The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-18

the submission of arguments, etc, II
will be more than year before the
/ questions in dispute are fully before
the tribunal for decision.
Years of effort and of arguments
by the state department failed of sue
cess in reaching a basis of settlement
of the disputes with Venezuela. which
finally came as a result of suggestions
made by President Gomez; after Cas-
! tro left Nenezela and when that
country was being harassed by the
action of the Dutch war vessels sent
there by Holland following the break
ing off of friendly relations between
! the two nations. Secretary Root re-
ceived in cordial spirit the advances
made by Gomez and sent Mr. Buchan-
an 10 Venezela promptly with full in
struetions to deal with the subject of
] the settlement of the claims and the
result of his labors are said TO be
satisfactory alike to both the state
department and to the South Ameri-
can republic The strained situation
which had preceded Mr.. Buchanan's
mission for so long a period was
source of regret to Secretary Root
+
in the well being of our sister re-
pubics TO the south and he pointed
out that the American government
had on repeated occasions interviewed
as a friend in need in behalf of Ven
ezuela to relieve her from disagree
able and dangerous complications
with other powers. That majority
of the disputes are TO go to the Hague
! is regarded fayorably, for il removes
any opportunity for charges of force
or intimidation. which might have
been made against this government
I had they been settled directly be-
/ tween the Two countries. The will
/ ingness of the United States To thus
dispose of them. it is pointed out,
demonstrates TO the nations of this
hemisphere, its faith in the honor and
fairness of the court, leaving TO the
fate of that tribunal questions affect
ing the interests of countries in which
this government, in some respects eX-
ercises a paternal interest and in
whose behalf it always stands ready
To uphold the Monroe doctrine.
Various phases of thee disputes go
10 the Hague as result of Mr. Blu
channan's negotiations, namely: that
of the United States and Venezuela
company which claims it has been de-
priyed of the right to mine asphalt
and TO build railroad that of the
Orinoco corporation which claims
large concessions covering iron
mines. asphalt privileges and hard
wood concessions. and the case of
the Orinoco Steamship company
which claims exclusive rights of
navigation on branches of the Grin
oco river In the two latter cases the
court is to decide primarily whether
the judgments of previous arbitra-
tions or decisions of umpires were
correct and are TO stand and If not
! then they are TO lie heard on their
merits Three arbitrators are to he
appointed and as in the case of the
/ fisheries dispute more than year
will elapse before a decision is rem
/ dered. On the part of the United
States preparation of the cases Will
not be formidable proposition, as
/ there is already a mass of data bear
] ing on them available which formed
/ the basis OF the argument made to
Castro in behalf of arbitration. AL
| though complicated TO some extent,
after all, questions of fact largely
predominant. unlike the controversy
over the Newfoundland fisheries
where specific Interpretation of an ex-
] listing treaty will form the burden of
! the work of the court.
After Castro declined to arbitrate
/ the disputes either separately or col
/ l.. 49,
/ the whole question up to congress
/ but no instructions were given for
/ the guidance of the department to
/ proceed to force settlement. There
appeared to be no general public in
/ terest manifested in the controversy
warranting any drastic action and the
matter was allowed to lapse. Finally
/ the question was happily solved when
! President Gomez expressed a desire
i to resume friendly relations which
| had been broken off by each country
Withdrawing its diplomatic represen-
tatiye from the other, and Mr. Blu
chanan was sent to Venezuela to re-
open negotiations for a settlement of
the claims
Controversies passed ON by the
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ferred TO embrace the following:
the matter of perpetual leases, re-
sulting from a disagreement between
Japan on the one hand and Germany,
France and Great Britain on the
other, touching the real meaning and
scope of certain provisions of treaties
and agreements between them. the
right of certain Muscat crews TO fly
the French flag; and the inquiry in
stituted by operation of the court be-
tween Great Britain and Russia grow
ing out of the North Sea Dogger Bank
incident when the firing of the guns
of the Russian fleet caused the loss
of boat and the death of two per-
sons belonging TO a British fishing
fleet
The tariff debate shows a great
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