The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07

LONDON, June 6.-The Venezuelan
question has again crept to the front
The Speaker says it hears disquieting
news in connection with the negotia-
tions looking to a peaceful settlement
of the boundary dispute between Brit
ish Guiana and Venezuela 1t adds
however, that nothing definite has yet
happened, and says that perhaps there
is no cause for immediate anxiety.
But the Speaker continues, two
facts are perfectly clear. First, that
the report of the American commits
sion is expected ere long, and in the
event of our refusal to accept its rec
concentrations, we shall have
AN OUTBURsT OF FEELING
in the United States. compared with
which that of last December will seem
trifiing
Second. that in these circumstances,
the foreign Office is not making any
attempt TO hasten a close of the Incl
dent and is simply nursing the old
plan of letting things drift.
We can speak with confidence when
we say that in the highest quarters of
the opposition there is a feeling of
great anxiety as to the future Of the
question"
The chief political feature of the
week has been the stir created by
the Italian green book relating to the
Communications exchanged between
Great Britain and Italy regarding the
Soudan expedition, and containing in
formation which the opposition here
complains the Marquis of Salisbury re-
fused to communicate to the British
parliament. Several of the communi-
cations published in this
ITALIAN GREEN BOOK
are obviously intended for private IL
formation and were published by the
premier, the Marquis Di Rudini, in
order to damage his rival, Signor Girls
ri, without asking the consent of the
British government.
Mr. Henry Labouchere raised the
question in the house of commons yes
terday afternoon, in an attack on the
government, and in the course of his
explanation, Mr.. A. j. Balfour, the
government leader and first lord of the
treasury, severely snubbed the Italian
government, saying that the latter S
action in regard TO the green book, he
trusted. was an exceptional and acct
dental circumstance, which might find
excuse IN the recent AFFAIRS OIL the lUdl-
ian administration. But, he added, no
confidential communication could pro-
coed between the two powers unless
greater discretion was shown.
The incident recalls a similar breach
of confidence on the part of the Ital-
ian government in 1894, it publishing in
a green book the opinions of the Ger
man, French ana Belgian ministers
regarding the bad faith of Venezuela
in financial matters, resulting in Vene.
zuela giving
THE MINISTER'S THEIR PASS
PORTS.
1t is understood that the Soudan ex.
petition will advance from Akasheh
about the middle of July. a month
earlier than intended Serious adj
vances in force will follow.
The sale Of Shakespeare relics from
the collection belonging to the Hart
family, descendants of the poets sister
Jean, took place during the week and
brought small prices. An oak writing
desk was sold for three pounds. A
curious dice and card box, presented
to Shakespeare by some member oil
the Spanish royal family, went for the
same sum
A basket-hilted sword, described b.
Washington Irving, brought five
pounds and plaster panel dated 1906
from the wall of Shakespeare's house
sold for twenty-six pounds.