The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-11
ENoLANp's new BLUE BOOK.
Hundreds OF Pages acquired to Give the
British Argument Against Venezu elias
Claims to Territory In Dispute.


Hundreds OF Pages acquired to Give the
British Argument Against Venezu elias
Claims to Territory In Dispute.
LONDON, March - The expected
Venezuelan blue book, whichis entitled
Documents and correspondence relat-
ing to the question of the boundary OF
Guiana and Venezuela" was issued by
the government last night The vol
ume consists of 44S folio pages, with
separate book containing nine maps
The book opens with 40 pages compris-
ing preliminary statement dealing
with the history of the territories since
1920 until the issuance of her majestys
memorandum to Venezuela in March,
1890. The statement concludes as fol-
lows:
The above examination shows that the main
grounds upon which the claim OF Venezuela is
supposed to be based, so far as 1t has been pre-
sented to Great Britain at different times DUR
ing the last 80 years, have been as follows
First-The original discovery and the first
exploration Of the South American continent
by Spain, which are clearly irrelevant
Second-The bull Of Pope Alexander vi:
which cannot be considered as having any real
bearing upon tho question.
Third-The allegation that the occupation OF
Guiana by the Dutch was violation OF the
treaty OF Munster. This allegation has been
shown to be unfounded.
Fourth-Possession and occupation by the
Spaniards OF the territory south OF the Orinoco,
including the rivers Barima, Morocco and Pom
Groom 1t has been shown that tho only Span
ish settlements there at any time were San
Thome De Guiana which was situated on the
south bank OF the Orinoco and which had been
moved from time to time higher up the river,
as 1t was destroyed by the British and Dutch
successively, and the Capuchin settlements,
situated between the Orinoco and the Tumeri-
mo.
Fifth-That the Dutch had never had any
possessions north OF the Essequibo. This state
ment has been shown to he equally erroneous,
as perusal of the whole diplomatic correspond
| ence will show that the British government
while insisting that the just claims of Great
| Britain would entitle her to q boundary prac-
tically embracing the whole watershed of the
! Essequibo, the Cuyuni, the Yuruari, the Pom
| eroon, the Waini and the Barima, has been
| willing to agree to q boundary within those
| limits which would give Venezuela far more
territory than that to which she can show any
| title.
| pECln LuG SUMMARY BlNCH VI bhS iOiNBOihE
| chapter says the blue book, it will be seen thai
Great Britain, while maintaining her just
| rights, has consistently shown u desire to make
| fair arrangement with Venezuela and that the
| claim of Venezuela that her territory extends
| to the Esseauibo was based upon contentious
which are in no way supported by facts anC
| cannot be justified upon any reasonable
grounds.
Besides the above statement the report hold,
| that the following conclusions have been clear
| ly established:
First-That prior to 90 the Dutch had cs-
tablished themselves on the coast Of Guiana.
Second-That prior to l)93 the Spaniards had
established no settlements in Guiana.
Third THAT by 164S the Dutch settlements ii
Guiana extended along the coast the whole wa!
from the river Maroni to the Barma and inlan'
to various points in the interior upon the river
Essequibo, Cuyuni, Pomeroon, Waini and Bar
ina and their tributaries.
Fourth That up to l72S tho only settlemen
OF Sranards in Guiana was San Thome ID
Guiana, on the south bank Of the Orinoco, orig
inally founded in 1896 at a site shown on tn
sketch map.
Fifth--That between 1923 and 1895 tho onl
additional settlements founded by the Span
iards in Guiana were those established by th
Capuchin missions south of the Orinoco, in tn
, direction of the river Yuruari and two village
on the upper Orinoco several hundred mile
above San Thome De Guiana,
Sixth-That Dutch occupation to the exten
indicated was perfectly well known in Spair
and that the attempts OF the Spanish to dispoi
sess the Dutch had wholly failed
Scventh-That subsequently to 1895 Gre'
{ Britain has continually remained in possessio
{ and her subjects have occupied further portion
OF the territory to which the Dutch establishe
their title,