Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1899 — ANGLO-VENEZUELAN DISPUTE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ANGLO-VENEZUELAN DISPUTE.

Difficulty that Nearly Cause 1 a Rupture with England. Ex-President Garrison is in Paris representing Venezuela at an international tribunal of arbitration to settle the question

which nearly caused a rupture between England and this country four years ago. Great Britain and Venezuela both claim the same territory along the border between Venezuela and British Guiana. Mr. Harrison is Venezuela's chief counsel. Having made a thorough investigation of

ail the claims involved, he has come to the conclusion that England has rights only in a narrow strip of land in the eastern part of the disputed territory. He will contend for the Venezuelan Government that the proper boundary line should be near the 69th parallel of latitude. Great Britain has claimed it to be westward of the 63d parallel, including several exceedingly rich gold mines. It will be recalled that the United States took no stand as to what was the true boundary between the two states mentioned, but insisted simply that Great Britain submit to Venezuela’s demand for arbitration on the subject. Great Britain refused and President Cleveland issued the memorable message which resulted in an American commission of investigation to determine the true boundary. The commission did not have to finish its work because, after a long correspondence between Lord Salisbury and Secretary of State ftichard Olney, Great Britain finally consented to arbitration, and by a special treaty agreed with Venezuela to accept the decision of a given,tribunal on the disputed territory. The land in dispute is over 60,000 square miles in extent, greater than the areas of New York, Connecticut and Massachnsetts combined# Venezuela lays claim to all the territory west of the Essequibo river.

BEN HABRISON.