Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-18
AGAINST ENGLAND.
y,u,,u,li Commission Concludes
That Great Britain is Wfon6
n THE BOUNDARY DISPUTE
salisbury win Probably submit the
Whole Matter ito Arbitration
Before Long.

Cutc1ao. March lO.-A special dis.
,,,cn from Washington, ID. e., sayI
M mombeis Of the Venezuelan
tsuudary commission have Informally
..roluded that Great Britain's case IL
nn,enable, aud that Ven.Euels's claim
IA lust one. UnlePs some new facts
ssms 10 light this will he tho nature Of
heir decision.
fin the negotiations which have been
,olnr on between the Washington and
Iopdon governments, It Is stated that
,sme weeks ago Lord Salisbury
,beWod q disposition to attempt n
s,itlsment OF the Venezuelan aim.
unity by uegotlatlon with the United
slsiss, He had already endeavored to
make terms with Venezuela on n
nancy basis anu failed, President
Cfs1po rejecting his proposition.
Lsfd Salisbury then intimated 10 the
Ijpiled States mis- Willingness 10 per.
nil The dispute 10 20 to arbitration, 20
iaf ~ the boundary line IL concerned,
INIT Unlisted that the question ~ to
WUNi MMN ~ NNANAAN w AAN AhNtA'HAN
Of Bfitlsh settlers In the disputed tertl-
tory, aud what Ia known ~ "fne set
tled dIstflots," WIS TO be Lett as sui.
leel Of future discussion, This pfopos.
Al VS. nut accepted, however. Presi'
dent Cleveland and Secretary olney
declined TO recommend To Venezuela
sny plan OF arbitration which diu not
include the whole cut Jeot anu provide
iof settlement Of all the points at Issue.
This government replica with q hug-
g,slion that Great Britain agree to
llate before the arbitration tribunal
lup whole question, go that In ease the
verdict should be against England tho
tel,lets and minere now operating uu-
OCT the license loon the British crown
would tecume subject TO the laws OF
Venezuela. President Cleveland was
nfm lu bic insiHtonoe that n HE terri.
tory hghuully belonged 10 NenCzlela,
all licenses, privileges anu control be-
lungtd " her ALEC.
10 the suggestion that the United
States would recommend arbitration
90 thts1 lefms, LgTd Salisbury has ~
yet made no reply.
UnCficlal inlimnilonp however have
tton received that he will ultimately
submit tue question TO arbitration, the
saly obstacle In the way being M TO the
Institution OF the British settlers, In
eass the Jecitiou should DO ADVERSE TO
zoe EnSllsh calm. twin be at once
ven there In n formidable Obstacle, be.
aBse those people have teen induced
bssitle In the disputed territory under
lhr implication that they were under
lht british nag aud fnijeot TO British
hE'. They ara naturally ditinolined
10 10 forced t0 recognizes Venezuelan
tulhOTity.
Toe Venezuelan boundary commits
fion has already mAue such progress In
in work that II IL aSle 10 form some
idea ne TO the mefitt OF the subject
win which they are dealing. IL can
30 stated that the commission has
come 10 the opinion, from the result OF
The Investigations already made, that
Tee British claim 10 untouAblo aud that
vsntIuela's claim IL u just one.
The British blue book which WAS no
Aboriously prepared BY n ctmmistiOn
Of distinguished lawyers IL regarded
here not only rs extremely weak, but
~ having been put together In n care
lcis anu sllpshod manner.
The conclusion drawn by persons
oo,e TO the President IL that England
Will ultimately yield her scfuplts on
the ",ottled dislrlcls" anu that she
will atbilTste the matter before the
boundary commission makes lie report.