The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-04
One More Step and the Great
Dispute viii be Settled.
MONROE DOCTRINE ESTABLISHED
Terms Of the Treaty all that Ameri-
ca or Venezuela Could Wish.


tion, in vindication OF the Monroe
Doctrine, has been amicably ar
ranged, and thereby the conten-
tlon of our great nation in the pol.
icy established.
A press dispatch from Washing
ton City, dated Feb, End, says:
AS the representatives Of their
respective governments, Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor, and Senor Jose Andrade, the
Venezuelan minister to Washing.
ton, at 430 O'Clock this afternoon
at the state department, signed a
treaty providing tor the settlement
by arbitration to the long.standing
dispute over the boundary between
Venezuela and British Guiana,
This treaty is now an accom-
plshed tact, save the single act Of
ratification by the Venezuelan
congress. The signatures were
written with a special pen, beau
tiful gold holder and nib, topped
with an eagle feather and orna.
mented with gold heart studded
with diamonds, This was sent from
Veneuauela for the purpose and
will be the property Of Senor An.
drade, brother of the minister,
The treaty provides that the tri-
bunal shall consist Of five juristsj
two on the part Of Great Britain,
nominated by the members Of the
judicial committee Of her majesty's
prlyy council namely the Rt, Hon,
Baron Herschel, the Hon, Sir Rich
ard Henry Collins, chief justice Of
her Britainic majestys supreme
court OF judicaturej two on the
part Of Venezuela, nomInatedi one
by the president Of the United
States for Veneuuela, namely, the
Hon, Melville w. Fuller chief JUS
tce Of the United States Of Ameri-
ca, aud one nominated by the jus.
tces Of the supreme court Of the
United States Of America, namely,
the Hon, David j, Brewer of the
supreme court of the United States
Of America, and a tlfth iurlst to be
selected by the four persons no
nominated In the event of their
failure TO agree within three
months from the date of the eX.
change of Publications Of the pres
ent treaty to be selected by his
majesty the king Of Sweden and
Norway The iurlst no selected
shall be president OF the tribunal
In case Of death the supreme iu-
dieial council OF England or the
United States supreme court shall
by majority vote llll the vacancy
In deciding the matters Of disc
pute the tribunal shall be governed
by the following rules
(a) The holding unQuestioned dur.
iug period Of hfty years shall
make a good title,
(b) The arbItratora may leeog-
nige and give effect TO rights and
claims resting on any other ground
whatever valid according to lh.
ternatIonal law
(t) In determining the boundary
line, II territory Of one party be
found by the tribunal to have been
at the date OF this treaty In the
occupation Of the subieets or eItis
aona Of the other party such eject
shalt be given TO such occupant as
reason, justice, the principles OF
international law and the equities
Of the case shall, Ia the opinion Of
the tribunal require,
The arbitratom shall meet In
Paris within slSly daya after the
printed arguments shall be deliver
ed TO them It Is left with the
discretion Of the tribunal 80 change
the place Of meeting
An questions considered by the
tribunal including the 0nal dctls
lon shall be determined by a ma
iority Of all Of the afbitratofs,
Each Of the high contracting
parties shall name one person az
Ia agent TO attend the tribunal.
aud TO represent II generally on all.
matters concluded with the tflbus
nal
Provision Ia made for the pre-
seutatIou ot printed arguments.
and tuuuJcrUpumcula aud all.
documents aud reports shall be
available TO both sides The detis
ion OF the tribunal SHALL II possible
be made within three months from
the close Of the argument ON both
sides.
The high contracting parties en-.
gage to consider The result Of the
proceedings OF the tribunal Of ara
btfallon as d full perfect ahd hual