Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-21
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THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION NOw
Dusy Al THEIR OFFICES
~ WASHINGTON.


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commission has Invited the govern-
ments of Venezuela and Great Britain
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So
PusaeSHIuh' such supihlhsloh not 10 De
the abandonment OF any right hereto
fore assumed.
n has done mia In oraer Inn, tho
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proceedings or the commission may
not DO said to be ex partite. that the
truth may annenr ana thnt time may
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70 e"'"u IA t"e INJURY VIZ" winch
the commission Is charged. The lnVl-
tatlon goes in the shape OF Il letter
D., sac,.tn.,. ot,.,, ,,,h, ,,.,,, nod, ,.
Spouse saying lhat ne mas transmitted
copy OF tue commission NleMh 10 the
TWO governments concerned me iaeta
caule out after tae meeting OF the com
mission 'ouuy' hthoubh the letter was
uia"h UP anu sent 10 the seerStarg OF
state htter It's last meeting wednesday.
January 10. The fuil text OF the letter
W as loloWA'
once OF the venezuelan boundary
commission, Washington, d. C., jan.
ln'-Io the liohorahle secretary OF
STATE, Dear Slr' nave the honur 10
slhte that the commission appointed
Ny tue president or the United othle'
to investigate and report upon the true
DIVISIONAL llne neween we itepuoiio Oh
venezuela ana BRUSH Guiana mas or.
ganl4ed by the election OF Hon paNld
u, brewer hs lts preslucht ana " en-
terlhs upon the Immediate dlscuahloh
OF ita duties, In SO doing II mas htter
cpfpiul confederation NoLeluueu 10 hu-
dress you ON the question OF securing
20 iar as possible the friendly coop
al
which are directly Interested IN the
now pending boundary diherences.
IL has seemed proper TO the commits
sion under the circumstance 10 suHseht
To you the eNpedlency OF calling the at
tcrtlon OF the government OF Great
Britain and Venezuela TO the appoint
ment of the commission and explain
ing both Its nature and object 1t may
be that they WIN See way entirety
consistent win their own sense OF IN
ternatlonal proprlely 10 give the com
mission tha ald that " ~ no upuot III
their power 20 furnish In the way OF
documentary proof, historical nara
tive, unpublished archives or the IKE.
IL Is scarcely necessary 10 say that II
either should deem It appropriate to
designate an agent or attorney whose
duty 1t would I. to see that no such
proofs We're omuted or overlooked the
commission would be gratetul Tor such
evidence of good VIII anu Tor me val
liable results which would be likely TO
follow therefrom,
ANY act OF either government In the
direction here suggested may be ac-
oompanied by an express reservation
as to her claims and should not he
deemed to be- an abandonment or I'M
parment of any position heretofore
expressed, In other words and In law
yers' phrase each might be willing TO
act the part OF an amicus curiae and to
throw light upon difficult and COM
pick questions OF fact which should
be examined as carefully as the mag
nltude OF the subject demands The
purposes OF the Impending lnNesusa-
tlon are certainly hostile 70 none nor
can II be OF advantage TO any that
the machinery devised by the govern
ment or the unlleu o"ss
ita purpose.
III have the honor to remain your
most obedient servant,
DAVID J. HitEWER,
president.
"Tp Hon. Richard olney. Secretary OF
state"
The secretary's reply was short ana
foTniul, merely an acknowledgment OF
the receipt OF the letter and state
h. sent 10 the British and Venezuelan
., yernments, II cannot be said that
mo commission IL confident OF favor
able response from both parties to the
boundary controversy, although the
eourteous tones In which the suggestion
Is ooueNed and the Wide latitude Of
reservation permitted each party that
may respond in the open spirit which