The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-04
VENEZUELAN
BOUNDARY.
Court Of Arbitration Renders
Unanimous Decision.
CLAIM MADE BY GREAT BRITAIN
Il Was for $4,000 Square Miles Of Terri
tori, and She Gets $4,000 Miles,
VENEZUELA RETAINS 10000 MILES.
Counsel for ConIeslan Acoapl Award Though i Is
PoIn.sd Out That Decision IS One OF CJm-
promise Rahsr Than Of Right

Paris. Oct. AIT the assembling yes
ferday OF the Anglo Venezuelan bound
ary arbitration commission, Nj. +. De
Martens, the umpire. who was accom-
panied by the other four members OF
the tribunal. and who has presided
over the deliberations Of the tribunal,
in the presence of the counsel of the
two parties. Sir Edmund j. Moason,
British ambassador to France. the en-
tire staff of the British embassy and a
large concourse of people. NJ. De Mar
tens arose and i'm his opening sentences
announced that the court was going TO
read the award which had been unani-
mously arrived at in English and
French. NJ. D'Oyly Carte, private sec
retary to Baron Russell of Killowen,
one OF the British members OF the tri-
bunal read the English text. and NJ.
De Martens read the French.
The undersigned, by these presents,
give and publish our decision determin-
ing and Judging touching and concern
ing the questions that had been sub
mitted TO US by said arbitration, and IN
conformity with said arbitration, we
decide. declare and pronounce definite
ly that the line Of frontier OF the col
ony OF British Guiana and the United
States of Venezuela is as follows:
THE BOUNDARY LINE.
starting on the coast at Point Playa
the frontier shall follow a straight line
TO the confluence of the Bargma and
the Maruima. thence following the
Hhalweg of the latter to the source Of
the Corentin. otherwise called the Gu
tari. river
Thence II sfffff- proceed % the COM
fiuence Of the Haiowa and the ANA
kuru: thence. following the thalweg Of
the Amakuru. 10 its source i'm the plain
of lmataka: thence in a southwesterly
direction. along the highest ridge of
the Imataka mountains TO the highest
point of the lmataka chain, opposite
the source of the Barima and the prin-
cipal chain OF the Imataka mountains;
thence i'm a southeast direction to the
source of the Acarabisi.
Following the thalweg OF the Aer-
rabisi TO the Cuyuni. the northern bank
of which IL shall follow i'm a westerly
direction to the confluence of the Gu
yuni and the Vanamu; thence along
the thalweg of the Vanamu to it's west
ernmost source: thence i'm straight
line To the summit Of Mount Rorafma;
thence TO the source of the Cotinga.
From this point the frontier shall
lViioN tllt ludlNtk vi TIE iNilflkd 10
it's confluence with the Takutu: thence
along the thalweg of the Takutu 10
ats source: thence in a straight line to
the most western point OF the Akaral
mountains, the highest ridge of which
n shall follow To the source of the Co.
rentin. whence it will follow the course
of the river.
QUESTIONS NOT PREJUDICED.
1T is stipulated that the frontier
hereby delimitated reserves and in no
way prejudices questions actually ex-
listing, or that NAV hereafter arise be-
tween Great Britain and the Republic
of Brazil or between the Republic of
Brazil and Venezuela. In fixing the
above delimitation. the arbtrators con-
slider and decide that, i'm time of peace
the rivers Amakuru and Barma shall
be open to navigation by the merchant
shipping OF all nations. due reserve be-
ing made with regard II equitable reg
ulations AM the payment OF light dues
and other like dmposts. on condition
that the dues levied by Venezuela and
British Guiana on ships traversing the
parts OF those rivers owned by them
respectively shall be imposed i'm ac-
cordance with the same tariff ON Vene
zuelam and British vessels. These
tariffs are not to exceed those of all
other countries. The award proceeds
also upon the condition that neither
Venezuela nor British Guiana shall i'm
pose any customs duty ON goods carried
in vessels. shiDs or boats passing
through these rivers. such customs be-
ing levied only on goods landel upon
Venezuelan territory or on the territory
OF Great Britain respectively"
WHAT VENEZUELA GETS.
The award OF the tribunal briefly
summarized. means that OF the so 900
square miles claimed by Venezuela. the
latter obtains only 10000, formed partly
OF the marsh land near the river Bari
ma az portion Of the interior: while
Great Britain retains all the forest
country.
The decision. vas read I'm English and
in French. After this the presdent of
the tribunal rose art speaking in Eng
1ish. said he was glad TO announce that.
after three months OF hard work the
court had unanimously decided upon
the award which had just been read.
II was a pleasant duty now 10 restore
the former good understanding between
the conrending parties. He then elo-
quently thanked his colleagues and the
respective counsel. rendering on behalf
OF the tribunal special thanks for the
extended to all by France.