The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31
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The Tenesuelan Minister CiOseted will
Secretary Olnsy-The Attitude of Com
piets Confidence Reposed by Venezuela
In the American Boundary Commission
Final determination Is Declared to b
Absolutely Unchanged.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The Venezue
Ian minister, Senior Andrade, made &
call lasting about an hour on the sec
rotary of state to-day, but declined tC
divulge the nature of the interview
1t is well understood, however, that Il
the proposals which Sir Julian Paunce
fote is said to be bringing from Lord
Salisbury offer only partial arbitra-
ton Of the boundary dispute or the
elision of any part of VeDezuela's
claims as a compromise substitute FOL
Secretary Olney's plan for adjudlca'
ting the entire controversy, the Ven
~ezuelan government will decline to &C
cept arbitration on any such terms.
The attitude of complete confidence
reposed by Venezuela in the Ameri-
can boundary commissions final de-
termination is declared to be abso-
lutely unchanged, and Venezuela has
determined t o await the commissions
decision, now expected early in De-
cember, unless England in the mean
time consents to a reference OF the en-
tire question to an impartial tribu-
nal.
An intimation has reached official
quarters here that GREAT Britain may
eventually consent to free and full ar
bitration, with, however, the same
stipulation which was imposed upon
Nicaragua, in the ultimatum of which
the Corinto affair was the climax, n
which, after demanding smart money
for injuries to Consul Hatch in the
Mosquito affair, proposed the refer
ence of other claims to a tribunal OF
which within of the members should
be a citizen of any American re-
public. Venezuela, it is said, as an
evidence of her confidence in the in
tegrity of her claim, might be willing
to consent to this unusual stipulation,
and the United States, after the pre-
cedent set in the Mosquito affair,
would hardly be in a position to ad-
wise any other course.
1HC NCucZuCldn COuHSC1 OC1OAO VIZ
high commission, Mr. James j. Stor-
row, of Boston, reached Washington
yesterday and is putting the final
touches to the Venezuelan argument.
The first part of Mr.. SORROWS brief,
relating to the Schomburgk line, was
published last summer. Secretary
Malet Provost of the commission re-
aaivoA nahlnrronn ractarH1U from
Prot. Burr, who was on the point OF
sailing on the Teutonic for home.
Prof. Burr is bringing the final in
stalment of evidence to be considered
by the commission.
With the receipt of the valuable
documents discovered in the Hague
archives by professors Burr and De-
Ham, and the revised TRANSACTIONS
from originals made by the latter ex-
pert, some of which are expected to
throw new light on the earlier phases
of the controversy, the commission
will be in a position to rapidly con-
clude it's labors and draw up its report
to the president, accompanied by its
map bearing the r divisional line"
Whatever foundation there may be for
the belief that the minds of all the
commissioners are made up on the
question, the final definite decision
can not be reached until Prot. Burr's
report is examined. Those who have
transactions with the commissioners.
and who are aware of the character of
evidence which has been considered
most important, express the opinion
that the decision will not agree with
the extreme claims Of either contest
ant.