The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-27
VENEZUELA SATISFIED
THE ARBITRATION TREATY HAS
PROBABLY BEEN ACCEPTED.
It's Terms Almost the Same as the
Document Rejected by Great Brit
ain Forty Years Ago.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Sencr Jose And
rade, Venezuelan minister to the United
States, accompanied by James ]. Storrow,
counsel for Venezuela before the United
States boundary commission, arrived in
this city this afternoon on board the
steamer Caracas and left for Washington
tonight. When the steamer arrived at
her pier Minister Andrade was met by
the Venezuelan consul and some of the at
taches of the office. When asked concern
ing the reports which have been printed
in reference to the boundary treaty being
not acceptable TO the Venezuelan govern
ment. the minister replied: Il have writ
ten and telegraphed all that have to say
and L understand that it has been pub
lished in your papers. L cannot say any
thing more on this question"
He was then asked if it was true that he
had come empowered by President Crespo
to signify the acceptance of the treaty by
Venezuela, and he replied: THAT is a
matter L cannot discuss" He also said
there was no sign of disturbance in Vene
zuela; everything was very peaceful, and
he did not anticipate any trouble when the
Venezuelan Congress would meet. When
pressed to say something more about the
treaty, he showed the reporters copy of
a Venezuelan paper, which, he said, ex
pressed his views on the matter. This
newspaper. the Venezuelan Herald, had
several articles on the treaty and the fol-
lowing is an extract from one of them:
Minister Andrade is going to Washing
ton and brings with HIM copy of the
agreement. 1t is in all essential particu-
lars the same treaty offered by Venezuela
forty years ago to Great Britain, which
Great Britain refused. Under the fifty
clause OnlV territory
Britain will have are the settlements be-
tween the Essequibo and Romeroon rivers.
The fifty years clause will exclude Great
Britain from the Orinoco country and the
Cuyuni river, which is the portion OF the
country that Venezuela has been especially
desirous OF keeping. UnWarranted attacAs
have been mace on the government, but
they are based solid argument and
it surprises us not "a little to see such
rumOr concerning the boundary question
after everything has been settled The
United States has been the friend and rep
resentative of Venezuela, or to put it ex-
actly, through it's friend. the United States,
Venezuela has negotiated the treaty.
Mr.. Storrow was also disnclined to talk
of the boundary question, but said that the
treaty satisfactory to the Venezuelans
He said that there were a couple OF cor
respondents who attacked the treaty in the
went off half cooked" When the more in
telligent and better class of people read
the memoranda several articles were pub
lished in the papers. two of them by former
ministers to England. and the public
opinion was remoided. Mr.. Storrow claimed
that the people we'll satisfied with the
treaty and consider that ii is about the
best arrangement that could be made. He
said that Crespos feeling in regard TO the
American government was most kindly, and
he referred TO the letter written by Presl-
dent Crespo to President Cleveland, thank
ing him for the interest the Americans had
taken in Venezuelan matters. Mr.. Storrow
said that it was nonsense for any person
to say there was any chance for a revolu-
ton in Venezuela He denisd that there
was any possibility of an outbreak and said
had there been any likelihood of such d
thing he would not have come away.