The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-09
RICHARD OLNEY
DIES SUDDENLY
Served as Attorney General
and Secretary Of State
Under Cleveland
SETTLED FAMOUS
BOUNDARY DISPUTE
Sent Message to Great Britain on
Venezuelan Situation Which Threat
ened to Bring Country into War, But
Won His Point.
Won His Point.

ened to Bring Country into War. But
Won Vie po;,+
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','li - '''si''' M'eNs' '''iio's" y was
,l'' until Yesterday 'll'' ms 'oiloi'lo"
became serious, III an announcement T.
sued by me iamiiy today II was sald
'ila' ne aied suddenly al A.l' o'clock ia9l
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MIS- 'll''N ana 'hrT "'oSA'ef' Af7.
George H. Mmot oi Tins city, were with
! him N the end Alr Olney'a other dangh-
! tar Nfr. G. II AIh,tt dino, t,.,,,-
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| he'th'lN. NhlIe unable 10 leave ms
bed, Mr.. olney had displayed very deep
interest in The international ,ituatio ION
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the @etI"i OF lA' government when
members of his family Informed him on
Friday that President Wilson had signed
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i'''''S'I' 'ii-'E served 7"'ee7'lFeiH "S
lattofhey general ami secretary ot state
iduriug The administration of President
lfloroI,,,d o,,d ,ltho,,eb 40 a., ho,a g
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= fi"d of one year anu nine months oniE
he won reputation a. Il statesman o1
commanding ability and force Ills orcot.
los. tr;,,,,,,h ,,-,. l,. .,,,l,,,r i,,.;.a,,,.,
,, upon admiration "i lhs h"o'"diN "is
pute between Great britain aud Ven
ezuela
TmDert,1hably disreoardino ,be varn.
mos tbaf "a rioid ,ngintnponca of IN.
AIGnroc doef,inr riybt nli,nge tba nil
ed States info var Win GTaa4 Rritoin
President Cleveland and Secretary oInn,
carried ON 1hoi,. own idaas of diflon,ant.
In his lannon's ne.saoe semi tbronof An
bassador Bayard 10 Lord salisbury
4 British secretary Of state fer forri.,n af
fair. NIr omey prrmiSino tbn i,talian
labIa rjphf ~ lin uifed Stata. II mar
ypue in question. alTac,inu rho torritori,
INTEGRITY Of Soutb American countries
said IL mar,
..t,raot Rr;taip both admits that tbor
! i controversy and thai arbitratio,
should be rpsorted 10 f,r it, adjustment
But while IN to thar point Lar attitnd
leaves nothing 10 he desired. ii. practica
+, effect i completely nuliifed bv her IN
!, sistencc that the submission shall cove
= but a part of the controversy. that as
condition of arbitratino her rioht Ia
part of the disputed territory. the re
. mainder shall bc turned over 10 hen
- -pon what principle except her feeble
II ness as a nation-i, Venezuela to be de
i MED the right Of having the claim hear
and passed uDon by an impartial tribu
n nal. 1T Is 50. because | viii it to be 80
y seems 10 be the only justification Grea
? Britain offers
le Although Lord Salisbury at first re
lc fused 10 submit to The American IA
ell mand. upon further concentrations /
Il receded from his attitude and aoreed /
1hc arhitra1iop ~ 1bc cntire disnu+n
Mr. OInoy', firmness nreyimslv In
bocome familiar In tbo American nnbl
,hrough his action IL the nreaf Chicoo
railroad strike and s,1hseonant riof
: when as attorney General he unheId II
ripbt and dt,tv IL tbe ooxernment ~ IN
OluN troops 10 crush the disorder
&C In refuiation OF charges that this att
tude indicated his hostility Ia lah,
Unions \Ir 0lnev II hr;rf fIed Il
fnderaI co,,rt II panns,,l,on;, i, ~ 40
of - roiIroad trainmcn,s str;l,o on !
ps Rnading railroad onI,, fvo nontbs 49,
all tLe ond &c tbc Cbicnoo str;l,n nnhoId !
rs, riobi of lalor to oroan;ge and nraod ~
nj lii Iabor trorbIos should he a,h;fratnd !
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