River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-12
VENEZUELAN CONTROVERSY.
Salisbury Confident That a Settlement
HAS Been Reached.


London. Nov. l0.-There was stump
tuous display on Monday night at the
banquet marking the installation into
office OF Mr.. George Faudel Phil
lips, the new lord mayor of Lon
don. The banqueting hall of the
Guild hall was crowded, many of those
present being of worldwide celebrity.
Interest centered in the speech made
by Lord Salisbury, it being the custom
in recent years for the prime minister at
the lord mayors banquet to make a
statement regarding the foreign and
domestic policies of the government.
Ambassador Bayard replied TO the
toast The Foreign Representatives"
AIR. Bayard, in treating of the COM
ununity of interests of the nations OF the
world. all being affected by the doings
OF others, referred to the presidential
election in the United States. saying:
81 am very sure that II was In no narrow
party sense, no merely national sense
that the heart of the president which IL
is my highest honor TO represent. was
echoed In verdict that could not be mis-
understood, standing as II does for ma
tional honor and the continuity of ma
tional obligations, making the world safer
in the trust of each part. and speaking a )
emphatically as the human mind and human
heart ever spoke in favor OF that honesty
which is an essential condition of civiliza-
ton everywhere"
When Lord Salisbury arose to reply
to the toast 'Our Minister'S" he re-
ceiyed an ovation. After thanking the
lord mayor and the others present for
the warmth of the welcome extended
10 him. he said:
Il thank the ambassador CT the United
States for his presence here and for join
ing great historic meeting. By the few
words he has uttered he has raised his own
plane or observation so high above the
mere level of party that. though contrary
to practice TO remark upon the internal
politics OF other states, | may be per-
mitted, without impcrtinence to congratu-
late him upon the splendid pronouncement
the great people he represents have made
in behalf Of the principles which lie at
the base of all human society.
Let me turn TO the rather unimportant
controversy his country and ours have had
I'm recent months | only do so for the
purpose of expressing the belief that 4,
Is at an end. You are aware that in the
discussion had with the United States on
behalf of their friends in Venezuela our
question has not been whether there should
be arbitration. but whether arbitration
SnOOiA nave dppllCdtlOns ana
We have always claimed that those who
apart from historic right had the right
which attaches 10 Established settlements
should be excluded from arbitration. Our
difficulty for months mas been 10 define
the settled districts and the solution has,
i think, come from the government Of the
United States thai we should treat our
colonial empire We treat individuals:
that the same lapse of time which pro-
tects the latter In civic life from having
their title questioned should similarly pro-
tect an English colony. but beyond that,
when a lapse could not be claimed. there
should be an examination Of title and
all the equity demanded In regard thereto
should be granted.
81 do not believe / am using undue san
guine words when declare my belief that
this has brought the controversy to an
end. 1t is a matter of no small satisfac-
ton to the government that at a time
when anxious social questions, which are
far more important than political ques-
lions, are troubling the United States, and
therefore troubling the world, we should
remove any sembIance of political differ
ence that might hinder common action in
defense of the common heritages of So
ciety."