Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-16
ENGLAND AND THE CARIBBEAN.

ENGLAND AND THE CARIBBEAN.
 The island of Patos lies between the English island of Trinidad and the Venezuela coast. It commands one of the entrances to the Orinoco rlver, and is chiefly valuable because ol v, stylt- egic position 4 year or more ago q Venezuelan gunboat eommit-ssl some depredations on it's coast; the govern CT Of Trinidad ordered the British flag hoisted on it, and the controversy over the title to it egan. England claims she has had undisputed sovereignty over the island since her treaty with Spain in 1797. Venezuela claims that it lies within marine league of her coastand under the treaty by which she secured her independence of Spain she became entitled to all the Spanish islands within that distance.
 That is now the issue between the two countries and it is evident that England intends to settle this matter and the monetary claims of her citi- zens against the Caracas government at the same time.
 It can be shown by undisputed his torical facts that England has not only ignored her convention with us in 1850, known as the Clayton-Bulwe treaty. Dut also her treaty with Spain in 1783, ana that of 117S6. Under her treaties With spain she expressly renounced her cialm to British Honduras; to the Islands in the Bay of Honduras. and 10 the Mosquito coast. Spain on her part conceded to the English the priv llege 0f cutting Haywood and mahog- any from the district now known . < Bfltlsh Honduras, but expressly de- ciaTed that the permission ..shalI not De considered as derogarory in any wise from his (Catholic maiestv,s, rights of sovereignty Instead of com plying with the plain terms Of those engagements England has not only as serted absolute sovereignty over this part of Honduras, but has extended its boundaries indefinitely. absorbing as, area as large as several of the New england states comb ined. Under tba ayton- -BulWer treaty she agreed to apandon all claim to the. AIosauito coast and renounced whatever n,.aton- { sions she, had 10 any part Of Cenfral
 Anieflca. Yet she still asserts say- ereignty over a part of the NIosauito coast. d' duilo " neh Ihls treaty was made with us the Mosquito coast was inhabited N | lew thousand Indians who wor- shiped evil spirits and who wore the
 most degraded Of all the Indian tribes on this continent England,s nraten- sons to 1t were based on the legend fhat the alleged king of the Indians Who. as Lord Palmerston declared ia our minister, AIr Rives. twas as much klng, as yon or I'' once went to Iaiflaica, ! soon after that island became ia province of Great Britain. and "a i quested Lord Alhemarle. it's governor 10 ald him in fighting "Spaniards and Plrafes," but was refused. This king. ] also claimed that one of his ancestor; I had visited England during the reign l CT Charles l. and had been commits. slones and crowned king of the Nos i aHlto territory. According to an Eng.
 llsh historian. however. this authority
 consisted ofs n cooked hat and d bit ot paper on which was written a reuilest l that nc supply any wandering English.
 man who fell. in his way with fruit and f1sl1 Lord .s-hn Russell also said { to Mr Crompton in 1853 that the Mos, quito government was "a fiction. ''
 I It is quite clear that the Mosuuitc coast as well as Central America be. tiiC GIof}G1ig Ol SJdl1l DIV rrlg1t# 01 i discovery and connuesf. and that their
 inhabitants were dependents and sub, 7ects of that coHntrv up to tho date of their independence Roth the treaty of
 17s3 and that of 17S6 show that Esg. land then SC considered them. If she can show that by the treaty with Spain I n l197 shn ac0uired q title to the I Island of Patos. she will have war.
 rant for her present claim But the
 grant must be in exnress terms. not a | mere inference. as there is no better
 settled principle of law than Noy's
 maxim. that "aIl grants must .he strict. " construed and that nothing passes
 from the grantor to the grantee. ex 1 cent the thing expressly grarted.''
 If IS not impossible that the recent
 visit of Emperor William to Edward VII meant more than Mr Balfour ad
 mftted in his speech at the lord
 mayors banquet
 It IS quite certain that the mass oi l tho English people would tolerate nc l allinnce between Germany and Eng l land against this country. But there I is reason to believe that the dominant ! element. the manufacturers and mer
 chants, as well as the nobility. are hos I tile to the Monroe doctrine. New Ha I yen Register.
 l "A glass or two of water taken half \ an hour before breakfast will usually I keep the bowels regular. Harsh ca. 1 thartics should be avoided When a