New-York tribune., 1896-01-10
READY TO BEGIN ITS LABORS
THE VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY COMMITS
SION MEETS TOMORROW.

HOW THE ENGLISH EVIDENCE WILL PROBABLY
BE sEcURED-A DECISION EXPECTED WITH
IN THREE MoNTHs-IOoK1NG FOR
COMPETENT ASSISTANTS.
Washington Jan. s-The Venezuelan Boundary
Commission will meet at the State Department
Saturday morning. All the members have In
formed Justice Brewer the president OF the Com
mission. that they will be present permanent
place Of meeting In building distant from any
Of the Government Offices will be secured II pos
sible The Commission is also expected at It's
next session to request the State Department 10
furnish evidence for consideration In ascertain
ing the true divisional line in the disputed ter
riory.
The Venezuelan evidence still remains In cara
cas-. and cannot reach here for at least ten days
after the state Department makes formai re-
quest for its presentation. II is exceedingly VOL
luminous. including every note In the long COZ
respondence between Venezuela. Great BRIAN
and the United States on the subject. as well as
certified copies of all the documents In the Dutch
and Spanish archives which exhaustive researches
have shown to have a bearing on the posses
siOns and claims OF those countries In Sou'h
America before the British colonsts appeared
Facsimies Of numerous maps are Included as
well as many originals owned by Americans
ENGLISH PAPERS IN PREPARATION.
Considerable satisfaction IS expressed to-day
with the authorized announcement that all '"e
British papers In the case are being prepared io'
presentation to Parliament at ns meeting j."
February thus insuring the presentation oil 'he
British case before the Commission In an o1hcid'
shape although through roundabout channel
for Ambassador Bayard will be enabled to send
the official blue book Of the case to the state De-
partment. or Sir Julian Peuncefote VIII furnlsh
copy TO Secretary Olney. Under these circufh-
stances the decision reached by the Commission
with all the evidence a Its disposal II Is thought
will be too conclusive for further argument.
A map Of the principal physical features OF the
disputed territory on ar extended scale has been
completed by one of the cartographic bureaus OF
the Government from the most recent ana exact
surveys. and this will be used by the COMMISSION
as n base chart during It's Investigations IL IL
pointed out that BY ukotOgraphcally reducing
this chart and the various early maps SUBMITTED
to the same scale and sup'rposng theh' II
will be readily disclosed whether the old maps
were the result Of accurate OBSERVATIONS OF mr., ~
Cuesswork. IL is the opinion Of those most ul-
rectly concerned in tie work OF the Commission
that its labors will not be finished within three
months
DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
The principal problem Of immediate importance
to the Commission is the selection OF proper as
sistants Several Of the members have been IN
undated with applications for clerical Places
many OF those desiring employment being hignly
indorsed BY Influential men. The commissioners
anticipate little difficulty In finding skilled trans
lators stenOgrn pliers. reference and record ccfks
or assistants Of that char cter. hut they nave ue
termnad 10 secure as executive olnc'r Il ma"
who will add dignity 10 the Commission ltSrll a a
man OF rec ognzed ability with some international
repute. possessing linguistic attalnWehls "l ID
high order who Will stand between the Commis-
sion and exterior influences of all kinds. thus
enabling the nve men chosen by the President TO
devote their energies exclusively 10 TN" judicia'
Consideration Of the boundary contention.
The collection. classification and presen'auon n
Of the evidence the control ~ tho clerical star
and the expenses Of the Commission are - he
rclega,e 70 this officer when he Ia found. ana the
Commissioners Will depend on hin ~ relieve mem
Of all matters which might distract their att"n-
,ion from the duty dovolving on them. The NOR
IT'S Of several men living I'm various parts ~ thH
country have already been canvassed. hut the
appolntment Will not BE- announced until the
whole field Of available men has been Thoroughly
.