The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-03

English consul, and was glad ito get
| out of the country with his life.
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VI Will Ills lAC
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England feels she has a perfect title
to the land in question, and that it :
a matter that concerns her and VeneZ-
uela alone. Several attempts at COM
promise have been made in years past,
out came to naught owing TO the de-
mand or Venezuela, backed up by the
united States, TO extend the matter
90 the line of the Essequibo. AS this
country has been in continuous possess
Ion OF the Dutch and afterwards Eng
llsh Tor two hundred years, where mil
Ions of capital ara invested, can IT be
wondered that Great Britain should re
fuse most positively TO submit the lives
ana property of her subjects TO the mere
chance Of submission TO such a govern
men as that of Venezuela?
VENEZUELA OUTRAGES.
A year ago two Americans prospec-
tors crossed from the English TO the
Venezuelan territory al Uruan; on one
side the NeneZuelans had a station with
hffy men; on the other the English,
Two sub-inspectors and five men; the
Americans were promptly arrested, be-
ing without passports. and in response
10 their appeal Barnes crossed 10 tine
Venezuelan side 10 mediate in their
favor. He was Immediately placed un-
der arrest; the NeneZuelanS then cross
ed the river, tore down the English flag,
dr'ampled It TO pieces and placed the
whole guard under arrest, the station
beng entirely booted; the men Were
marched over a rough country to Boil
1Yar, where word was received from
PRESIDENT CreSpo TO set them at re-
lease; the American miners We're forced
TO cross the country with ropes around
their neclls; one OF them died upon ar
gdVal at Bolivar from the ill-treaFment
received and dlle other escaped TO Trim
Qdad, broken in health, with all his
property gone. A statement of these
facts was submitted to the state de-
pautrnent by the United States consul,
DR.. Spaight, but nothing has been heard
of any demand made for redress from
the Venezuelan government. Although
this outrage occurred over a year ago,
Venezuela, UP 90 the present, has offer
ed no apology or indemnity TO Great
Britain, although one has now been per-
emptorily demanded That it has been
50 is only one of the many proofs that
Great Britain, conscious OF her right
and strength, has shown extreme anx-
iety to defer 10 the wishes of this coun-
try as far as il is compatible with her
dignity and self-respect.
THE WAY OUT.
There will be no war War between
United States upon such trivial mat
ter would be the greatest crime the
world has ever Witnessed; 1T is impOS-
sIble for these two countries to go to
arms without bringing on a general
European war, the result of which no
one can calculate in its loss Of blood
and treasure. The house of Rothschilds
Is composed of five different nationali-
ties. one English, another French, an
other Austrian, another German, but
they are all RothSchdlds. With the en-
ormouS interests they have at stake and
the power they can bring TO bear on
the various governments, who dare not
go TO war without their consent ii may
be taken for granted that such pressure
all possibility of conflict In order that
both the United States and Great Brit
ain can withdraw flonorably and with
out loss of prestage, a way will be found
intiInafion viii be conveyed TO
Venezuela that she must deal directly
with British Guiana, which in turn viii
be instructed TO make some concession
ON the Schomburgk line either in mon
ey or 'terrstoTy, and theit will be the end
of the matter. In the meantime British
Guiana will have got an immense
of free advertising and the loss
es already inflicted by President Cleve-
lands haSty and ill-advised action viii
render impossible hts nomination as
future president. Yours truly,