The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
THE VENEZUELAN QUESTION.
SIR EDWARD CLARKE roiN
OUT THE PROPER COURSE
FOR ENGLAND.
SHOULD NOT REFUSE 70 ARB|IRAIE
He Advises England to Do Justice anu
Avert Wharf.-The Chronicles Com
missioner Points Another way
Out of the Trouble.

SDecial commissioner VI the
icle. cables his paper as loilo"S ii''''
Washington: ..,... +ho
"There is heroic way of setting 'ne
whole difficulty, fraught with honor 70
both governments, and with results Vi
priceless worth to both peoples
"Tbe present delay consists i'll the i'''
that the United States government p;lt mon mon
siders itself in honor bouhG ~ ilib'" r,,,arn-
,,,o,,+ nonS idnrs itself in honor bound 10
refuse TO adopt. Every day spent ltei y
has convinced me more strongly tll:'l
is imnossible to exaggerate the serious V!
moss of such an international sllua 'io vi
IF tbe British public is misled by tile Up.
t;mistic sentiments of New York u may
snddenlv find itself face to face WIFI an
onnallnp danger. If the American GOV
eminent acts only in the belief that ~ ~
couse Great Britain is threatehea VIII! WIN
a Enroneon crisis. therefore she VIII
knuckle down to any American u 1tn Eu'
if may suddenly discover that tle Eu,
roneon crisis has blown over ana .ii"'
war with England is on its hanus' ,uo
..Jn nil government departments mere
+bo situation is regarded rs very serious ,e :
dasnite every effort made ON pehall %
ueor Now the kernel of the dispute
hoine the principle of arbitration, the So So
imtion may be found therein also. l.
Lord Salisbury will say that, althousn ne
must maintain his refusal to arDltrate
on Venezuela by itself, he is prepared u
conclude n treaty with the United oIates
under which all questions failing OF 1ipi ~
matte settlement shall be submitted ~
admiration. and this, Of course, woulu
| include Venezuela, as the greater III
| cludes the less. The American govern
ment | believe, will receive his Gqlnlnu u
| nication with warm sympathy. lere .,I 10
! n dignifed and friendly escape from 'ne
4 treaty is partly concluded, to which
| America, Canada and the BRUSH am
bassador in Washington have all as,
scented, placing the matter IN direct way
of settlement 1t only awaits the asseH.
of the foreign Office for TINS treaty "
| become operative. ~ 10
After urging that this treaty be
messed forward, Mr.. Norman concludes
at would be lamentable mistake Tor
England to believe that there Is any
| division of opinion worth considering IN
| this country. Washington, far more
than New York, is the pulse of the
! limited States, and | have been feeling
that pulse for more than week, ana l
assert, despite criticism, that America
will speak practically with one voice IL
support of the cabinet in the Venezuelan
| matter. E.
IF Lord Salisbury decides that it is
impossible to take any step, let INN anC
England at least recognize what Is the
alternative
UPHOLDS UNCLE SAM.
London, Jan. An editorial in the
/ Chronicle justities Americas aspiration
to dominate the formation of lnterna'
tional law on the American continent
rome 1t must be recognized that
! America never acquired an inch of civil
lized territory without the consent of its
owner.
THE VENEZUELAN QUESTION.
London, Jan. S.-The Times this morn
ing prints four columns explaining the
historic origin of the Monroe doctrine
Sir Edward Clarke, speaking at Ply
mouth last evening in reference tC
/ Venezuela, said:
1--WE must not be too impatient OIL
angry with the Monroe doctrine. If We
refuse to arbitrate, except outside the
/ Schomburgk line. we should have wal
with the United States and a war in
which we should not be right. Each
side must yield to some extent. We
must ignore the American commission
but to say that line fixed in 1910 was
unalterable was to adopt as unreasonable
an attitude as the United States made in
President Cleveland's message"
He hoped he said, that the govern,
ment would resume negotiations with
Venezuela direct and that some media.
tor would be found whose decision could
be accepted with honor by both countries
''In that case" he continued, 1--WE
might be called upon to bear taunts both
here and in America. 1t would not be
pleasant 10 hear that we had yielded
after President Cleveland's message
but | do not believe in a bastard honor
which feared to do justice because jus.
tice had been demanded with insult or
menace. 1t is our business especially
to face the fearful calamity of war with
America, to make up our minds to what
was right and to the right calmly and
quietly, regardless of taunts, to be con-
tent that we had helped to preserve
peace by the only conduct worthy of a
great Nation"
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