The herald., 1896-01-03

hA1 WIN R1AtiAts tAAo JuBtlco UO near D0nQ
ing cases and thereafter give his exciusiv,
time TO the commission. IF, however, tn,
commIssion's labors begin cartier than an
ticipated, Mr.. Brewer is ready at any tim,
10 join his associates.
Justice Brewer, when asked if the com
mission was likely to go abroad to pursue
it's investigation, said it might, but thai
the state department had prepared certain
features of evidence regarded as essential
and which would serve as groundwork
for the investigation. In the event, doubt
less. this would be gone over, and the COM
mission would determine what further
steps were required to ascertain the facts.
Ii might be that Venezuela and England
word be asked to present their respective
cases. Certainly ia a question of this
character there would be the desire for the
fullest Information from all available
sources.
When this documentary evidence was all
in hand the question might then arise as
10 the ces raoility of verifying certain fea-
lures OF it Dy personal inspection of the
O. 1glnals OF the documents in the archives
of Spain, Holland and other countries.
This would involve trip abroad and
there was the possibility that it might be-
come d, 'sirable personally to view the To-
cality cf contention along the Guiana line
Justice Br ,wer illustrated this by refer ing
to some Of the boundary contests over
Mexican Ian d grants, a number of which
have been de cided by him, including the
Maxwell land rant case.
The Justice says he has not given a
thought to the executive staff of the COM
mission and as yet no names have been
suggested.
The iustice does not feel that the appear
apce of his name at the head of the list as
announced implies any suggestion that he
will initiate the work of the body. as the
commission Itself may select it's chairman.
NOT OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
BALTIMORE, Md, January 2.-O. c. Gill
man, president of Johns Hopkins univer-
sity, has not yet received official notitica-
ton of his appointment on the commits
sion to consider the Venezuelan boundary
dispute.
official knowledge of the instructions, am
unprepared to say anything ON the subject.
You may say that the names OF the com.
missioners were not made public until the
president was informed of their willing
ness to accept his tender of the position.
This dives not warrant, however, the infer.
ence thsst in every instance the executive
was assuved that the parties named would
beyond doubt find it entirely feasible to
serve on the commission"
ASKS ARBITRATION.
NEW YoRK. Jan. 2.-At meeting of the
chamber of co mmerce today the commit
tee on foreign commerce and revenue
laws, consistin,y of Francis B. Thurber,
Gustav H. Schw. sb, Stephen W. Carry and
William H. Robe rtson, reported the follow
ing resolution:
merce of the sta te of New York, being
profoundly impress id with the gravity of
the situation which threatens the peace
that now and happily 80 long has existed
between Great Britain and the United
States, appeals to the common sense and
into nf the r,aOnia nf hnth
countries to avert the calamity of war by
resort to arbitration or other friendly ne
gotiations which so often have been found
to be sufficient and satisfactory mode of
settling International disputes to which
both governments stand committed by
profession, precedent and the humanita-
rian spirit of the age.
Accompanying the resolution was an adj
dress in the same tenor as the resolution,
which recited many instances in which con-
troversies between the United States and
foreign nations have been settled by arbi-
tration. Carl Schurz spoke in favor of the
resolution, and submitted proposition for
the appointment of a board OF inquiry or
advisory council, to be composed of men of
International renown, which was accepted
q. ~ addition to the original resolution.
Charles Stewart Smith read from the re-
ports of Secretary Lamont and General
Miles 20 show that we are in no position to
resist the operation of the great powers
like that of Great Britain. After several
others had spoken, the resolution and ac-
companying address were adopted with but
six dissenting votes.
NOT READY TO TALK.
ITHACA, N. Y. Jan. 2.-Ex-President
White of Cornell, when asked about his
appointment as a member of the Venezue-
Ian commission. replied he had not been
notified officially of any de .ermined ap-
pointment.
"Will you accept if rendered it?"
II would prefer not to state positively as
to that"
''What do you think of the present status
of the question generality"
well, I have not been able to devote
much time to the question of late; you may
say, however. that l presume the first
meeting will be held a Washington and
that at an early date a session of the
whole commission will probably be held in
Washington. Please excuse me from say
ing anything further until an official an
nouncement of some sort reaches me-"
COMMISSION COMMENT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The personnel of
the Venezuelan commission was com.
mended today by members of the house
who take particular interest in interna.
tional matters, regardless of party affilia-
tlons. The gentlemen selected were con.
sidered entirely competent to conduct wha,
tne president IN dis message expressed a
wish fora judicial examination of the evi.
dence relating to the boundary. In speak.
ing of the Venezuelan question, an authori.
ty upon International affairs pointed out
that the present hostilities in the Transvaa
furnished direct and most opportune par
allel to the South American dispute. The
note OF the German government to Great
Britain requesting an explanation of Jam
sons expedition into the Boers' territory
and protesting against it. he thought would
tend to fortify arguments of the United
States in justification of its action regard
ing the Venezuelan boundary. The condi
tions OF the two cases are not unlike. The
Transvaal is nominally an Independent
republic and Germany does not claim t.
maintain protectorate over it, any NOR,
than the United States does over Venez
uela: yet Germany assumes a right to in
terfere to check British aggressions. No
can the German government claim that it
own safety is in any way menaced by an,
step which the English might take agains
the Boers; 1t can only assert right to in
terfere on the ground that it's interests ar
involved, which is thought by many to b.
the only tenable grounds upon which thi
government can base its right to be consid
cred party to the dispute between Venez
uela and British dependency. There /
no doubt that proceedings in the Transvaa
will have an interest for this government
which they otherwise would not, because @
their possible application to the Venezuela
boundary correspondence,
VENEZUELA NOTIFIED