. LIN the lower
house of the legislature today Mr.. O'Grady
Republican, offered resolution that arbi-
tration should be resorted to in all irterna-
tional disputes, and every honorable
means should be resorted to to avoid de-
struction of amicabIe relations between
Great Britain and the United States. This
was adopted unanimously. In the senate
a resolution of the same import was adopt
ed, after an amendment endorsing Presi-
dent Cleveland's policy had been defeated
by strict party vote.
QUESTIONS UNSOLvED
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Frederick Harrison,
the welI-known critic and reviewer, lectur-
ing in London last night, saiG that the
Venezuela crisis presented a. very real
dagger, and would leave formidable prob
lens unsolved. The Monroe doctrine ex-
pressed policy which all that