Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16
WITH VENEZUELA.
Great Britain Makes Treaty with
the South American
Republic.

washington. D. c.. Nov. 12.-1;at one
no;n+-a matter of detail and NOT Oh
narits-remains open between the Uniteu
states and Great Britain in the settle-
,nont If the Venezuela question ana tue
cablegrams passing between LONDON anu
Washington give every reason 70 Va
80 S..,ii that this point, which has delayed
tbe formal affixing of signatures TO tne
arrangement of settlement. VIII De uetei-
mined within a day or two; 80
mis- noint relates TO the choice OF iouI
judicial members of the court OF afpltla-
tion. two by this country ana TWO W
Great Britain. 1t has been found Iha 5
+ was no easy task to take the loTo
lh;of ;ustice the solicitor-general or 9TH
or eminent British judicial functlonary
from his present important duties anu
charge him with other duties which may
take months or years III their eAecutioii;
For that reason it has been consldereu
wise to settle this matter at the outset.
AS stated, the point remaining TO pc SCI
tied relates wholly to the, personnel o.
the arbitration tribunal ana IN any a er.ne
will not affect the merits OF the agree-
ment already reached on the lines gwen
in full in the Associated press dls-
patches.
The arrangement as to King Oscar IL.
of Sweden is not open, but is hnal 80 Iar
as Mr. Olney and Sir Julian PaunceIote
are concerned The agreement on l1e
King as the chief arbitrator was mace
under the same circumstances ana con
ditions that always attach to the s ss
tion eof q ruler Of "a nation. At TIMES
it has been the President OF the SWISS
republic, at other times King HUMBER
has been named, but always with me
understanding diplomatic usage lmpiless
that the King could name another nominal
representative to relieve himself OF the
more laborious duties of the position.
In the present case King Oscar was the
one upon whom the two countries agreed,
and with the usual limitations suggested,
they will look to him or such one as
he may designate as his representative.
There is much amused comment among
those intimately familiar with the facts
at the efforts in some quarters to make
nice distinctions as to the terms OF hlng
Oscars service and to question the SER
vice itself, when in fact this branch OF
the subject was removed from the field
of discussion some days ago.
Now that the facts of the agreement
are known, fuller information is obtain
able as to the form the compact has taken.
There are two distinct papers in the
transaction. The first and by far the
most important one is in the nature of a
solemn agreement between the United
States and Great Britain on the terms
DIV WHICH TIE DUuiludly Nu0SllOil VIZ w
settled and the form of the court of
arbitration. 1t is lacking in the technical
characteristics of treaty and in form is
final agreement. duly signed by the
representatives of the governments ON the
terms in which they will settle the differ
ences arising out of their divergent views
on the disputed boundary question.
Then because the subject matter of the
boundary itself lies between Great Brit
ain and Venezuela. a second paper is
made necessary. This will be in the
form of treaty. the contracting parties
being Great Britain and Venezuela.
This will explain some ambiguity of
terms that has arisen as to agreement
and treaty. Literally, the United States
and Great Britain have made an agree
ment by which the terms Of an arbitra-
ton treaty between Great Britain and
Venezuela are framed. Each instru-
ment will relate to the other and be a
part of common understanding on the
entire subject In this way Vene-
zuela retains her attitude as contracting
party to the final treaty. But as the
treaty is shaped by the agreement, the
United States is the fundamentally in
which the full results are accomplished
and the United States names two of the
judicial arbitrator.