The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-06

LONDON. Jan. 5.-The special COM
missioner of the London Daily Chroni-
Gle in Venezuela cables as follows:
The London correspondents of the
American papers having revealed my
identity here. 1 have been over
whelmed with expressions of sympa-
thy. and thanks to the Chronicle for
putting the American case and opinion
before the British public. All the pa
pers comment most kindly. AS 1 nave
tried to explain. Americans believe
their attitude of demanding arbitra-
ton is one with which civilized men
must sympaithize. In support of this
the whole union. if needful, will speak
with absolutely one voice. But, at the
same. time. there is here an infinite de-
sire to see an immediate amicable set
tlement [ have today talked with
several men who are being denounced
in New York as jingoes, and the above
are their earnest sentiments. The peo-
pie simply cannot understand Lord
Salisbury's attitude. A senator said
to me today he thinks the case the
same as if a millionaire quarreled
with his intimate friend because he
had lost 10 cents in his house. repeat
with every ounce of influence [ possess
that everybody here worth considering
desires peace. If Lord Salisbury can
find a wav to make the slightest adj
vance towards recognition of the
American attitude he will be received
with wide open arms.
ASSERTS NOTHING.
THE responsibility of any man or
minister holding back at such a mo-
ment when England needs every
friend she has, for the sake of mere
dignity or obstinate adherence to the
letter of diplomacy is appalling to con-
template.
Regarding the Aberdeen dispatches
and the Schomberg line, 1 must ex-
plain my attitude 1 assert nothing;
my means of information being obvi-
ously limited. I simply invite refuta-
ton of the statement that the CORES
pondence 1 cabled proves that Eng
land in 1874 freely admitted the
Schomberg line to be destitute of any
authority or validity as the basis of a
territorial claim. The New York
Evening Post, indulging in some clever
fooling at my expense, quotes Lord
Aberdeen's letter of March 80, 1874,
which states that England, by remov-
ing the boundary posts, did not cede
any rights which she might consider
herself authorized to claim in the flu
ture. Unless a better retOrt is posi-
bic, my position is indeed unassailable
[ base my contention upon the British
official statements at the actual time
the boundary posts were removed.
No eXpost facto explanations three
years later can affect this. If England
made any condition when she ordered
the practical destruction Of the Schom-
berg line in 1913 in response to the
| repeated arguments, demands an in
sistence of the Venezuelan government.
then let us have the official cores
pondence containing those contentious.
| If these cannot be produced then my
documents and my contentious hold
the field.
THE QUESTION.
( "But the question at stake is in
! f1n1tely bigger than such arguments or
any promiscuouS discussion of the
Monroe doctrine. The American gov
eminent and people would be perfect
ly willing, and indeed glad, to see Eng
! land secure any amount of Venezuelan
| territory if her claim is capable of his
! torical and diplomatic proof. They are
| willing to meet England in any direc-
ton and to any extent in finding a
! competent tribunal to determine this.
They ask only that Lord Salisbury s
! blunt refusal and President Cleveland S
menaces alike be set aside and for
gotten. They regard the demand for
arbitration as the sacred right of a
great powerful nation standing on
what is believed to be a matter of
principle. Now Lord Salisbury is a
| great man. He has a lifetime reputa-
ton for brilliant foreign statesman
| ship. Whatever he may do, his patriot
ism and dignity are beyond question.
The American government and 10000
900 people earnestly and solemnly in
vfte him to forget the past and meet
| their national convictions half way. II
he will, the voice of every reasonable
man on this continent will be raised to
praise him. To my absolute knowl-
edge [ am expressing the heartfelt
sentiments Of the American government
and as one imperialist EngIishman, ]
| implore him to turn a friendly ear
to this appeal, notwithstanding the
humble individual through whom il
| goes